RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 6 (HB 417) 2015 Regular Session Berthelot
New law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue special
prestige license plates to be known as the "Challenge ALS" license plates.
New law provides that the ALS Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter will select the
color and design of the license plate. Specifies that the design shall include the words
"Challenge ALS".
New law specifies that the license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of
Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
New law requires the department to collect an annual royalty fee of $30, as well as a handling
fee of $3.50 for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
administrative costs.
New law provides that monies collected by the department be forwarded to the ALS
Association Louisiana-Mississippi Chapter or its successor organization. Specifies that the
monies will be used for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research.
Effective Aug. 1, 2015.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.183)