Could Louisiana Do Away With Inspection Stickers Going Forward?

There's nothing more irritating than getting pulled over and the deputy looking down and writing you a ticket for having an expired inspection sticker. Could Louisiana be getting rid of inspection stickers going forward?

A safety inspection often evaluates the vehicle's essential parts to guarantee accurate operation, such as the headlights, taillights, wheel alignment, steering, seatbelts, brakes, and tires. An automobile may fail an emissions test because of defective injectors, oxygen sensors, or other emissions-related components.

Under current law, Louisiana drivers are required to get an inspection every other year. Those drivers can pay for a one-year inspection tag for $10 or a two-year tag for $20.

Currently, Louisiana State Police collects 40 percent of the revenue each tag brings in, the Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) collects another 12.5 percent, and the local inspectors collect the remaining 47.5 percent

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According to KSLA's Steven Maxwell, District 7 State Representative Larry Bagley from Logansport has filed a bill to completely GET RID of the requirement for drivers to have to get inspection stickers.

This isn't the first time that Bagley has attempted to tweak the inspection sticker rules, he attempted it back in 2019.

In 2019, Bagley proposed a bill that would eliminate the inspection requirement while keeping the $10 fee by increasing the registration renewal cost. The funds that would have gone to the local inspector under the existing system will instead be set aside for LSP, allowing the agency to hire an additional 150 troopers to monitor Louisiana highways. WAFB has the full story from 2019.