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ACT No. 985
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1139
BY REPRESENTATIVE GREENE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.102, relative to the Rotary District 6200 special prestige2
license plate; to provide for the name; to provide for eligibility; to provide for3
distribution and use of royalty fees; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.102 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง463.102. Special prestige license plates; Louisiana Rotary District 62007
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall8
establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Louisiana Rotary9
District 6200, hereafter referred to as the "organization", plate, subject to the10
provisions of this Section. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars,11
pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The color and design of the license12
plate shall be selected by Rotary District 6200 the Louisiana Rotary organization13
hereafter referred to as the "organization". The license plate shall contain the14
organization's logo, provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3), and shall15
bear the words "SERVICE ABOVE SELF".16
B. The license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any member in17
good standing of the organization citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any18
other motor vehicle license plate and as provided for in this Section.19
C. A one-time royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for use of the organization's20
logo shall be collected from the applicant and forwarded to the organization the21
Rotary District 6200 Foundation, for each license plate issued and renewed as22
provided in this Section, and shall be accompanied by identification of the parish in23
which the applicant is domiciled. The department shall also collect the standard24
motor vehicle registration license fee provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee25 ENROLLEDHB NO. 1139
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of three dollars and fifty cents. The handling fee shall be retained by the department1
to offset a portion of administrative costs.2
D. The monies received from the royalty fees by the organization foundation,3
shall be used solely for charitable purposes for residents of the state of Louisiana and4
shall be distributed to the Rotary district in the parish of the applicant's domicile, as5
reported to the foundation by the department. The organization foundation shall be6
responsible for establishing and disbursing the funds for charitable purposes.7
E. The secretary shall establish a prestige license plate for the organization8
in accordance with the provisions of this Section when all of the following9
conditions are met:10
(1) All necessary contracts regarding use of the organization's logo have11
been executed.12
(2) The secretary has received a minimum of one thousand applications for13
the license plate.14
F. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to15
implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and16
regulations governing the collection and disbursement of royalty fees, verification17
that an applicant is a member of the organization, the transfer and disposition of such18
license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.19
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: