§463.107. Special prestige license plates; Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate, to be known as the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority plate, subject to the provisions of this Section. The license plate shall be restricted to passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles. The color and design of the license plate shall be selected by the executive committee of Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. provided it is in compliance with R.S. 47:463(A)(3), and shall include the logo of the sorority. All lettering and numbering on such prestige plate shall be in the color green. The organization shall be prohibited from requesting any change to the design and color of the license plates within a five- year period after the date of acceptance of a specific color and design.

B. The license plate shall be issued, upon application, to any member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

C. An annual royalty fee of twenty-five dollars for use of the sorority's logo shall be collected from the applicant and forwarded to Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. for each license plate issued as provided in this Section. The department shall also collect the standard registration license fee provided for in R.S. 47:463 and a handling fee of three dollars and fifty cents. The handling fee shall be retained by the department to offset a portion of administrative costs.

D. The monies received from the royalty fees by Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall be disbursed in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) For each initial issuance of a license plate, Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall forward seven dollars of the royalty fee to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority corporate office.

(2) For each initial issuance of a license plate, Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall forward three dollars of the royalty fee to the Alpha Kappa Alpha regional office.

(3) For each initial issuance of a license plate, Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall retain fifteen dollars of the royalty fee. For each license plate renewal, Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall retain the entire royalty fee. The monies received from the royalty fees by Nu Gamma Omega Educational and Charitable Foundation, Inc. shall be used to support local chapter activities and scholarship programs.

E. The secretary shall establish a prestige license plate in accordance with the provisions of this Section when all of the following conditions are met:

(1) All necessary contracts regarding use of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's logo have been executed.

(2) The secretary has received a minimum of one thousand applications for the license plate.

F. The secretary shall establish 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, verification that an applicant is a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the transfer and disposition of such license plates, the colors available, and the design criteria.

Acts 2001, No. 1168, §1.