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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 486
BY SENATOR PERRY
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:414(D)(1)(c) and 667(H)(3), relative to offenses involving operating a2
vehicle while intoxicated; to provide relative to a hardship license for certain persons3
convicted of certain offenses involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated; and to4
provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:414(D)(1)(c) and 667(H)(3) are hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§414. Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review8
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(c) Any licensee who is enrolled in a driving while intoxicated court or12
probation program or sobriety court probation program certified by the13
Louisiana Supreme Court Drug Court Office or the Louisiana Highway Safety14
Commission as part of a drug division probation program as provided in R.S.15
13:5304 and who is in good standing with the presiding judge may, not less than16
forty-five days following suspension of his license and upon order of the17
presiding judge to the department, be issued an ignition interlock restricted18
license sufficient to maintain livelihood or allow the licensee to maintain the19
necessities of life or to attend chemical dependency treatment sessions or20
meetings. The presiding judge may revoke the restricted license, by order to the21
department, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of violation of any restriction22
placed upon the licensee.23
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§667. Seizure of license; circumstances; temporary license25
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ACT No. 663 SB NO. 486 ENROLLED
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(3) Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to a person who3
refuses to submit to an approved chemical test upon a second or subsequent4
arrest for R.S. 14:98 or 14:98.1, or a parish or municipal ordinance that5
prohibits driving a motor vehicle while operating a vehicle. However, this6
Paragraph shall not apply if the second or subsequent arrest occurs more than7
ten years after the prior arrest.8
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not10
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature11
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If12
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become13
effective on the day following such approval.14
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: