HLS 18RS-361 ORIGINAL
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE MARCELLE
MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES: Creates the "Capitol High School" special prestige
license plate
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 47:463.196, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide
3 for the "Capitol High School" special prestige license plate; to provide for creation,
4 issuance, and design of such license plate; to provide relative to the fee and
5 distribution of fees for such plate; to authorize the promulgation of rules and
6 regulations relative to the creation and implementation of a special prestige license
7 plate; and to provide for related matters.
8Be 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; "Capitol High School"
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 "Capitol
13 High School" 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 an alumnus of Capitol High
17 School and the state representative for House District No. 61 to select the color and
18 design of the plate, provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design
19 shall include the words "Capitol High School".
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1 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
2 citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
3 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars
4 that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee
5 shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII,
6 Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and
7 fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
8 administrative costs.
9 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
10 to the Capitol High School Alumni Association. The monies received from the
11 royalty fees shall be used to renovate the Capitol High School Auditorium.
12 F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are
13 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
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)]
HB 52 Original 2018 Regular Session Marcelle
Abstract: Creates the "Capitol High School" special prestige license plate. Provides for
fees, distribution of fees, issuance, creation, and design of the license plate and the
promulgation of rules.
Proposed law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue
special prestige license plates to be known as the "Capitol High School" license plate.
Proposed law provides for the secretary to work in conjunction with an alumnus of Capitol
High School and the state representative for House District No. 61 to select the color and
design of the plate. Requires the design include the words "Capitol High School".
Proposed law specifies that the license plate be issued, upon application, to any citizen of
Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
Proposed law requires the department to collect an annual royalty fee of $25 for each plate
issued and specifies that such fees be collected by the department and forwarded to the
Capitol High School Alumni Association. Specifies that the monies received from the
royalty fees shall be used to renovate the Capitol High School Auditorium.
Proposed law requires the department to collect a handling fee of $3.50 for each plate, to be
retained by the department to offset a portion of the administrative costs.
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Proposed law requires the secretary to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to
implement the provisions provided in proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 47:463.196)
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