{"id":11593,"date":"2019-03-01T21:23:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T21:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/?p=11593"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:08:31","slug":"louisiana-digital-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etags.com\/blog\/louisiana-digital-drivers-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana Launches Digital Driver\u2019s License For Smartphones"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Louisiana motorists no longer need to carry their physical license at all times.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The state has recently launched a digital driver\u2019s license that can be downloaded on smartphones across the state.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

By adopting new technology, LA sets a new parameter in the management of government documentation and identification from the use of a mobile device.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Ted James, a state legislator from Baton Rouge, introduced the bill in 2016 to let drivers benefit from the use of digital driver\u2019s licenses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

According to James, this movement exclusively focuses on technology, which also adheres to the interest in service improvements from the state\u2019s commissioner of motor vehicles in regards to license applications.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

As part of the process, the bill was passed about two years ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Then Envoc<\/a>, a private company specialized in software development, took another year to create the app.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Once the development phase was completed, the new digital driver\u2019s license was officially launched in July 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

James also added:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cThe first thing is folks want to be able to use it for everything. I still encourage people to have a physical driver\u2019s license, because it\u2019s not mandated that other entities accept it, outside of law enforcement.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Transitioning from plastic cards to digital licenses<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The digital driver\u2019s license, which can be accessed from a smartphone, represents an acceptable and legal document for law enforcement agents in the state.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It has also been regarded as an approved \u201cdigital credential\u201d by the LA Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This means that users could use this form of identification to purchase alcohol and tobacco.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Yet there are still some challenges on the horizon in regards to its legitimacy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

For instance, airport security checks and some retailers are still on the dark about digital driver\u2019s license, which delays positive results.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This suggests that drivers are still encouraged to carry both, digital licenses and physical licenses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Getting the virtual license from a mobile device<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

To access a virtual license, motorists first need to download the LA Wallet app.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Then pay $5.99 to get the license on the app.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Currently, around 77,000 users access the app through their phones, with approx. 41,000 who already have activated the virtual license choice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Calvin Fabre, founder and president of Envoc, commented:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cNow, this is before any major marketing. We will be starting a big campaign in 2019 to build awareness.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Louisiana appears to be distancing from other players in the development of digital driver\u2019s license owing to their interest in technology.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Some other states such as Iowa, Colorado, Idaho, and Maryland, along with the District of Columbia, have made considerable improvements on digital driver\u2019s licenses, but there\u2019s still a lot of progress to make to achieve implementation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fabre also mentioned that the digital driver\u2019s license also comes with a VerifyYou feature.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This new feature allows other entities and people to verify the validation of the digital license with the DMV in real time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fabre added:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cThe app will also do that with a physical printed license, which means that I can now scan a physical hard license with my app, and that can go back to the DMV, and verify you in real time. So now we\u2019re doing real-time identity verification, using the app, even with the old-school license. \u201cIt could also be used to verify someone who shows up at your house to perform a service,\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Future benefits will also include: cooperation with other states to develop and accept digital licenses from Louisiana, and the ability to improve validation of certain products that require age-verification such as alcohol and tobacco.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Fabre commented:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u201cWe think that this is going to help us pioneer alcohol delivery with Waitr and Uber Eats. So imagine you\u2019re ordering a pizza to be delivered to your house, maybe through Domino’s or Waitr or Uber Eats. And you want a bottle of wine to go with it.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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