§896. Proof required upon certain convictions
A. When the director under R.S. 32:414(A) or (B)(2) suspends the license or
nonresident operating privilege of any person upon receipt of evidence of conviction, entry
of guilty plea, or forfeiture of bond of any person charged with operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of intoxicating beverages, or any drugs, combination of drugs, or
combination of alcohol and drugs, or under R.S. 32:667 for refusal to submit to chemical
tests of blood, breath, urine, or other bodily substance for determining the alcoholic content
of his blood, no license shall be reinstated or reissued to the person unless such person
previously has given or immediately gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial
responsibility with respect to all motor vehicles registered by him and shall show financial
responsibility individually as a non-owner for a period of three years.
B. If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of or
forfeits any bail or collateral deposited to secure an appearance for trial for any offense
requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the
highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle
upon the highways, no license shall be thereafter issued to such person until he shall give and
thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility, when required.
C. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 822, §3.
Acts 1952, No. 52, §17. Amended by Acts 1966, No. 464, §1; Acts 1968, No. 273,
§15; Acts 1976, No. 594, §1; Acts 1979, No. 221, §1; Acts 1979, No. 348, §1; Acts 2026,
No. 690, §1.