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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 198
BY REPRESENTATIVES THIBAUT, ANDERS, ARMES, ARNOLD, AUSTIN BADON,
BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BARRAS, BARROW, BI LLIOT, BROSSETT,
HENRY BURNS, TIM BURNS, BURREL L, CARMODY, CHAMPAGNE,
CHANDLER, CHANEY, CONNICK, CROMER, DIXON, EDWARDS, FANNIN,
FOIL, GALLOT, GISCLAIR, GUILLORY, HARDY, HARRISON, HAZEL, HILL,
HINES, HOFFMANN, HUTTER, MICHAEL JACKSON, JOHNSON, KATZ,
KLECKLEY, LAFONTA, LANDRY, LEBAS, LEGER, LIGI, LOPINTO,
LORUSSO, MILLS, MONICA, MONTOUCET, NORTON, NOWLIN, PEARSON,
PERRY, POPE, PUGH, RICHARD, RICHARDSON, RICHMOND, ROY,
SCHRODER, SIMON, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN, STIAES, TEMPLET, THIERRY, TUCKER, WADDELL, WILLIAMS,
AND WOOTON AND SENATORS ADLEY, ERDEY, MCPHERSON, MOUNT,
RISER, AND SHAW
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:490.22, relative to military honor license plates; to provide for the2
establishment of a military honor license plate for members of the United States3
Armed Forces; to provide for the design and issuance of the license plate; to4
authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 47:490.22 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง490.22. Military honor license plates; United States Armed Forces9
A. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to the members of the10
five active-duty services and their respective guard and reserve units of the Armed11
Forces of the United States.12
B. Upon application of an active duty member of the United States Armed13
Forces, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall14
establish a military honor license plate to be known as the "United States Armed15
Forces" license plate. The license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars,16
pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans. The secretary shall design the plates,17
which shall bear the likeness of the official emblem of the United States Armed18 ENROLLEDHB NO. 198
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Forces on the left side of the license plate and the words "U.S. Armed Forces" shall1
be printed across the bottom of the license plate under the numbers and the words2
"Active Duty" shall be printed underneath the words "U.S. Armed Forces".3
C. The fee for the license plate shall be the standard motor vehicle4
registration license fee as provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee of three5
dollars and fifty cents to offset a portion of the department's administrative costs.6
D. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations to implement the7
provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules governing the transfer8
of the license plates from one vehicle to another and the disposition of such license9
plates.10
E.(1) Any applicant who qualifies for the military honor license plate11
authorized by this Section may be issued a plate for each vehicle registered in the12
applicant's name. Upon renewal of the license plate, the applicant shall present proof13
of active duty status.14
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph, each military honor15
license plate issued under this Section shall be returned to the secretary upon the16
death of the person to whom the plate was issued.17
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: