§ 47:463.237 — Special prestige license plate; "Telecommunicator"

Louisiana § 47:463.237

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 47: Revenue and Taxation

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§463.237. Special prestige license plate; "Telecommunicator"
A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish
a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Telecommunicator" plate,
provided that there is 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.
(2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall
create the special prestige license plate when the applicable statutory provisions are met and
the department's electronic vehicle and title registration system is updated to accommodate
the creation of new plates.
B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the chairpersons of the Louisiana
Care and Compassion Committee of the Louisiana Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials to select the color and design of the plate, provided that it is in
compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words
"Telecommunicator".
C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any
telecommunicator in good standing with a law enforcement, EMS, fire, or a 9-1-1 agency 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 Care and Compassion Committee of the Louisiana Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to
implement the provisions of this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2024, No. 62, §1.