Section 487.1 – Indictment for driving while intoxicated; amendment

May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana

An indictment which charges operating a vehicle while intoxicated may be amended at any time prior to commencement of the trial to charge a second, third, or fourth offense thereof regardless of whether such second, third, or fourth offense occurred before or after an earlier conviction of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

La. Cr.P. § 487.1

Added by Acts 1978, No. 682, §2.