§463.189. Special prestige license plate; United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point

            A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for the United States Merchant Marine Academy. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles.

            B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the United States Merchant Marine Academy KP New Orleans Alumni Chapter to select the color and design of the plate, provided that it is in compliance with all requirements of R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

            C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy who resides in Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.

            D. The first special prestige license plate shall be reserved for purchase at the direction of the United States Merchant Marine Academy KP New Orleans Alumni Chapter.

            E. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection F 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.

            F. The annual royalty fee collected by the department shall be forwarded to the United States Merchant Marine Academy KP New Orleans Alumni Chapter or its successor organization.

            G. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

            Acts 2016, No. 237, §1.