La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-108

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-108 - Designations or Restrictions on Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards

A. Needs Accommodation

1. A special Louisiana driver's license or identification card shall be issued to any applicant upon request who needs accommodation. The designation shall be issued by the Department and exhibited on the driver's license or identification card.

2. A "Needs Accommodation" designation shall be exhibited on a personal class or chauffers class license or identification card.

3. Only applicants with a physical, mental or developmental disability documented as required in Paragraph A.4. of this section are eligible for the designation "Needs Accommodation."

4. All applications for a "Needs Accommodation" designation shall be accompanied by a statement, on a form provided by the Department, from a qualified medical professional licensed in Louisiana or another state or territory of the United States, stating the medical information which establishes the mental, physical, or developmental disability required to obtain the designation authorized in this Section.

5. If the holder of a drivers license or identification card with a "Needs Accommodation" designation no longer wishes to have the designation displayed on the driver's license or identification card, the holder shall return the credential the department for cancellation.

6. No additional fee shall be charged to include such a designation. The charge for a "Needs Accommodation" driver's license or identification card shall be the same as for regular driver's license.

B. Autism

1. A special Louisiana driver's license or identification card shall be issued to any applicant upon request who has been diagnosed as having autism spectrum disorder. The designation shall be issued by the department and exhibited on the driver's license or identification card.

2. An autism designation shall be exhibited on a driver's license, including a temporary instructional permit, or identification card.

3. Only applicants with autism spectrum disorder documented as required in Paragraph B.4. of this Section are eligible for the designation autism.

4. All applications for an autism designation shall be accompanied by one of the following to obtain the designation authorized in this Section:

a. a statement, on a form provided by the department, from a qualified medical professional licensed in Louisiana or another state or territory of the United States, stating the medical information which establishes the individual as having autism spectrum disorder; or

b. a statement from a qualified medical or mental health professional verifying the applicant's diagnosis; or

c. a statement from a qualified mental health professional licensed in Louisiana or any other state or territory of the United States verifying the applicant's disability.

5. If the holder of a driver's license or identification card with an autism designation no longer wishes to have the designation displayed on the driver's license or identification card, the holder shall return the credential to have the designation removed.

6. No additional fee shall be charged to include such a designation. The charge for an autism driver's license or identification card shall be the same as for regular driver's license or identification card.

C. Deaf or Hard of Hearing

1. A special Louisiana driver's license card shall be issued to any applicant who is deaf or hard of hearing.

2. A restriction code will be placed on the driver's license for deaf or hard of hearing and these codes will be inclusive of a Restriction 41 as well.

3. Only applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing documented as required in Paragraph B.4 of this Section are eligible to have the restriction code placed on their driver's license.

4. All applications for a deaf or hard of hearing restriction shall be accompanied by a medical examination form from a qualified medical, audiologist, or speech pathologist professional licensed in Louisiana stating the medical information which establishes the applicant is deaf or hard of hearing.

5. No additional fee shall be charged to include such restriction. The charge for a driver's license inclusive of the restrictions shall be the same as for regular driver's license.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-108

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Public Safety Services, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 442020 (11/1/2018), Amended LR 48503 (3/1/2022), Amended LR 491122 (6/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:412(O), and R.S 32:412(P) and R.S. 32:403.3.