Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.79 – Special prestige license plates; American-Italian Renaissance Foundation
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.79
- 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 license plate which shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana, and which shall have a minimum of one hundred applicants for such plate prior to its establishment. The license plates shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The prestige license plate shall be of a color and design which is in general compliance with La. Rev. Stat. 47:463(A)(3). However, the plate shall bear a designating emblem of the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation, the design of which shall be determined by the board of directors of the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation.
B. The prestige license plates shall be issued in the same manner as other motor vehicle license plates.
C. The donation required by this Section shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee.
D.(1) No such plate shall be issued unless the application is accompanied by a donation of twenty-five dollars to be distributed as provided in this Subsection and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents to be retained by the department to offset a portion of the administrative costs. The department shall collect the donation for each license plate which shall be annually appropriated by the legislature to the office of cultural development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
(2) An amount of monies equal to the total amount of donations shall be equally divided and disbursed annually by the office of cultural development to the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation in New Orleans. The monies shall be used solely for the expenses incurred in providing the educational, charitable, scientific, and maintenance services and programs provided in accordance with Article III of the Articles of Incorporation of the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation.
(3) The services of the American-Italian Renaissance Foundation are hereby deemed a public purpose and shall qualify as cooperative endeavors under the provisions of La. Const. Art. VII, § 14(C) .
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 and the transfer and disposition of such license plates.
Acts 1999, No. 1254, §1.