§463.115.  Special prestige license plates; Invest in Children

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for Invest in Children when the department has received a minimum of one thousand applications for such plate.  The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles.  The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the Women's Leadership Initiative of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B.  The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.

C.  The charge for this special license plate shall be the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, plus an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for each plate, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents which shall be retained by the department to offset administrative costs.

D.  The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to the Women's Leadership Initiative of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area for use of the foundation's logo.  The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely for the support of early childhood development programs, including but not limited to Success By 6, established and administered by the Women's Leadership Initiative of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area.

E.  Upon the signing of a contract authorizing the use of the logo of the Women's Leadership Initiative of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area, the secretary shall establish the special prestige plate in accordance with this Section.  The contract shall include an agreement on the part of the Women's Leadership Initiative of the United Way for the Greater New Orleans Area to use the royalty fees as provided for in this Section.

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

Acts 2003, No. 212, §1.