RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 344 (HB 593) 2015 Regular Session Terry Landry
Existing law provides for a system of motor vehicle inspections whereby authorized
inspection stations purchase books of inspection certificates with certificates to issue to
motor vehicles which pass inspection and for which appropriate fees are received.
New law authorizes the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C), public safety
services, subject to an appropriation of funds for such purpose, to develop a system of
electronic filing on inspection information and print on demand motor vehicle inspection
certificates (system).
New law establishes the following minimum requirements for such system:
(1)The system shall interface with DPS&C's vehicle registration system and update
vehicle records with each inspection.
(2)The print on-demand feature of the system shall print a new inspection certificate
after the station has verified through an electronic interface that the vehicle complies
with all inspection requirements and the appropriate fee has been collected.
(3)The print on-demand inspection certificate shall contain information and security
features as necessary to deter unofficial or fraudulent stickers, or to prevent the
placement of the certificate on a vehicle other than the vehicle inspected.
(4)A mechanism for the submission of the state's portion of the inspection fee; such as,
electronic funds transfer, making the state's payment processing system available to
the station, or other such methods as the department may deem appropriate.
New law requires the following as minimum requirements for any request for proposal for
such system:
(1)The station shall contract with the department's vendor for the acquisition of any
hardware, software, or supplies necessary to implement the system, and connect to
the system. DPS&C shall approve the form of the contract. Such contract shall be
subject to the vendor's contract with the state and shall be governed by the laws of
Louisiana.
(2)The vendor's system shall not retain or capture personal identifying information
either from the department's system or from data entered at the inspection station.
New law specifies that two years after implementation of the system the DPS&C may
establish a system of administrative fines to be assessed against the registered owner of any
vehicle if the vehicle record shows a lapse of a valid inspection sticker for a period of more
than 60 days. Specifies that the fines established cannot exceed twice the amount of the fee
for the inspection certificate for a particular vehicle.
Existing law requires the office of motor vehicles to distribute motor vehicle inspection
stickers to each district office throughout the state and make such stickers available for
purchase by certified motor vehicle inspection stations during normal business hours.
Requires the stickers to be in convenient book form and be sold in such practical increments
as will not present a financial hardship to low volume stations.
New law retains existing law but provides that the office of motor vehicles shall not
distribute motor vehicle inspection stickers to each district office in the state or make such
stickers available for purchase when the system authorized by new law is implemented.
New law exempts tandem axle trailers from motor vehicle inspection unless they are used
in commerce and are subject to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations.
Effective June 29, 2015. (Amends R.S. 32:1305(A) and 1306(E); Adds R.S. 32:1311(G))