HB 985 — SEX OFFENSE/REGISTRY: Provides relative to identification procedures for sex offenders (EG1 +$200,000 SG EX See Note)

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15:542 andR.S.andR.S.15:542.1Chapter3-BofTitle 15oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutes of1950 shall contain a restriction quick response code which declares that or a QR code on the back of the driver's license for the purposes of assisting law enforcement in determiningwhetheror not thelicenseholderis asex offender.

15:542.1The Chapter3-BofTitle15oftheLouisianaRevisedStatutessecretaryof of1950 shall contain a restriction quick response code which declares that or a QR code on the backDepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsshallcomplywiththeprovisionsofthis ofSubsectionandthedriver'slicenseshallincludethewords"sexoffender"whichshall thebe driver'sorange license for the purposes of assisting law enforcement in determiningwhetherorcolor. not the license holder is asex offender.

Thesecretaryof the DepartmentofPublicSafetyandCorrectionsshallcomplywiththeprovisionsofthis Page 1 of 5 CODING:

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985 Subsectionandthedriver'slicenseshallincludethewords"sexoffender"whichshall(2) beAnyperson orangeto inwhom color.this Subsection applies shall carryupon his person the last driver's license issued to him.

(2) Anyperson to whom this Subsection applies shall carryupon his person the last driver's license issued to him.

(3) ThedepartmentshallissuealicenserequiredpursuanttothisThedepartmentshall SubsectionissuealicenserequiredpursuanttothisSubsection for a period of one year.

(4) Any person to whom who is subject to this Subsection applies shall personally appear at a motor vehicle field office to renew his driver's license every year, in addition to the yearlyreregistrationyearly reregistration that is required pursuant to R.S.

ReregistrationReregistrationshallincludethesubmission shallofcurrentinformationtothedepartment includethesubmissionofcurrentinformationtothedepartment and the verification of registration information, including the street address and telephone number of the registrant;

Inordertoreimburse the office of motor vehicles for the cost of a yearlyissuance,yearlyissuance,the the regular renewal fee shall be collected at each renewal pursuant to this Subsection.

A registered sex offender who has been issued a driver's license pursuant to this Subsection shall Pageforfeit 2his driver's license to the office of 5motor CODING:vehicles if he subsequently obtains a special identification card pursuant to R.S.

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HLS 26RS-1818 ORIGINAL HB NO.

985 forfeit his driver's license to the office of motor vehicles if he subsequentlyobtains a special identification card pursuant to R.S.

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985 Section 2.

Reregistration shall include includes the submission of current information to the department and Pagethe 3verification of 5this CODING:information, which shall include includes the street address and telephone number of the registrant;

the name, street address, and telephone number of the registrant's employer, and anyregistration information that mayneed Page 3 of 5 CODING:

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985 theto verificationbe ofverified thisby information, which shall include includes the streetbureau. address and telephone number of the registrant;

the name, street address, and telephone number of the registrant's employer, and anyregistration information that mayneed to be verified by the bureau.

1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 985 OriginalEngrossed 2026 Regular Session Dickerson Abstract:

Present law (R.S.

32:412(I)) provides for procedures, guidelines, requirements, penalties, andapplicabilityassociatedwiththeissuanceofdriver'slicensestoregisteredsexoffenders.

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985 PresentProposed law (R.S.amends present law as follows:

32:412(I)) provides for procedures, guidelines, requirements, penalties, andapplicabilityassociatedwiththeissuanceofdriver'slicensestoregisteredsexoffenders.

Proposed law amends present law as follows:

(4) Provides for a penaltypenaltyconsisting consisting of a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for a maximum of six months for a person who intentionally fails to meet the requirements of present law.

(5) Requires a registered sex offender who has been issued a driver's license pursuant to present law to forfeit his driver's license to the office of motor vehicles (OMV) if he subsequentlyobtains a special ID cardpursuant to presentpresentlaw law (R.S.