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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 93
BY SENATOR MURRAY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:463.141, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide2
for the establishment and issuance of the "Masonic Blue Lodge" plate; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.141 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง463.141. Special prestige license plate; Masonic Blue Lodge7
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections8
shall establish a special prestige license plate to be known as the "Masonic Blue9
Lodge," 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 the12
license plate shall be selected by the Worshipful Grand Master of the13
organization or his designee, shall contain the organization's logo, and shall14
otherwise be in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 47:463(A)(3).15
B. The prestige license plate shall be issued upon application to any16
member in good standing of the organization.17
C. The charge for this special license plate shall be the standard motor18
vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of19
Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each plate, and20
a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the21
department to offset administrative costs.22
D. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and23
forwarded to the organization. The money received from the royalty fee by the24
organization shall be used solely for academic or financial need-based25
scholarships for students attending any public or private college or university26
in the state of Louisiana. The organization shall be responsible for establishing27
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and disbursing the funds for the scholarship program.1
E. The secretary shall establish a prestige license plate for the2
organization in accordance with the provisions of this Section when both of the3
following conditions are met:4
(1) All necessary contracts regarding use of the organization's logo have5
been executed.6
(2) The secretary has received a minimum of one thousand applications7
for the license plate.8
F. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary9
to implement the provisions of this Section.10
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: