Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.117 – Special prestige license plates; Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:463.117
- 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
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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 Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. 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 “Church of God in Christ, Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction”.
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 handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents 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 to Dear Community Development Corporation, Inc. to be used for tutorial and educational programs.
E. The department shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.
Acts 2003, No. 259, §1.