Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.109 – A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the In God We Trust plate, provided there is a mi
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.109
- 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, to be known as the In God We Trust plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, vans, and recreational vehicles. The secretary shall design the plate, and it shall include the words “In God We Trust”.
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 department shall collect an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for this special prestige license plate, which shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection D of this Section. This fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee provided in La. Rev. Stat. 47:463, and a three dollar and fifty cent handling fee to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
D. The monies received from the additional twenty-five dollar fee shall be annually disbursed as follows:
(1) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to each of the Boy Scouts of America area councils in Louisiana.
(2) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to each of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. councils in Louisiana.
(3) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to The Arc of Louisiana and the Louisiana Alliance for Independent Providers.
E. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §1; Acts 2006, No. 58, §1; Acts 2016, No. 26, §1.