Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:17.4

  • Credential: means any document, certificate, identification, license, permit, or card indicating the user's status, right, privilege, classification, permission, entitlement, authority, or coverage. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:17.1
  • Digitized credential: means a credential relayed in a data file available on any mobile device which has connectivity to the internet through an application that allows the mobile device to download the data file from the department, office, agency, company, division, university, school, board, commission, or other applicable entity and contains all of the data elements visible on the face and back of the credential, and also displays the current status of the credential. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 39:17.1
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

            The display of a credential shall not serve as consent or authorization for a law enforcement officer or any other person to search, view, or access any other data or application on the mobile device. If a person presents his mobile device to a law enforcement officer or any other person for purposes of displaying his digitized credential, the law enforcement officer or other person shall promptly return the mobile device to the person once he has had an opportunity to verify the credential.

            Acts 2019, No. 220, §1, eff. June 11. 2019.