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HB 227 Original 2023 Regular Session Green
Abstract: Provides for the use of electronic signatures in copies of traffic citations.
Present law (R.S. 32:398.1 et seq.) provides for the form for and disposition of uniform traffic
citations.
Present law provides for the use of a copy of the traffic citation to be used as a lawful complaint for
the purposes of prosecution.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that an electronic signature from a notary or ex-officio
notary is authorized for the purpose of present law.
(Amends R.S. 32:398.4)