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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 488
BY SENATOR PERRY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:414(A)(1)(c)(ii), relative to denial of driving privileges; to2
provide with respect to eligibility for a restricted license by persons convicted of3
certain crimes involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated; and to provide for4
related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:414(A)(1)(c)(ii) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows: 8
ยง414. Suspension, revocation, renewal, and cancellation of licenses; judicial review9
A.(1) * * *10
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this11
Paragraph, upon first or second conviction, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and12
sentence thereupon or forfeiture of bail of any person charged with the offense of13
driving while intoxicated when the offender had a blood alcohol concentration of14
0.20 percent or more by weight based on grams of alcohol per one hundred cubic15
centimeters of blood, the following restrictions on suspension and issuance of a16
restricted driver's license shall apply:17
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(ii) Upon second offense, if the offender has a blood alcohol concentration19
of 0.20 percent or greater, his driver's license shall be suspended for four years. The20
offender shall be eligible for a restricted license during the entire four-year period21
of the suspension after a period of forty-five days of suspension for the22
remainder of the four-year period of suspension after he has provided proof to the23
department that his motor vehicle is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock24
ACT No. 470 SB NO. 488 ENROLLED
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device. A functioning ignition interlock device shall remain installed on his vehicle1
during the first three-year period of the four-year period of the suspension of his2
driver's license.3
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not5
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature6
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If7
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become8
effective on the day following such approval.9
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: