Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3212 – Digitized identification card acceptance; limitation of liability
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3212
- Consumer: means any individual who uses, purchases, or leases goods or services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3211
- current status: includes valid, expired, cancelled, suspended, disqualified, active, inactive, member, nonmember, eligible, or ineligible. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3211
- Digitized identification card: means a data file available on any mobile device which has connectivity to the internet through a state-approved application that allows the mobile device to download the data file from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or an authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that contains all of the data elements visible on the face and back of a license or identification card and displays the current status of the license or identification card. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3211
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, union, public or private education institution, or other organization, including but not limited to a bar or restaurant that is engaged in trade or commerce within the geographic boundaries of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:3211
A. When a person requests a consumer to produce valid identification for the purpose of furnishing proof of the consumer’s identification or age, the person shall accept a state-issued digitized identification card as a valid form of identification.
B. A digital copy, photograph, or image of a digitized identification card which is not downloaded through a state-approved application on a mobile device shall not be considered a valid digitized identification card as provided for by this Chapter.
C. The display of a digitized identification card does not serve as consent or authorization for a person to search, view, or access any other data or application on the consumer’s mobile device. When a consumer presents his mobile device to a person for the purpose of displaying a digitized identification card, the person shall promptly return the mobile device to the consumer once the person has had an opportunity to verify the identity or age of the consumer and the current status of the license or identification card.
D.(1) Under no circumstances shall this state, or any of its agencies, be held liable in any manner legally or otherwise as a result of the use or misuse of a digitized identification card.
(2) Under no circumstances shall a private business, legal entity, or person be held liable in any manner legally or otherwise as a result of the use or misuse of a digitized identification card.
Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Dec. 22, 2020.