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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 215
BY REPRESENTATIVE ECHOLS
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1322(D), relative to methods of payment within the
3 Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for methods of payment
4 within the office of motor vehicles; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 40:1322(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1322. Credit card, charge card, and debit card transactions with the Department of
8 Public Safety and Corrections; procedures for acceptance; administrative
9 action
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11 D.(1) The department may determine that only specific programs or specific
12 offices or locations will accept credit cards, charge cards, or debit cards as payment
13 for fees, fines, taxes, penalties, and interest.
14 (2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection,
15 the office of motor vehicles within the department shall accept credit cards, charge
16 cards, and debit cards as payment for fees, fines, taxes, penalties, and interest as a
17 form of payment along with all other payment methods currently used.
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1 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph,
2 the office of motor vehicles within the department shall not be required to accept
3 credit cards, charge cards, and debit cards for the International Registration Plan
4 (IRP) authorized pursuant to R.S. 47:511(B).
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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