Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:100.13 – Operating a vehicle without lawful presence in the United States
NOTE: This provision of law was included in the Unconstitutional Statutes Biennial Report to the Legislature, dated March 14, 2016.
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:100.13
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. No alien student or nonresident alien shall operate a motor vehicle in the state without documentation demonstrating that the person is lawfully present in the United States.
B. Upon arrest of a person for operating a vehicle without lawful presence in the United States, law enforcement officials shall seize the driver’s license and immediately surrender such license to the office of motor vehicles for cancellation and shall immediately notify the INS of the name and location of the person.
C. Whoever commits the crime of driving without lawful presence in the United States shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than one year, with or without hard labor, or both.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 46, §1.