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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 201
BY SENATORS MILLS, ALARIO, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL, CHABERT, CORTEZ,
DORSEY-COLOMB, GUILLORY, LAFLEUR, LONG, MURRAY,
NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY, TARVER, WALSWORTH AND
WARD
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
MOTOR VEHICLES. Authorizes "I'm a Cajun" on driver's license and identification cards.
(1/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:412(L) and R.S. 40:1321(L), relative to "I'm a Cajun" on a driver's license2
and identification card; to provide for the exhibition of the designation "I'm a Cajun"3
on a driver's license and identification card; to authorize collection of a fee for the4
"I'm a Cajun" designation; to provide for the disbursement of fees collected to the5
Council for the Development of French in Louisiana; and to provide for related6
matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 32:412(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
§412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation;10
"I'm a Cajun" designation; disbursement of funds; renewal by mail11
or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses;12
disposition of certain fees; exception13
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L.(1) Upon request and payment of an additional fee, the designation15
"I'm a Cajun" shall be exhibited in the color black below the person's16
photograph on the driver's license regardless of its class. The deputy secretary17 SB NO. 201
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of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall1
comply with the provisions of this Subsection.2
(2) The department shall collect an annual fee of five dollars for3
inclusion of the designation "I'm a Cajun" on any class of driver's license,4
which fee shall be disbursed in accordance with Paragraph (3) of this5
Subsection. This fee shall be in addition to the payment of any driver's license6
fee.7
(3) The monies received from the additional fee shall be disbursed8
quarterly by the department to the Council for the Development of French in9
Louisiana. The monies received from the additional five dollar fee shall be10
disbursed solely to fund scholarships for the "La Fondation Louisiane for the11
Escadrille Louisiane" scholarship program of the Council for the Development12
of French in Louisiana. 13
(4) The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and14
Corrections, public safety services, shall establish such rules and regulations as15
are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.16
Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows:17
§1321. Special identification cards; issuance; veteran designation; "I'm a Cajun"18
designation; fees; expiration and renewal; exceptions; promulgation19
of rules; promotion of use; persons less than twenty-one years of age;20
the Protect and Save our Children Program; Selective Service21
Registration22
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L.(1) Upon request and payment of an additional fee, the designation24
"I'm a Cajun" shall be exhibited in the color black below the person's25
photograph on the special identification card. The deputy secretary of the26
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall27
comply with the provisions of this Subsection.28
(2) The department shall collect an annual fee of five dollars for29 SB NO. 201
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inclusion of the designation "I'm a Cajun" on the special identification card,1
which fee shall be disbursed in accordance with Paragraph (3) of this2
Subsection. This fee shall be in addition to the payment of any other special3
identification card fee.4
(3) The monies received from the additional fee shall be disbursed5
quarterly to the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. The6
monies received from the additional five dollar fee shall be disbursed solely to7
fund scholarships for the "La Fondation Louisiane for the Escadrille8
Louisiane" scholarship program of the Council for the Development of French9
in Louisiana.10
(4) The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and11
Corrections, public safety services, shall establish such rules and regulations as12
are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.13
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014.14
The original instrument was prepared by Sharon F. Lyles. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Thomas L. Tyler.
DIGEST
Mills (SB 201)
Proposed law provides for exhibition of the designation "I'm a Cajun" in the color black
below the person's photograph on a driver's license or identification card, upon request and
payment of an additional annual fee of five dollars.
Proposed law provides for collection of the fee by the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections (DPSC) and quarterly disbursement of monies collected to the Council for the
Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL).
Proposed law requires CODOFIL to disburse the monies received from the fee solely to fund
scholarships for its "La Fondation Louisiane for the Escadrille Louisiane" scholarship
program.
Proposed law requires the DPSC to establish rules and regulations as necessary for
implementation.
Effective January 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 32:412(L); R.S. 40:1321(L)) SB NO. 201
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Transportation,
Highways, and Public Works to the original bill
1. Requires CODOFIL to disburse the monies received from the fee solely to
fund scholarships for its "La Fondation Louisiane for the Escadrille
Louisiane" scholarship program.
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Technical