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      CCRP 984     

  

Art. 984. Additional requirements for the expungement of records involving the operation of a vehicle while intoxicated; additional fee

            A. A person convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated shall be required to supplement the motions required in this Title with proof in the form of a certified letter from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, that the person has complied with the requirements of this Article. The certified letter shall be attached to the motion to expunge the record of arrest and conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

            B. The court shall order the clerk of court to mail to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, all of the following as provided by the defendant:

            (1) A certified copy of the record of the plea of guilty or nolo contendere.

            (2) Fingerprints of the defendant.

            (3) Proof that the defendant meets the requirements as set forth in Article 556 or 556.1 of this Code which shall include the defendant's date of birth, social security number, and driver's license number.

            C. An additional fifty-dollar court cost shall be assessed at this time against the defendant and paid to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, for the costs of storage and retrieval of the records. The court cost provided by this Paragraph shall be submitted to the department regardless of whether the clerk of court is submitting this matter to the department pursuant to Paragraph B or D of this Article.

            D. In lieu of forwarding the items listed in Paragraph B of this Article, the clerk of court may send a copy of the letter issued by the department pursuant to Subparagraph (B)(1) of Article 894 if the clerk had previously submitted records of the plea to the department pursuant to that Article.

            Acts 2014, No. 145, §1; Acts 2015, No. 200, §1.



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