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2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVES MARCELLE, BOUIE, CARPENTER, STEVE CARTER, COX,
HALL, JIMMY HARRIS, JACKSON, JORDAN, LEBAS, DUSTIN MILLER,
NORTON, AND SMITH AND SENATOR BARROW
1 AN ACT
2 To 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.
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; "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".
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 department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars
2 that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee
3 shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII,
4 Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and
5 fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
6 administrative costs.
7 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
8 to the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, who shall forward the royalty fees
9 received to the Capitol High School Alumni Association. The monies received from
10 the royalty fees shall be used to renovate and maintain the Capitol High School
11 Auditorium and facilities.
12 F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are
13 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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