La. R.S. 47:463.142 — Special prestige license plate; "State Employee Retired"

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige motor vehicle license plate to be known as the "State Employee Retired" plate, provided there is a minimum of one thousand applicants for such plates. These license plates shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks, recreational vehicles, and vans.
B. The special prestige license plate shall be known as the "State Employee Retired" license plate and shall bear the likeness of the shape of the state of Louisiana centered on the left side of the license plate and shall display the state seal centered inside of the outline of the state shape. The words "State Employee Retired" shall be centered under the "Louisiana" name logo at the top of the plate. The center of the plate shall display a number, with the first issued plate displaying the number one and shall continue in consecutive numerical order for each plate. Centered at the bottom of the plate below the number shall be the words "Louisiana State Employees Retirement System".
C. The prestige license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of Louisiana who can provide proof that the applicant is a member of the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and who is receiving retirement benefits payments.
D. The department shall collect the following fees for this license plate:
(1) An initial fee of twenty-five dollars, which shall be disbursed in accordance with Subsection E of this Section.
(2) A handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents to be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.
(3) A renewal fee, which shall be the same as the fee for renewing a regular motor vehicle license plate.
E. The monies received from the additional twenty-five dollar fee shall be annually disbursed to the Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and used solely for the purpose of paying down a portion of the state's unfunded liability obligation.
F. The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.