RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 334 (HB 241) 2017 Regular Session Chad Brown
Existing law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
establish a portion of the driver education course or prelicensing training course relative to
the economic effects of littering.
New law modifies existing law by redesignating the provision and adding that the courses
include the economic and adverse effects of littering.
New law requires the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, to
establish and implement a curriculum within the driver education and prelicensing training
courses relative to managing a routine traffic stop.
New law requires the department to establish rules and regulations to administer and define
the requirements within the courses.
New law requires that the curriculum be developed considering the actions of officers, the
drivers and occupants, the number of occupants, the time and reason for the stop, the
location of the stop, and any other circumstance surrounding the stop.
New law requires the course include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for
traffic stops; instruction on the importance of officers, drivers, and passengers maintaining
integrity and respect during traffic stops; demonstrations of appropriate interactions with law
enforcement; and demonstrations of the proper actions to be taken during traffic stops.
Effective August 1, 2017.
(Adds R.S. 32:402.1(B) and (C); Repeals R.S. 32:402.1(A)(3)(c))