§ 47:463.213 — Special prestige license plate; "New Orleans Pelicans"

Louisiana § 47:463.213

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 47: Revenue and Taxation

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§463.213. Special prestige license plate; "New Orleans Pelicans"
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish
a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "New Orleans Pelicans"
plate, provided there are a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The plate
shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles,
and vans.
B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the vice president of governmental
relations and business operations for the New Orleans Saints and New Orleans Pelicans to
select the color and design of the plate, provided the design is in compliance with R.S.
47:463(A)(3).
C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen
of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall
be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee shall be in addition
to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the
Constitution of Louisiana and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to
be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to the
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Fund and the Louisiana Early Childhood
Education Fund in equal disbursements.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary
to implement the provisions of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2021, No. 118, §1.