§ 47:463.223 — Special prestige license plate; "University of Southern Mississippi Alumni

Louisiana § 47:463.223

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 47: Revenue and Taxation

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§463.223. Special prestige license plate; "University of Southern Mississippi Alumni
Association"
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 "University of Southern
Mississippi Alumni Association" plate, provided there are a minimum of one thousand
applicants for the 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 executive director of the
University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association or his designee 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 in equal
disbursements to the University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association chapters in the
state of Louisiana that are officially sanctioned by the University of Southern Mississippi
Alumni Association.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary
to implement the provisions of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2022, No. 86, §1.