Louisiana HB552 amends existing law to replace "impaired" with "intoxicated" in several statutes related to driving while intoxicated.
Louisiana HB552 amends various sections of state law to replace the term "impaired" with "intoxicated" in statutes related to driving while intoxicated. This includes changes to R.S. 13:1894.1(A) and (B) and 1894.2(A)(introductory paragraph), R.S. 32:662.1, and Code of Criminal Procedure Article 814(A)(9) and (10). The bill also modifies the responsive verdicts for vehicular negligent injuring and first degree vehicular negligent injuring to include "operating a vehicle while intoxicated." The changes aim to clarify the legal definitions and jurisdictional responsibilities for prosecuting.
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