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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 306
BY SENATOR WHITE
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98(F)(2), relative to driving offenses; to provide with respect2
to the crime of operating a vehicle while intoxicated; to provide with respect to the3
ten-year cleansing period for purposes of determining when a person has a prior4
offense; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 14:98(F)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง98. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated8
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(2) For purposes of this Section, a prior conviction shall not include a11
conviction for an offense under this Section, under R.S. 14:32.1, R.S. 14:39.1, or12
R.S. 14:39.2, or under a comparable statute or ordinance of another jurisdiction, as13
described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if committed more than ten years prior14
to the commission of the crime for which the defendant is being tried and such15
conviction shall not be considered in the assessment of penalties hereunder.16
However, periods of time during which the offender was awaiting trial, on probation17
or parole for an offense described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, under an18
order of attachment for failure to appear, or incarcerated in a penal institution in this19
or any other state shall be excluded in computing the ten-year period.20
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ACT No. 547 SB NO. 306 ENROLLED
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4
effective on the day following such approval.5
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: