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Louisiana: Office of Motor Vehicles isn't allowing name changes on licenses for same-sex couples
This was as of yesterday. There's no telling what the situation is today.
Office of Motor Vehicles isn't allowing name changes on driver's licenses for same-sex couples
By Julia O'Donoghue, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
on July 01, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated July 01, 2015 at 1:38 PM
When Troy Hylan tried to get his name changed on his driver's license to match his spouse's earlier this week, a state motor vehicle office employee in Bossier City told him that wasn't possible because he was married to a man.
It didn't matter that Hylan had his valid marriage license from New York and new social security card with him when he went to the motor vehicle office.
"They told him they couldn't do it. The woman told him, at one point, he had to have a court order," said David Hylan, Troy's husband, "The DMV, of course, is not well-known for its customer service."
Louisiana's Office of Motor Vehicles has said it isn't authorizing any name changes on driver's licenses and vehicle registration forms for same-sex marriage couples until later this month. The American Civil Liberties Union and same-sex marriage advocates have already said this delay will open the agency up to lawsuits.
on July 01, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated July 01, 2015 at 1:38 PM
When Troy Hylan tried to get his name changed on his driver's license to match his spouse's earlier this week, a state motor vehicle office employee in Bossier City told him that wasn't possible because he was married to a man.
It didn't matter that Hylan had his valid marriage license from New York and new social security card with him when he went to the motor vehicle office.
"They told him they couldn't do it. The woman told him, at one point, he had to have a court order," said David Hylan, Troy's husband, "The DMV, of course, is not well-known for its customer service."
Louisiana's Office of Motor Vehicles has said it isn't authorizing any name changes on driver's licenses and vehicle registration forms for same-sex marriage couples until later this month. The American Civil Liberties Union and same-sex marriage advocates have already said this delay will open the agency up to lawsuits.
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