ENROLLED
ACT No. 82
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 300
BY REPRESENTATIVE CHAD BROWN
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:463.196, relative to motor vehicle special prestige plates; to provide for the
3 establishment of the "Louisiana Aviator" special prestige license plate; to provide for
4 creation, issuance, and design of such license plate; to provide for the fees for such
5 plates; to authorize the promulgation of rules and regulations relative to the creation
6 and implementation of a special prestige license plate; and to provide for related
7 matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.196 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง463.196. Special prestige license plate; "Louisiana Aviator"
11 A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall
12 establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Louisiana
13 Aviator" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such
14 plate. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks,
15 recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.
16 B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the state representative for
17 House of Representatives District 60 and the state senator for Senate District 2 to
18 select the color and design of the plate, provided it is in compliance with R.S.
19 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Louisiana Aviator".
20 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
21 citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
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1 D. The fee for this special prestige plate shall be the standard motor vehicle
2 license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and
3 a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the
4 department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
5 E. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are
6 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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