§463.117.  Special prestige license plates; Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ

A.  The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ 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 secretary shall design the plate, and it shall include the words "Church of God in Christ, Greater New Orleans Jurisdiction".

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 department shall collect an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for this special prestige license plate, which shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection D of this Section.  This fee shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle license fee provided in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

D.  The monies received from the additional twenty-five-dollar fee shall be annually disbursed to Dear Community Development Corporation, Inc. to be used for tutorial and educational programs.

E.  The department shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.

Acts 2003, No. 259, §1.