RS 47:463.47

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RS 47:463.47

§463.47. Families of police officer killed in the line of duty

A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a special prestige license plate for passenger cars, pickup trucks, vans, and recreational vehicles which may be issued, upon application, to family members of a police officer killed in the line of duty.

B. The secretary shall determine the design of the special prestige plate, provided such design shall include the words "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN" and a symbolic image of a police shield.

C. The prestige license plates shall be issued in the same manner as other motor vehicle plates. Each person who applies for the license plate shall provide proof of his relationship to the deceased police officer and shall provide proof that such police officer was killed in the line of duty.

D. The charge for this special plate shall be a one-time charge of twenty-five dollars which shall be in addition to the regular motor vehicle registration license fee.

E. The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1997, No. 1131, §2, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §1.