La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-451 - Requirements to Receive Credit toward Suspension Time or Condition of Reinstatement Time
A. Effective August
1, 2019, an individual who had an ignition interlock device installed by an
interlock manufacturer approved by Louisiana State Police, Applied Technology
Unit, as a requirement of bail, a part of a pre-trial diversion program, or a
term of suspended or deferred sentence pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure
Article
894, for an offense involving the operation
of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a
combination of alcohol and drugs and is arrested or subsequently convicted for
such an offense, shall receive credit towards suspension time or any
reinstatement requirement that may be imposed upon complying with the
requirements of this Subchapter.
B.
A person seeking to receive credit towards suspension time for having an
approved and functioning ignition interlock device installed on the motor
vehicle the person operates shall:
1. make a
request at your local Office of Motor Vehicle;
2. submit the completed application for
ignition interlock restriction form signed by the applicant;
3. submit documentation from the court having
jurisdiction over the prosecution of the person for an offense involving the
operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or a
combination of alcohol and drugs, or from the prosecutor administering the
pre-trial diversion program, that the person is required to install an ignition
interlock device on the motor vehicle as a requirement of the court or the
prosecutor, as the case may be;
4.
submit the completed form from the ignition interlock manufacturer verifying
two or more of the following violations have not occurred within a 30-day
period:
a. tampering with the ignition
interlock device;
b. circumventing
the ignition interlock device;
c.
failure to bring the ignition interlock device in for required
service;
d. failure to take or pass
a re-test;
e. failure to pass a
breath test;
f. use of the
emergency override feature without justification;
g. unauthorized removal of the
device.
C.
Applicant may apply for a drivers license with the interlock restriction
provided their record is valid status. They will be required to show the
interlock installment/lease agreement, proof of registration and insurance, and
will be required to pay a duplicate license fee to add the restriction to the
drivers license.
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