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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 148
BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to study the process
of increasing the sharing of information between the office of public safety and the
office of motor vehicles when the offender of a traffic violation has their license
taken by a law enforcement officer.
WHEREAS, it is imperative to the safety of all citizens and motorists that all state
agencies and offices communicate with each other and share information, particularly as it
pertains to the safety of roadways; and
WHEREAS, there is an apparent disconnect between the transfer of information
when the driver of a motor vehicle is pulled over for a traffic violation and their license is
taken by a law enforcement officer; and
WHEREAS, this information and details of the occurrence should be transmitted to
the office of motor vehicles immediately; and
WHEREAS, there have been incidents when that information has not been reported
to the office of motor vehicles and the driver then proceeds to the office of motor vehicles
and obtains a new license without the office of public safety or any other law enforcement
agent knowing; and
WHEREAS, this creates a problem for both offices because the office of public
safety and the local entity that issued the traffic citation no longer have any leverage over
the offender to pay their fine; and
WHEREAS, additionally, the offender no longer has any incentive to report back to
the law enforcement official and retrieve their license because they have obtained a new
license free of hassle or punishment; and
WHEREAS, incidents such as these have become an issue in Louisiana and occur
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WHEREAS, the office of public safety may confer with and receive input from other
state agencies, including other law enforcement organizations and agencies, in conducting
this study.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections to study the process by which the office of public safety and the office of motor
vehicles share information relating to drivers' licenses that are taken by law enforcement
officers during traffic stops, to develop a plan or method for the immediate reporting of all
information from one agency to the other in the event that the offender has their driver's
license taken, and to report their findings to the House Committee on Transportation,
Highways and Public Works by December 31, 2014.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that suitable copies of this Resolution be transmitted
to the commissioner of the office of motor vehicles, the superintendent of state police, and
the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES