Louisiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Louisiana HB167: PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Provides for the issuance of certain documentation to inmates before their release from incarceration (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
Status: Signed into law, June 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act To enact R.S. 15:828.5 and 828.6 and Code of Evidence Article 416, relative to inmates; to provide for issuance of certain documentation and certification to inmates; to provide for criteria; to provide for restrictions; to provide for a definition; to provide for duties of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for duties of the office of motor vehicles; to provide for revocation proceedings; to provide for a limitation of liability; to provide for the submission of an annual report to certain legislative committees; to provide for rulemaking…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT To enact R.S. 15:828.5 and 828.6 and Code of Evidence Article 416, relative to inmates; to provide for issuance of certain documentation and certification to inmates; to provide for criteria; to provide for restrictions; to provide for a definition; to provide for duties of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; to provide for duties of the office of motor vehicles; to provide for revocation proceedings; to provide for a limitation of liability; to provide for the submission of an annual report to certain legislative committees; to provide for rulemaking; to provide for a defense in a certain proceedings; to provide relative to the admissibility of evidence; and to provide for related matters. Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: Section 1. R.S. 15:828.5 and 828.6 are hereby enacted to read as follows: §828.5. Post-release employment; relevant documentation A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereinafter referred to in this Section as the "department", shall provide an inmate who has been released from a term of imprisonment that resulted from the commission of a felony offense and who has designated his intended residence within this state with the relevant documentation to assist with the obtaining of post-release employment. B.(1) The department shall coordinate with the office of motor vehicles to do both of the following: Page …