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HB 698 Original 2024 Regular Session Schamerhorn
Abstract: Authorizes the office of motor vehicles to suspend driving and motor vehicle registration
privileges of a person who pays taxes or fees to a public license tag agent with an insufficient
funds check.
Present law authorizes the department to suspend the driving and motor vehicle registration
privileges of any person who pays taxes or fees to the office of motor vehicles with a check that is
dishonored for insufficient funds, if the person fails to redeem the check within 30 days after the date
notice of suspension is mailed to the licensee by the department. Specifies that the period of
suspension begins 30 days after the date the notice of suspension is mailed to the licensee by the
department.
Present law provides that any license suspended will remain suspended until all pending assessments
against the person, including a reinstatement fee have been paid in cash. Specifies that no economic
hardship license will be issued when a person's driving and motor vehicle registration privileges have
been suspended.
Proposed law retains present law and adds a public license tag agent contracted with or acting on
behalf of the office of motor vehicles to present law provisions authorizing the office of motor
vehicles to suspend a person driver's license privileges if the person paid taxes or fees with an
insufficient funds check.
Proposed law requires the department to promulgate the same rules as present law for a public
license tag agent.
(Amends R.S. 32:414(N))