Louisiana § RS 47:463.88 - Special prestige license plates; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
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§ RS 47:463.88. Special prestige license plates; Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated 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 license plate shall be of a color and design selected by the local alumni chapter of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated, provided that it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).
B. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana who is a member of the fraternity. Each person who applies for the prestige license plate shall present to the office of motor vehicles his membership identification card indicating such membership.
C. The department shall collect an annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for this prestige license plate. The department shall also collect the regular motor vehicle license fee provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents. The department shall retain the handling fee to offset a portion of administrative costs.
D. The annual royalty fee shall be collected by the department and forwarded to the Kappa Foundation of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., to be earmarked for Kappa Kamp.
E. The secretary shall establish rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section, including but not limited to rules and regulations governing the collection and disbursement of fees, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.
F, G. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 834, §13.
Acts 2001, No. 665, §1; Acts 2012, No. 834, §§10, 13, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2019, No. 18, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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