Status:Jurisdiction-specific Implementation
Short Description: A bill gives drivers the ability to access a secure electronic version of driver license or state identification (ID) card through a smartphone app offered by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Resources:
State’s Web Page: LA Wallet
Significant State References or Resources
- HB 481 – Adopted, Issuance of a secure electronic version of driver’s license/ID. June 2016
- LA Wallet Covid-19 Information, May 2021
Recent/Relevant News:
- 1.5M in Louisiana carry an mDL, October 31, 2022
- Louisiana Adds Vaccine Status to Digital Driver’s License App, May 2021
- Louisiana Waives Fee for Digital Driver’s License App to Slow Virus, Mar 2020
- The Story Behind LA Wallet, Louisiana Law of Act 625 of the 2016 session, 2020
- Louisiana Adopts Digital Drivers licenses, IEEE Spectrum, Dec 2018
- Louisiana’s New Digital Driver’s License, Louisiana Bankers Association, July 2018
