Louisiana § RS 47:463.208 - Special prestige license plate or hang tag for persons with mobility impairments; "Team Gleason Foundation"

§ RS 47:463.208. Special prestige license plate or hang tag for persons with mobility impairments; "Team Gleason Foundation"

            A.(1)(a) Upon the application of any person who applies for a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate and has a mobility impairment which is permanent, the secretary shall issue a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige plate for the benefit of the applicant in accordance with the provisions set forth in R.S. 47:463.4(A)(1) and (2).

            (b) Upon the application for a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments by any institution providing transportation for persons with mobility impairments, the secretary shall issue such special prestige license plate in accordance with the provisions set forth in R.S. 47:463.4(K).

            (2) The person who is issued a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments shall surrender the plate to the secretary pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.4(A)(3), (4), and (5).

            (3) The "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments shall bear the international symbol of accessibility and shall be followed by such numbers or letters as the secretary finds expedient. Each initial application shall be accompanied by a currently dated medical examiner's statement certifying that the applicant has a mobility impairment that is permanent.

            B.(1) In addition to the "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments, the secretary shall issue a hang tag upon application made by any person with a mobility impairment which is permanent pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.4(B).

            (2) Duplicate or renewal hang tags, and mobility impaired identification cards shall be issued or renewed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 47:463.4(C), (D), and (J).

            C. The terms "person with a mobility impairment" and "permanent" shall retain the definitions ascribed to them pursuant to R.S. 47:463.4(E).

            D. Parking requirements for persons with a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments or displaying a hang tag shall be as provided for in R.S. 47:463.4(F) and (I).

            E. Any person who willfully and falsely represents himself as having the qualifications to obtain a "Team Gleason Foundation" special prestige license plate for persons with mobility impairments, hang tag, or mobility impairment identification card shall be subject to the applicable penalties provided for in R.S. 47:463.4(G).

            F. The provisions of the law relating to the issuance, revocation, and use of special prestige license plates, hang tags, mobility impairment drivers' licenses, and mobility impairment identification cards shall be administered by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and his authorized employees. All references to "the secretary" with respect to those laws shall be deemed to be references to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or to his authorized employees.

            Acts 2019, No. 380, §2, see Act.