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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.57

  • 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 McKinley High School.  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 McKinley High School Alumni Association, 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, and as provided for in this Section.

C.  The charge for the plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by La. Const. Art. VII, § 5 .  However, no such plate shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by a donation of fifty dollars to be distributed in the manner set forth in Subsection D and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents.

D.  The department shall collect the donation for each license plate and forward the donation to the McKinley High School Alumni Association.  The rebuilding and renovation of the Old McKinley High School building shall be deemed a public purpose and shall qualify as a cooperative endeavor under the provisions of La. Const. Art. VII, § 14(C) .  The handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of the administrative costs.

E.  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 the donation, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.

F.  The monies received from the fees by the McKinley High School Alumni Association shall be used solely for the restoration and renovation of the Old McKinley High School building.  Upon completion of the restoration and renovation of the building, the fees shall be used solely for preservation and maintenance of the building’s structure.  No monies received from the McKinley High School prestige plate shall be used to pay for any administrative costs or consulting fees.

Acts 1999, No. 87, §1.