La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-173

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

Section III-173 - Application for a Driver's License Pursuant to a Reciprocity Agreement; Graduated Driver's License; Reports of Driver Condition or Behavior

A. Only in those cases in which a foreign country has entered into a reciprocity agreement with the department, may a citizen of that foreign country apply for a Louisiana driver's license pursuant to a reciprocity agreement. The application shall be on a form approved by the department for an application for a driver's license. The person shall meet all the requirements contained in state law regarding eligibility for a driver's license, except that the person applying pursuant to the reciprocity agreement does not have to take the written or the road skills test.

B. Regardless of the nature of the license from the foreign country, a person under the age of 17 must comply with the graduated license requirements in order to obtain a driver's license.

C. Nothing in these rules shall be construed as prohibiting the department from requiring a person licensed pursuant to a reciprocity agreement from submitting to a special examination in the event the department receives a report of driver condition or behavior. If the department receives such a report, the department may require the person to submit to any examination that would be required of a Louisiana resident including a medical examination, a written test or a road skills test. The department may suspend or revoke any such driver's license if the person does not successfully complete the special examination.

D. The person applying for a Louisiana driver's license pursuant to a reciprocity agreement shall present a valid driver's license from his country. The person shall be required to keep the license from his country valid during the entire time he possesses a Louisiana license. If at any time, the person has his foreign country driver's license suspended, canceled, or revoked, he shall immediately surrender his Louisiana driver's license and cease operating a motor vehicle in Louisiana.

E. The person applying for a Louisiana driver's license pursuant to a reciprocity agreement shall sign a statement in which the person agrees to be bound by the terms of the reciprocity agreement and the rules contained in this Chapter.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-173

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 24:1316 (July 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:404(F).