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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 323
BY REPRESENTATIVES TERRY LANDRY AND IVEY
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Down Syndrome Awareness" special
prestige license plate
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:463.165, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide2
for the "Down Syndrome Awareness" special prestige plate; to provide for the3
creation, issuance, and design of such license plates; to provide relative to the fee and4
distribution of fees for such plates; to authorize the promulgation of rules and5
regulations relative to the creation and implementation of a special prestige license6
plate; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 47:463.165 is hereby enacted to read as follows:9
ยง463.165. Special prestige license plates; "Down Syndrome Awareness"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 "Down12
Syndrome Awareness" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand13
applicants for such plate. These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger14
cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.15
B. The license plate color and design shall be selected by the Down16
Syndrome Association of Acadiana provided it is in compliance with R.S.17
47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words, "Down Syndrome Awareness".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 HLS 14RS-737 ORIGINAL
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D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of thirty dollars, which1
shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee shall be2
in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section3
5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents4
for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative5
costs.6
E. The annual royalty fee collected by the department shall be forwarded to7
the Down Syndrome Association of Acadiana, to be used solely to promote the8
interests of persons with Down syndrome and their families through advocacy and9
public awareness throughout the state of Louisiana.10
F. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to11
implement the provisions of this Section.12
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Terry Landry HB No. 323
Abstract: Creates the "Down Syndrome Awareness" special prestige license plate.
Proposed law provides for the design and creation of the "Down Syndrome Awareness"
special prestige plate provided there is a minimum of 1,000 applicants.
Proposed law provides that the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen
of La. in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law authorizes the collection of a $30 royalty fee, as well as a handling fee of
$3.50, for each plate to be retained by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to offset
a portion of administrative costs.
Proposed law requires that monies collected by the department be forwarded to the Down
Syndrome Association of Acadiana, or its successor organization, to be used solely to
promote the interests of persons with Down syndrome and their families through advocacy
and public awareness throughout the state.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.165)