Roy v. State, Department of Public Safety & Corrections

DECUIR, Judge.

Plaintiff, Shepherd Roy, petitioned for and received a restricted driver’s license as provided for in LSA-R.S. 32:415.1. Defendant, Louisiana Department of Public Safety, appeals the order granting the license. We reverse and render.

At the trial of this matter, plaintiff testified that he needed a restricted driver’s license for occupational purposes. Plaintiff admitted at trial that his license had been suspended on a previous occasion ten years earlier. A certified copy of Mr. Roy’s driving record was introduced into evidence and showed convictions of driving under suspension…