Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:404.1

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10

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 Title 49 of the 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 La. Rev. Stat. 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 Title 49 of the 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.

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