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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 293
BY SENATOR MARTINY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:98(F)(2), relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated; to2
provide relative to prior convictions for operating while intoxicated; and to provide3
for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:98(F)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง98. Operating a vehicle while intoxicated7
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F.(1) * * *9
(2) For purposes of this Section, a prior conviction shall not include a10
conviction for an offense under this Section, under R.S. 14:32.1, R.S. 14:39.1, or11
R.S. 14:39.2, or under a comparable statute or ordinance of another jurisdiction, as12
described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, if committed more than ten years prior13
to the commission of the crime for which the defendant is being tried and such14
conviction shall not be considered in the assessment of penalties hereunder.15
However, periods of time during which the offender was awaiting trial, under an16
order of attachment for failure to appear, or on probation or parole for an offense17
described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, under an order of attachment for18
failure to appear, or periods of time during which an offender was incarcerated in19
a penal institution in this or any other state for any offense, including an offense20
described in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, shall be excluded in computing the21
ten-year period.22
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ACT No. 386 SB NO. 293 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: