HB 613

ENROLLED
 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 170
 HOUSE BILL NO. 613
 BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON, AMEDEE, BAMBURG, BAYHAM, BUTLER,
  CHENEVERT, COATES, COX, CREWS, DEVILLIER, ECHOLS, EDMONSTON,
  EGAN, FIRMENT, MIKE JOHNSON, MELERINE, OWEN, SCHAMERHORN,
  SCHLEGEL, AND WILDER
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 32:410(A)(3)(a)(x) and R.S. 40:1321(E)(3), relative to information to be
3identified on driver's licenses and special identification cards; to require the office
4of motor vehicles to display a certain image on certain identification cards to signify
5citizenship status; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for applicability; to provide
6for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 32:410(A)(3)(a)(x) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9§410. Form of license; photograph, signature of licensee, anatomical gift statement,
10declaration of life-sustaining procedures, and additional information on
11license
12A.
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14(3)(a) Every license issued shall bear thereon:
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16(x) An image of an eagle in flight to signify that the applicant is a citizen of
17the United States, provided that the applicant's citizenship has been verified. If the
18system of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles,
19is currently unable to accommodate the inclusion of new credentials, any future
20system upgrade or new card implementation shall include the capability to comply
21with the requirements of this Item.
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 HB NO. 613  ENROLLED
1Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(E)(3) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
2§1321. State identification cards; special identification cards; issuance; veteran
3designation; special needs or accommodation designations; fees; expiration
4and renewal; exceptions; promulgation of rules; promotion of use; persons
5less than twenty-one years of age; the Protect and Save our Children
6Program; Selective Service Registration
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10(3)(a) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor
11vehicles, shall display an image of an eagle in flight on any special identification
12card issued to signify that the applicant is a citizen of the United States, provided that
13the applicant’s citizenship has been verified.
14(b) If the system of the office of motor vehicles is currently unable to
15accommodate the inclusion of new credentials, any future system upgrade or new
16card implementation shall include the capability to comply with the requirements of
17this Paragraph.
18Section 3. The office of motor vehicles shall promulgate rules in accordance with
19 the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Act, including rules
20 governing the design, placement, and format of the citizenship indicator and acceptable
21 documentation for verifying United States citizenship.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
 APPROVED:
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