Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:910

  • Judgment: means any judgment which shall have become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which a suspensive appeal might have been perfected or by final affirmation on appeal, rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction of any state or of the United States, upon a cause of action arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily injury to or death of any person, or for damages because of injury to or destruction of property including the loss of use thereof, or upon a cause of action on an agreement of settlement for such damages. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:851
  • License: means any license, temporary instruction permit, or temporary license issued under the laws of this state pertaining to the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:851
  • Person: means every natural person, firm, co-partnership, association, or corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:851
  • Proof of financial responsibility: means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle in the amounts specified in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:851

Whenever any person who is eligible for the reinstatement of a license, reissuance of a license, or issuance of a restricted license due to economic hardship, upon presentation of proof of financial responsibility under the provisions of this Chapter, presents a certified copy of the judgment ordering the reinstatement, reissuance, or issuance at the driver’s license office for the parish in which he resides, the Department of Public Safety shall immediately reinstate, reissue, or issue the license to which the person is entitled without any additional administrative delays.  If at a later date the Department of Public Safety determines that the proof given was false or fraudulent, the license previously reinstated, reissued, or issued shall immediately be suspended for a period of time in accordance with the original order of suspension and the person shall be prosecuted as otherwise provided by law.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 445, §1.