Gov. Landry issues executive order suspending late fees on driver’s licenses

Gov. Landry issues executive order suspending late fees on driver’s licenses

Louisiana OMV technical issues trigger emergency declaration • Louisiana Illuminator

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles location on Veterans Boulevard in New Orleans. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, citing the need to immediately address system outages at the state Office of Motor Vehicles that have caused crippling delays in processing drivers’ licenses, vehicle titles and registration services.  An executive order Landry issued Thursday notes that for the …

Louisiana orders suspension for late fees amid system failures

LOUISIANA (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency for the Office of Motor Vehicles due to system failures. On March 21, Landry issued an executive order extending the expiration date and waiving the delinquent fees of personal driver’s licenses (Class E) for up to 30 days past the expiration date on the license. According to the emergency declaration, Louisiana OMV appliances and databases are more than 50 year…

Weekend hours, no late fees: emergency declared as Louisiana OMV computer woes continue

Louisianans who are more than ten days late in renewing expired Class E licenses — the kind most regular drivers have — won't have to pay the $15 late fee due to ongoing technology system outages that have disrupted services…

Gov. Landry suspends driver's license late fees due to OMV computer outages

BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — Persistent system outages with the Office of Motor Vehicles website have prompted Gov. Jeff Landry to extend the expiration date for Class E driver's licenses in Louisiana. The extension also waives delinquent fees for…

Gov. Landry declares emergency for Louisiana OMV system failures

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Governor Jeff Landry declared a state of emergency for the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. He said ongoing system failures have interrupted services statewide. Landry issued an executive order on March 20 which explained the many technical problems with OMV’s old system. These issues have caused regular closures of field offices and public tag agencies. In the order, Landry said the OMV’s application and …