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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.1. Definitions

RS 32:400.1 - Definitions
When used in this Part, the following words and phrases have the meanings ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) "Automated driving system" means the hardware and software that are collectively capable of performing the entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of whether it is limited to a specific operational design domain.
(2) "Autonomous commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used in commerce and equipped with an automated driving system, including those designed to function without a driver.
(3) "Commerce" means transportation for the purpose of compensation, remuneration, employment, trade, or payment of any thing of value.
(4) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle has a gross combination weight rating of twenty-six thousand one or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand pounds.
(5) "Conventional human driver" means a driver who manually exercises in-vehicle braking, accelerating, steering, and transmission gear selection input devices in order to operate a vehicle.
(6) "Dynamic driving task" means all of the real-time operational and tactical functions required to operate a vehicle in on-road traffic excluding strategic functions such as trip scheduling and selection of destinations and waypoints.
(7) "Minimal risk condition" means a condition to which a user or an automated driving system may bring a vehicle in order to reduce the risk of a crash upon experiencing a failure of the vehicle's automated driving system that renders the vehicle unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task.
(8) "Operational design domain" means a description of the specific operating domain in which an autonomous commercial motor vehicle is designed to properly operate including but not limited to roadway types, speed, environmental conditions, and other domain constraints.
(9) "Remote driver" means a natural person who is not seated in an autonomous commercial motor vehicle, but is able to perform the entire dynamic driving task.
(10) "Teleoperation system" means hardware and software installed on a motor vehicle that allow a remote driver to operate the vehicle.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.2. Controlling authority; compliance

RS 32:400.2 - Controlling authority; compliance
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, autonomous commercial motor vehicles including any commercial use or operations, and automated driving systems shall be governed exclusively by this Part.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Department of Transportation and Development shall be the sole and exclusive agency with jurisdiction over autonomous commercial motor vehicles and automated driving systems and shall implement the provisions of this Part.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to limit the applicability of state dealer franchise laws under the provisions of R.S. 32:1251 through 1269.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.3. Operation; criteria

RS 32:400.3 - Operation; criteria
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an autonomous commercial motor vehicle may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if the autonomous commercial motor vehicle meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Is capable of operating in compliance with applicable federal law and the traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state including but not limited to applicable laws concerning the capability to safely navigate and negotiate railroad crossings.
(2) Is properly registered and titled in accordance with R.S. 32:701 et seq. and R.S. 47:463.
(3) Is certified in accordance with 49 CFR Part 567 as being in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards and bears the required certification label or labels including reference to any exemption granted under applicable federal law.
(4) Is capable of achieving a minimal risk condition if a failure occurs rendering the vehicle unable to perform the dynamic driving task relevant to its intended operational design domain or if the vehicle exits its operational design domain.
(5) Is covered by motor vehicle liability coverage in an amount not less than two million dollars.
B. The registration of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle shall not be interpreted to abrogate or amend any statutory or regulatory provisions or any aspects of law pertaining to liability for any harm or injury caused.
C. Prior to commencing the operation of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle without a conventional driver present in the cab, a person or entity shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation and Development certifying that the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.4. Owners and operators of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle

RS 32:400.4 - Owners and operators of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle
The automated driving system of an autonomous commercial motor vehicle and the person or entity required to submit a statement to the Department of Transportation and Development pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 32:400.3(C) shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, ordinances, and statutes of this state and will be considered to be licensed to operate the vehicle. The person or entity operating the autonomous commercial motor vehicle may be issued a traffic citation or other applicable penalty if the vehicle fails to comply with any traffic or motor vehicle laws of this state.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.5. Reporting an accident

RS 32:400.5 - Reporting an accident
If an accident occurs involving an autonomous commercial motor vehicle while the automated driving system is engaged, the autonomous commercial motor vehicle shall remain at the scene of the accident and the operator or any person on behalf of the operator of the autonomous commercial motor vehicle shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:398 relative to contacting the appropriate law enforcement agency and furnishing all relevant information.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.6. Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance

RS 32:400.6 - Remote drivers; teleoperations; compliance
A. When a remote driver is operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system, the remote driver shall be considered to be the operator of the vehicle for the purpose of assessing compliance with applicable traffic or motor vehicle laws including the rules of the road.
B. The remote driver shall hold the proper class of license required for a conventional driver to operate the vehicle.
C. If an accident occurs involving a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system while the teleoperation system is engaged, the vehicle shall remain at the scene of the accident and the owner or remote driver shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 32:398 relative to contacting the appropriate law enforcement agency and furnishing all relevant information.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.7. Teleoperations; operation; criteria

RS 32:400.7 - Teleoperations; operation; criteria
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system may operate in this state without a conventional driver physically present in the vehicle if a remote driver is operating the vehicle and the commercial motor vehicle meets all of the following criteria:
(1) Is properly registered.
(2) Is in compliance with applicable federal law.
(3) Is certified in accordance with 49 CFR Part 567 as being in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standards and bears the required certification label or labels, including reference to any exemption granted under applicable federal law.
(4) Is capable of being operated in compliance with the applicable traffic and motor vehicle laws of this state, regardless of whether the vehicle is operated by a remote driver including but not limited to applicable laws concerning the capability to safely navigate and negotiate railroad crossings.
(5) Is covered by motor vehicle liability coverage in an amount not less than two million dollars.
(6) Is capable of achieving a reasonably safe state, such as bringing the vehicle to a stop if a failure of the teleoperation system occurs that renders the remote driver unable to perform the entire dynamic driving task for the vehicle.
B. Prior to commencing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle equipped with a teleoperation system without a conventional driver present in the cab, an owner, a remote driver, or the remote driver's employer shall submit a written statement to the Department of Transportation and Development certifying that the vehicle meets the requirements of this Section.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:400.8. Liability; jurisdiction

RS 32:400.8 - Liability; jurisdiction
The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to repeal, modify, or preempt any liability that may be incurred pursuant to existing law applicable to a vehicle owner, operator, manufacturer, component part supplier, or retailer including any law that may apply to jurisdiction for any bodily injury or property damage claims arising out of this Part. All choice of law conflicts with respect to bodily injury or property damage claims shall be resolved in accordance with Louisiana law.
Acts 2019, No. 232, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:403. Application; fee; duration of license

RS 32:403 - Application; fee; duration of license
Each application shall be accompanied by the proper license fee, and the license when issued shall be valid for the period prescribed in R.S. 32:412 unless revoked, cancelled, or suspended. Application for license shall be made to the department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the department. No license shall be issued until the application has been approved by the driver's license division. No fee shall be collected from any child who is in foster care, as defined in Article 603 of the Louisiana Children's Code.
Acts 2009, No. 349, §1, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:403.1. Application of persons sixty years of age or above

RS 32:403.1 - Application of persons sixty years of age or above
Every person, sixty years of age or above, applying for a license under the provisions of this Chapter shall attach to his application a detailed report from a duly licensed physician or optometrist indicating his visual ability and a detailed medical report from a duly licensed physician indicating his physical condition and specifying any defects in connection therewith which might impair the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to persons applying for a renewal license except for those persons subject to R.S. 32:403.4. However, it shall not be a breach of duty to the public or the individual if the department inadvertently fails to require a report from such applicant or if the department issues a license under the mistaken belief that such applicant is capable of driving safely.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §8. Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:403.2. Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability

RS 32:403.2 - Application of persons with physical disability or mental disability
Every person with a physical or mental disability applying for a license under the provisions of this Chapter for the first time shall attach to his application a detailed medical report, or a report from an optometrist if it is a visual defect, from a duly licensed physician indicating the severity of his disability and the limitations imposed thereby which might impair the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. The department may waive the furnishing of the report by any person applying for a renewal license under the provisions of this Chapter, except for a person subject to the provisions of R.S. 32:403.4.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §9. Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 811, §16, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:403.4. Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle

RS 32:403.4 - Medical evaluation report required of persons driving a commercial motor vehicle
A.(1) A person applying for a Class "A", "B", or "C" commercial driver's license shall not have any physical or mental disability affecting the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Such person, unless exempted by the office of motor vehicles or by a rule or regulation, shall provide a current medical examiner's certificate, on a form approved by the office of motor vehicles, prepared by a duly licensed medical examiner, certifying that he is capable of exercising ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle. Such person shall submit a valid medical examiner's certificate at every renewal and shall carry a current medical examiner's certificate on his person at all times when driving a commercial motor vehicle requiring either a Class "A", "B", or "C" commercial driver's license as defined herein.
(2) A person applying for a commercial driver's license shall certify one of the following:
(a) Non-excepted interstate. That he operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification requirements of 49 Part CFR 391, and is required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate as required by 49 CFR 391.45.
(b) Excepted interstate. That he operates or expects to operate in interstate commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or operations that are exempted from the qualification requirements of 49 CFR Part 391 pursuant to 49 CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or 398.3, and is therefore not required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 CFR 391.45.
(c) Non-excepted intrastate. That he operates only in intrastate commerce and therefore is subject to state driver qualification requirements.
(d) Excepted intrastate. That he operates in intrastate commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from state driver qualification requirements.
B. "Medical examiner" means a person who is licensed, certified, or registered to perform physical examinations.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 1086, §1; Acts 2012, No. 408, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:404.1. Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity

RS 32:404.1 - Commercial driver's license applicant; domiciliary of state requirement; time limits; reciprocity
An applicant for a commercial driver's license must be a domiciliary of this state, unless applying for a nonresident commercial driver's license. A person domiciled in and holding a valid commercial driver's license from another jurisdiction meeting the standards contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383, shall not be required to obtain a Louisiana driver's license while operating in this state. However, a holder of a commercial driver's license who has been a resident of this state for thirty days or longer shall be considered a domiciliary of this state for purposes of this Chapter and shall obtain a Louisiana commercial driver's license within the time period specified in R.S. 32:404. An applicant for a Louisiana commercial driver's license shall surrender any driver's license from this or any other state or any jurisdiction meeting the requirements contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 383. A driver holding a commercial driver's license from any other jurisdiction shall apply for a Louisiana commercial driver's license within no more than thirty days after establishing a domicile in this state.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:405. Application must be verified

RS 32:405 - Application must be verified
Every application shall be verified by the applicant, and by any other person required by this Chapter to sign such application, before a person authorized to administer oaths. The officers and employees of the drivers' license division are authorized to administer oaths without fee, and notaries public or other officers shall not charge in excess of twenty-five cents for the administration of such oath.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:405.1. Age requirements

RS 32:405.1 - Age requirements
Subject to R.S. 32:407, a Class "E" driver's license or a Class "D" chauffeur's license shall be granted to a person seventeen years of age or above. Class "A", "B", or "C" licenses shall be granted only to persons eighteen years of age or above. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, an eighteen year old or older or parent or guardian of a seventeen year old first time applicant for a Class "E" license shall provide a signed statement to the department attesting that the applicant has completed a minimum of fifty hours of supervised driving practice with a licensed parent, guardian, or adult at least age twenty-one or older. However, if the first time applicant for a Class "E" license is seventeen years of age and emancipated, the applicant shall provide the attestation for himself, provided that the applicant has the necessary identifying information and documents. At least fifteen of these hours must be nighttime driving. However, hazardous materials endorsements shall be issued only to persons twenty-one years of age or above. The age limitations are subject to the minimum age requirements set forth in the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 and the regulations promulgated thereunder relative to licensing of carriers in interstate commerce.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 1992, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1995, No. 692, §1; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2010, No. 1039, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 750, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:406. Licensee must give notice of change of address

RS 32:406 - Licensee must give notice of change of address
A. Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a license shall move permanently from the address or place of residence named in the application he shall, within ten days thereafter, notify the driver's license division, in writing or electronically, of such change and of his new address.
B.(1) A licensee may update their permanent address in person, by mail, or online to correct their address for the issuance of a Class "D" or "E" license. The reconstructed driver's license shall be mailed to the licensee's updated permanent address.
(2) No cost shall apply pursuant to R.S. 32:412.1 and 413 for transactions to correct an address due to the renaming of a street or highway in accordance with a parish or municipal ordinance.
C. The provisions contained in Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to a license which is REAL ID compliant. The address of a REAL ID compliant license shall be changed at a motor vehicle field office or the office of a public license tag agent authorized to issue REAL ID compliant licenses.
Amended by Acts 2021, No. 335, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:408.2. Third party testing; limitation of liability

RS 32:408.2 - Third party testing; limitation of liability
The third party tester, its agents, or its employees shall not be liable for any and all claims, losses, damages, costs, and other proceedings made, sustained, brought, or prosecuted in any manner based upon, occasioned by, or attributable to any injury, infringement, or damage arising from, or claimed to have arisen from, acts committed by a driver who has been given a written knowledge test or a skills test by such third party tester provided the test was administered in accordance with Louisiana rules, regulations, and laws.
Acts 1990, No. 994, §1; Acts 1999, No. 458, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:410.1. Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited

RS 32:410.1 - Novelty or unofficial credentials; prohibited
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, advertise for sale, sell, or possess any fictitious or facsimile credential that is intended to simulate a credential issued by any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any foreign country or government, a United States government-issued credential, or a United States passport or foreign government visa.
B. For purposes of this Section, a credential shall include but is not limited to any driver's license, driver permit, temporary driver's license, restricted or hardship driver's license, government-issued identification card, school-issued identification card, vehicle registration certificate, or vehicle license plate.
C. It shall not be a defense to a violation of this Section that a fictitious or facsimile credential contains words indicating that it is a novelty item or an indication that it is not a valid identification document, vehicle registration certificate, or vehicle license plate.
D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, may issue a cease and desist order to any person or business who manufactures, advertises for sale, sells, or possesses any credential, including any novelty or unofficial credential, which it determines to be in violation of this Section. Any such cease and desist order may be served by regular mail with a proof of mailing issued by the United States Postal Service, or hand delivered by a representative of the department. If the cease and desist order is served by mail with proof of mailing, it shall be deemed delivered on the seventh calendar day after the date affixed on the certificate or proof of mailing. The presumption of delivery in this Subsection shall not apply if the cease and desist order is returned as undeliverable.
E.(1) If the person or business subject to the cease and desist order cannot be served or does not comply with the cease and desist order, the department may file a petition for injunctive relief as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for injunctions in the district court. There shall be no suspensive appeal or stay of an order or judgment of the district court granting the department a preliminary or permanent injunction.
(2) In the suit for an injunction, the department may demand of the defendant a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each day the defendant engaged in any activity prohibited by the cease and desist order issued by the department and court costs. Judgment for penalty and court costs may be rendered in the same judgment in which the injunction is made final.
F. The department may promulgate rules it determines necessary to aid in the implementation and enforcement of this Section.
Acts 2014, No. 262, §1; Acts 2017, No. 87, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:410.2. International driver's license

RS 32:410.2 - International driver's license
A.(1) "International driving permit or driver's license" means a driving permit or driver's license that conforms to the provisions of the Convention on Road Traffic of 1949 and is presented with a valid driving permit or valid driver's license from the holder's country of residence.
(2) As defined in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, an international driving permit or driver's license in this state shall be valid only as a non-commercial driver's license, shall not be valid and used in lieu of a learner's permit, commercial learner's permit, or commercial driver's license, and shall not be valid if the holder's driving privileges are suspended or revoked in this state or any other state.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person to issue an international driver's license in this state for use in this state or in any other state or territory of the United States.
C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, may issue a cease and desist order to any person or business issuing an international driver's license in violation of this Section. Any such cease and desist order may be served by regular mail with a proof of mailing issued by the United States Postal Service, or hand delivered by a representative of the department. If the cease and desist order is served by mail with proof of mailing, it shall be deemed delivered on the seventh calendar day after the date affixed on the certificate or proof of mailing. The presumption of delivery in this Subsection shall not apply if the cease and desist order is returned as undeliverable.
D. If the person or business subject to the cease and desist order cannot be served or does not comply with the cease and desist order, the department may file a petition for injunctive relief as provided in the Code of Civil Procedure for injunctions in the district court. There shall be no suspensive appeal or stay of an order or judgment of the district court granting the department a preliminary or permanent injunction.
E. The department may promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement and enforce the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2014, No. 562, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:412.2. Disabled veteran exemption

RS 32:412.2 - Disabled veteran exemption
A. A veteran of service in the United States Armed Forces shall be exempt from the payment of fees under this Chapter for the issuance of a driver's license or a special identification card, issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1321, if the veteran meets all of the following qualifications:
(1) Was honorably discharged.
(2) Has a service-related disability of at least fifty percent.
(3) Receives compensation from the United States government because of such disability.
(4) Is not subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the fee imposed by R.S. 32:668(B)(1)(a)(i).
C. The department shall adopt rules relative to the proof of entitlement to such exemption and any other rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2007, No. 123, §1; Acts 2010, No. 402, §1; Acts 2012, No. 95, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:414.1. Unlawful use of license

RS 32:414.1 - Unlawful use of license
It shall be unlawful for any person:
1. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his possession any cancelled, revoked, suspended, or fictitious operator's or chauffeur's license, or an operator's or chauffeur's license which has been intentionally altered, or has been caused to be altered, by such person;
2. To lend his operator's or chauffeur's license to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
3. To display or represent as one's own any operator's or chauffeur's license not issued to him;
4. To fail or refuse to surrender to the department upon its lawful demand any operator's or chauffeur's license which has been suspended, revoked or cancelled;
5. To use a false or fictitious name in any application for an operator's or chauffeur's license or to knowingly make a false statement or to knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application, or to commit perjury by making any false affidavit, or knowingly swearing or affirming falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of this Chapter to be sworn to or affirmed;
6. To permit any unlawful use of an operator's or chauffeur's license issued to him; or
7. To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 598, §1. Acts 1987, No. 575, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:414.3. Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities

RS 32:414.3 - Commercial motor vehicle drivers; employer responsibilities
A. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 32:414.4 "employee" means an operator of a commercial motor vehicle, including an independent contractor while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle, who is employed by an employer.
B. For purposes of this Section and R.S. 32:414.4, "employer" means any person, including the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state, who owns or leases a commercial motor vehicle, or assigns employees to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:414.5. Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards

RS 32:414.5 - Information falsified by aliens; cancellation of drivers' licenses and special identification cards
A. The driver's license or special identification card of an alien student or nonresident alien shall be canceled if the alien has falsified any information required in R.S. 32:409.1 for the purposes of obtaining a driver's license or a special identification card from the office of motor vehicles. The secretary shall notify the person who is the subject of the notice at that person's last known address.
B. When a law enforcement officer places a person under arrest and seizes the driver's license or the special identification card in accordance with R.S. 14:100.13(B), the driver's license or special identification card shall be surrendered to the office of motor vehicles for cancellation.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:416. Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible

RS 32:416 - Unlawful operation by persons under the age of seventeen; parents responsible
No person shall cause or knowingly permit his child or ward, under the age of seventeen years, to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any public road or highway unless such child or ward is licensed by the state to do so. However, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to a minor who is participating in a driver education course or a prelicensing training course approved and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
Acts 1992, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 650, §2; Acts 2007, No. 127, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 294, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:416.1. Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited

RS 32:416.1 - Unlawful operation by persons less than seventeen years of age; operation of motor vehicles and power cycles between certain hours prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any person who is less than seventeen years of age to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any highway, street, public road, or public thoroughfare at any time between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. except when accompanied by a parent, tutor, or any other person twenty-one years of age or older, having custody of the minor.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 273, §13. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 266, §1; Acts 1981, No. 775, §1; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:417. Allowing unlicensed person under the age of seventeen to drive

RS 32:417 - Allowing unlicensed person under the age of seventeen to drive
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or knowingly permit a minor child under the age of seventeen to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle upon any public road or highway in this state unless such child shall have first obtained a license to drive a motor vehicle or a power cycle. However, the provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to a minor who is participating in a driver education course or a prelicensing training course approved and certified by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to rent for hire a motor vehicle to be operated by any person who does not have a current license or, in the case of a non-resident who has not been licensed to drive a motor vehicle under the laws of his resident state, if the laws of his resident state so require.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to employ any person as a driver of a motor vehicle if said person being employed does not have a current, valid license issued by the department in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
D. Any person who causes or who knowingly permits an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen to drive a motor vehicle or power cycle on a public road or highway and the owner of a vehicle who knowingly gives or furnishes a motor vehicle or power cycle to an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen shall be jointly and severally liable for damages caused by the negligence or wilfull misconduct of the minor driving the vehicle.
E. The following penalties shall be imposed for a violation of this Section:
(1) The person shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars for each offense, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(2) However, if an unlicensed minor under the age of seventeen is involved in a collision which results in the serious bodily injury or death of another person, the person shall be subject to the penalties provided for in R.S. 14:92.2(B)(3). For purposes of this Paragraph, "serious bodily injury" means a bodily injury which involves unconsciousness, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or a substantial risk of death.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §6A; Acts 1992, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2006, No. 650, §2; Acts 2007, No. 127, §1, eff. June 25, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 294, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:418. Selective Service registration; age restrictions

RS 32:418 - Selective Service registration; age restrictions
A.(1) Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is eighteen years of age or older, but less than twenty-six years of age, shall be registered if he is not already registered, in compliance with the requirements of Section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. 451 et seq., when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.
(2) Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is fifteen years of age, but less than eighteen years of age, shall provide personal information to the office of motor vehicles when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card, for registration with the Selective Service. Upon the applicant attaining eighteen years of age, the applicant shall automatically be registered with the Selective Service.
B. The office of motor vehicles shall forward to the Selective Service System, in an electronic format, the necessary personal information required for registration of any person identified in Subsection A of this Section after receiving the application to issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.
C. The office of motor vehicles shall include the following statement on an application for a permit, license, or card as described in Subsection A of this Section: "By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the federal Selective Service System, if so required. If under 18 years of age, I understand that I will be registered when I attain 18 years of age as required by federal law."
D. The office of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card to any person who refuses to provide personal information for registration with the Selective Service in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2001, No. 699, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2003, No. 373, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:419. Department may for cause refuse to license applicant; judicial review

RS 32:419 - Department may for cause refuse to license applicant; judicial review
The department is hereby authorized to refuse to issue a license under this Chapter to any person for any cause satisfactory to said department, but the applicant for said license in such case shall have a right of action in the same manner as is provided for in R.S. 32:414 of this Chapter.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:420. Exemptions

RS 32:420 - Exemptions
A. No person shall be required to obtain a license for the purpose of operating implements of husbandry temporarily on the highways.
B. A license shall not be required of the members of the armed forces of the United States in the operation of noncommercial motor vehicles belonging to such agency when they have operators' licenses issued by such agency and are on official duty for the United States.
C. A commercial driver's license shall not be required of a member of the armed forces of the United States in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle for military purposes, regardless of the ownership of the vehicle.
D. A previously valid Louisiana commercial driver's license issued to a member of the armed forces of the United States which expires during the enlistment of the holder shall be valid for Class "E" operation only when used for nonmilitary purposes and while the holder is still a full-time member of said armed forces and for not more than sixty days thereafter.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989; Acts 2004, No. 425, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:421. False swearing; obtaining two licenses; unlawful

RS 32:421 - False swearing; obtaining two licenses; unlawful
Every person making application for a license under the provisions of this Chapter shall give and furnish such information as may be required by the department. The giving or furnishing of false, erroneous, or incorrect information shall be deemed a violation of this Chapter. It shall be unlawful to apply for or obtain more than one valid license. In addition to the other penalties imposed by this Chapter, if the department determines, in its check of an applicant's license status and record prior to issuing a driver's license, or at any time after the driver's license is issued, that the applicant has falsified information, the department shall, and within no more than thirty days of discovering the falsification, suspend, revoke, or cancel the person's driver's license for up to sixty days or shall cancel his pending application and may prohibit his reapplication for up to sixty days.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:422. Learner's license; driving school instruction permit; special restrictions on motorcycles

RS 32:422 - Learner's license; driving school instruction permit; special restrictions on motorcycles
A. Any person who is at least seventeen years of age may apply to the department for a learner's license to drive motor vehicles or power cycles, provided such person has completed a driving course in accordance with R.S. 32:402.1. The department may, in its discretion, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination, other than the driving test, issue to the applicant a learner's license at the regular fee of a Class "E" driver's license, which shall entitle the applicant while having such license in his immediate possession to drive a motor vehicle upon public highways when accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian, by a licensed adult at least twenty-one years of age, or by a licensed sibling at least eighteen years of age. In addition to a licensed parent, sibling, guardian, or adult, there may be other members of the licensee's immediate family in the vehicle, and when accompanied by a driver's education instructor, there may be one or more fellow driver's education students in the vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any other person to accompany the beginner and licensed driver, except in the event the applicant is operating a motorcycle. Any person under the age of seventeen who has a valid learner's license and is operating a motorcycle is restricted to a distance of three miles from the applicant's residence, unless a parent, tutor, or other person having custody is temporarily staying or residing at another location, where the applicant would be restricted to within three miles of that location. Any person seventeen years of age or older being issued a learner's license may apply for a regular Class "E" license thirty days after the issuance of a learner's license, or at any time after the issuance of the learner's license provided the applicant provides proof that the applicant has completed an approved thirty-six hour driver education course, and there shall not be any additional fee for the regular license.
B. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 317, §2.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §8; Acts 1992, No. 382, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 119, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 163, §1, eff. June 12, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 1247, §1; Acts 1997, No. 725, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 427, §1; Acts 2011, No. 294, §2; Acts 2016, No. 317, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:423. Restricted license

RS 32:423 - Restricted license
A. The department upon issuing a Class "A", "B", "C", "D", and "E" license shall have authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of, or special mechanical control devices required on, a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
B. The department may either issue a special restricted license, or may set forth such restrictions upon the usual license form.
C. The department may, upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of such license suspend or revoke the same, but the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing as upon a suspension or revocation under this Chapter.
D. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in violation of the restrictions imposed in the license issued to him.
Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:424. Department may compel examination of suspected incompetents; prohibited disclosure of information; exceptions

RS 32:424 - Department may compel examination of suspected incompetents; prohibited disclosure of information; exceptions
A.(1) The department, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver or chauffeur is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to be licensed, may upon written notice of at least ten days to the licensee require him to submit to one, any combination of, or all of the following:
(a) Knowledge test.
(b) Skills test.
(c) Medical examination.
(2) Upon the conclusion of such test, or tests, or examination, or examinations, the department shall take action as may be appropriate, including permitting the licensee to retain the license or suspending, revoking, or restricting the license. Refusal or neglect of the licensee to submit to any test or examination required pursuant to this Subsection shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of his license.
B. Medical information contained on the medical examination form provided by the department shall not be disclosed to any third party without the written consent of or a written waiver from the individual whose record is being reviewed or unless pursuant to an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. The written consent shall be signed and dated by the individual whose record is being reviewed. All written waivers shall clearly identify the person whose medical information is sought to be released and to whom the medical information shall be released. A written waiver shall be valid for a single specific request for medical information and shall not be valid for multiple or ongoing requests.
C. Any person who knowingly violates a confidentiality provision of this Section, who knowingly permits or encourages the unauthorized use of a report, or who intentionally files a false report to the department regarding a driver's qualifications shall be liable for damages resulting from such action. The licensed driver or chauffeur may seek an order from a court of competent jurisdiction for the release of the name of the individual who reported the licensed driver or the chauffeur to the department for investigation.
Acts 2001, No. 48, §1; Acts 2012, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 32 - Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulation › §32:426. Disposition of fees; surplus funds

RS 32:426 - Disposition of fees; surplus funds
A.(1) The license fees collected under this Chapter shall be used by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the operation of said department and for the furtherance of highway safety education, except those funds payable to the board of trustees for certain police funds and the division of state police or to other specially dedicated funds.
(2) All other fees collected under this Chapter, except for specially dedicated funds, shall be used by the office of motor vehicles for the operation of said department and the furtherance of highway safety education.
(3) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this Chapter shall be used by the department for the operation of said agency except for those civil penalties payable to specially dedicated funds.
B. Any surplus in the fees and civil penalties allocated for use by the office of motor vehicles and the office of state police or the department under the provisions of this Chapter shall be paid into the general fund at the end of each biennium after July 1, 1991.
C. The general provision that dedicated funds shall be expended before appropriated funds shall not apply to expenditures made by these agencies of the fees and civil penalties collected under this Chapter.
Amended by Acts 1954, No. 165, §9; Acts 1989, No. 293, §1, eff. June 27, 1989.