RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 283 (HB 777) 2018 Regular Session Falconer
New law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue special
prestige license plates to be known as the "Seymore D'Fair Foundation One Hundred Percent
Me Drug Free" license plate, provided there is a minimum of 1,000 applicants for such plate.
New law requires the secretary work in conjunction with the Seymore D'Fair Foundation to
select the color and design of the plate. Requires the design include the words "Seymore
D'Fair Foundation One Hundred Percent Me Drug Free".
New law specifies that the license plate be issued, upon application, to any citizen of La. in
the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
New 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 Seymore
D'Fair Foundation. Specifies that any monies received from the royalty fees must be
dedicated to drug prevention education in elementary and middle schools in the state of
Louisiana.
New 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.
New law requires the secretary to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations to implement
the provisions provided in new law.
Effective August 1, 2018.