La. R.S. 47:463.229 — Special prestige license plate; "Louisiana Respiratory Therapist "RT STRONG""

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 "Louisiana Respiratory
Therapist "RT STRONG"" plate, provided there are a minimum of one thousand applicants
for the plate. The plate shall be restricted to use on passenger cars, pickup trucks,
recreational vehicles, motorcycles, and vans.
B. The secretary shall work in conjunction with the president of the Louisiana
Society for Respiratory Care or his designee to select the color and design of the plate,
provided the design is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3).
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 to the
Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care to be used in support of its mission which raises
public awareness of respiratory care, pulmonary promotion, and disease prevention.
Additionally, the monies shall be used to encourage, develop, and provide, on a regional
basis, educational programs in respiratory therapy and diagnostics.