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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 563
BY REPRESENTATIVE LORUSSO
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Mount Carmel Academy" 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 "Mount Carmel Academy" special prestige plate; to provide for the creation,3
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 plate; "Mount Carmel Academy"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 "Mount12
Carmel Academy" 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 license plate color and design shall be selected by the department,16
provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the17
words, "Mount Carmel Academy".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-1015 ENGROSSED
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D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of fifteen 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 annual royalty fee collected by the department shall be forwarded to7
Mount Carmel Academy, or its successor organization. The monies received from8
the royalty fees shall be used to provide young women the opportunity to develop9
their God-given talents through academic excellence and cocurricular programs.10
F. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to11
implement the provisions in 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)]
Lorusso HB No. 563
Abstract: Creates the "Mount Carmel Academy" special prestige license plate.
Proposed law provides for the design and creation of the "Mount Carmel Academy" special
prestige license plate provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants.
Proposed law provides the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of
Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law provides for the collection of a $15 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 provides that monies collected by the department and forwarded to Mount
Carmel Academy, or its successor organization, be used to provide young women the
opportunity to develop their God-given talents through academic excellence and cocurricular
programs.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.165)