2018 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 331
BY SENATORS COLOMB, ALARIO, ALLAIN, BARROW, BOUDREAUX, CARTER,
CORTEZ, DONAHUE, FANNIN, GATTI, JOHNS, LAMBERT,
LUNEAU, MARTINY, MILKOVICH, MILLS, MORRELL,
PETERSON, PRICE, GARY SMITH, JOHN SMITH, TARVER AND
WARD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.4(B)(1) and (D), relative to hang tags for persons with
3 mobility impairments; to provide for a ten-year renewal period; to provide with
4 respect to the issuance cost of a hang tag or mobility impaired identification card;
5 and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.4(B)(1) and (D) are hereby amended and reenacted to read
8 as follows:
9 ยง463.4. Special license plates or hang tags for persons with mobility impairments
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11 B.(1) In addition to a special license plate, on the application for a hang tag
12 made by any person with a mobility impairment whose impairment is permanent,
13 and upon a showing of good cause, the secretary shall issue a hang tag, renewable
14 as any driver's license for a person whose impairment is permanent every four ten
15 years and which shall be valid until revoked or suspended. The secretary shall
16 determine the form, size, and color of the hang tag, and the material of which it is to
17 be made. The card shall bear the international symbol of accessibility. The secretary
18 shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to the issuance, revocation,
19 surrender, and proper display of the tags. Each initial application shall be
20 accompanied by a currently dated medical examiner's statement which includes the
21 medical examiner's state license number certifying that the applicant has a mobility
22 impairment that is permanent.
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1 D. The secretary shall not issue special license plates, hang tags, or mobility
2 impairment identification cards except as designated in this Section or in R.S.
3 47:490.4. Any person with a mobility impairment whose impairment is permanent
4 may obtain a hang tag or mobility impaired identification card at no additional fee
5 other than the issuance cost of three dollars seven dollars and fifty cents.
6 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as provided in
7 Subsection C of this Section, the secretary shall not charge any fee in excess of ten
8 dollars for the issuance of special license plates for persons with mobility
9 impairments.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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