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La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401 (2026)

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CHAPTER 2. DRIVER'S LICENSE LAW

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Cited in 13 cases, 1974–2018 · leading case: Hasha v. Calcasieu Par. Police Jury, 651 So. 2d 865 (La. Ct. App. 1995).
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Hasha v. Calcasieu Par. Police Jury, 651 So. 2d 865 (La. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “R.S. 32:401 et seq., attempts to accomplish this goal, through training, testing and education.”
Allen v. Coil Tubing Servs., L.L.C., 846 F. Supp. 2d 678 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “R.S. 32:401(3), (5); Tex. Transp. Code § 522.”
Snyder v. Bergeron, 501 So. 2d 291 (La. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “R.S. 32:401 et seq., attempts to accomplish this goal, through training, testing and education.”
Magill v. State, Dept. of Pub. Saf. & Corr., 666 So. 2d 1260 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “A "commercial driver's license" is defined in LSA-R.S. 32:401(4) as a "driver's license to operate a commercial motor vehicle.”
Hendryx v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 311 So. 2d 547 (La. Ct. App. 1975). “LSA-R.S. 32:401(9), defines "suspension" to mean "that the driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the highways is temporarily withdrawn during the period of such suspension.”
State v. Lorenz, 572 So. 2d 362 (La. Ct. App. 1990). “, to private parking lots, 2 existing jurisprudence offers little guidance regarding the applicability of the provisions of the Driver’s License law, LSA-R.S. 32:401 et seq., and specifically the implied consent law, to public parking lots.”
Morey v. W. Am. Specialized Transp. Servs., Inc., 968 F.2d 494 (5th Cir. 1992). · cites it 2× “Given the accepted usage of the term "and/or,"8 coverage exists by the literal terms of clauses [iii] and [iv] where a driver furnished by the lessor constitutes an agent of the lessee Insured in operation of the truck.”
Owen v. State, Dept. of Pub. Saf. & Corr., 631 So. 2d 32 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “At the same time, the very definition of driver's license, found in the provisions of LSA-R.S. 32:401(4), is "any license secured from the Department of Public Safety, in accordance with this chapter to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state ".”
Vicknair v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 303 So. 2d 226 (La. Ct. App. 1974). “R.S. 32:401(9). The legislature has provided in first offense cases for suspension of the license only, and under certain conditions and with the approval of the court, the Department may reinstate privileges, limited to driving necessary to earn a livelihood.”
State v. Lewis, 436 So. 2d 634 (La. Ct. App. 1983). “LSA-R.S. 32:401(2). Apparently, the trial court believed that defendant’s sale of the marijuana to the undercover agent from her car empowered him to indefinitely cancel her driving privileges.”
Morey v. W. Am. Specialized Transp. Servs., Inc., 968 F.2d 494 (5th Cir. 1992). “6 See LSA-R.S. 32:401, et seq 7 Despite the parties' inability to locate any cases defining "operate," this is not the first time the Fifth Circuit has defined the term to mean something more than merely "to drive.”
Crumpton v. Smith, 256 So. 3d 1112 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 32:401. La. R.S. 32:718, originally enacted by Acts 2008, No.”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401(2) — 1 case
State v. Lewis, 436 So. 2d 634 (La. Ct. App. 1983). “LSA-R.S. 32:401(2). Apparently, the trial court believed that defendant’s sale of the marijuana to the undercover agent from her car empowered him to indefinitely cancel her driving privileges.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401(3) — 1 case
Allen v. Coil Tubing Servs., L.L.C., 846 F. Supp. 2d 678 (S.D. Tex. 2012). “R.S. 32:401(3), (5); Tex. Transp. Code § 522.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401(4) — 2 cases
Magill v. State, Dept. of Pub. Saf. & Corr., 666 So. 2d 1260 (La. Ct. App. 1996). “A "commercial driver's license" is defined in LSA-R.S. 32:401(4) as a "driver's license to operate a commercial motor vehicle.”
Owen v. State, Dept. of Pub. Saf. & Corr., 631 So. 2d 32 (La. Ct. App. 1994). “At the same time, the very definition of driver's license, found in the provisions of LSA-R.S. 32:401(4), is "any license secured from the Department of Public Safety, in accordance with this chapter to operate a motor vehicle on the highways of this state ".”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 32:401(9) — 2 cases
Hendryx v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 311 So. 2d 547 (La. Ct. App. 1975). “LSA-R.S. 32:401(9), defines "suspension" to mean "that the driver's license to drive a motor vehicle on the highways is temporarily withdrawn during the period of such suspension.”
Vicknair v. State, Dep't of Pub. Saf., 303 So. 2d 226 (La. Ct. App. 1974). “R.S. 32:401(9). The legislature has provided in first offense cases for suspension of the license only, and under certain conditions and with the approval of the court, the Department may reinstate privileges, limited to driving necessary to earn a livelihood.”
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