Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.134 – Special prestige license plate; Louisiana Thanks You!
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.134
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, acting directly through its duly authorized officers and agents, or whatever state board, official, or body may hereafter be authorized by law to exercise the functions now devolving upon it under the law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle, as herein defined, which is self propelled. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
- Vehicle: means every device in, upon, or by which any person, property, or thing is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks; provided, that for the purpose of this Chapter, a bicycle or a ridden animal shall not be deemed a vehicle, and provided further that a trailer or semitrailer shall be held and deemed each to be and constitute a separate vehicle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:451
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for Louisiana Thanks You! when the department has received a minimum of one thousand applications for such plate and upon the signing of a contract authorizing the use of the logo of the Louisiana Thanks You! Campaign. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the Louisiana Thanks You! Campaign directors, provided that it is in compliance with La. Rev. Stat. 47:463(A)(3).
B. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
C. The charge for this special license plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by La. Const. Art. VII, § 5 , plus a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the department to offset administrative costs.
D. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2006, No. 564, §1.