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ACT No. 97
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 299
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAMPAGNE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:463.152 and 463.153, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license2
plates; to provide for the creation, issuance, and design of such license plates; to3
provide relative to the fee and distribution of fees for such plates; to authorize the4
promulgation of rules and regulations; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.152 and 463.153 are hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§463.152. Special prestige license plate; "Louisiana Seafood"8
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall9
establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Louisiana10
Seafood" plate, in support of the Louisiana seafood industry, provided there is a11
minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates. These license plates shall be12
restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.13
B. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the14
Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, provided that it is in compliance15
with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).16
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen17
of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.18
D. The charge for the prestige license plate shall be the standard motor19
vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of20
Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each license plate to21
be collected by the department every two years upon renewal of the plate, which22
shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. A handling fee23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 299
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of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate shall be charged and retained by the1
department to offset a portion of administrative costs.2
E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and deposited3
into the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Fund. The monies received4
from the royalty fees shall be used by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and5
Marketing Board to implement the duties and functions of that board, relating to the6
promotion and marketing of seafood as provided for in R.S. 56:578.3.7
F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to8
implement the provisions of this Section.9
§463.153. Special prestige license plate; "Hospice"10
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall11
establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Hospice"12
plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates. These13
license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational14
vehicles, and vans.15
B. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the16
Louisiana Hospice Organization, provided that it is in compliance with R.S.17
47:463(A)(3).18
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen19
of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.20
D. The charge for the prestige license plate shall be the standard motor21
vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of22
Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each license plate to23
be collected by the department every two years upon renewal of the plate, which24
shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. A handling fee25
of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate shall be charged and retained by the26
department to offset a portion of administrative costs.27
E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded28
to the Louisiana Hospice Organization. The monies received from the royalty fees29
shall be used solely by the Louisiana Hospice Organization for the purpose of30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 299
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furthering its mission to improve hospice and end-of-life care through research,1
professional and public education, and public awareness.2
F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to3
implement the provisions of this Section.4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: