Louisiana § RS 47:463.112 - Special prestige license plates; foster and adoptive parenting
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§ RS 47:463.112. Special prestige license plates; foster and adoptive parenting
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the foster and adoptive parenting 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.
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.
NOTE: Subsection C eff. until Oct. 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.
C. The department shall collect an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for this special prestige license plate, which shall be dedicated to the Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services, to be used solely for foster and adoptive parent recruitment activities. 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.
NOTE: Subsection C as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
C. The department shall collect an annual fee of twenty-five dollars for this special prestige license plate, which shall be dedicated to the Department of Children and Family Services to be used solely for foster and adoptive parent recruitment activities. 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 department shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement this Section.
Acts 2003, No. 21, §1, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2025, No. 477, §16, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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