The House Transportation Committee approves legislation that would end the requirement for motorists to get an inspection sticker. Instead of an inspection sticker, owners of personal vehicles would have a QR code sticker on their windshield that would provide law enforcement with the vehicle’s identification number. Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley is author of the legislation.
“The good thing about it is, you won’t have to go get a sticker. you won’t have to send all the money in the mail. I think it’s $6 instead of $10,” Bagley said.
Emissions testing will still be required for residents living in the Baton Rouge area because of a federal air quality order under the Clean Air Act.
During the committee discussion, legislators had questions about what the QR code would reveal. Bryan Adams director of the Office of Motor Vehicles says the QR code will display only VIN information.
“Not just anybody will be able to walk up to a vehicle and scan a QR code and get all kind of information from college students, minors, so on and so forth,” Adams explained.
Bagley says the QR code makes it easier for law enforcement system to enter the vehicle’s VIN information into their system during a traffic stop. Bagley says the annual cost for the VIN sticker is $6, which is cheaper and not as time consuming as having to get an inspection sticker.
“The biggest thing is that you won’t have to do this every year as far as taking your car and, it’s a little cheaper,” Bagley noted.
The measure, which has the support of Governor Landry, heads to the House floor for more discussion.
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