Teen phone law — Louisiana Permit Test
Teen phone law on the Louisiana permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Louisiana law bars anyone 17 or younger from driving on a public road while using a wireless device to make a call or write, send or read a text.
Teens are the highest-risk group for texting crashes, so the law takes the phone out of their hands.
Louisiana laws state no person who is seventeen years of age or younger shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway in this state while using any wireless telecommunications device to engage in a call or write, send or read a text-based communication.
The number one driver distraction involved in most crashes is cell phone use.
Phones pull drivers' eyes and minds away more often than anything else in the car.
The number one driver distraction that is involved in most of the crashes is cell phone use.
On the test
Under Louisiana law, drivers of what age or younger may not use a wireless device for calls or texts while driving?
17 years old. Teens are the highest-risk group for texting crashes, so the law takes the phone out of their hands. Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.111: “Louisiana laws state no person who is seventeen years of age or younger shall operate a motor vehicle on any public road or highway in this state while using any wireless telecommunications device to engage in a call or write, send or read a text-based communication.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Class D & E Driver's Guide, published by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pdf (Class D & E Driver's Guide, DPSMV2052 (R08/25), Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/LA-exam.html (the OMV's Permits page, https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/permits/, archived 2026-10-04; the 40-question count)
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/
- https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/drivers/personal-driver-s-licenses/new-licenses/ (read 2026-10-04; "An 80% is the minimum passing score for the knowledge test.")