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2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 481
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAMES
MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Provides relative to the issuance and possession of drivers'
licenses
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 32:411(F)(1) and 412(D)(6), relative to the issuance and
3 possession of drivers' licenses; to provide for the issuance of an electronic copy of
4 a driver's license; to provide new requirements for the issuance of a driver's license
5 that was renewed by mail or electronic commerce; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 32:411(F)(1) and 412(D)(6) are hereby amended and reenacted to
8read as follows:
9 §411. Deposit of license in lieu of security upon arrest; receipt; licensee to have
10 license or receipt in immediate possession; notification to vehicle owner;
11 surrender of license; issuance of temporary permits
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13 F.(1) The licensee shall have his license, or an electronic copy of the license
14 provided by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
15 vehicles, in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and
16 shall display it upon demand of any officer or agent of the department or any police
17 officer of the state, parish, or municipality, except that where the licensee has
18 previously deposited his license as provided in Subsection C of this Section, and has
19 received a receipt, as provided in Subsection D of this Section, the licensee shall
20 display the receipt upon demand of any officer or agent of the department or any
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1 police officer of the state, parish, or municipality, the same to serve as a substitute
2 for the license until the license is returned to the licensee. However, when an officer
3 or agent of the department or any police officer of the state, or any parish or
4 municipality has reasonable grounds to believe a person has committed an offense
5 of driving without a valid driver's license in his possession, the police officer shall
6 make every practical attempt based on identifying information provided by the
7 person to confirm that the person has been issued a valid driver's license. If the
8 police officer determines that the person has been issued a valid driver's license
9 which is neither under revocation, suspension, or cancellation, but that the license
10 is not in his possession, the peace officer shall issue a written summons to the
11 offender in accordance with law, commanding him to appear and answer the charge.
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13 §412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation;
14 university logo; "I'm a Cajun" designation; disbursement of funds; renewal
15 by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses;
16 disposition of certain fees; exception
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18 D.(1) Upon application and payment of the fee imposed by this Chapter and
19 subject to the requirements of R.S. 32:408, a license shall be renewable on or before
20 its expiration. An application for renewal may be made at any time within one
21 hundred eighty days prior to expiration unless the renewal is otherwise restricted by
22 the department.
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24 (6) When a license is renewed by mail or electronic commerce, the secretary
25 shall issue a new license which indicates the new expiration date evidence of renewal
26 which shall be affixed to the previously issued license to indicate the date the license
27 expires in the future.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 481 Original 2016 Regular Session James
Abstract: Provides for the issuance of an electronic copy of a driver's license and new
requirements for the issuance of a driver's license that was renewed by mail or
electronic commerce.
Present law requires that a licensee have his license in his immediate possession at all times
when driving a motor vehicle.
Proposed law modifies present law by authorizing a licensee to have an electronic copy of
his license provided by the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles,
as an alternative to his physical license.
Present law requires the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to issue
evidence of renewal of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses to be affixed to the previously
issued license to indicate the date the license expires in the future when a license is renewed
by mail or electronic commerce.
Proposed law modifies present law by requiring the secretary to issue a new license which
indicates the new expiration date when a license is renewed by mail or electronic commerce.
(Amends R.S. 32:411(F)(1) and 412(D)(6))
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