La. R.S. 47:463.232 — Special prestige license plate; "St. Thomas Aquinas"

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 "St. Thomas Aquinas" plate,
provided that there is a minimum of one hundred applicants for such 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 St. Thomas Aquinas Regional
Catholic High School to select the color and design of the plate, provided that it is in
compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3). The design shall include the words "St. Thomas
Aquinas".
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 royalty 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
St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Catholic High School. The monies received from the royalty
fees shall be used to assist the administration of the school.
F. The secretary shall promulgate and adopt rules and regulations as are necessary
to implement the provisions of this Section.