RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 154 (HB 224) 2019 Regular Session Duplessis
Existing law requires a peace officer to make every practical attempt to confirm that a person
has been issued a valid driver's license when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe
the person has committed the offense of driving without a valid driver's license.
Existing law further specifies that if the officer determines that the person has been issued
a valid driver's license that is not under revocation, suspension, or cancellation, but is not in
the person's possession, the officer must issue a written summons to the offender.
New law provides that a person must be in possession of their driver's license whether in
physical or electronic form.
New law authorizes a peace officer to use his discretion to make a custodial arrest or issue
a citation for a person driving with a driver's license that is under suspension, revocation, or
cancellation.
Effective August 1, 2019.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 211(C); Adds C.Cr.P. Art. 211(D))