Louisiana § RS 47:463.220 - Special prestige license plate; "Mental Health"
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§ RS 47:463.220. Special prestige license plate; "Mental Health"
A.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "Mental Health" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plate. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.
(2) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall create the special prestige license plate when the applicable statutory provisions are met and the department's electronic vehicle and title registration system is updated to accommodate the creation of new plates.
B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the Louisiana Rural Mental Health Alliance to select the color and design of the plate, provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "Mental Health".
C. The special prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
D. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars that shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section. This fee shall be in addition to the standard motor vehicle license tax imposed by Article VII, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents for each plate to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
E. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded as follows:
(1) Three-quarters of the royalty fee shall be dedicated to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Louisiana.
(2) One-quarter of the royalty fee shall be dedicated to the Louisiana Rural Mental Health Alliance.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2022, No. 64, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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