Foil (HB No. 1252) Act No. 807
New law increases the renewal period for driver's licenses from four years to six years.
New law adjusts the driver's license fees by 1/3 to cover the extension of the renewal period
and adjusts the distribution of the amounts collected to the corresponding funds as follows:
Fee
Amount Paid
LSP
Retirement
Amount Paid
NO Police
Pension
Amount Paid
Litter and
Education
License From To FromTo FromTo FromTo
Class D $28.50$42.75$7.43$11.15 $1.00$1.50
Class D
(NO
residents)
$36.00$54.00$1.23 $1.84$10.00$15.00$1.00$1.50
Class D (70
yrs old +)
$14.75$22.13$3.71 $5.56 $1.00$1.50
Class D (70
yrs old+
NO
resident)
$18.50$27.75$0.61 $0.92 $5.00 $7.50$1.00$1.50
Class E $13.50$20.25$3.75 $5.63 $1.00$1.50
Class E
(NO
resident)
$13.50$20.25$2.50 $3.75 $2.50 $3.75$1.00$1.50
Class E (70
yrs old +) *
$4.50 $6.75$1.50 $2.75 $1.00$1.50
Class E (70
yrs old+
NO
resident)
$4.50 $6.75$1.00 $1.50 $1.00 $1.50$1.00$1.50
Class
A,B,C
$41.00$61.00$10.80$16.20 $1.00$1.50
Class
A,B,C
(N.O.
resident)
$51.00$76.50$10.00$15.00$10.00$15.00$1.00$1.50
* Changes amount paid to the office of the state police from $0.50 to $0.75.
Existing law provides that there shall be a $5.00 fee for an emergency vehicle endorsement
for any vehicle group. New law raises the $5.00 fee to a $7.50 fee.
Existing law provides that there shall be a fee of $5.00 for each endorsement to the basic
licenses listed in R.S. 32:408(B). New law increases the $5.00 fee to $7.50.
Existing law provides that the addition of a motorcycle or motor scooter endorsement to a
basic license will require the payment of an additional fee of $8.00. If the motorcycle
endorsement is to any license which is valid for less than four years, the fee for the
endorsement will be $4.00.
New law changes the four-year period to a six-year period and increases the additional fee
of $8.00 to $12.00. New law also changes the $4.00 endorsement fee to $6.00.
Existing law provides that $5.00 from the fee for a motorcycle or motor scooter endorsement
to a basic license, or the amount of $2.00 from the fee if the motorcycle endorsement for any person is to a license that is valid for only less than four years shall be credited to the Bond
Security and Redemption Fund.
New law changes the four-year period to a six-year period. Provides that $7.50 from the fee
for a motorcycle or motor scooter endorsement to a basic license, or the amount of $3.00
from the fee if the motorcycle endorsement for any person is to a license that is valid for only
less than four years shall be credited to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.
Existing law provides that the office of motor vehicles shall collect a handling charge of
$8.00 for new applications, renewals, duplicates, and valid without photo Class "D" and "E"
drivers' licenses. Provides that $2.50 of the fee charged for any handling fee charged or
collected shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the Office of Motor
Vehicles Customer Service and Technology Fund.
New law increases the handling fee for new applications, renewals, duplicates, and valid
without photo Class "D" and "E" drivers' licenses to $12.00 Provides that $3.75 on Class
"D" and "E" driver's license transactions, and $2.50 of the fee charged for all other handling
fees shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit into the Office of Motor Vehicles
Customer Service and Technology Fund.
New law creates the Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow Fund and the Office
of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Fund, which are special funds in the state treasury.
It provides that after compliance with Article VII, Section 9(B) of the constitution and after
a sufficient amount is allocated to pay the obligations secured by the full faith and credit of
the state, the treasurer shall pay an amount equal to 1/3 of the monies received by the state
treasury pursuant to R.S. 32:412 into the Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License Escrow
Fund. The state treasurer shall pay an amount equal to 1/3 of the monies received by the
state treasury pursuant to R.S. 32:412.1 into the Office of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee
Escrow Fund. Of the monies escrowed into the Office of Motor Vehicles Driver's License
Escrow Fund, ½ shall be appropriated in FY 2020, 2026, and 2032, and ½ shall be
appropriated in Fiscal Years 2021, 2027, and 2033. Of the monies escrowed into the Office
of Motor Vehicles Handling Fee Escrow Fund, ½ shall be appropriated in Fiscal Years 2020,
2026, and 2032, and ½ shall be appropriated in Fiscal Years 2021, 2027, and 2033.
Existing law provides that the governing authority of any local government subdivision is
authorized to levy 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 by
existing law, the fee shall not exceed $3.00 per service or transaction. The fee may be levied
in an amount not to exceed $4.00 by the local governing authority of Orleans Parish.
New law provides that the fee charged by local government subdivisions for services and
transactions carried out as operations of an office of motor vehicles field office shall not
exceed $4.50, except as provided by existing law. The fee may be levied in an amount not
to exceed $6.00 by the local governing authorities of Orleans and Jefferson Parishes.
Effective July 1, 2015.
(Amends R.S. 32:412(A)(1),(2),(3),(4)(a) and (b)(intro. para.), (5), (6), (7)(a) and (b)(intro.
para.), (B)(1), (2), (5), (7)(a)(i) and (ii)(intro. para.), (b)(i) and (ii)(intro. para.), (c)(i) and
(ii)(intro. para.), (d)(i) and (ii)(intro. para.), (e)(i)(aa), (bb)(intro. para.), (cc), (dd), and (ee),
and (ii)(aa), (cc),(dd) and (ee) and (C), 32:412.1(A)(intro. para.),(B),(C), and (D), and
32:429(A); Adds R.S. 32:412.1(E) and 412.3; Repeals R.S. 32:412.1(A)(1))