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ACT No. 15
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 365
BY REPRESENTATIVE DUSTIN MILLER
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 47:463.202, relative to motor vehicle special prestige license plates; to provide
3 for the "Disabled Peace Officer" specialty license plate; to provide for the creation,
4 issuance, design, fees, distribution, and rule promulgation applicable to such license
5 plates; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.202 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง463.202. Special prestige license plates; "Disabled Peace Officer"
9 A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall
10 establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Disabled
11 Peace Officer" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for
12 such plates. The license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup
13 trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.
14 B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the member of the House of
15 Representatives representing House District Number 40 to select the color and
16 design of the plate, provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).
17 C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
18 disabled peace officer, whether active or retired, who is a citizen of Louisiana in the
19 same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
20 D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars
21 that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee
22 shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII,
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1 Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and
2 fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of
3 administrative costs.
4 E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded
5 to the Louisiana Peace Officers Association. The monies received from the royalty
6 fees shall be used solely for activities and services provided by the association.
7 F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are
8 necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
9 Section 2. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
10 vehicles, is hereby directed to create the special prestige license plate when the applicable
11 statutory provisions are met and its system is updated to accommodate the creation of new
12 plates.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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