Indictment for driving while intoxicated; amendment
La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 487.1
in effect487.1. Indictment for driving while intoxicated; amendment
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.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 682, §2.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=112573Fetched: 10/20/2026
