{
 "slug": "louisiana",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Mandatory as a condition of probation for a first offender whose sentence is suspended: under La. R.S. 14:98.1(A)(1)(d), imposition or execution of the first-offense sentence shall not be suspended unless the offender is placed on probation with minimum conditions including that 'the court shall order that the offender not operate a motor vehicle during the period of probation, for no less than six months, unless any vehicle ... is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device.' If the BAC was 0.15 percent or more, R.S. 14:98.1(A)(2)(b)/(3)(b) impose a two-year license suspension and R.S. 32:378.2(B)(1)(a)(ii)(aa) requires the interlock during that entire two-year suspension (restricted license). Separately, R.S. 32:378.2(A) states the court 'may' require an interlock for a person on probation under R.S. 14:98.1 and 'shall' for R.S. 14:98.2; the specific probation condition in 14:98.1(A)(1)(d) is the operative first-offense mandate. For a first offender who serves the sentence without probation, no statutory interlock mandate was found (OMV's DWI-conviction suspension table lists no interlock period for a first DWI under 0.15).",
 "sr22Note": "SR-22. The OMV Suspensions page lists, for reinstatement after a DWI/UDUI conviction, 'File Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR-22 insurance) for 3 years from the date of conviction', and for a chemical-test refusal suspension 'for 3 years from the date of arrest'. The Disqualifications page states the reinstatement fee and SR22 requirements for disqualifications and suspensions are the same.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/OMVInterlock.nsf/$web",
   "quote": "Welcome to The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles [...] Only those interlock manufacturers approved by State Police Applied Technology on the following list can be accepted when an interlock is required."
  },
  "agencyName_dps": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "J.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall certify, or cause to be certified, ignition interlock devices required by this Section, and publish a list of approved devices."
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "RS 32:378.2 ... §378.2. Ignition interlock devices; condition of probation for certain DWI offenders; restricted license"
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "the court may require that any person who is placed on probation as provided in R.S. 14:98.1, and the court shall require that any person who is placed on probation as provided by R.S. 14:98.2, not operate a motor vehicle during the period of probation unless the vehicle is equipped with a"
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "https://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/OMVInterlock.nsf/$web",
   "quote": "Approved Interlock List [...] Only those interlock manufacturers approved by State Police Applied Technology on the following list can be accepted when an interlock is required. Please click on all manufacturer links below to find installer locations and contact information."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78752",
   "quote": "the court shall order that the offender not operate a motor vehicle during the period of probation, for no less than six months, unless any vehicle, while being operated by the offender, is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device in compliance with the requirements of R.S. 14:98.5(C)"
  },
  "firstOffenseIid_probation": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78752",
   "quote": "Imposition or execution of sentence under this Paragraph shall not be suspended unless the offender is placed on probation with the minimum conditions that he complete the following:"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "Upon first offense, if the offender had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or greater, the offender shall be issued a restricted driver's license during the entire period of the two-year driver's license suspension [...] and shall be required to have a functioning ignition interlock"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote_suspension": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78752",
   "quote": "upon conviction of a first offense, if the offender had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or more by weight based on grams of alcohol per one hundred cubic centimeters of blood, the driver's license of the offender shall be suspended for two years."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=78752",
   "quote": "the court shall order that the offender not operate a motor vehicle during the period of probation, for no less than six months, unless any vehicle, while being operated by the offender, is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device"
  },
  "iidDurationFirst_omv": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "1st Submit (21 and older)/1st Submit (Out-of-State Driver’s License) .08 - .14 180 days 180 days 1st Submit (any age) /1st Submit (Out-of-State Driver’s License) .15 or above 730 days 730 days"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=206884",
   "quote": "equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device in compliance with the requirements of R.S. 14:98.5(C), R.S. 15:306, and R.S. 32:378.2, which requirement shall remain in effect for a period of not less than six months from the date of conviction."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_4yr": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=206884",
   "quote": "The ignition interlock device shall remain installed and operative on his vehicle during the four-year period of the suspension of his driver's license."
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat_378": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "(bb) Upon second offense, if the offender has a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or greater, [...] The offender may be issued a restricted license during the entire four years on his suspension and shall be required to have a functioning ignition interlock device installed on his vehicle"
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "The Department shall suspend the driving privileges of any person upon receiving satisfactory evidence of conviction for a charge of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) [...] File Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR-22 insurance) for 3 years from the date of conviction Pay Fee"
  },
  "sr22Years": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "File Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR-22 insurance) for 3 years from the date of conviction"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/disqualifications/",
   "quote": "The reinstatement fee and SR22 requirements for disqualifications and suspensions are the same."
  },
  "sr22Note_refusal": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "File Proof of Financial Responsibility (SR-22 insurance) for 3 years from the date of arrest"
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "Pay Fee Fee DWI 1st: $100 DWI 2nd: $200 DWI 3rd+: $300 UDUI: $60"
  },
  "reinstatementFee_suspPeriods": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "DWI 1st 90 days ( 3 mths ) 365 days ( 1 yr ) DWI 1st with BAC .20+ 730 days ( 2 yrs ) 730 days ( 2 yrs ) DWI 2nd 365 days ( 1 yr ) 730 days ( 2 yrs )"
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "https://dpsweb.dps.louisiana.gov/OMVInterlock.nsf/$web",
   "quote": "Manufacturer A.E.M.S. INC, SMART START OF LOUISIANA ADS ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEMS (SAFESTART) B.E.S.T. LABS (SENS-O-LOCK OF AMERICA) CONSUMER SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, INC (INTOXALOCK) DRAEGER US INTERLOCK (DUI) GUARDIAN INTERLOCK LIFESAFER ROADGUARD INTERLOCK BY DRAEGER US INTERLOCK"
  },
  "costNotes_2": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "Compliance Serve Mandatory Suspension and/or Disqualification Period Pay Fee Ignition Interlock Installment/Agreement (if required as a condition of reinstatement) Fee $50.00"
  },
  "costNotes_3": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1336243",
   "quote": "C. Individuals that meet the economic hardship standard shall be required to pay no more than fifty percent of fees assessed by the ignition interlock service center for installation, monthly calibration, lease, and removal of the device."
  },
  "costNotes_3_eligibility": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1336243",
   "quote": "shall be satisfied if an individual required to have the ignition interlock device is eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Medicaid, Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), income from social security, or a judge's order for services of an indigent public defender"
  },
  "costNotes_5": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=88315",
   "quote": "H. The person whose driving privilege is restricted pursuant to this Section shall have the system monitored by the manufacturer, at the manufacturer's expense, for proper use at least every thirty days, and more frequently as the court may order"
  },
  "interlockCondition_omv": {
   "url": "https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/driver-reinstatement/suspensions/",
   "quote": "Certification of arrest paperwork indicates that a driver has submitted with an alcohol content of .08 or above, and the certification of arrest paperwork and the driving history indicates one of the following: At the time of arrest there was a crash with moderate or serious bodily injury;"
  },
  "refusalService": {
   "url": "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=1336243",
   "quote": "F. An ignition interlock manufacturer or ignition interlock service center shall not refuse service to an individual that has demonstrated eligibility for the affordability plan in accordance with this Section."
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "A.E.M.S. INC, SMART START OF LOUISIANA",
  "ADS ALCOHOL DETECTION SYSTEMS (SAFESTART)",
  "B.E.S.T. LABS (SENS-O-LOCK OF AMERICA)",
  "CONSUMER SAFETY TECHNOLOGY, INC (INTOXALOCK)",
  "DRAEGER US INTERLOCK (DUI)",
  "GUARDIAN INTERLOCK",
  "LIFESAFER",
  "ROADGUARD INTERLOCK BY DRAEGER US INTERLOCK"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/louisiana/"
}