§ 47:463.113 — Special prestige license plates; Louisiana organ donation

Louisiana § 47:463.113

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 47: Revenue and Taxation

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A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Louisiana organ donation 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 work with the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency on the design for the plate.
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 the following fees for this plate:
(1) An initial fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection D of this Section, in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee provided in R.S. 47:463.
(2) A handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
(3) A renewal fee which shall be the same as the fee for renewing a regular motor vehicle license plate.
D. The monies received from the additional twenty-five-dollar fee shall be annually disbursed to the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency and used solely for the purpose of promotion of organ and tissue donation in Louisiana.
E. The department shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2003, No. 94, §1.