§463.234. Special prestige license plate; "United States Submarine Veterans"
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 "United States Submarine
Veterans" 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.
B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the United States Submarine
Veterans Charitable Foundation, Inc. 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 "United
States Submarine Veterans".
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 royalty 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
treasurer of the United States Submarine Veterans Charitable Foundation, Inc. The monies
received from the royalty fees shall be used to provide scholarships for children.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary
to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2024, No. 439, §1.