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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 201
BY SENATORS MILLS, ALARIO, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL, CHABERT, CORTEZ,
DORSEY-COLOMB, GUILLORY, LAFLEUR, LONG, MURRAY,
NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY, TARVER, WAL SWORTH AND
WARD AND REPRESENTATIVES GISCLAIR, HODGES, HONORE,
HOWARD, LEBAS AND NORTON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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
of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall18
comply with the provisions of this Subsection.19
(2) The department shall collect an annual fee of five dollars for20
inclusion of the designation "I'm a Cajun" on any class of driver's license,21
which fee shall be disbursed in accordance with Paragraph (3) of this22
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Subsection. This fee shall be in addition to the payment of any driver's license1
fee.2
(3) The monies received from the additional fee shall be disbursed3
quarterly by the department to the Council for the Development of French in4
Louisiana. The monies received from the additional five dollar fee shall be5
disbursed solely to fund scholarships for the "La Fondation Louisiane for the6
Escadrille Louisiane" scholarship program of the Council for the Development7
of French in Louisiana. 8
(4) The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and9
Corrections, public safety services, shall establish such rules and regulations as10
are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.11
Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(L) is hereby enacted to read as follows:12
§1321. Special identification cards; issuance; veteran designation; "I'm a Cajun"13
designation; fees; expiration and renewal; exceptions; promulgation14
of rules; promotion of use; persons less than twenty-one years of age;15
the Protect and Save our Children Program; Selective Service16
Registration17
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L.(1) Upon request and payment of an additional fee, the designation19
"I'm a Cajun" shall be exhibited in the color black below the person's20
photograph on the special identification card. The deputy secretary of the21
Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall22
comply with the provisions of this Subsection.23
(2) The department shall collect an annual fee of five dollars for24
inclusion of the designation "I'm a Cajun" on the special identification card,25
which fee shall be disbursed in accordance with Paragraph (3) of this26
Subsection. This fee shall be in addition to the payment of any other special27
identification card fee.28
(3) The monies received from the additional fee shall be disbursed29
quarterly to the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana. The30 SB NO. 201 ENROLLED
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monies received from the additional five dollar fee shall be disbursed solely to1
fund scholarships for the "La Fondation Louisiane for the Escadrille2
Louisiane" scholarship program of the Council for the Development of French3
in Louisiana.4
(4) The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and5
Corrections, public safety services, shall establish such rules and regulations as6
are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.7
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2014.8
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: