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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1170
BY REPRESENTATIVE LANDRY
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS: Disqualifies commercial driver's license holders from operating
school buses after conviction of DWI offenses
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:414.2(E), relative to commercial driver's license holders; to prohibit certain2
persons from operating school buses; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 32:414.2(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows:5
ยง414.2. Commercial motor vehicle drivers; disqualification; issuance of Class "D"6
or "E" license; alcohol content in breath and blood; implied consent7
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E.(1) Unless a longer suspension or disqualification period is provided for9
in Subsections A through D of this Section, a commercial driver's license holder10
shall be disqualified from operating a school bus for a period of ten years for the11
following:12
(a) Conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled13
substance while operating a commercial motor vehicle or noncommercial motor14
vehicle.15
(b) Refusal to submit to a chemical test for the purpose of determining the16
alcoholic content of his blood when arrested for an offense arising out of acts alleged17
to have been committed while the driver was driving or in actual physical control of18
a commercial motor vehicle or noncommercial motor vehicle while believed to be19
under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a controlled substance.20 HLS 10RS-181 ORIGINAL
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(2) The disqualification period imposed by this Subsection may be reduced1
if the driver meets all the following conditions:2
(a) The driver is not convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or3
a controlled substance while operating a commercial motor vehicle or4
noncommercial motor vehicle for a period of five years after conviction of the5
disqualifying offense or refusal.6
(b) The driver has not refused to submit to a chemical test for the purpose of7
determining the alcoholic content of his blood when arrested for an offense arising8
out of acts alleged to have been committed while the driver was driving or in actual9
physical control of a commercial motor vehicle or noncommercial motor vehicle10
while believed to be under the influence of alcoholic beverages or a controlled11
substance for a period of five years after the disqualifying offense or refusal.12
(c) The driver has successfully completed medical treatment or medically13
approved group therapy or special education courses for or about the disease of14
alcoholism, alcohol abuse, or drug abuse, in a suitable public or private institution15
or program approved by the appropriate state authority.16
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Landry HB No. 1170
Abstract: Disqualifies certain commercial drivers from operating school buses after certain
offenses relating to driving under the influence.
Present law subjects all persons with commercial drivers licenses, including school bus
drivers, to a graduated system of commercial drivers license suspension and disqualification
for conviction of operating under the influence of alcohol or controlled dangerous
substances.
Proposed law retains present law with regards to commercial drivers with the exception of
school bus drivers.
Proposed law disqualifies commercial drivers from operating school buses for 10 years after
a conviction of driving under the influence or refusing to submit to an alcohol concentration
or drug test. HLS 10RS-181 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law reduces disqualification period subject to certain conditions being met.
(Adds R.S. 32:414.2(E))