Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.136 – Special prestige license plates; New Home Full Gospel Ministries
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.136
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the New Home Full Gospel Ministries plate, subject to the provisions of this Section. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The secretary shall design the plate, and it shall include the words “New Home Full Gospel Ministries”.
B. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any member of the New Home Full Gospel Ministries.
C. An annual fee of twenty-five dollars shall be collected from the applicant and forwarded to the New Home Full Gospel Ministries for each license plate issued as provided in this Section. The department shall also collect the standard registration license fee provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463 and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents. The handling fee shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
D. The monies received from the annual fees by the New Home Full Gospel Ministries shall be dedicated to educational programs.
E. The secretary shall establish a prestige license plate for the organization in accordance with the provisions of this Section when all of the following conditions are met:
(1) All necessary contracts regarding use of the corporation‘s logo have been executed.
(2) The secretary has received a minimum of five hundred applications for the license plate.
F. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the collection and disbursement of annual fees, verification that an applicant is a member of the organization, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.
Acts 2008, No. 700, §1.