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ACT No. 192
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 373
BY REPRESENTATIVE FRANKLIN AND SENATOR MURRAY
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:463.160, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide2
for the Free and Accepted Mason license plate; to provide for the creation, issuance,3
and design of such license plates; to provide relative to the fee for such plates; to4
authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations relative to the creation and5
implementation of a special prestige license plate; to provide for qualified applicants;6
and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.160 is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง463.160. Special prestige license plates; "Free and Accepted Mason"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 "Free and12
Accepted Mason" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for13
such plate. These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup14
trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.15
B. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the Free and16
Accepted Mason Ionic Lodge Number 26 of Lake Charles and shall include the17
organization's logo and the words "Free and Accepted Mason".18
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any19
member of a Free and Accepted Mason Ionic Lodge in this state in the same manner20
as any motor vehicle license plate in this state. Each applicant shall present to the21
office of motor vehicles a membership identification card indicating such Free and22
Accepted Mason Ionic Lodge membership.23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 373
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D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars,1
which shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee2
shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII,3
Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and4
fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of5
administrative costs.6
E. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as necessary to7
implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and8
regulations governing the collection and disbursement of annual fees, verification of9
applicant membership, the transfer and disposition of such license plate, and required10
design criteria.11
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: