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ACT No. 43
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 638
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.81, relative to special prestige license plates; to revise2
qualifications and fees for the issuance of the Fraternal Order of Police plate; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.81 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง463.81. Special prestige license plates; Fraternal Order of Police7
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall8
establish a prestige license plate for the Fraternal Order of Police when the9
department has received a minimum of one hundred applications for such plate. The10
license plate shall be issued to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational11
vehicles, and motorcycles.12
B. The charge for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax13
imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling14
fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the department to offset15
the administrative costs associated with such plate. Each applicant for the special16
prestige license plate, along with his application and any renewal thereof, shall17
submit a certificate of good standing as a member of the Fraternal Order of Police.18
C. The fee for the plate shall be twenty-five dollars which shall be assessed19
every two years in addition to the standard motor vehicle registration license fee20
provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents. The21
handling fee shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of the22
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D. The department shall collect the twenty-five-dollar application and1
renewal fee for each prestige license plate and forward it to the Louisiana Fraternal2
Order of Police Foundation. The monies shall be used solely for programs supported3
by the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police Foundation.4
C. E. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary5
to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to the design6
and color of the plate.7
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: