SLS 20RS-2 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 226
BY SENATOR HENSGENS
MOTOR VEHICLES. Provides eligibility for retired law officer's special license plates to
law officers who retire due to injures sustained in the line of duty regardless of the length
of employment. (8/1/2020)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 47:463.24(D), relative to special motor vehicle license plates for
3 retired law officers; to provide with respect to the criteria for eligibility for a retired
4 law officer's special license plate; to add eligibility for law officers injured in the line
5 of duty who retired for medical reasons due to permanent injuries sustained in the
6 line of duty regardless of length of employment to persons eligible for a retired law
7 officer's special license plate; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 47:463.24(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 ยง463.24. Special license plates for retired law officers
11 * * *
12 D. Any person who was employed as a law officer for twelve years or more,
13 was not discharged for misconduct related to employment, and has not been
14 convicted of any felony, or any person who was employed as a law officer and
15 retired for medical reasons due to permanent injuries sustained in the line of
16 duty regardless of length of employment, shall be eligible for a special license
17 plate under the provisions of this Section and renewal of such special license plate,
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SLS 20RS-2 ORIGINAL
1 regardless of whether or not that person is a member of, or is receiving retirement
2 benefits from, a retirement system for law officers.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
SB 226 Original 2020 Regular Session Hensgens
Present law requires that the secretary of the DPS&C establish special motor vehicle license
plates which may be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana who is a retired
law officer.
Present law further provides that any person who was employed as a law officer for 12 years
or more, was not discharged for misconduct related to employment, and has not been
convicted of any felony, shall be eligible for a special motor vehicle license plate regardless
of whether or not that person is a member of, or is receiving retirement benefits from, a
retirement system for law officers.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that any person who was employed as a law
officer and retired for medical reasons due to permanent injuries sustained in the line of duty
regardless of the length of employment shall be eligible for a special motor vehicle license
plate for retired law officers.
Effective August 1, 2020.
(Amends R.S. 47:463.24(D))
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.