Office of Debt Recovery News

Louisiana Using New Way to Collect Fines for Auto Insurance Lapses

Louisiana has implemented new ways of collecting fines from people the state believes are driving without insurance. The Advocate reports the recently formed Office of Debt Recovery has the authority to extract money from bank accounts, intercept tax refunds and …

Louisiana OMV Defends Insurance Fine Collection Letters

The leader of Louisiana’s Office of Motor Vehicles on Oct. 30 defended its mass mailing of 1.1 million collection letters to drivers for lapsed insurance coverage, saying the effort was aimed at clearing records and wasn’t a “money grab” for …