Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:423 – Restricted license
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:423
- Department: means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:401
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Motor vehicle: means and includes automobiles, trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, semitrailers, and motorcycles, propelled by steam, gasoline, electricity, or any other source of energy other than muscular power, except electric-assisted bicycles, farm implements temporarily operated or moved on a highway or vehicles operated only on rails or tracks constructed therefor. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:401
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Revocation: means that the driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the highways is terminated and shall not be renewed, except that an application for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the department after the expiration of at least one year after revocation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:401
- Suspension: means that the driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the highways is temporarily withdrawn during the period of such suspension. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:401
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.