La. R.S. 47:463.56 — Special prestige license plate for Girl Scouts of U.S.A

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 "Girl Scouts of U.S.A."
plate, when the applicable statutory provisions are met and its system is updated to
accommodate the creation of new plates. The plate shall be restricted to passenger cars,
pick-up trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The secretary shall work in conjunction with
the executive director of Girl Scouts Louisiana East and the executive director of Girl Scouts
of Louisiana - Pines to the Gulf to select the color and design of the plate, provided that it
is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3), and shall include the Girl Scouts of U.S.A. logo
and the words "Making the World a Better Place".
B. The prestige license plates shall be issued, upon application, to any citizen of
Louisiana in the same manner as any other motor vehicle license plate.
C. A one-time fee of twenty-five dollars shall be paid for each plate, which shall be
in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee.
D. A royalty fee of twenty-five dollars shall be collected by the department and shall
be forwarded to the Girl Scouts Louisiana East or Girl Scouts of Louisiana - Pines to the Gulf
based on the parish domicile of the vehicle as set forth in Subsection H 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 secretary shall establish such 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 royalty fees, the transfer and disposition of
such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.
F. The monies received from the royalty fees shall be used solely for the support of
programs established and administered by the Girl Scouts Louisiana East or Girl Scouts of
Louisiana - Pines to the Gulf.
G. Upon the signing of a contract authorizing the use of the logo of the Girl Scouts
of U.S.A., the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish
prestige motor vehicle license plates in accordance with the provisions of this Section. This
contract shall include an agreement on the part of the Girl Scouts of U.S.A. to use the royalty
fees as provided in Subsection F of this Section.
H.(1) The royalty fee provided for in Subsection D of this Section shall be remitted
to the Girl Scouts Louisiana East if the parish domicile of the vehicle is Ascension,
Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Jefferson, Lafourche, Livingston,
Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St.
John the Baptist, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West Baton
Rouge, or West Feliciana.
(2) The royalty fee provided for in Subsection D of this Section shall be remitted to
the Girl Scouts of Louisiana - Pines to the Gulf if the parish domicile of the vehicle is
Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Caldwell,
Cameron, Catahoula, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Carroll, Evangeline, Franklin,
Grant, Iberia, Jackson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, LaSalle, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse,
Natchitoches, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Landry, St. Martin,
Tensas, Union, Vermilion, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, or Winn.