§463.216. Special prestige license plate; "Laissez les ARTS Rouler"

            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 "Laissez les ARTS Rouler" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, and vans.

            B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the president of Northeast Louisiana Arts Council and the chair of the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts to select the color and design of the plate, provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Laissez les ARTS Rouler".

            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 Louisiana Partnership for the Arts. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used for the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts educational and engagement efforts, and other related programs on behalf of public support for the arts, in the state of Louisiana.

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

            Acts 2022, No. 28, §1.