§429. Office of motor vehicles field offices; authorization of fees
A.(1) The governing authority of any local governmental subdivision is hereby authorized to levy, by resolution, a fee for each service or transaction carried out as an operation of an office of motor vehicles field office that is not fully funded by the state. Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the fee shall not exceed four dollars and fifty cents per service or transaction and shall be used solely to defray the cost of operations of that local field office, including but not limited to facility rental, utilities, and maintenance. The fee shall not be charged for the procurement or renewal of a motor vehicle registration license.
(2) The fee provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be levied in an amount not to exceed six dollars by the local governing authority of the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson.
B. Any fee levied under the authority of Subsection A of this Section shall be considered nonstate funds and shall be collected by the motor vehicle commissioner on behalf of the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision pursuant to an agreement to be executed by and between the motor vehicle commissioner and the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision. Any such fees collected by the motor vehicle commissioner shall be deposited in the state treasury in the Escrow Fund and held for the account of the governing authority of any local governmental subdivision levying such fee. The office of the motor vehicle commissioner shall distribute any such fees to the appropriate governing authorities of local governmental subdivisions.
C. Any fee levied under the authority of Subsection A of this Section shall not be applicable to driver's licenses or identification cards issued to a child who is in foster care as defined in Article 603 of the Louisiana Children's Code.
Acts 1989, No. 519, §1, eff. July 3, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 275, §1, eff. July 5, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 38, §1; Acts 2005, No. 419, §1, eff. July 11, 2005; Acts 2009, No. 349, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1; Acts 2014, No. 765, §1, eff. July 1, 2015; Acts 2014, No. 807, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.
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