Brake Tags

Mission Statement

To provide safer roadways for the residents of New Orleans, it is the mission of the Department of Public Works Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau to ensure that vehicles registered in the City of New Orleans are adequately and thoroughly inspected for properly functioning vehicle safety equipment. 

Inspection Requirement

Vehicles registered in Orleans Parish must pass a safety inspection and display a current and valid City of New Orleans inspection sticker, also locally known as a “brake tag” (CCNO 154-1303). Drivers may take their vehicle to one of several brake tag stations throughout the City of New Orleans in order to have their vehicle inspected.

All motor vehicle inspection stations and inspectors are private contractors that are licensed and regulated by the City of New Orleans Motor Vehicle Inspection Bureau. Regulations are promulgated under 154-1301 of the City Code of New Orleans.