§463.147. Special prestige license plate; LSU School of Dentistry

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate to be known as the "LSU School of Dentistry", provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the dean of the LSU School of Dentistry and shall otherwise be in compliance with the provisions of R.S. 47:463(A)(3).

B. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana.

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 LSU School of Dentistry. The money received from the royalty fee by the LSU School of Dentistry, shall be used solely for academic or financial need-based scholarships for students attending the LSU School of Dentistry. The LSU School of Dentistry shall be responsible for establishing and disbursing the funds for the scholarship program.

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

Acts 2010, No. 657, §1.