Overview
- Governor Jeff Landry has signed legislation that ends the traditional vehicle inspection sticker, often called a brake tag, for most Louisiana drivers and replaces it with a QR-code tag.
- The QR-code tag will be issued through vehicle registration for a lower annual fee than current stickers and can be self‑affixed to a windshield by the vehicle owner.
- Officials say the QR code will display only the vehicle identification number (VIN) and not an owner’s personal details, though detailed OMV rules on scanning, verification, and fraud prevention have not yet been published.
- Three municipalities—New Orleans, Kenner, and Westwego—will keep the existing sticker requirement, creating a mixed system that will require coordination across local and state enforcement.
- The change will reduce the need for many third‑party inspection visits and is likely to cut business for brake‑tag stations while regulators work out implementation, anti‑fraud safeguards, and enforcement procedures.