Louisiana § RS 47:463.71.1 - Special prestige license plate; Eagle Scouts
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§ RS 47:463.71.1. Special prestige license plate; Eagle Scouts
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate for the Eagle Scouts program within the Boy Scouts of America. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the Boy Scouts of America, provided that the plate shall comply with all requirements of R.S. 47:463(A)(3).
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 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, to be collected by the department every two years upon renewal of the plate. The annual royalty fee shall be paid by the department to the appropriate Louisiana council of the Boy Scouts of America as determined by the zip code of the purchaser's parish of origin, and the council shall use the money solely for its Eagle Scout program. A handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents shall also be charged and retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
D. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2015, No. 32, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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