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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 558 Original 2017 Regular Session Hodges
Abstract: Authorizes judicial determination of the type of restrictive driver's license issued to a
suspended licensee.
Present law provides for eligibility for a restrictive driver's license after the first 90 days of a
suspension for persons refusing a chemical test for intoxication.
Present law further provides for eligibility for a restrictive driver's license after the first 30 days of
a suspension for persons submitting to a chemical test and results show a blood alcohol content
above the legal limit.
Present law also provides for immediate eligibility, upon proof to the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections, for an ignition interlock restrictive license for any licensee who has had their license
suspended.
Proposed law eliminates the 30 and 90 day waiting periods for a restrictive license and provides that
persons will be immediately be eligible for a restrictive license.
Proposed law provides for the court's discretion to determine which type of restrictive license the
licensee is issued. Proposed law further provides that the court may use several factors in proposed
law or any other factor the court deems appropriate in determining the type of restrictive license to
issue.
(Amends R.S. 32:668(B)(1)(b) and (c))