Source: http://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=112888
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 02:51:43+00:00

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(6) When a case is assigned to the drug division probation program pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:5304, with the consent of the district attorney, the court may place the defendant on probation for a period of not more than eight years if the court determines that successful completion of the program may require that the period of probation exceed the two-year limit. If necessary to assure successful completion of the drug division probation program, the court may extend the duration of the probation period. The period of probation as initially fixed or as extended shall not exceed eight years.
(7) When a case is assigned to an established driving while intoxicated court or sobriety court program certified by the Louisiana Supreme Court Drug Court Office, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, with the consent of the district attorney, the court may place the defendant on probation for a period of not more than eight years if the court determines that the successful completion of the program may require that the period of probation exceed the two-year limit. If necessary to assure successful completion of the driving while intoxicated court or sobriety court program, the court may extend the duration of the probation period. The period of probation as initially fixed or as extended shall not exceed eight years.
B.(1) When the imposition of sentence has been deferred by the court, as authorized by this Article, and the court finds at the conclusion of the period of deferral that the defendant has not been convicted of any other offense during the period of the deferred sentence, and that no criminal charge is pending against him, the court may set the conviction aside and dismiss the prosecution. However, prior to setting aside any conviction and dismissing the prosecution for any charge for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, the court shall require proof in the form of a certified letter from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, that the requirements of Subparagraph (A)(5) of this Article have been complied with.
D.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, shall serve as a repository for the records referred to in Subparagraph (A)(5) of this Article for any plea for operating a vehicle while intoxicated entered pursuant to the provisions of this Article. The department shall maintain records for a period of ten years. The department shall respond by certified mail to a request by any court, prosecuting agency, or defendant seeking certified copies of the records or verification that the records are in the possession of the department.
Acts 1972, No. 514, §1; Acts 1972, No. 651, §1; Acts 1975, No. 608, §1; Acts 1978, No. 570, §3; Acts 1982, No. 270, §1; Acts 1986, No. 184, §1; Acts 1987, No. 59, §1; Acts 1989, No. 35, §1; Acts 1990, No. 89, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1251, §4; Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. April 23, 1996; Acts 1999, No. 1168, §1; Acts 2004, No. 730, §1; Acts 2007, No. 62, §2; Acts 2008, No. 451, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 670, §1; Acts 2015, No. 199, §1.

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