2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 29:211 — Article 111. drunken or reckless driving

§211.  Article 111.  Drunken or reckless driving

Any person subject to this code who operates any motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, vessel, or other means of conveyance when:

(1)  The operator is under the influence of alcoholic beverages; or

(2)  The operator's blood alcohol concentration is 0.08 percent or more by weight based on grams of alcohol per one hundred cubic centimeters of blood; or

(3)  The operator is under the influence of any controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V as set forth in R.S. 40:964 shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.  

Acts 1974, No. 621, §1; Acts 1988, No. 150, §1, eff. June 27, 1988; Acts 2001, No. 781, §3, eff. Sept. 30, 2003.

NOTE:  Section 6 of Acts 2001, No. 781, which amends R.S. 29:211(2), provides that the provisions of the Act shall become null and of no effect if and when Section 351 of P.L. 106-346 regarding the withholding of federal highway funds for failure to enact a 0.08 percent blood alcohol level is repealed or invalidated for any reason.