§463.98.  Special Prestige license plate; Louisiana Water and Waste Water Operators

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Louisiana Water and Waste Water Operators 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 color and design of  such license plate shall be in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B.  The license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any water or waste water operator.

C.  The fee for the license plate shall be the standard registration license fee and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents.  The handling fee shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

D.  The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations for verification that an applicant is a  water or waste water operator, the collection of the administrative fee, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.

Acts 2001, No. 961, §1.