Nasello v. State, Department of Public Safety

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

11 This is a petition under La. R.S. 32:415.1 for a hardship-restricted driver’s license. The trial court ordered the Louisiana Department of Public Safety (the “Department”) to grant Michael Nasello a hardship-restricted license. From that decision, the Department appeals. The sole issue presented is whether the trial court has authority to order the Department to grant a hardship-restricted license under La. R.S. 32:415.1 to a person whose license has been suspended under La. R.S. 32:892 for failure to satisfy a civil judgment arising out of a motor vehicle…