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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 586
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Increases the age by which a person must submit a signed
statement attesting to supervised driving practice when issued a Class "E" driver's
license for the first time
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:405.1, relative to age requirements of Class "E" driver's2
license; to increase the age of which a person must submit a signed statement3
attesting to supervised driving practice; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:405.1 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:6
ยง405.1. Age requirements7
Subject to R.S. 32:407, a Class "E" driver's license or a Class "D" chauffeur's8
license shall be granted to a person seventeen years of age or above. Class "A", "B",9
or "C" licenses shall be granted only to persons eighteen years of age or above.10
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a seventeen an eighteen year old or11
older first time applicant for a Class "E" license shall provide a signed statement to12
the department attesting that the applicant has completed a minimum of fifty hours13
of supervised driving practice with a licensed parent, guardian, or adult at least age14
twenty-one or older. At least fifteen of these hours must be nighttime driving.15
However, hazardous materials endorsements shall be issued only to persons twenty-16
one years of age or above. The age limitations are subject to the minimum age17
requirements set forth in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1986 and the18
regulations promulgated thereunder relative to licensing of carriers in interstate19
commerce.20 HLS 12RS-842 ENGROSSED
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DIGEST
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part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
St. Germain HB No. 586
Abstract: Increases the age of which a person must submit a signed statement attesting to
supervised driving practice when issued a Class "E" driver's license for the first time.
Present law requires a 17 year old or older first time Class "E" license applicant to provide
a signed statement to the department attesting that the applicant has completed a minimum
of 50 hours of supervised driving practice with a licensed parent, guardian, or adult of at
least 21 years of age or older.
Proposed law increases the age at which a person must submit a signed statement to 18 years
of age.
(Amends R.S. 32:405.1)