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RS 32:418 - Selective Service registration; age restrictions

A. (1)  Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is eighteen years of age or older, but less than twenty-six years of age, shall be registered if he is not already registered, in compliance with the requirements of Section 3 of the "Military Selective Service Act", 50 U.S.C. 451 et seq., when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.
(2)  Any United States male citizen or immigrant who is fifteen years of age, but less than eighteen years of age, shall provide personal information to the office of motor vehicles when applying to receive or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card, for registration with the Selective Service. Upon the applicant attaining eighteen years of age, the applicant shall automatically be registered with the Selective Service.

B.  The office of motor vehicles shall forward to the Selective Service System, in an electronic format, the necessary personal information required for registration of any person identified in Subsection A of this Section after receiving the application to issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card.

C.  The office of motor vehicles shall include the following statement on an application for a permit, license, or card as described in Subsection A of this Section:  "By submitting this application, I am consenting to registration with the federal Selective Service System, if so required.  If under 18 years of age, I understand that I will be registered when I attain 18 years of age as required by federal law."

D.  The office of motor vehicles shall not issue or renew an instruction permit, driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification card to any person who refuses to provide personal information for registration with the Selective Service in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

RS 17:3151 - Draft registration, prerequisite to enrollment; exemptions

A.(1)  Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, no person who is required to register for the federal draft under the federal Military Selective Service Act shall be eligible to enroll in any postsecondary educational institution which receives any state or federal funds until such person has registered for such draft, as evidenced by a statement of compliance pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the management board of the respective postsecondary institution.  Any such rules and regulations shall include a requirement that, in addition to a statement of compliance, such person shall also submit written proof of draft registration and a statement of selective service status as provided in this Subsection.

(2)  "A statement of selective service status" shall mean a statement on an application for admission to any postsecondary educational institution as specified in this Subsection, signed by the applicant and sworn under penalty of perjury, that:
(a)  The person is registered with the selective service system in accordance with the Military Selective Service Act; or
(b)  The person is not required to register with the selective service system because the person is:
(i)  Under eighteen years of age.
(ii)  In the armed forces of the United States on active duty, other than in a reserve or national guard unit.
(iii)  Excused from registration for any other reason provided by federal law and that reason is included in the statement.

B.  A veteran of the armed forces of the United States may submit a copy of his discharge papers or his discharge certificate in lieu of the statement of compliance required by Subsection A of this Section.

C.  A person who has not registered for the federal draft, as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall be eligible to enroll in a post-secondary school if both of the following occur:

(1) The requirement for the person to register has terminated or become inapplicable to the person.

(2) The person makes a showing satisfactory to the appropriate management board, pursuant to rules promulgated by the board, that the failure of the person to register was not a knowing and willful failure to register.