Louisiana § RS 47:463.109 - Special prestige license plates; In God We Trust
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§ RS 47:463.109. Special prestige license plates; In God We Trust
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the In God We Trust plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, motorcycles, vans, and recreational vehicles. The secretary shall design the plate, and it shall include the words "In God We Trust".
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 three dollar and fifty cent handling fee 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 as follows:
(1) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to each of the Boy Scouts of America area councils in Louisiana.
(2) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to each of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. councils in Louisiana.
(3) One-third shall be divided equally among and paid to The Arc of Louisiana and the Louisiana Alliance for Independent Providers.
E. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §1; Acts 2006, No. 58, §1; Acts 2016, No. 26, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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