House Bill No. by Representative Fontenot enacts a new provision under R.S. 14:108(B)(1)(f) regarding the crime of resisting an officer in Louisiana. This new legal language expands the definition of "obstruction of" an officer to include the failure of a person, who is operating a motor vehicle and has been lawfully detained for an alleged violation, to provide or display their state-issued driver's license or identification upon the officer's request. This provision applies only after the officer has exhausted all resources available to verify the person's identity.

The bill aims to clarify the circumstances under which a person's failure to present identification can be considered obstruction of an officer. By explicitly including this scenario in the law, the bill seeks to enhance law enforcement's ability to verify identities during traffic stops and other lawful detentions, thereby potentially improving public safety and compliance with legal procedures.