La. Rev. Stat. § 15:809 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 809
Preexisting facilities
Status: in_force

The sheriff of a parish already the domicile of a prison facility may make the prison facilities under his jurisdiction available to one or more parishes on a per prisoner fee basis. The prison facilities shall in no way come under the requirement of this Part.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 461, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1403.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1403.1
Solicitation of membership in a criminal street gang; penalty
Status: in_force

A. No person shall knowingly solicit, recruit, enable, encourage, or otherwise cause another person to become a member of a criminal street gang which, as a condition of initiation, admission, membership, or continued membership, requires the violation of any law.

B.(1) Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than two years, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(2) Any person over the age of seventeen who violates the provisions of this Section by knowingly soliciting, recruiting, enabling, encouraging, or otherwise causing a child under the age of seventeen to become a member of a criminal street gang, when there is a difference in age of at least three years between the solicitor and the person being solicited, shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for not more than four years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. Lack of knowledge of the child's age shall not be a defense.

Acts 1999, No. 902, §1; Acts 2010, No. 626, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:857 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 857
Chaplains; access to inmates
Status: in_force

The warden shall provide for the services on a contractual basis of a full-time minister of the predominant non-Catholic denomination who shall serve as the Protestant chaplain. The inmates shall at all times have access to the Protestant chaplain. He shall be paid a monthly fee to be fixed by the warden to be paid out of the funds regularly appropriated for the state penitentiary. The warden may provide for the employment of additional part-time chaplains of any religious denomination on a contractual basis and shall have authority to fix their fees.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 207, §1; Acts 1958, No. 481, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1202 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1202
Composition of commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall consist of fifty-nine members as follows:

(1) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary C or his designee.

(2) The chairman of the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice or his designee.

(3) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.

(4) The chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court or his designee.

(5) The chief judge of each of the courts of appeal.

(6) The president of the Louisiana Juvenile Judges Association.

(7) The president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association.

(8) The president of the Louisiana State Troopers Association.

(9) The president of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.

(10) The president of the Louisiana Fraternal Order of Police.

(11) The president of the Louisiana Municipal Association.

(12) The president of the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police.

(13) The chairman of the Louisiana State Bar Association Section on Criminal Law.

(14) The state public defender employed by the Louisiana Public Defender Board.

(15) The deputy secretary for public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(16) Three district attorneys appointed by the governor.

(17) Three sheriffs appointed by the governor.

(18) Two chiefs of police appointed by the governor.

(19) A district court judge appointed by the governor.

(20) A juvenile court judge appointed by the governor.

(21) Three professional or laypersons appointed by the president of the Senate.

(22) Three professional or laypersons appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(23) Fifteen professional or laypersons appointed by the governor as may have a vital concern with law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice.

(24) The president of the Louisiana City Marshals and City Constables Association or his designee.

(25) One person appointed by the governor from a list of at least three persons submitted by Victims and Citizens Against Crime, Inc.

(26) The president of the Louisiana Union of Police or his designee.

(27) The attorney general or his designee.

(28) The deputy secretary of youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.

(29) The director of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association.

(30) The chairperson of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus or her designee.

(31) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B or his designee.

(32) The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children or his designee.

B. Each member shall serve a term concurrent with that of the governor making the appointment. Every person who holds commission membership by virtue of his official position or employment shall cease to be a member at such time he no longer holds the position that qualified him for membership on the commission.

C. Each appointment by the governor shall be submitted to the Senate for confirmation. Members shall serve without compensation, per diem, or travel reimbursement; however, legislator-members may receive per diem or travel expense reimbursement.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 277, §1, eff. July 7, 1977; Acts 1980, No. 726, §1, eff. July 29, 1980. Acts 1984, No. 897, §1; Acts 1991, No. 509, §1; Acts 1995, No. 856, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1218, §1; Acts 2004, No. 7, §2, eff. May 5, 2004; Acts 2007, No. 307, §2; Acts 2010, No. 898, §1; Acts 2014, No. 321, §1; Acts 2016, No. 38, §1; Acts 2022, No. 599, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:745.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 745.3
Advisory council; establishment; duties; membership
Status: in_force

A. To assist with the creation, development and implementation of the "Offender Reentry Support Pilot Program", the sheriff shall create and appoint members to an advisory council. The council will assist the sheriff in the formulation of offender reentry strategies for the design of inmate education, treatment, and rehabilitation programs to provide sufficient skills to offenders that will likely result in their successful employment and reentry into their communities, reducing their chances of returning to prison after release.

B. The programs shall be developed after evaluation and identification of the specific needs for reentry services within the detention center. The advisory council shall monitor these programs for their effectiveness and the outcomes achieved as they relate to such strategies. The sheriff may use any necessary resources of state and local agencies, academic institutions, and other research organizations to develop the strategies.

C. The advisory council's membership shall be from the region served by the sheriff's office and shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two representatives having managerial and business experience.

(2) A representative from the Greater Pointe Coupee Chamber of Commerce.

(3) Representatives from each of the educational and training institutions in the region.

(4) Three representatives from community service organizations.

(5) Representatives from any state and local agencies relevant to addressing the pre-release and post-release needs of offenders.

Acts 2014, No. 342, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.8
Eligible inmate selection and participation in program
Status: in_force

A. An inmate who is eligible to participate in the program as provided for in R.S. 15:1199.7 may be considered for participation in the program if all of the following occur:

(1) The staff at the adult reception and diagnostic centers, after a thorough evaluation, determines that the offender is suitable and appropriate for participation in the program.

(2) The secretary, or his designee, determines that the inmate meets the guidelines and criteria established by rule for participation in the program.

(3) The secretary, or his designee, after an evaluation, determines that the inmate is particularly likely to respond affirmatively to participation in the program.

(4) The inmate meets other conditions of participation or rules adopted as provided by the provisions of this Part.

(5) The inmate voluntarily enrolls in the program after having been advised by the department of the rules and regulations governing participation in the program.

B. The participating inmate shall be evaluated by the program staff on a continual basis. The evaluation shall include the performance of the inmate while participating in the program, the likelihood of successful completion of the program, the likelihood of successful employment following completion of the program, and other factors deemed relevant by the secretary, the council, or the program staff. The evaluation shall provide the basis for any recommendations by the department upon the completion of the program by the inmate.

C. Violation of any departmental or program rules or regulations may subject the inmate to removal from the program by the department.

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1201
Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice is hereby created and established.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:588 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 588
Right of individual access
Status: in_force

The bureau shall adopt rules and regulations which provide a means for any individual, his authorized representative, or his attorney if he is physically incapable of appearing at the bureau, to view, obtain a certified copy, make notes, and administratively challenge the accuracy and contents of his personal criminal history information record and to seek corrections. The bureau may levy a reasonable fee of not less than ten dollars for this purpose, which fees shall be collected by the bureau, paid into the state treasury, and appropriated to the bureau, all in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:584, and shall be used by the bureau to supplement normal operating expenses and to expand the services which the bureau is required to furnish under the provisions of this Chapter. Any increase in such fee shall be adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:950 et seq. The authorization provided in this Section for an individual, his authorized representative, or his attorney to obtain a certified copy of his criminal history information record shall become effective only upon the adoption of rules by the department pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1986, No. 869, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §5; Acts 2008, No. 642, §1; Acts 2009, No. 116, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:308 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 308
Ameliorative penalty provisions; retroactivity; amendment of sentence; time limitations
Status: in_force

A.(1) The legislature hereby declares that the provisions of Act No. 403 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature provided for more lenient penalty provisions for certain enumerated crimes and that these penalty provisions were to be applied prospectively.

(2) The legislature hereby further declares that Act No. 45 of the 2002 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature revised errors in penalty provisions for certain statutes which were amended by Act No. 403 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature and that these revisions were to be applied retroactively to June 15, 2001, and applied to any crime committed subject to such revised penalties on and after such date.

B. In the interest of fairness in sentencing, the legislature hereby further declares that the more lenient penalty provisions provided for in Act No. 403 of the 2001 Regular Session of the Legislature and Act No. 45 of the 2002 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature shall apply to the class of persons who committed crimes, who were convicted, or who were sentenced according to the following provisions: R.S. 14:56.2(D), 62.1(B) and (C), 69.1(B)(2), 70.1(B), 82(D), 91.7(C), 92.2(B), 92.3(C), 106(G)(2)(a) and (3), 106.1(C)(2), 119(D), 119.1(D), 122.1(D), 123(C)(1) and (2), 352, and 402.1(B), R.S. 15:529.1(A)(1)(b)(ii) and (c)(ii), 1303(B), and 1304(B), R.S. 27:262(C), (D), and (E), 309(C), and 375(C), R.S. 40:966(B), (C)(1), (D), (E), (F) and (G), 967(B)(1), (2), (3), and (4)(a) and (b), and (F)(1), (2), and (3), 979(A), 981, 981.1, 981.2(B) and (C), and 981.3(A)(1) and (E), and Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893(A) prior to June 15, 2001, provided that such application ameliorates the person's circumstances.

C. Such persons shall be entitled to apply to the committee on parole pursuant to R.S. 15:574.2.

Acts 2006, No. 45, §1, eff. May 16, 2006; Acts 2012, No. 123, §1; Acts 2014, No. 340, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 561.1
Applicability
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any person convicted, on or after August 15, 2006, of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 when the victim is under the age of thirteen years.

Acts 2006, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 849.4
Commission's right to incur debt; funding for operation and maintenance of Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; authority to levy ad valorem tax; tax election; approval by parish council
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall have the right to incur debt, enter into contracts, and to perform any act which is necessary or proper for carrying out the objects and purposes of the commission.

B.(1) Subject to the approval of a majority of the electors within the parish of Terrebonne, the commission is hereby authorized to levy an ad valorem tax on property located within the boundaries of the district without limit as to the amount of the tax.

(2) Before any tax is levied under the provisions of this Section, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the parish at a special election called for the purpose, the proposition to authorize the imposition of the ad valorem tax. Such proposition shall include the purpose, rate, and duration of the tax. Such election shall be conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the state of Louisiana, and a majority of those voting in the election shall have voted in favor of the proposition.

(3) No provision of this Subsection shall become effective until approved by resolution of the parish council of the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.

(4) The funds collected from the imposition of such taxes shall be used for the costs or expenses of the operation and maintenance of the Terrebonne Parish Detention Center. They shall be paid by the commission, but only out of funds budgeted for that purpose. Such expenses or costs may include salaries, wages, facility operating costs, and costs necessary and proper to maintain or operate the facility, maintain or replace equipment, or maintain and feed prisoners incarcerated with the department. The commission may, by resolution, delegate to the chairman or one of the other members the duty of approving such monthly expenses and maintenance costs.

Acts 1984, No. 821, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.7
Immunity from civil liability
Status: in_force

A. The members of the board of commissioners of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused, connected to, or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the course and scope of their actions, duties, or responsibilities for or on behalf of the district or commission. However, nothing in this Section shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, injury, liability, or loss caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person.

B. The immunity provided by this Section is in addition to any other immunity provided by law.

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1404 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1404
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Chapter, "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of three or more persons, whether formal or informal, which has as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more of the criminal acts enumerated in Paragraphs (1) through (13) of Subsection B of this Section or which has a common name or common identifying sign or symbol, whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal gang activity.

B. As used in this Chapter, "pattern of criminal gang activity" means the commission or attempted commission of two or more of the following offenses, provided that the offenses occurred within a three-year period, and the offenses are committed on separate occasions or by two or more persons:

(1) Aggravated battery or second degree battery as defined in R.S. 14:34 and R.S. 14:34.1.

(2) Armed robbery as defined in R.S. 14:64.

(3) First or second degree murder or manslaughter, as defined in R.S. 14:30, 30.1, and 31.

(4) The sale, possession for sale, transportation, manufacture, offer for sale, or offer to manufacture controlled substances, as defined in R.S. 40:961 et seq.

(5) Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities, as defined in R.S. 14:94.

(6) Aggravated arson as defined in R.S. 14:51.

(7) Intimidating, impeding, or injuring witnesses; or injuring officers, as defined in R.S. 14:129.1.

(8) Theft, as defined in R.S. 14:67, of any vehicle, trailer, or vessel.

(9) Assault by drive-by shooting as defined in R.S. 14:37.1.

(10) Rioting or inciting to riot as defined in R.S. 14:329.1 and 329.2.

(11) Aggravated criminal damage to property as defined in R.S. 14:55.

(12) Simple burglary as defined in R.S. 14:62.

(13) Looting as defined in R.S. 14:62.5.

Acts 1990, No. 230, §1; Acts 2012, No. 210, §1; Acts 2012, No. 556, §1, eff. June 5, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:241 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 241
Medical, psychological, psychiatric examination of certain victims under age eighteen; polygraph examinations; prohibition
Status: in_force

A. If the defendant is charged with a violation of R.S. 14:93 or any provision of Subpart C of Part II, Subpart B of Part IV, or Subpart A(1) or A(4) of Part V of Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and the victim was under the age of eighteen at the time of the offense, the defendant shall not be entitled to compel the victim to submit to a medical, psychological, or psychiatric examination, unless the court finds, after a contradictory hearing with the state, that such an examination is necessary and appropriate and will not cause the victim undue emotional stress and is not being sought for the purpose of harassing or intimidating the victim. At such a hearing the defendant shall not be entitled to compel the attendance of the victim.

B. No law enforcement officer, prosecutor, or other governmental official shall request or require any victim, regardless of age, of an alleged sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 to submit to a polygraph examination or other device used to measure the truthfulness of the victim as a condition of proceeding with the investigation of the offense.

C. The refusal of a victim of an alleged sex offense to submit to an examination described in Subsection B of this Section shall not prevent the investigation, charging, or prosecution of the offense.

Acts 1995, No. 754, §1; Acts 2008, No. 816, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1312 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1312
Recovery of civil damages authorized
Status: in_force

A. Any person whose wire, electronic, or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this Chapter shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use such communications, and be entitled to recover from any such person:

(1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater.

(2) A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.

(3) Punitive damages.

B. A good faith reliance on a court order shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this Chapter.

Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2012, No. 727, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1179 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1179
Service of process
Status: in_force

The clerk of court shall not order service of process with respect to any petition filed under the provisions of R.S. 15:1177 until the petition has been reviewed by the court and has been found to state a cognizable claim.

Acts 1997, No. 716, §1; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §2, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 186.3
Safe Return Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation
Status: in_force

A.(1) Subject to appropriation and the availability of other monies to the program, the office shall administer a program to provide qualified legal representation to indigent children committed to the custody of the office of juvenile justice pursuant to Titles VII and VIII of the Children's Code and promote safe return and reentry for youth in custody.

(2) Except for the regulatory authority of the Louisiana Supreme Court provided for in Article V, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the board and the office shall have all regulatory authority, control, supervision, and jurisdiction, including auditing and enforcement, and all power necessary to administer the program throughout the state.

B. In the administration of the Safe Return Program, the office shall:

(1) Regularly collect detailed data from judicial districts, where applicable, of workload, resources, employees, and expenditures relating to representation of children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(2) Review and evaluate the operations of the program and emphasize special training for counsel representing children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(3) Review and approve an annual budget for the program.

(4) Review and approve an annual report on the operation of the program and submit such report to the legislature, the governor, and the chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

(5) Submit an annual report to the legislature regarding the state of the program. Such report shall include:

(a) Recommendations for changes in the law regarding the office or any regulated activity.

(b) A detailed explanation of all revenues and expenditures.

(c) Comprehensive workload data regarding the program.

(6) Ensure all policies, procedures, and public pronouncements of the office recognize the role of attorneys in safeguarding fundamental rights and promoting the safety, reintegration, and well-being of children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(7) Promote accessible family preservation, medical resources, educational resources, substance abuse treatment, vocational training, and mental health resources for children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(8) Take such actions as necessary and appropriate to secure private and state, federal, or other public funds to help support the program.

(9) Institute or cause to be instituted legal proceedings as necessary to enforce any of the duties or powers of the program.

(10) Train attorneys and other staff as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the program. All attorneys representing indigent children through this program shall be licensed to practice law in Louisiana and qualified in accordance with the standards and guidelines adopted by rule of the board.

(11) Contract with organizations or individuals for the legal services for indigent children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(12) Administer an efficient and effective statewide program for the representation of indigent children which safeguards their rights and facilitates timely and fair decision-making concerning safety, reentry, reintegration, and well-being.

(13) Establish and modify a plan of organization to conduct the business of regulating and controlling the delivery of program services. The plan of organization shall provide for:

(a) The granting of contracts.

(b) The review of investigative and audit reports and findings.

(c) The enforcement of board rules.

(14) Develop and disseminate standards, procedures, and policies to ensure that quality representation of indigent children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice is provided consistently throughout the state.

(15) Prepare and submit to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget not later than March first of each year an annual financial report which outlines the expenditures of all program funds, including local, state, and federal funds, for the previous calendar year.

(16) Prepare and submit to the governor, the legislative auditor, and the legislative fiscal officer, not later than June first of each year, an estimate of unexpended balances in every account in the custody of the office.

(17) Develop and maintain a comprehensive information system on the revenues received by the office and any district from local, state, and federal sources, as well as the expenditure of any revenue, and submit a summary of the information annually to the legislature.

(18) Assign appropriate staff to:

(a) Coordinate training and performance evaluation for attorneys representing indigent children pursuant to this Section.

(b) Apply for and assist in the disbursement of federal funds or other grant money to aid the statewide program, provided that such gifts, grants, and donations are not otherwise prohibited by law or rule.

(c) Assist district public defenders in maintaining compliance with standards and guidelines adopted by the board pursuant to this Section. The board staff shall assist the district public defenders with implementation of standards, guidelines, supervision, policy, and procedures to maintain compliance.

(19) Work with public and private representatives, including but not limited to judges, social service personnel, district attorneys, and service providers to promote sound juvenile justice policy and practice.

C. The powers and duties provided for by this Section shall be in addition to the powers and duties provided for in R.S. 15:147 or as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 2016, No. 617, §2; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 528, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.3
Union Parish Detention Center Commission members
Status: in_force

A. The Union Parish Detention Center Commission shall be composed of the president of the Union Parish Police Jury during his tenure as such; a member of the police jury, other than its president, who shall be selected by a majority vote of the Union Parish Police Jury for a term of four years or until said juror's term of office ends, whichever occurs first; the sheriff of Union Parish; the district attorney of Union Parish; and the chief of police of the city of Farmerville. The chairman of the commission shall be selected by majority vote of all members of the commission. It shall be the duty of the chairman to conduct all meetings of the commission in accordance with law and the resolutions adopted by a majority of the commission. In the same manner, the commission shall select a vice-chairman from among its number, who shall serve as chairman in the latter's absence.

B. The secretary of the Union Parish Police Jury may serve as secretary of the commission and the Union Parish treasurer may serve as ex officio treasurer of the commission.

C. The members of the Union Parish Detention Center Commission shall receive no compensation.

D. Should any member of the Union Parish Detention Center Commission be sued individually for damages arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of his duties as such commission member, it shall be the responsibility of the Union Parish Police Jury to provide such member with a legal defense to such suit, including reasonable attorney's fees, investigating costs, and other related expenses not paid by any insurance. Should any such commission member be cast in judgment for damages in such a suit, it shall be the obligation of the Union Parish Police Jury to indemnify him fully against such judgment, including all principal, interest, and costs in excess of that paid by any insurance company. Nothing in this Section shall require the Union Parish Police Jury to indemnify a commission member against a judgment wherein there is a specific decree in the judgment that the action of the commission member was malicious, and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.

Acts 1989, No. 539, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:709 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 709
Prisoners convicted in other states and housed in Louisiana
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, a prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state shall not be housed for the commission of that offense in a state correctional facility in Louisiana; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the prosecution, sentencing, or incarceration of any person for the commission of a criminal offense in the state of Louisiana.

B. Except as provided in R.S. 15:774, a prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state who is housed in a local jail or private correctional facility in Louisiana shall not be released in this state. Any prisoner housed in a local jail or private correctional facility shall be returned to an appropriate correctional facility located within the state where he was convicted and sentenced for release in that state.

C. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, a prisoner convicted and sentenced by another state shall not be housed in a local jail or private correctional facility if the prisoner would be classified as maximum custody by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections classification procedure.

D. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, the state where the prisoner was convicted and sentenced shall be responsible for the costs associated with returning the prisoner to that state.

E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any prisoner kept in custody under the authority of the United States or held under the jurisdiction of the United States.

F. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) "Local jail" means a correctional facility operated by a political subdivision of the state or defined by law as a political corporation.

(2) "Private correctional facility" means a correctional facility operated by a private entity.

(3) "State correctional facility" means a correctional facility owned and operated by the state of Louisiana or the Louisiana Correctional Facilities Corporation housing prisoners committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 74, §1; Acts 2010, No. 222, §1; Acts 2018, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 562.4
Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address, residence, or other registration information
Status: in_force

A. Those persons required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall appear in person at the fire marshal's office or his designee's office within thirty business days of establishing a new or additional physical residential address or of changes in information previously provided when any of the following occur:

(1) The offender changes his place of residence or establishes a new or additional residence.

(2) The offender has vacated his current address of registration with the intent not to return.

(3) The offender has been absent from his current address of registration for more than ninety consecutive days or an aggregate of ninety days or more per calendar year and is physically present at another address during that same time period.

(4) The offender has a change in name.

B. The notice of change of address required by this Section shall include proof of residence as required by R.S. 15:562.3(B)(1)(c).

C. Any person who commits an offense involving arson who fails to provide change of address or other information as provided in this Section shall be subject to criminal prosecution as provided in R.S. 15:562.5.

Acts 2010, No. 796, §1; Acts 2014, No. 140, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.16
Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the parish of Lafourche and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district, the board may incur debt and issue bonds and may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission and, specifically, may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the Seventeenth, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Ninth, and Fortieth Judicial Districts to aid and assist in all ways authorized by law for the purposes and responsibilities for which the commission is established.

B. In addition to the general powers conferred by this Section, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the River Parishes Juvenile Justice District, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the district who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.

C. When the River Parishes Juvenile Justice District presents any tax proposal to the electors of the district, the Lafourche Parish Council shall submit to the electors of Lafourche Parish a reduction of any current levied millage at or lower than the tax increase proposed by the River Parishes Juvenile Justice District on the same election date.

Acts 2023, No. 145, §1; Acts 2025, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1507 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1507
Investigation of reports, assessment, actions taken, and court orders
Status: in_force

A. The adult protection agency shall make prompt investigation and assessment. When the report concerns care in a facility or program under the supervision of the Louisiana Department of Health, the secretary of the department may assign the duties and powers enumerated in Subsection B of this Section to any office or entity within the department to carry out the purposes of this Chapter.

B. The investigation and assessment shall include the nature, extent, and cause of the abuse and neglect, the identity of the person or persons responsible for the abuse and neglect, if known, and an interview with the adult and a visit to the adult's home, if possible. Consultation with others having knowledge of the facts of the particular case shall also be included in the investigation.

C. In the event that admission to the adult's home or access to the adult for purposes of conducting the investigation, including a face-to-face private interview with the adult and with other members of the household and inspection of the home is refused, the adult protection agency may apply to a court of competent civil jurisdiction for an order to be granted access to the adult and to the location where the alleged abuse or neglect occurred to make such an investigation.

D. To secure further information and coordinate community service efforts, the adult protection agency shall contact other appropriate local or state agencies.

E. The adult protection agencies shall convene a regional level coordinating council composed of representatives of both public and private agencies providing services, with the objectives of identifying resources, increasing needed supportive services, avoiding duplication of effort, and assuring maximum community coordination of effort.

F. If it appears after investigation that an adult has been abused and neglected by other parties and that the problem cannot be remedied by extrajudicial means, the adult protection agency may refer the matter to the appropriate district attorney's office or may initiate judicial proceedings as provided in R.S. 15:1508. Evidence that abuse or neglect has occurred must be presented together with an account of the protective services given or available to the adult and a recommendation as to what services, if ordered, would eliminate the abuse or neglect.

G. Protective services may not be provided in cases of self-neglect to any adult having the capacity to consent, who does not consent to such service or who, having consented, withdraws such consent. Nothing herein shall prohibit the adult protection agency, the district attorney, the coroner, or the judge from petitioning for interdiction pursuant to Civil Code Articles 389 through 399 or petitioning for an order for protective custody or for judicial commitment pursuant to R.S. 28:50 et seq., seeking an order for emergency protective services pursuant to R.S. 15:1511, or from seeking an order for involuntary protective services pursuant to R.S. 15:1508(B)(5).

H.(1) The adult protection agency shall have access to any records or documents, including client-identifying information and medical, psychological, criminal or financial records necessary to the performance of the agency's duties under this Chapter. The duties include the provision of protective services to an adult, or the investigation of abuse, neglect, exploitation or extortion of an adult. A person or agency that has a record or document that the adult protection agency needs to perform its duties under this Chapter shall, without unnecessary delay, make the record or document available to the agency.

(2) The adult protection agency is exempt from the payment of a fee otherwise required or authorized by law to obtain a record if the request for a record is made in the course of an investigation or in the provision of protective services by the agency.

(3) If the adult protection agency is unable to obtain access to a record or document that is necessary to properly conduct an investigation or to provide protective services, the agency may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for access to the record or document. The person or agency in possession of this necessary record or document and the patient, in the case of a medical record, is entitled to notice and a hearing on the petition.

(4) Upon a showing by the adult protection agency that the record or document is necessary, the court shall order the person or agency who denied access to a record or document to allow the adult protection agency to have access under the terms and conditions prescribed by the court.

(5) Access to a confidential record under this Chapter does not constitute a waiver of confidentiality. No cause of action shall exist against any person or agency who in good faith provides a record or document to the adult protection agency under the provisions of this Chapter.

I.(1) Information contained in the case records of the adult protection agency shall be confidential and shall not be released without a handwritten authorization from the adult or his legal representative, except that the information may be released to law enforcement agencies pursuing enforcement of criminal statutes related to the abuse of the adult or the filing of false reports of abuse or neglect, or to social service agencies, licensed health care providers, and appropriate local or state agencies where indicated for the purpose of coordinating the provision of services or treatment necessary to reduce the risk to the adult from abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion and to state regulatory agencies for the purpose of enforcing federal or state laws and regulations relating to abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion by persons compensated through state or federal funds.

(2) The identity of any person who in good faith makes a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or extortion shall be confidential and shall not be released without the handwritten authorization of the person making the report, except that the information may be released to law enforcement agencies pursuing enforcement of criminal statutes related to the abuse of the adult or to the filing of false reports of abuse or neglect.

(3) Prior to releasing any information, except information released to law enforcement agencies as provided herein, the adult protection agency shall edit the released information to protect the confidentiality of the reporter's identity and to protect any other individual whose safety or welfare may be endangered by disclosure.

Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 185.6
Special reporting requirements; indigent parent representation cases; penalties
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, each district public defender shall submit an annual report to the office no later than February first of each year, commencing in 2008. The report, using the uniform definition of a "case" as defined in Subsection C of this Section, shall include detailed information of the district's workload, resources, employees, and expenditures for the previous fiscal year.

B.(1) The district public defender shall be responsible for preparing, completing, and submitting the annual report to the office as provided for in Subsection A of this Section.

(2) The district public defender shall be subject to the penalties provided for in Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, payable out of the judicial district indigent defender fund, to the office if any of the following occur:

(a) The failure to file a report.

(b) The failure to timely file a report.

(c) The failure to disclose or accurately disclose any required information.

(d) The filing of a false report.

(3) The amount of the penalty shall be one hundred dollars for each day until the report or the required accurate information is filed.

C. For purposes of this Section, a "case" is defined as a proceeding initiated by the state against an indigent or absent parent or parents pursuant to Title VI or Title X of the Louisiana Children's Code. Any appeal from a final judgment in such cases shall be counted as a separate case. In the event that a case involves multiple children, the district public defender, or regional director, where applicable, shall track, record, and report the number of children per case.

D. The office shall draft, administer, and furnish reporting forms to the district public defender which request detailed information of the district's workload, resources, employees, and expenditures for the previous fiscal year based on the uniform definition of a "case" as defined in Subsection C of this Section.

Acts 2007, No. 95, §2; Acts 2016, No. 407, §2, eff. June 5, 2016; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.35 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.35
Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission
Status: in_force

The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers:

(1) To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission.

(2) To promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law and shall be binding in the compacting states to the extent and in the manner provided in this compact.

(3) To oversee, supervise, and coordinate the interstate movement of offenders subject to the terms of this compact and any bylaws adopted and rules promulgated by the compact commission.

(4) To enforce compliance with compact provisions, Interstate Commission rules, and bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including but not limited to the use of judicial process.

(5) To establish and maintain offices.

(6) To purchase and maintain insurance and bonds.

(7) To borrow, accept, or contract for services of personnel, including but not limited to members and their staffs.

(8) To establish and appoint committees and hire staff which it deems necessary for the carrying out of its functions including but not limited to an executive committee as required by R.S. 15:574.33 which shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission in carrying out its powers and duties hereunder.

(9) To elect or appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, agents, or consultants, and to fix their compensation, define their duties, and determine their qualifications; and to establish the Interstate Commission's personnel policies and programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel.

(10) To accept any and all donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials, and services, and to receive, utilize, and dispose of same.

(11) To lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise to own, hold, improve, or use any property, real, personal, or mixed.

(12) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed.

(13) To establish a budget and make expenditures and levy dues as provided in R.S. 15:574.40.

(14) To sue and be sued.

(15) To provide for dispute resolution among compacting states.

(16) To perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this compact.

(17) To report annually to the legislatures, governors, judiciary, and state councils of the compacting states concerning the activities of the Interstate Commission during the preceding year. Such reports shall also include any recommendations that may have been adopted by the Interstate Commission.

(18) To coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity.

(19) To establish uniform standards for the reporting, collecting, and exchanging of data.

Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:732 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 732
Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that through inmate exercise programs, including karate, judo, and other types of martial arts, inmates are drastically improving their physical strength. The safety of law enforcement and correctional officers who guard and have contact with these inmates on a daily basis is being put at a greater and unnecessary risk. The safety of the public at large, as well as law enforcement personnel, may be put in increased jeopardy or increased physical risk upon an inmate's release because of the released prisoner's enhanced physical condition and training. It is therefore the intent of the legislature, for the protection of the public safety and for the protection of law enforcement and correctional personnel, to prohibit karate, judo, or martial arts programs of any form within jails, prisons, correctional facilities, juvenile facilities, temporary holding centers, halfway houses, or detention centers.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 542.1.1
In-person periodic renewal of registration by offenders
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any person convicted of an aggravated offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 or any person with a prior conviction or adjudication for an offense which requires registration pursuant to this Chapter, regardless of whether or not the prior offense required registration at the time of commission or conviction, who is subsequently convicted of or adjudicated for an offense which requires registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, shall renew and update his registration required by R.S. 15:542 in person every three months from the date of initial registration.

(2) Any person convicted of a sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541 shall renew and update his registration required by R.S. 15:542 in person every six months from the date of initial registration.

(3) Any other person subject to registration as provided in R.S. 15:542 shall update his registration in person annually from the date of initial registration.

(4)(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, any person required to register as a sex offender or child predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter who does not have a fixed place of residence, or who is homeless, shall renew and update his registration with the sheriff of the parish in which he is homeless, or is living without a fixed residence, in person every fourteen days from the date on which the offender initially appeared to register with the sheriff of that parish pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. If the offender regularly resides homeless, or without a fixed place of residence, in more than one parish, he shall register with the sheriff of each parish in which he regularly resides and shall renew and update his registration every fourteen days with each sheriff of those parishes. If an offender no longer plans to reside without a fixed residence in a particular parish, he shall give notice, in person, to the sheriff of the parish in which he intends to no longer reside. Failure to update or to give notice of change of residence pursuant to the provisions of this Paragraph shall be a violation of R.S. 15:542.1.4.

(b) For purposes of this Section, the "parish of residence" for such offenders shall be the parish in which the offender is living homeless or without a fixed residence address.

B.(1) Each periodic renewal shall occur with the sheriff of the parish of residence or residences of the offender. Such periodic registration renewals shall continue for the period of registration required by the provisions of R.S. 15:544. The sheriff of the parish of residence shall immediately forward the information obtained through the periodic renewals to each law enforcement agency as provided in R.S. 15:542(B) and to the bureau for inclusion in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. The sheriff shall also comply with the requirements in R.S. 15:543(B) at least annually with each offender.

(2) Notwithstanding the in-person periodic renewals with the sheriff required by the provisions of this Subsection, any offender who lives within the jurisdiction of a municipality with a police department shall appear in person annually on the anniversary of his registration period start date at the police department in his municipality of residence to update his registration and pay the annual registration fee as provided in R.S. 15:542(D).

Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 816, §§1, 2; Acts 2013, No. 408, §1; Acts 2014, No. 339, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:572.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 572.1
Board of Pardons; membership; domicile; session; quorum
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The Board of Pardons shall consist of five members, who shall be appointed by the governor to serve terms concurrent with the governor making the appointments, or until their successors are appointed and take office.

(b) Beginning with appointments made to the board, or appointments to fill a vacancy on the board, which occur after August 15, 2010, at least one of the members shall be appointed from a list of names submitted by any victim's rights advocacy organization which is recognized as a nonprofit with the Internal Revenue Service, incorporated or organized in the state of Louisiana and in good standing, and does not engage in political activity, with each organization submitting a list of three names; however, no person nominated by any victim's rights advocacy organization shall be appointed to serve as a member of the board who has previously been confirmed by the Senate and has served as a member of the board.

(c) Beginning with appointments made to the board, or appointments to fill a vacancy on the board, which occur after August 1, 2014, all members, except for the ex officio member, shall have not less than a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, and shall possess not less than five years actual experience in the field of penology, corrections, law enforcement, sociology, law, education, social work, medicine, psychology, psychiatry, or a combination thereof. If a member does not have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, he shall have no less than seven years experience in a field listed in this Subparagraph. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not apply to any person serving as a member of the board on August 1, 2012.

(d) All appointments shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The governor shall designate the chairman of the board.

(2) In addition to the five members appointed by the governor, an ex officio member shall serve on the board pursuant to Subsection G of this Section.

B. The domicile of the board shall be in the city of Baton Rouge, and the board shall establish its office at its domicile, but may hold meetings at other places within the state.

C. The board shall meet on regularly scheduled dates determined by it, and at such other times as the chairman may determine are necessary for the purpose of reviewing and taking action on applications for pardons pending before it and to transact such other business as it deems necessary.

D. The board shall select a vice chairman from its membership and shall select and fix the salary of an executive secretary, who need not be a member of the board, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.

E. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all actions of the board shall require the favorable vote of at least four members of the board.

F. Each member of the board, except for the ex officio member, shall devote full time to the duties of his office, and shall be prohibited from holding any elective, appointive, or public employment; or from engaging in any private business or employment which is in conflict with his duties as a member of the board.

G.(1) If a clemency applicant is incarcerated at the time of his application for pardon or commutation of sentence, the warden, or in his absence the deputy warden, of the correctional facility in which the offender is incarcerated shall be an ex officio member of the board. When the offender is housed in a local correctional facility and the warden or deputy warden of that facility is not able to attend the offender's pardon hearing, the warden, or in his absence the deputy warden, of the state correctional facility with regional responsibility for the local correctional facility where the offender is housed may serve as an ex officio member.

(2) The ex officio member shall not be a voting member and shall not be counted or permitted to be counted for purposes of the number of members necessary to take board action or the number of members necessary to establish a quorum.

Amended by Acts 1968, No. 190, §1; Acts 1975, No. 593, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1979, No. 490, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1150, §1; Acts 1997, No. 828, §1; Acts 2008, No. 182, §1; Acts 2010, No. 961, §1; Acts 2011, No. 153, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §1; Acts 2014, No. 305, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:612 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 612
DNA data base exchange
Status: in_force

A. The state police shall receive, store, and perform analysis on DNA samples or contract for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets the guidelines as established by the state police and shall classify and file the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted under this Chapter and make such information available as provided in this Section. The state police may enter a contract for the storage of DNA typing analysis and for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets guidelines as established by the state police. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the state DNA database shall be made available:

(1) To criminal justice agencies or approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies.

(2) Upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense or offender or suspected offender.

B. The state police shall adopt guidelines governing the methods of obtaining information from the state DNA database and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requestor.

C.(1) The state police may create a separate population database comprised of DNA samples obtained under this Chapter after all personal identification is removed. The state police may share or disseminate the population database with other criminal justice agencies or crime laboratories that serve to assist the state police with statistical databases. The population database may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system. This separate population database may be used for the following:

(a) To assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations or in declared or nondeclared disaster victim identification.

(b) For a population statistics database.

(c) For identification and protocol development purposes.

(d) For quality control purposes.

(e) To reduce the rape kit backlog at the Louisiana State Police crime lab.

(2) The state police shall maintain this separate population database, and it shall be subject to the same disclosure prohibitions as the state data bank pursuant to R.S. 15:617.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2023, No. 86, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 703
Physician to be appointed for each parish; salary
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of each parish shall appoint annually a physician who shall attend the prisoners who are confined in parish jails whenever they are sick. His salary shall be fixed by the governing authority. Any physician so appointed shall be licensed as provided in R.S. 37:1271 and shall be a qualified health care provider in accordance with R.S. 40:1231.2.

B. In lieu of appointing a physician, the governing authority of any parish may enter into a contract with a health care provider, licensed or regulated by the laws of this state, to provide requisite health care services, as required in this Section. The term "health care provider" as used in this Subsection means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or regulated by the laws of this state to provide health care services or professional services as a physician and qualified as such in accordance with R.S. 40:1231.2.

C. When a physician has been appointed or a contract for health care services for prisoners has been entered into in accordance with this Section, any action by a prisoner or his representative to recover damages or any other losses, including those for the death of the prisoner, as a result of the actions or inactions of the physician or health care provider in the performance or nonperformance of health care services shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 40:1231.1 et seq. The term "health care provider" as used in this Subsection shall be as defined in R.S. 40:1231.1.

D. The sole responsibility of the governing authority of each parish which is mandated by the provisions of this Section with respect to providing health care services for prisoners shall be the appointment of a physician and the payment of the salary of that physician or its contractual obligations with a health care provider selected in accordance with this Section. The parish and its governing authority shall not be liable for any action arising as a result of the actions or inactions of the physician or health care provider, whether ex delicto or ex quasi delicto or ex contractu, by a prisoner or his representative to recover damages or any other losses, including those for the death of the prisoner, unless the governing authority exercises gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties and obligations imposed by this Section, and such gross negligence or willful misconduct was a substantial factor in causing the injury.

Acts 2003, No. 681, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:827.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 827.1
Reentry preparation program; establishment
Status: in_force

A. It is the intent of the legislature to provide persons released from incarceration with the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with certain fundamental resources in the areas of employment, life skills training, and job placement and with access to as many support services as possible in order to appreciably increase the likelihood of successful reentry into free society and to reduce recidivism.

B. In compliance with the requirements of R.S. 15:827(A)(5), the department shall identify a transition specialist at each of the state correctional facilities who shall not necessarily be a corrections officer and whose duties shall include but not be limited to:

(1) Coordination of the delivery of transition assistance programs services at the institution.

(2) Assistance in the development of each offender's post-release plan.

(3) Development of job placement information.

(4) Development of a written medical discharge plan and referral to an appropriate parish health unit for an offender prior to his release.

(5) Placement in a work release program, if requested by any eligible offender. When an offender who is nearing his date of release requests placement in a work release program, the transition specialist shall inform the offender of program availability and assess the offender's needs and suitability for work release participation. If an offender is approved for placement, the specialist shall assist the offender and coordinate the release of the offender with the selected program.

(6) Furnishing a photo identification card to an offender prior to his release.

(7) To the extent that funding is available, issuing a card to the offender that includes a list of all vocational licensing and certification programs completed by the offender while incarcerated.

C.(1) Eligible offenders shall receive a mandatory one hundred hour standardized pre-release orientation program which shall be completed prior to release.

(2) The program instruction shall include but not be limited to:

(a)(i) Employment soft skills, including but not limited to job seeking skills, interview skills, and appropriate workplace interaction skills.

(ii) Job placement assistance to an offender by providing job referrals or job placement.

(b) Money management skills.

(c) Values clarification and goal setting and achieving.

(d) Problem solving and decisionmaking.

(e) Personal development and planning, including but not limited to social situations and emotional control, sexual responsibility, parenting skills, domestic violence and family issues, and drug treatment and counseling where appropriate.

(f) Counseling on individual community reentry concerns.

(g) Information on and availability of reentry support organizations including faith-based organizations.

(h) Anger management.

(i) Victim awareness and restitution.

D.(1) The department may utilize volunteers, including faith-based service groups, for the provisions of any or all of the reentry preparation program.

(2) The department shall investigate the possibility of providing the transitional program through distance learning programs as a cost-effective method of program delivery to reach a larger audience at a reduced expense.

E.(1) The department shall offer an entrepreneurial educational curriculum to eligible offenders selected by the department to facilitate successful reentry into society. The entrepreneurial educational curriculum shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) Basic business concepts.

(b) Marketing and advertising.

(c) Product development.

(d) Negotiation and pricing.

(e) Development of business plans for their own individual businesses.

(2) The department shall enter into cooperative endeavors or contracts with Louisiana Works, the Louisiana Department of Education, and the Louisiana community and technical colleges, educational institutions, training facilities, and service providers to provide entrepreneurial educational opportunities for eligible offenders.

(3) An offender convicted of any of the following offenses shall not be eligible for participation in the program:

(a) A sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541(24).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 509, §5.

(c) A habitual offender in accordance with R.S. 15:529.1.

(4) An offender who is eligible for participation in the entrepreneurial skills curriculum may be selected for participation based upon the following criteria:

(a) The skills, interests, and abilities of the offender.

(b) The availability of training facilities, instructors, and the number of offenders enrolled in the program.

(c) The staff at the adult reception and diagnostic centers, after a thorough evaluation, determine that the offender is suitable and appropriate for participation in the program.

(d) The secretary, or his designee, determines that the offender meets the guidelines and criteria established by rule for participation in the program.

(e) The secretary, or his designee, after an evaluation, determines that the offender is particularly likely to respond affirmatively to participation in the program.

(f) The offender meets other conditions of participation or rules or regulations adopted by the department.

(g) The offender voluntarily enrolls in the program after having been advised by the department of the rules and regulations governing participation in the program.

F. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration and implementation of the reentry preparation program.

Acts 2003, No. 822, §1; Acts 2009, No. 185, §1; Acts 2016, No. 509, §5; Acts 2020, No. 226, §1; Acts 2022, No. 748, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:576 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 576
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Chapter:

(1) The term "bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

(2) The terms "criminal history record" or "criminal history record information" mean information collected by criminal justice agencies on individuals consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, bills of information, or any formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including sentencing, correctional supervision, and release. The terms do not include intelligence or investigatory purposes, nor do they include any identification information which does not indicate involvement of the individual in the criminal justice system.

(3) The term "criminal justice agency" means any government agency or subunit thereof, or private agency which, through statutory authorization or a legal formal agreement with a governmental unit or agency has the power of investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution, adjudication, treatment, supervision, rehabilitation, or release of persons suspected, charged, or convicted of a crime; or which collects, stores, processes, transmits, or disseminates criminal history record or crime information. "Criminal justice agency" also includes the governor's office of human trafficking prevention.

(4) The term "criminal justice information system" means all agencies, procedures, mechanisms, media, and forms as well as the information itself which are or become involved in the origination, collection, transmittal, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of information related to offenses or offenders in Louisiana.

(5) The term "criminal justice system" means that body of agencies at the federal, state, or local level, which may legally arrest, detain, prosecute, adjudicate, treat, supervise, rehabilitate or release, or collect, store, process, transmit, or disseminate criminal history record or crime information.

(6) The term "FBI rap back system" means a service maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide authorized noncriminal and criminal justice agencies ongoing status notifications of any criminal history subsequently reported to the FBI in its criminal history system after the initial criminal or civil transaction.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 2017, No. 362, §3; Acts 2020, No. 154, §1, eff. June 9, 2020; Acts 2023, No. 386, §1; Acts 2025, No. 364, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:832.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 832.1
Work by inmates; construction, renovation, custodial, maintenance, or repairs; exemptions
Status: in_force

A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governor, upon determining that it is appropriate and in furtherance of the rehabilitation and training of inmates, may, by executive order, authorize the use of inmates of a penal or correctional facility owned by the state of Louisiana for necessary labor in connection with a particular capital construction project on the grounds of the facility or other grounds and facilities within the state capitol complex, when the estimated cost of the project or work, exclusive of labor costs, does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars for any new construction, or when the project involves renovation, maintenance, repair, or remodeling work on the grounds of the facility. Additionally the governor may authorize by executive order the use of inmates to perform custodial services on state grounds and buildings. For purposes of this Section, "penal or correctional facility" shall mean any location at which inmates are housed on a permanent basis and any administrative building or facility which provides management or support services to the penal or correctional facility, including the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2) In calculating the estimated cost of the project or work, as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, monies or materials donated to the facility or for the project shall not be included in such cost.

(3) Construction projects undertaken by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections through the office of prison enterprises to house revenue-generating inmate labor programs located on prison grounds and funded through self-generated funds, which have a total construction cost of five hundred thousand dollars or less, shall be exempt from the monetary limits required by the provisions of this Subsection.

B. Any requirement of law regarding the procurement of labor services in connection with public works projects or custodial services shall not apply to a project or work utilizing inmate laborers under the provisions of this Section. Nothing herein shall be construed to provide an exemption from any other requirement of law applicable to and regarding the purchase of or rental of materials, supplies, or equipment, or to the procurement of architectural or engineering services in connection with such projects or works except that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may utilize, on such projects or work, the services of architects and engineers who are employees of the department, when the use of architects or engineers is otherwise required by law.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not affect any contract involving maintenance work performed by persons who are mentally or physically impaired. As far as practicable, the state shall utilize the services of persons mentally or physically impaired in any contract for maintenance of a public facility.

Acts 1988, No. 933, §1, eff. July 26, 1988; Acts 1997, No. 1208, §1, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 824, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1128, §1; Acts 2018, No. 537, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:586 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 586
Authority to purge records of the central repository
Status: in_force

Except for the provisions of R.S. 44:9, no records of the bureau may be permanently destroyed until five years after the person identified is known or reasonably believed to be dead. Upon the official issuance of appropriate rules and regulations, the bureau may retire or remove from active dissemination to eligible agencies records of any individual beyond the age of sixty, who has had no reported criminal arrest for a period of fifteen years from the last reported official release from the criminal justice system.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:243 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 243
Buyer Beware Program; post-conviction program for offenders; pre-trial diversion program for defendants; individuals engaged in the purchase of sexual activity and solicitation of prostitutes
Status: in_force

A.(1) The district attorney for each judicial district, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicial district, may create and administer a program for defendants charged, or offenders convicted, with an offense in which the defendant engaged in the purchase of sexual activity, including those charged or convicted pursuant to R.S. 14:82.2 or 83. The program shall educate the defendants or offenders about the harms, exploitation, and negative effects of prostitution. The district attorney, at his discretion, may choose to be the operator of the program using his own office personnel or may choose a vendor as the operator of the program.

(2) The program may be offered, at the discretion of the district attorney, to an offender as part of a pre-trial diversion program unless the offense involves the purchase of sexual activity from a minor.

B. At the discretion of the district attorney, after any costs associated with the administration of the program are paid, a portion of all monies collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section may be distributed to entities within their judicial district, or within the judicial districts participating in the program, that provide rehabilitative services and treatment to victims of offenses involving human trafficking and trafficking of children for sexual purposes.

C. If the district attorney fails to develop a program, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicial district, the court shall order that the offender, who is sentenced pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:82.2 or 83, attend a certain number of meetings for sexual addiction recovery with a local recovery group.

D. If the district attorney fails to develop a program, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicial district and there is no local recovery group for sexual addiction within the judicial district or within a fifty-mile radius of the offender's home, the court shall order the offender, who is sentenced pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 14:82.2 or 83, to complete an online course which educates the offenders about the harms, exploitation, and negative effects of prostitution.

E. The program provided for in this Section shall be known as the "Buyer Beware Program".

Acts 2014, No. 564, §2; Acts 2018, No. 663, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 185.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Board" means the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board.

(2) "Child abuse and neglect case" means a child protection proceeding conducted by a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction involving the abuse or neglect of children as provided specifically in Titles VI, X, and XI, of the Louisiana Children's Code.

(3) "District office" means the office of a district public defender.

(4) "District public defender", "chief indigent defender", or "chief public defender" means an attorney under contract with the office to supervise service providers and enforce standards and guidelines within a judicial district or multiple judicial districts.

(5) "Indigent Parents' Program" or "the program" means the Indigent Parents' Representation Program required by the Louisiana Children's Code and administered in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:185.1 through 185.9.

(6) "Indigent parent representation" means the providing of legal services to indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases as required by the provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code.

(7) "Office" means the office of the state public defender as created by R.S. 15:146.

(8) "Public defender" or "indigent defender" means an attorney employed by or under contract with the office of the district public defender or a nonprofit organization contracting with the board or the district public defender to provide representation, including curatorship appointments, to indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases as required by the provisions of the Children's Code.

(9) "Revenue" or "self-generated revenue" means all revenue received by a judicial district except revenue received as a result of grants, donations, or other forms of assistance when the terms and conditions thereof or of agreements pertaining thereto require otherwise.

(10) "Task Force on Legal Representation in Child Protection Cases" means the task force created by House Concurrent Resolution No. 44 of the 2003 Regular Session of the Legislature.

Acts 2007, No. 95, §2; Acts 2016, No. 407, §2, eff. June 5, 2016; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 528, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:544.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 544.2
Registration and notification period end date; determination; procedures
Status: in_force

A.(1) Except as provided in Subsections B and C of this Section, for an offender who is required to register as a sex offender or child predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, at least fourteen years from the initial date of registration in Louisiana after the date of conviction for which the offender is required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or from the date of the offender's latest release from any incarceration, except pursuant to a misdemeanor arrest or conviction or a felony arrest that does not result in a felony conviction, whichever is later, the following procedures shall apply:

(a) The office of state police and the sheriff of each parish in which the offender resides, or has resided, shall upload the offender's registration history to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

(b) The Department of Justice shall review the offender's criminal history and registration history and post a prospective registration and notification period end date to the offender's file in the Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. When posting the prospective registration and notification period end date, the Department of Justice shall include any details relied upon at the time to calculate the registration and notification period end date. If at any time after the determination of the registration and notification period end date the offender's criminal history or registration history reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the running of the registration period to begin anew or to be suspended, the registration and notification period end date shall be revised by the Department of Justice accordingly.

(c) Within thirty days from the date on which the Department of Justice posts its determination of the registration and notification period end date to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry, the Department of Justice or its authorized agent shall give the offender written notice of the prospective registration and notification period end date which shall inform the offender that the registration and notification period end date shall be revised if the offender's criminal history or registration history subsequently reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the end date to be recalculated. The written notice shall also inform the offender of his right to seek review of the Department of Justice's determination as provided in Subsections E and G of this Section. The date on which the letter is sent notifying the offender of his registration and notification period end date shall be entered by the Department of Justice or its authorized agent in the offender's registry profile.

(2) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any of the following:

(a) Any person convicted of a sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined by R.S. 15:541.

(b) Any person convicted of an aggravated offense as defined by R.S. 15:541.

(c) Any person who has been convicted of more than one offense that requires registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

B. For an offender who is required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for a conviction of a sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined by R.S. 15:541, at least twenty-four years after the date of conviction for which the offender is required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or the date of the offender's latest release from any incarceration, except pursuant to a misdemeanor arrest or conviction or for a felony arrest that does not result in a felony conviction, the following procedures shall apply:

(1) The office of state police and the sheriff of each parish in which the offender resides shall upload the offender's registration history to the offender's file in the Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

(2) The Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice shall review the offender's criminal history and registration history and post a prospective registration and notification period end date to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. When posting the prospective registration and notification period end date, the Department of Justice shall include any details relied upon at the time to calculate the registration and notification period end date. If at any time after the determination of the registration and notification period end date the offender's criminal history or registration history reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the running of the registration period to begin anew or to be suspended, the registration and notification period end date shall be revised by the Department of Justice accordingly.

(3) Within thirty days from the date on which the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice posts its determination of the registration and notification period end date to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry, the Department of Justice or its authorized agent shall give the offender written notice of the prospective registration and notification period end date which shall inform the offender that the registration and notification period end date shall be revised if the offender's criminal history or registration history subsequently reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the end date to be recalculated. The written notice shall also inform the offender of his right to seek review of the Department of Justice's determination as provided in Subsections E and G of this Section. The date on which the letter is sent notifying the offender of his registration and notification period end date shall be entered by the Department of Justice or its authorized agent in the offender's registry profile.

(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to any person who has been convicted of more than one offense that requires registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter or to anyone convicted of an aggravated offense as defined by R.S. 15:541.

C. Whenever there is a question regarding whether an offender, convicted or adjudicated in a Louisiana state court of an offense requiring registration and notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, as a fifteen-year, a twenty-five-year, or a lifetime registrant, the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice shall have the authority to make determinations regarding the appropriate time period of registration in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter. When such a determination is made by the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice, the determination shall be noted in the offender's profile on the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. These determinations shall be binding for purposes of enforcement of the registration and notification provisions of this Chapter unless overturned by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to R.S. 15:544.1 when a petition is filed within one hundred eighty days of the date of the written notice. Failure to timely file a petition for such relief pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute a waiver by the offender and shall make the registration and notification period determination by the Department of Justice binding and final.

D. The registration and notification period end date, calculated and maintained by the Department of Justice pursuant to the provisions of Subsections A and B of this Section, shall be set in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and shall be binding for purposes of enforcement of the registration and notification provisions of this Chapter unless overturned by the court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to R.S. 15:544.1.

E. If an offender, who is currently residing in this state and is under an active obligation to register and provide notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, believes that the determined registration and notification period end date is incorrect, the offender may seek further review of the end date determination by the Department of Justice within forty-five days of the date on which the notice was sent pursuant to Subparagraph (A)(1)(c) or Paragraph (B)(3) of this Section. The request shall be made in writing and addressed to: Office of the Attorney General, SPAT Unit, Post Office Box 94005, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9005. The request for review shall include all of the following:

(1) Name, date of birth, social security number, and phone number of the offender.

(2) Address of residence and parish in which the offender is currently residing.

(3) The offense for which the offender was convicted that requires registration and notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the jurisdiction of conviction, the court of conviction, the date of conviction, and the latest release from incarceration for the conviction that requires registration and notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) Specific legal or factual reasons why the offender believes the current registration and notification period end date as determined by the Department of Justice is incorrect.

(5) A copy of the most recent offender contract signed by the offender at the office of the sheriff of the parish in which the offender resides.

(6) An affidavit of verification that all allegations of fact are true and accurate.

F. If the request for review meets all of the requirements set forth in Subsection E of this Section, the request shall be reviewed by the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall post its decision, and any pertinent law and facts relied upon in making its decision, to the offender's registry file. The Department of Justice or its authorized agent shall provide written notice of the department's decision to the offender within thirty days from the date on which the decision was posted to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry by the Department of Justice. If the request for review submitted by the offender does not meet the procedural requirements set forth in Subsection E of this Section, the request for review shall be rejected and the offender shall be given notice of the rejection through the same method as the notification of the prospective registration and notification end date determination and the date of such notice shall be entered into the offender's registry profile.

G. Within one hundred eighty days of the issuance of notice pursuant to Subsection A, B, E, or F of this Section, whichever is later, the offender may file a petition for injunctive relief or for a declaratory judgment pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:544.1. Failure to timely file a petition for such relief pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall constitute a waiver by the offender and shall make the registration and notification period end date determination by the Department of Justice final, unless the registration and notification period end date is revised by the Department of Justice because the offender's criminal history or registration history reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the running of the registration period to begin anew or to be suspended.

H. When an offender has complied with all registration and notification requirements for the period of time required by the provisions of this Chapter, the Department of Justice shall, upon request by the offender, issue a formal letter verifying that the offender has completed all his requirements. This letter shall state that the offender is no longer required to register and notify as a sex offender or a child predator for the underlying sex offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, as defined by R.S. 15:541, which gave rise to his obligation to register, unless the offender is convicted of another offense which requires registration and notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

I. If at any time after the determination of the registration and notification period end date is made pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, the offender's criminal history or registration history reflects actions or inaction that, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, requires the running of the registration period to begin anew or to be suspended, and the registration and notification period end date is revised by the Department of Justice, the Department of Justice shall post the updated registration and notification period end date to the offender's file in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. Within thirty days from the date on which the Department of Justice posts the revised registration and notification period end date to the offender's file, the Department of Justice or its authorized agent shall give the offender written notice by mail of the revised end date and notify the offender of his right to seek review of the determination by the Department of Justice as provided in Subsections E and G of this Section.

J. The Department of Justice is not required to make the determination of the registration and notification period end date for any offender who is incarcerated or living out of state and is, therefore, not under an active obligation to register and provide notification in Louisiana. Once the offender is released from incarceration or returns to live in Louisiana and is under an active obligation to register and provide notification in this state, the determination of registration and notification period end date shall be made pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

K. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to relieve an offender of the obligation to register and provide notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter prior to complying with the obligations of this Chapter for the requisite period of time.

Acts 2014, No. 798, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 307, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:117 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 117
Discharge of grand jury; review of discharge by supreme court
Status: in_force

Upon being discharged for legal cause, the discharged grand jury or any of the discharged members may make applications for review directly to the supreme court. Such application must be made within two days from the date that the district judge ordered a discharge for legal cause, and shall be taken up by the supreme court, by preference, immediately over all other matters.

If, after the discharge by the district judge is ordered, application is made by the discharged grand jury or any of the discharged members as prescribed by law said grand jury or the members making application shall serve as before; and should the supreme court affirm the order of discharge or deny the application of the grand jury or any of its members, the validity of indictments shall in no wise be affected because they were brought in by the grand jury between the time that the district judge ordered a discharge for legal cause of the grand jury or any of its members and the time that the supreme court affirmed that order or denied the application.

Within two days after the order of the district judge discharging for legal cause, the grand jury or any of its members, is affirmed by the supreme court, or becomes final, the district judge shall make the necessary appointments to fill vacancies caused thereby as prescribed by law.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:85.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 85.2
Posting of criminal bonds in parishes of Iberia, St. Mary, and St. Martin; fee assessed
Status: in_force

A. A fee of twelve dollars shall be assessed for every criminal bond posted in the parishes of Iberia, St. Mary, and St. Martin. Any person seeking release by means of a criminal bond in these parishes, or their designated representative, shall pay the fee to the sheriff of that parish who shall deposit the funds in the Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Early Intervention Fund.

B. If the district attorney declines to prosecute a person who has paid this fee or the prosecution results in an acquittal, dismissal, or granting of a motion to quash, then the person who paid the fee shall be entitled to a refund after submitting a request for a refund of the fee to the district court within twenty days of the final disposition of the case. The district attorney shall refund the fee within twenty days after receiving notice of the court's order granting the request for a refund.

Acts 2004, No. 852, §2, eff. July 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:324 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 324
Officers; meetings; staff
Status: in_force

A. The governor shall designate one voting member to serve as chairman at the pleasure of the governor. The chairman shall serve as chief executive officer of the commission.

B. The domicile of the commission shall be in Baton Rouge. The commission shall hold public meetings monthly except as otherwise provided by vote of the commission or by order of the chairman.

C. A simple majority of the voting membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

D. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide to the sentencing commission such clerical, administrative, and technical assistance and support as may be necessary in order to enable the sentencing commission to accomplish its goals.

Acts 1987, No. 158, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1183
Experts
Status: in_force

A. When otherwise specifically authorized by law, in any prisoner suit, the court may appoint an expert who shall be disinterested and objective and will give due regard to the public safety. If the court determines that the appointment of an expert is necessary, the court shall request that the defendant and the plaintiff each submit a list of not more than five persons to serve as an expert. Each party shall have the opportunity to remove up to three persons from the opposing party's list. The court shall select the expert from the persons remaining on the lists after all names have been removed. Any party shall have the right to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's selection of the expert under this Section on the ground of partiality.

B. An expert appointed under this Section may be authorized to conduct hearings and prepare proposed findings of fact on the record and may assist in the development of remedial plans. The expert shall not make any findings or communications ex parte. An expert may be appointed during the remedial phase of a civil action with respect to prison conditions only upon a finding that the remedial phase will be sufficiently complex to warrant such appointment.

C. In any civil action with respect to prison conditions in which an expert is appointed under this Section, the court shall review the appointment of the expert every six months to determine whether the services of the expert continue to be required. The expert may be removed at any time. In no event shall the appointment of an expert extend beyond the termination of the relief.

D. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the compensation to be allowed to an expert shall not be greater than the hourly rate established for payment of court-appointed counsel, plus costs reasonably incurred by the expert. Such compensation and costs shall be paid with funds available to the court.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 110, §1, eff. May 5, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 542.1.3
Procedures for offenders convicted or adjudicated under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law; procedures for Louisiana offenders with out-of-state activities
Status: in_force

A. Any person who is convicted or adjudicated of an offense under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law for which R.S. 15:542 requires registration shall be subject to and shall comply with all of the registration requirements of this Chapter within three business days of establishing a residence in Louisiana and shall comply with all notification requirements required in R.S. 15:542.1 within twenty-one days of establishing a residence in Louisiana. Such person shall also notify the bureau within three business days of establishing residence in Louisiana and shall provide the bureau, within thirty days of establishing residence in Louisiana, certified copies of court records pertaining to the offense or offenses which require registration as a sex offender, including but not limited to the bill of information, indictment, court minutes, and final disposition.

B.(1) When the bureau receives notification that a person described in Subsection A of this Section is establishing residence in Louisiana, it shall immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542.

(2)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (c) of this Paragraph, within sixty days of receiving the certified copies of court records from the offender as required by the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the bureau shall determine which time period of registration under the provisions of R.S. 15:544 and the frequency of in-person periodic renewals under the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1 is applicable to the offender while residing in Louisiana. This determination shall be based on a comparison of the elements of the offense of conviction or adjudication with the elements of the most comparable Louisiana offense. The bureau shall post this official notification on the state sex offender and child predator registry within the ninety-day period provided in this Paragraph. If the most comparable Louisiana offense is carnal knowledge of a juvenile, the bureau shall indicate so and give notice to the offender that he may qualify for relief from registration pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:542(F)(2) or (3) if the offender's age and the age of the victim are within the limitations provided by R.S. 15:542.

(b) Until the bureau makes a determination and posts an official notification as to the frequency of in-person periodic renewals, the offender shall renew and update his registration required by R.S. 15:542 in person every three months from the date of establishing a residence in Louisiana. Thereafter, the frequency of in-person periodic renewals of the offender shall be pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1.1, based on the determination made by the bureau, comparing the elements of the offense of conviction or adjudication with the elements of the most comparable Louisiana offense, as required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(c) If the period of registration required by the offender's jurisdiction of conviction is for the duration of the offender's lifetime, the bureau shall not be required to determine which time period of registration and the frequency of in-person periodic renewals that would be applicable to the offender while residing in Louisiana as required by Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph. The duration of the registration for any such offender shall be for the duration of his lifetime pursuant to R.S. 15:544, and the frequency of in-person periodic renewals for the offender shall be every three months from the date of initial registration as required by R.S. 15:542.1.1(A)(1).

(3) Within ninety days of the effective date of the provisions of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the bureau shall make a determination of the appropriate time period of registration under R.S. 15:544 and the number of required in-person periodic renewals under the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1.1 applicable to each sex offender or child predator convicted under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law who established a residence in this state prior to January 1, 2008. The bureau shall post this official notification on the registry within the ninety-day time period provided in this Paragraph. If the most comparable Louisiana offense is carnal knowledge of a juvenile, the bureau shall indicate so and give notice to the offender that he may qualify for relief from registration pursuant to R.S. 15:542 (F)(2) or (3) if the offender's age and the age of the victim are within the limitations provided by R.S. 15:542.

(4) Any offender convicted or adjudicated under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law who establishes a residence in this state and is required to register and notify pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter may appeal the bureau's determination of the applicable time period of registration and frequency of in-person periodic renewals through an administrative hearing as provided in R.S. 49:950 et seq. The offender shall have one year from the date that the bureau posted its determination on the registry to appeal. The duty to register and notify according to the determination of the bureau made pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall be binding and shall not be suspended or stayed pending appeal of the classification of the offender.

C. Any nonresident full-time or part-time worker employed in this state who would be required to register in his state of residence shall register with the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542 within three business days of employment. The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to any person employed in this state, with or without compensation.

D. Nonresident full-time or part-time students enrolled in this state who are required to register in their state of residence shall register within three business days with the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542.

E. Any resident of this state required to register as required by R.S. 15:542 shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542 if he leaves the state for full-time or part-time employment in another state, with or without compensation, for a period of more than seven consecutive days or for an aggregate of thirty days or more during the calendar year.

F. Any resident of this state required to register under the provisions of this Chapter shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agencies as provided in R.S. 15:542 within three business days if he leaves the state to enroll in any school as a full-time or part-time student.

G. Any resident of this state required to register under the provisions of this Chapter shall notify the bureau of his intent to establish a residence in another state within three days prior to establishing residence in the other state.

H. When an offender who was convicted of or adjudicated for an offense under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law requiring registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter appears in person for initial registration with the appropriate law enforcement agency in his parish of residence, the law enforcement agency shall follow the procedures set forth in R.S. 15:543(B)(1) through (7).

Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 816, §1; Acts 2010, No. 400, §1; Acts 2012, No. 129, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2013, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1099.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1099.4
General authority
Status: in_force

A.(1) A governing authority may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a youth center useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of this Subpart. The center may include but is not limited to residential units, administration and social services building, cafeteria building, gymnasium and recreation building, education building, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, a governing authority may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.

(2) In connection with the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, or repair of a youth center and the equipping thereof, the parish shall comply, or cause to be complied, with the applicable provisions of R.S. 38:2211 et seq., the public bid law; however, the lease or lease-purchase contract need not additionally be advertised and bid by the parish, and to that extent the parish shall be exempt from the provisions of Chapter 10 of Title 41 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

(3) The purchase, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, or repair of a youth center and the equipping thereof by the lessor shall be subject to only those state and local sales and use taxes which the parish would have been subject to if such purchase, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, repair, or equipping had been contracted for directly by the parish. If the parish is subject to sales and use taxes upon a direct contract for such purchase, reconstruction, rehabilitation, improvement, repair, or equipping by the parish, the lessor shall be so subject; however, in such cases the parish shall not additionally be subject to a sales and use tax on the lease payments to the lessor under a lease or lease-purchase contract.

(4) The obligation to make payments under a lease-purchase contract and the obligation to pay other charges incident to any such contract shall not constitute or give rise to an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or home rule charter debt limitation. If the payments received from a lease or lease-purchase contract are security for any notes, certificates, bonds, or other similar instruments, the portion of such payments representing interest shall be exempt from all taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof.

B. A governing authority may:

(1) Enter into a lease or lease-purchase contract with any person, public or private, for the acquisition of a youth center with a lease term not to exceed thirty years upon such terms and conditions as it shall deem proper; however, such contract shall contain the following annual appropriation dependency clause: "The continuation of this contract is contingent upon the continuation of an appropriation of funds by the governing authority to fulfill the requirements of the contract. If the governing authority fails to appropriate sufficient monies to provide for the continuation of the contract or if such appropriation is reduced by any means provided in the appropriations ordinance to prevent the total appropriations for the year from exceeding revenues for that last year or for any other lawful purpose and the effect of such reduction is to provide insufficient monies for the continuation of the contract, the contract shall terminate on the date of the beginning of the first fiscal year for which funds are not appropriated."

(2) Enter into a participation agreement with another parish or other entity subleasing a portion of the center, provided that no such sublease shall relieve the sublessor of obligations under its lease, and providing for the care and maintenance of juveniles from that parish at the center.

(3) Generally do all things lawfully to provide temporary custodial care, supervision, and education of juveniles.

(4) Authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs pursuant to this Subpart.

(5) Adopt rules and regulations for the operations and maintenance of the center.

(6) Accept available federal, state, or other public funds or private funds allocated for the purpose of establishing, improving, operating, or maintaining the center.

(7) Perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of its affairs pursuant to this Subpart.

(8) Cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the parish and participating parishes.

(9) Create pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, entities that are necessary or desirable in order to effect the issuance of notes, bonds, or certificates which will be secured by lease, lease-purchase contract, or participation agreement payments authorized by this Subpart.

Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:587.1.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 587.1.2
Provision of information to protect children who receive services at a therapeutic group home
Status: in_force

A.(1) As provided in R.S. 40:2008.10, the Louisiana Department of Health shall request in writing that the bureau supply information to ascertain whether the persons listed in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection have been arrested for or convicted of, or pled nolo contendere to, any criminal offense. The request shall be on a form prepared by the bureau and signed by a responsible official of the Louisiana Department of Health making the request. The request shall include a statement signed by the person about whom the request is made which gives his permission for such information to be released.

(2)(a) The persons to which this Section applies include:

(i) Any person who owns, operates, or manages a licensed therapeutic group home.

(ii) Any person who has applied for a license to operate a therapeutic group home.

(iii) Any person who is employed by, is contracted by, volunteers at, or interns with a therapeutic group home.

(iv) Any person who has applied to be employed or contracted by a therapeutic group home.

(v) Any person who has applied to volunteer or intern with a therapeutic group home.

(b) This Section shall not apply to contractors and other individuals providing a service at the therapeutic group home who are not employees, volunteers, interns, or contracted members of the staff of the therapeutic group home, including but not limited to plumbers, landscapers, or visiting resources.

(3) In responding to a request for information as provided for in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the bureau shall make available a record of all criminal arrests and convictions of the person prior to the date of the request.

(4) The Louisiana Department of Health, as recipient of the information from the bureau, shall maintain the confidentiality of such criminal history information in accordance with applicable federal or state law.

B.(1) Upon receiving a request pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 40:2008.10 that meets the requirements of Subsection A of this Section, the bureau shall survey its criminal history records and identification files and make a simultaneous request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for like information from other jurisdictions. The bureau shall provide a report promptly and in writing, but provide only such information as is necessary to specify whether or not that person has been arrested for or convicted of or pled nolo contendere to any crime or crimes, the crimes for which he has been arrested or convicted or to which he has pled nolo contendere, and the date or dates on which they occurred. The report provided pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall include arrests, convictions, or other dispositions, including convictions dismissed pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894.

(2)(a) When an individual's record contains information which has been expunged, the bureau shall include in its report to the Louisiana Department of Health the date of the arrest and a notation that the individual's record contains information which has been expunged and that the requestor may contact the bureau in order to obtain further information regarding the expunged information.

(b) The bureau shall establish policies and procedures by which the Louisiana Department of Health may be furnished with expunged information. These policies and procedures shall not require the Louisiana Department of Health to personally appear at the office of the bureau in order to obtain access to the expunged information.

(c) The Louisiana Department of Health shall maintain the confidentiality of the information as provided by law, and the expunged information shall not be deemed a public record.

C. The costs of any criminal background check which is required under this Section or R.S. 40:2008.10 shall be the responsibility of the therapeutic group home.

D. The Louisiana Department of Health may adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section, including requirements and provisions for utilizing the criminal history information. The department may utilize the process provided in R.S. 49:962 for adoption of the rule.

Acts 2019, No. 243, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2021, No. 211, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:191 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 191
Place of trial of criminal neglect of family cases
Status: in_force

When any person shall desert or intentionally not support his family in violation of R.S. 14:74, the offense may be prosecuted and punished:

(1) In the parish where the person owing the duty of support resides or is found, or

(2) In the parish where the last matrimonial domicile was established, or

(3) In the parish where the person (or persons) to whom the duty of support is owed establishes a bona fide residence, provided that this provision shall be effective only if the person to whom the duty of support was owed was justified in establishing a separate residence.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 561.3
Supervised release; division of probation and parole
Status: in_force

A. Supervised release shall be administered by the division of probation and parole, Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

B. Supervised release officers shall be officers in the division of probation and parole, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and shall be called supervised release officers for the purposes of this Chapter but shall have all powers and duties of parole officers as provided by law.

C. Supervised release officers shall be assigned to persons placed upon supervised release in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to R.S. 15:561.6.

Acts 2006, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:866.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 866.1
Transportation for released prisoners
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations to determine which prisoners shall be provided transportation to their residence upon release from prison. No inmate, otherwise eligible, shall be provided transportation to a residence outside of the state of Louisiana.

Acts 1978, No. 575, §2; Acts 1988, No. 378, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:180 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 180
Special reporting requirements
Status: in_force

In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, the office shall submit an annual report to the legislature not later than February first of each year, commencing in 1999. The report shall include a comprehensive status report on the office's activities, expenditures, decisions, and actions for the previous fiscal year. The report shall be directed to the chairmen of the standing committees of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B and the House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice.

Acts 1997, No. 1361, §1, eff. Dec. 31, 1997; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:182 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 182
Limited effect in capital cases
Status: in_force

The provisions of R.S. 15:178 are intended for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing legal services and related expenses for capital defendants who have been sentenced to death and are not intended to confer substantive or procedural rights not otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1999, No. 1012, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16; Acts 2008, No. 220, §6, eff. June 14, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:605 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 605
State DNA data base
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the state DNA data base. It shall be administered by the state police and provide DNA records to the FBI for storage and maintenance by CODIS. The state DNA data base shall have the capability provided by computer software and procedures administered by the state police to store and maintain DNA records related to:

(1) Forensic casework.

(2) Offenders required to provide a DNA sample under this Chapter.

(3) Anonymous DNA records used for research or quality control.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.35.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.35.1
Lafourche Parish Pretrial Home Incarceration Program; electronic monitoring
Status: in_force

A. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office may implement a program using, as an alternative mode of incarceration to traditional imprisonment, active electronic monitoring of offenders who are eligible under the provisions of this Section. This program shall be referred to as the Lafourche Parish Pretrial Home Incarceration Program.

B. A defendant may be eligible for participation in the program under the following conditions:

(1) No defendant who has been charged with a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B), or with a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, shall be eligible for the program established under the provisions of this Section.

(2) A determination is made by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office that the defendant is particularly likely to respond affirmatively to participation in the program.

(3) The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office has interviewed the defendant and has made a risk assessment determination that the defendant is eligible for participation in the program. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office shall forward the risk assessment to the court for use as the court may deem proper.

C.(1) The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office shall develop, adopt, and implement rules and regulations for the development, implementation, and administration of the program.

(2) Such rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) A defendant in the program shall be supervised and shall be subject to all of the conditions required for participation. The conditions of the program may include any condition reasonably related to the program, including curfew, home visitations by persons designated by the sheriff, and limitations of the defendant's activities outside of the home.

(b) The program shall include the use of electronic monitoring devices.

(c) A defendant may be required to obtain employment and may be required to pay a reasonable supervision fee to the supervising agency to defray the cost of his supervision and the cost of the required electronic monitoring.

(d) A defendant shall be given notice of the conditions imposed in writing, and he shall be required to agree in writing to the conditions.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 880, the defendant may receive credit for time served while participating in the program only with the approval of the sentencing court.

(3) Participation in the program does not, in any way, negate nor nullify the bail obligations as set by the court. At any time, a defendant may post a legally sufficient authorized bail and become relieved of all conditions of this program unless those conditions are specifically ordered by the court or by law as a condition of bail.

D.(1) No defendant shall be admitted to the program prior to court approval of the defendant's participation in the program.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the court, at any time on its own motion, may prohibit or terminate a defendant's initial or continued participation in the program.

E.(1) The sheriff shall be entitled to collect from the parish governing authority and apply to the funding of the program a sum not less than the per diem fee authorized by R.S. 13:5535(1). In lieu of the per diem, the sheriff may establish a fee which is agreed upon by the parish governing authority and the sheriff. In no event shall those funds be considered surplus funds.

(2) In the case of indigent persons who may be eligible to participate in the program, the sheriff shall establish rules and regulations governing participation by indigent defendants.

(3) The sheriff may apply for funding and grants from any and all sources he may deem appropriate to develop, design, implement, administer, and evaluate the program.

(4) The sheriff may engage in cooperative endeavor agreements with other government agencies or departments and with any nonprofit organization whose mission is compatible with the goals and objectives of the program.

F. The sheriff may terminate the participation of any defendant in the program who fails to comply with the terms of participation in the program and require the physical return of any defendant terminated from participation in the program to parish jail or such other facility as the sheriff may deem appropriate for the purpose of continuing his pretrial detention.

G. With respect to any defendant in the program, neither the sheriff nor the parish shall be responsible for any medical costs or the provision of medical care, transportation costs or the provision of transportation, housing costs or the provision of housing, food costs or the provision of food, or clothing costs or the provision of clothing to the defendant.

H. Neither the sheriff of Lafourche Parish, nor his deputies and employees, nor the governing authority of Lafourche Parish or its elected or appointed officials, deputies, or employees, nor any party engaged in a cooperative endeavor agreement with the program shall have any liability for the acts of any defendant who is admitted to participation during the time the defendant is participating in the program.

I. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 139, §2.

Acts 2010, No. 821, §1; Acts 2012, No. 71, §1; Acts 2018, No. 139, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 542.1.4
Failure to register and notify as a sex offender or child predator; penalties
Status: in_force

A.(1) A person who fails to timely register, fails to timely provide any information required by the provisions of this Chapter, fails to timely and periodically renew and update registration as required by the provisions of this Chapter, fails to timely provide proof of residence, fails to timely provide notification of change of address or other registration information, or fails to provide community notification as required by the provisions of this Chapter, and a person who knowingly provides false information as provided in R.S. 15:542(C)(3), shall, upon first conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned with hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

(2) Upon second or subsequent convictions, the offender shall be fined three thousand dollars and imprisoned with hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

(3) An offender who fails to pay the annual registration fee in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:542 shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for the failure to pay the annual registration fee, the offender shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection.

B.(1) Any person who certifies by affidavit the location of the residence of the offender shall send written notice to the appropriate law enforcement agency with whom the person last registered when the offender no longer resides at the residence provided in the affidavit. This notification shall be made any time the sex offender is absent from the residence for a period of thirty days or more, or the offender vacates the residence with the intent to establish a new residence at another location. This notification shall be sent within three days of the end of the thirty-day period or within three days of the offender vacating the residence with the requisite intent.

(2) Any person who fails to provide the notice required by this Subsection shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, with or without hard labor, or both.

C.(1) Any person who either fails to meet the requirements of R.S. 32:412(I) or R.S. 40:1321(J), who is in possession of any document required by R.S. 32:412(I) or R.S. 40:1321(J) that has been altered with the intent to defraud, or who is in possession of a counterfeit of any document required by R.S. 32:412(I) or R.S. 40:1321(J), shall, on a first conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

(2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of the provisions of this Subsection, the offender shall be fined three thousand dollars and imprisoned at hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 147, §1; Acts 2011, No. 74, §1; Acts 2014, No. 190, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:440.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 440.8
Confidentiality of records; child advocacy centers
Status: in_force

The files, reports, records, communications, working papers, or videotaped interviews used or developed in providing services under Part II of Title V of the Children's Code are confidential and not subject to the Public Records Law. Disclosure of any files, reports, records, communications, or working papers of a child advocacy center may be made only pursuant to Children's Code Article 525 or by order of the juvenile court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to Children's Code Article 412. Disclosure of videotaped interviews of protected persons shall be disclosed either pursuant to R.S. 15:440.1 et seq. or Children's Code Article 322 et seq.

Acts 2024, No. 654, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1097.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1097.5
Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in Red River Parish and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the authority, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32, of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission, and it specifically may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the seven parish area and aid and assist them in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities for which it is established.

B. In addition to the general powers conferred herein, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the Northwest Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33, of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the seven parish area who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.

Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:545.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 545.1
Duty of interactive computer service
Status: in_force

A.(1) Upon request from a law enforcement agency, the interactive computer service shall take all steps necessary to preserve records and other evidence in its possession pending the issuance of a court order or other legal process. The provider of interactive computer service shall comply with the request as soon as reasonably practical following receipt.

(2) Records referred to in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be retained for ninety days. This time period shall be extended for an additional ninety days upon further request of the law enforcement agency when the law enforcement agency requests the extension within the original ninety day period.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal law that apply to providers of Internet service provided for in Chapter 121 of Title 18 of the United States Code and 42 U.S.C. 13032.

B.(1) An interactive computer service shall release evidence regarding all categories of information identified in 18 U.S.C. 2703(c)(2) that are in its possession as soon as reasonably practical, considering other outstanding law enforcement and legal requests, after receiving a court order requiring the interactive computer service to release such evidence to law enforcement.

(2) Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements of federal law that apply to providers of Internet service provided for in Chapter 121 of Title 18 of the United States Code and 42 U.S.C. 13032.

C. An interactive computer service doing business in this state that obtains knowledge of facts or circumstances from which a violation of any law in this state prohibiting possession, distribution, or creation of images containing child pornography or child sexual abuse materials or prohibiting sexual activity involving a child is apparent, shall make a report, as soon as reasonably possible, of such facts or circumstances to the CyberTipline at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children consistent with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 13032.

Acts 2008, No. 672, §2; Acts 2025, No. 261, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:566.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 566.2
Commencing of sentence to state penitentiary
Status: in_force

Whenever a prisoner is sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary, and has not been released on bail or perfected a suspensive appeal, such sentence shall be considered as commencing on the day following the day on which such prisoner is sentenced without regard to the actual date of incarceration in the state penitentiary.

Added by Acts 1954, No. 694, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.5
Supervision upon release after diminution of sentence for good behavior; conditions of release; revocation
Status: in_force

A. When a prisoner committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is released because of diminution of sentence pursuant to this Part, he shall be released as if released on parole.

B.(1) Before any prisoner is released on parole upon diminution of sentence, he shall be issued a certificate of parole that enumerates the conditions of parole. These conditions shall be explained to the prisoner and the prisoner shall agree in writing to such conditions prior to his release on parole.

(2) For any prisoner released because of diminution of sentence pursuant to this Part on or after August 1, 2020, the committee on parole may impose special conditions of supervision which include participation in additional programming by the prisoner as determined to be necessary by a validated risk-assessment tool approved by the department.

(3) The person released because of diminution of sentence pursuant to this Part shall be supervised in the same manner and to the same extent as if he were released on parole. The supervision shall be for the remainder of the original full term of sentence. If a person released because of diminution of sentence pursuant to this Part violates a condition imposed by the parole committee, the committee shall proceed in the same manner as it would to revoke parole to determine if the release upon diminution of sentence should be revoked.

C. If such person's parole is revoked by the parole committee for violation of the terms of parole, the person shall be recommitted to the department for the remainder of the original full term.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 762, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1991, No. 138, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 690, §1; Acts 1992, No. 962, §2; Acts 2010, No. 792, §1; Acts 2011, No. 186, §3; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2019, No. 369, §2; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.11
Traditional work release programs not affected
Status: in_force

Participation in workforce development work release programs as authorized by the provisions of R.S. 15:1199.9 and 1199.10 shall not be construed to prohibit an inmate from participating in a work release program authorized by the provisions of R.S. 15:711 or 1111 if the inmate is otherwise eligible for participation; however, only those inmates who can produce documentation to support having certification or licensure as a skilled craftsman or who have graduated from the program and have been certified or licensed as skilled craftsmen or those inmates who are participating in the workforce development training program and are working toward licensing or certification as a skilled craftsman pursuant to R.S. 15:1199.12 may participate in workforce development work release as authorized by the provisions of R.S. 15:1199.9 and 1199.10.

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 266, §1; Acts 2010, No. 836, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:540 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 540
Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The legislature finds that sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators often pose a high risk of engaging in sex offenses, and crimes against victims who are minors even after being released from incarceration or commitment and that protection of the public from sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators is of paramount governmental interest. The legislature further finds that local law enforcement officers' efforts to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend offenders who commit sex offenses and crimes against victims who are minors, are impaired by the lack of information available to law enforcement agencies about convicted sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators who live within the agency's jurisdiction, and the penal and mental health components of our justice system are largely hidden from public view and that lack of information from either may result in failure of both systems to meet this paramount concern of public safety. Restrictive confidentiality and liability laws governing the release of information about sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators have reduced willingness to release information that could be appropriately released under the public disclosure laws, and have increased risks to public safety. Persons found to have committed a sex offense or a crime against a victim who is a minor have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public's interest in public safety and in the effective operation of government. Release of information about sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators to public agencies, and under limited circumstances to the general public, will further the governmental interests of public safety and public scrutiny of the criminal and mental health systems so long as the information released is rationally related to the furtherance of those goals.

B. Therefore, this state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by requiring sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators to register with state and local law enforcement agencies and to require the exchange of relevant information about sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators among state, local, and federal public agencies and officials and to authorize the release of necessary and relevant information about sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators to members of the general public as provided in this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1147, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 186.5
Safe Return Representation Program Fund
Status: in_force

A. "The Louisiana Safe Return Representation Program Fund", hereafter referred to as "the fund", is hereby created within the state treasury. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited into the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely as provided in this Section.

B. The fund shall be comprised of all monies appropriated by the legislature specifically for the program or other monies made available to the program. All monies required to be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(A), of the Louisiana Constitution shall be deposited in the fund after first meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B), of the Louisiana Constitution.

C. The fund shall be segregated from all other funds and shall be used solely to provide for the implementation and operation of the Safe Return Representation Program. Monies appropriated to the fund shall also be used to supplement the judicial district indigent defender funds as provided in R.S. 15:168 and shall not be used to displace, replace, or supplant monies available for this program or the purpose of providing legal representation to children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

D. Monies in the fund which have been appropriated to the office shall be administered by the office.

E. The office shall not commingle the monies appropriated from the fund with any other monies of the office.

Acts 2016, No. 617, §2; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:745.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 745.2
Offender Reentry Support Pilot Program; establishment; participating correctional institution; content; administration; implementation; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The "Offender Reentry Support Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office.

B. The program shall consist of all of the following components:

(1) An Offender Rehabilitation and Accountability Plan that is specific to each offender housed at the Pointe Coupee Detention Center and provides for all of the following:

(a) Engages the offender personally in the transition to release, sets clear and defined goals and expectations, and affords access to programs and services that will meet the individual's assessed risks and needs.

(b) Assists the offender in resolving any behavioral issues he may have, including access to counseling for substance abuse, anger and aggression, antisocial behavior, cognitive deficits, domestic violence, and lack of parenting skills all as needed by the offender.

(c) Assesses the offender throughout incarceration to determine progress and achievement of the goals and expectations established for that offender.

(d) Introduces the offender to stakeholders in the community where the offender will be returning upon release to reinforce law-abiding and responsible behavior.

(2) An education and job skills training plan specific to each offender housed at the Pointe Coupee Detention Center. Education and training provided within this plan shall be developed in partnership with employers and educational institutions within Pointe Coupee Parish, and any other appropriate parishes, to ensure that the types of instruction provided aligns with the needs of employers in the region that are willing to hire ex-offenders. When possible and appropriate, transitional on-the-job training should occur prior to release from incarceration.

(3) An employment preparation plan that, prior to release, will provide the offender with skills training that addresses proper work ethic, communication, attitude, personal responsibility, and workplace culture. If required, the offender shall receive instruction in completing computerized applications, assistance with resume development, or assistance in job searches. Louisiana Works shall assist the Pointe Coupee Sheriff's Office in providing these services.

(4) A post-release support plan that will provide each ex-offender a single point of contact for assistance with the needs and challenges that are encountered after being discharged from the detention center. This assistance shall be made available to the ex-offender for a period of twelve months following release. Support provided shall include, at a minimum and as needed, help in obtaining the following:

(a) Necessary identification documents.

(b) Housing.

(c) Transportation.

(d) Substance abuse treatment.

(e) Family and domestic violence counseling.

(f) Parenting.

(g) Health care.

(h) Child care.

(i) Insurance.

C. The sheriff is hereby authorized to research potential funding sources for this pilot program and obtain funds from any private, federal, state, and local sources available for such initiatives as are developed and undertaken by the program. Such funds shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the program.

D. Within twenty-four months following initial implementation of the "Offender Reentry Support Pilot Program", the sheriff shall submit to the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and the Senate Committee on Judiciary C a comprehensive report regarding the implementation of the pilot program, funding obtained for its implementation, the progress of offenders and ex-offenders under the program, and a recommendation for continuation, expansion, or termination of the program. The sheriff shall provide an additional report to the committees listed in this Subsection prior to the 2018 Regular Session and thereafter as the committees require.

Acts 2014, No. 342, §1; Acts 2016, No. 150, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1301
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited and referred to as the "Electronic Surveillance Act".

Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 795, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1098.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1098.3
Purpose
Status: in_force

The commission may assist and afford opportunities to preadjudicatory and postadjudicatory children who enter the juvenile justice system to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and provide physical facilities and related services for children, including the housing, care, supervision, maintenance, and education of juveniles under the age of eighteen years, and for individuals eighteen years of age and over who were under eighteen years of age when they committed an alleged offense, throughout St. James Parish and participating parishes.

Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989; Acts 2019, No. 104, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1091 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1091
Regional system of shelter care and detention facilities; alternative shelter care programs
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may develop or assist in the development of a regional system of approved and licensed shelter care and detention facilities and certified shelter care programs and may make payments for the care and treatment of children in approved and licensed detention and shelter facilities and programs.

Acts 1966, No. 123, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 680, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1105
Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1305 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1305
Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices
Status: in_force

Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, manufactured, assembled, possessed, sold, or advertised in violation of R.S. 15:1304 may be seized. Upon seizure, it is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of by the state. No device shall be sold at public or private sale. Any competent judge in whose jurisdiction the device was seized or the judge of the trial court may order the device destroyed or may order it transferred without cost to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.34 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.34
State Council
Status: in_force

A. Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state. Each state council shall appoint as its commissioner the compact administrator or his designee from that state to serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to applicable law of the member state. Each member state may determine the membership of its own state council, and its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims groups, and compact administrators. Additionally, the compact administrator shall have the authority to appoint additional representatives to the State Council when he deems necessary. The initial legislative representative shall be appointed by the speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives for a term of two years. Upon the expiration of the initial legislative member's term, the president of the Louisiana Senate shall appoint the next legislative member for a term of two years. Thereafter, the legislative representative shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and by the president of the Senate alternating between houses every two years.

B. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator who shall be appointed by the governor. In addition to appointment of its commissioner to the National Interstate Commission, each state council shall exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by each member state including but not limited to development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state.

Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1318 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1318
Issuance of an order for a cellular tracking device
Status: in_force

A. Upon an application made pursuant to R.S. 15:1317, the court may enter an ex parte order authorizing the use of the cellular tracking device if the court finds that the investigative or law enforcement officer has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such use is relevant to an ongoing felony criminal investigation, and that the certification does include reasonable suspicion as required by R.S. 15:1317.

B. An order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall specify, if applicable:

(1) The telephone number or other unique subscriber account number identifying the wire or electronic communications service account used by the device to which the cellular tracking device is to be attached or used.

(2) The physical location, if known, of the device for which the cellular tracking device is to be attached or used.

(3) The type of device to which the cellular tracking device is to be attached or used.

(4) All categories of metadata, data, or information to be collected by the cellular tracking device from the targeted device including but not limited to geolocation information.

(5) Whether or not the cellular tracking device will incidentally collect metadata, data, or information from any parties or devices not specified in the court order, and if so, what categories of information or metadata will be collected.

(6) Any disruptions to access or use of a communications or internet access network that may be created by use of the cellular tracking device.

(7) A statement of the offense to which the information is likely to be obtained by the cellular tracking device.

C. An order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall direct, upon request of the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the use of the cellular tracking device under R.S. 15:1316 and 1317.

D.(1) An order issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall authorize the use of a cellular tracking device for a period not to exceed sixty days.

(2) Extensions of such an order may be granted, but only upon an application for an order pursuant to R.S. 15:1317 and upon the judicial finding required by the provisions of this Section. The period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed sixty days.

E. An order authorizing or approving the use of a cellular tracking device shall direct that:

(1) The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by the court.

(2) The person who has been ordered by the court to provide assistance to the applicant may disclose the existence of the cellular tracking device to their own legal counsel, but shall not disclose the existence of the cellular tracking device or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber, or to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.

(3) If the approved applicant is a bail enforcement agent, the applicant shall enter into the court record all information that is collected and obtained from the investigation pursuant to the applicable court order.

F. The head of each law enforcement agency possessing or making application for the use of a cellular tracking device shall establish and implement procedures which shall provide for and ensure the following:

(1) That only the chief officer of the law enforcement agency or specifically authorized representative of the agency chief shall have the authority to authorize the use of a cellular tracking device and only pursuant to this Section and R.S. 15:1317.

(2) That no cellular tracking device in the possession of the law enforcement agency shall be subject to unauthorized use.

G. A law enforcement agency authorized to use a cellular tracking device in accordance with this Part shall do all of the following, if applicable:

(1) Take all steps necessary to limit the collection of any information or metadata to the target specified in the applicable court order.

(2) Take all steps necessary to permanently delete any information or metadata collected from any party not specified in the applicable court order immediately following such collection and shall not transmit, use, or retain such information or metadata for any purpose whatsoever.

(3) Delete any information or metadata collected from the target specified in the court order within thirty-five days if there is no probable cause to support the belief that such information or metadata is evidence of a crime.

H. For the purposes of this Part, "investigative or law enforcement officer" means:

(1) Any commissioned officer of the office of state police.

(2) Any full-time commissioned city police officer of a municipality of this state.

(3) Any sheriff or deputy sheriff of a parish of this state who has been specifically designated by the sheriff of that parish as responsible for preparation of applications for use of cellular tracking devices.

(4) The attorney general, or any assistant attorney general or attorney general's investigator who has been specifically designated by the attorney general as responsible for preparation of applications for use of cellular tracking devices.

(5) A federal law enforcement agent having the power to arrest for a violation of federal law.

(6) A bail enforcement agent when both of the following have occurred relative to the defendant who is the subject of the order:

(a) A bail undertaking with a commercial surety is in place for the defendant.

(b) A bench warrant has been issued for the defendant's failure to appear.

Acts 2016, No. 308, §2; Acts 2025, No. 140, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1228.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1228.4
Expenses
Status: in_force

Legislative members of the policy board shall receive for attendance at meetings the same per diem and travel allowances as are provided by their respective houses for attendance at interim meetings or standing committees. Other members of the policy board shall serve without per diem but may receive travel expenses in accordance with applicable travel regulations.

Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 563.3
Subject to appropriation
Status: in_force

The implementation of this Chapter shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature for this purpose.

Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:257 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 257
Placing material witness under bond; exception for victims
Status: in_force

Except as provided in R.S. 15:257.1, whenever it shall appear, upon motion of the district attorney or upon motion of a defendant supported by his affidavit, that the testimony of any witness is essential to the prosecution or the defense, as the case may be, and it is shown that it may become impracticable to secure the presence of the person by subpoena, a judge, as defined in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 931, shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the witness. The witness shall be arrested and held in the parish jail, or such other suitable place as shall be designated by the court, until he gives an appearance bond as provided for defendants when admitted to bail, or until his testimony shall have been given in the cause or dispensed with.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 149, §1; Acts 2010, No. 485, §1; Acts 2019, No. 410, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.13
General applicability; juveniles in correctional institutions excepted
Status: in_force

A. The provisions of this Part shall apply to all persons who, on July 31, 1968, are sentenced to or serving prison sentences, are on parole, or are eligible to be placed on parole, with the same force and effect as if it had been in operation at the time such persons were sentenced, imprisoned, placed on parole, or became eligible to be placed on parole, as the case may be provided that prisoners on parole prior to July 31, 1968 shall continue on parole subject to the provisions of this Part.

B. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to parole from any correctional institution for juveniles now in operation or which may be established hereafter.

Acts 1968, No. 191, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:743 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 743
Authority of private correctional facility employees
Status: in_force

Any correctional facility employee who is employed by the operator of a private correctional facility and who has met the employment and training requirements set forth in the applicable standards of the American Correctional Association shall have full authority to perform his duties and responsibilities under law, including but not limited to exercising the use of force in the same manner and to the same extent as would be authorized if he were employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in a similar capacity.

Acts 2007, No. 241, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1187 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1187
Successive claims
Status: in_force

In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding in forma pauperis if the prisoner has, on three or more prior occasions while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a state court that was dismissed on the grounds that it was frivolous, was malicious, failed to state a cause of action, or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 110, §1, eff. May 5, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.15
Funding for operation and maintenance of Jackson Parish Detention Center
Status: in_force

The expenses or costs of the operation and maintenance of the Jackson Parish Detention Center, including salaries, wages, facility operating costs, and the feeding and maintenance of prisoners incarcerated there, shall be paid monthly by the police jury treasurer, upon approval of such expenses and costs by the Jackson Parish Detention Center Commission, out of the funds derived from special taxes voted, levied, collected, and budgeted for that purpose. The commission may by resolution delegate to the chairman or one of its other members the duty of approving such monthly expenses and maintenance costs.

Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:150 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 150
Executive staff for office; general qualifications
Status: in_force

A. The office shall employ an executive office staff as necessary to carry out the duties of the office, and the state public defender shall appoint any other officers as necessary to conduct the business of the office, subject to appropriation.

B. Any person eligible to be employed in an executive staff position shall meet each of the following qualifications:

(1) Be a person of good character, honesty, and integrity.

(2) Be a citizen of the United States.

(3) Following his employment, be a domiciliary of Louisiana who is registered to vote in Louisiana.

C. The executive staff positions shall be permanent, full-time state employees of the office.

D. In addition to the general qualifications provided for in Subsection B of this Section, the executive staff positions shall meet the specific qualifications for employment as otherwise provided by law.

E. The salaries of the executive staff, except for the state public defender, shall be established by the office.

Acts 1993, No. 532, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1012, §1; Acts 2004, No. 658, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 528, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:169 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 169
Representation of capital defendants
Status: in_force

A. In cases where a sentence of death has been imposed, the office shall promptly cause counsel to be enrolled to represent the defendant and retain only such staff counsel or other counsel, who will work under the supervision of the office, as are necessary to provide counsel to represent capital defendants on direct appeal to the Supreme Court of Louisiana and to seek post-conviction relief if appropriate in state and federal court. The office shall also adopt rules regarding the provision of reasonably necessary services associated with the proceedings, including investigative, expert, and other services. The rules shall require that funds to pay for such reasonably necessary services shall be provided only upon a written showing specifically identifying the nature of the services, the cost of such services, and the need for such services with mandatory guidelines for compensation and litigation expense maximums. The office may seek funding as is available under federal law or from other public and private sources to cover the costs of providing representation in connection with applications for post-conviction relief filed in state and federal court.

B. Staff counsel, or other counsel, who represented convicted capital defendants in state court proceedings may, if authorized by the office, accept appointments from federal court to represent those defendants, but only if compensation is provided by funds as directed by the appointing federal court. Such funds shall remain subject to the use of the board and may be used for paying the costs of such representation. No state-appropriated funds shall be expended for the representation of capital defendants in federal court.

C. If in any fiscal year the state public defender determines, based on a review of pending litigation of post-conviction relief applications for capital cases, that insufficient funds exist to provide counsel for these cases; he may request supplemental funding, on a case by case basis, from the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget be distributed from the Overcollections Fund. The state public defender and the attorney general shall each submit a report to the committee prior to it taking action on a request.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2025, No. 393, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:614 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 614
Removal of records
Status: in_force

A. A person whose DNA record or profile has been included in the data base or data bank pursuant to this Chapter may request that his record or profile be removed on the following grounds:

(1) The arrest on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based does not result in a conviction or plea agreement resulting in a conviction.

(2) The conviction on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed.

B. The state police shall remove all reports and records and identifiable information in the database or data bank pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a written request for the removal of the report and record and a certified court order of expungement and sealing properly obtained pursuant to the provisions of Title XXXIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Children's Code Articles 917 through 926.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2017, No. 362, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:870 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 870
Work assignments not to be refused; overtime
Status: in_force

No inmate shall be permitted to refuse to accept or perform diligently any work assignment required of him because of any compensation rate herein imposed, nor shall extra or overtime compensation be paid for work required to be done.

Acts 1956, No. 554, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1106.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1106.1
Board of directors; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district.

(2) The board shall be composed of eleven directors, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. The directors shall be appointed for terms coinciding with the position or agency that appoints that particular board member.

(a) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court judges.

(b) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish district and city court judges.

(c) One director shall be appointed by Caddo Parish Commission.

(d) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish Police Jury.

(e) One director shall be appointed by the Shreveport City Council.

(f) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier City City Council.

(g) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish School Board.

(h) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish School Board.

(i) One director shall be appointed by the assistant secretary of the office of juvenile justice of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(j) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish sheriff.

(k) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish sheriff.

B. The members of the board of directors shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 565, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1107.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1107.5
Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the parish of East Feliciana and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32 of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission, and it specifically shall cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the Twentieth Judicial District and aid and assist them in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities for which it is established.

B. In addition to the general powers conferred herein, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the Feliciana Juvenile Justice District, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the district who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.

Acts 1999, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1094.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1094.1
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A. The Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of eight commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. Two commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District; two commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the judges of the Twenty-Second Judicial District; one commissioner shall be jointly appointed, for a term of four years, by the judges of the city courts of the municipalities of Bogalusa and Slidell; one commissioner shall be jointly appointed, for a term of four years, by the judges of the city courts of the municipalities of Denham Springs and Hammond; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-First Judicial District, and one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-Second Judicial District. All appointments shall be confirmed by the Senate.

B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.

Acts 1986, No. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 537, §1; eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2009, No. 75, §1.

NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 537, §2, FOR TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:500 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 500
Admissibility
Status: in_force

In all criminal cases; and in all cases in juvenile court; or in all family courts which are of a criminal nature, and in civil forfeiture proceedings arising from criminal activity, the courts of this state shall receive as evidence any certificate made in accordance with R.S. 15:499 subject to the conditions contained in this Section and R.S. 15:501. The certificate shall be received in evidence as prima facie proof of the facts shown thereon, and as prima facie proof of proper custody of the physical evidence listed thereon from time of delivery of the evidence to the facility until its removal therefrom.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 439, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 142, §1; Acts 1986, No. 675, §1; Acts 2020, No. 39, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:546 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 546
Release of information
Status: in_force

A. Criminal justice agencies shall release relevant and necessary information regarding sex offenders, child predators, and sexually violent predators to the public when the release of the information is necessary for public protection, according to the provisions set forth by the board pursuant to R.S. 15:547(C).

B.(1) An elected official, public employee, public agency, or criminal justice agency shall be immune from civil liability for damages for any discretionary decision to release relevant and necessary information, unless it is shown that the official, employee, or agency acted with gross negligence or in bad faith. The authorization and immunity in this Chapter apply to information regarding:

(a) A person who has been convicted of a sex offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, or who has been determined to be a sexually violent predator as defined in this Chapter.

(b) A person found not guilty by reason of insanity of a sex offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor.

(c) A person found incompetent to stand trial for a sex offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor and subsequently committed to a treatment facility or institution or hospital.

(2) The immunity provided under this Section applies to the release of relevant information to other employees or officials or to the general public.

(3) The identity of a victim, or information leading to the identity of a victim, of an offense that requires registration under this Section shall not be released.

C. Nothing in this Chapter, except as otherwise provided, shall impose any liability upon a public official, public employee, or public agency for failing to release information as provided in this Chapter.

D. An offender's pending appeal or writ of habeas corpus shall not restrict the agency's, official's, or employee's authority to release relevant information concerning an offender's prior criminal history. However, the agency shall release the latest dispositions of the charges as they are provided.

Acts 1992, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1147, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:321 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 321
Purpose; duties of the commission; conducting of evaluation of sentencing structure; report
Status: in_force

A. The enactment of statutes defining criminal offenses and the establishment of ranges of penalties for those offenses is a matter of substantive law solely within the prerogative of the legislature. The determination and imposition of sentence in particular cases is generally the function of the sentencing court, subject to appellate review and to mandatory sentences provided by law.

B. The legislature has determined that the best interest of the state would be served by the development and implementation of a uniform sentencing policy for use by the Louisiana judiciary. The sole purpose of the Louisiana Sentencing Commission is to assist the judiciary and the legislature in formulating such policy.

C. The legislature further determines all of the following:

(1) Criminal sentences should appropriately reflect the seriousness of the offender's crime and should meet the multiple objectives of punishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation.

(2) An equitable system of criminal justice must ensure that crimes of similar seriousness result in similar sanctions for similarly situated offenders.

(3) Significant disparities in how similar crimes are treated diminish the public's trust and faith in our criminal justice system.

(4) The system of criminal sanctions in the state of Louisiana has grown increasingly complex.

(5) A comprehensive review of Louisiana's sentencing structure will provide the state with crucial guidance to ensure the imposition of appropriate and just criminal sanctions and to make the most efficient use of the correctional system and community resources.

D. The commission shall conduct a continuous review of the state's sentencing structure based upon existing criminal law and law relative to criminal procedure. The commission may recommend only sentencing and post-conviction relief legislation as may be necessary and appropriate to achieve a uniform sentencing policy that ensures public safety and the imposition of appropriate and just sentences in terms that are clear and transparent and which make the most efficient use of the correctional system and community resources. Legislation may be recommended by the commission only upon approval by a two-thirds vote of the commission members present.

E. The commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of Louisiana's current sentencing structure, sentencing practices, probation and parole supervision, and the use of alternatives to incarceration, including a review and evaluation of all of the following:

(1) The existing statutory provisions by which an offender is sentenced to or can be released from incarceration, including but not limited to home incarceration, electronic monitoring, unsupervised and supervised parole and probation, good time diminution of sentence, intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision, and work-release programs.

(2) The existing sentencing provisions as to their uniformity, certainty, consistency, and adequacy.

(3) The lengths of incarceration and parole and probation supervision that result from the current sentence structure and the incentives or barriers to the appropriate utilization of alternatives to incarceration.

(4) The extent to which education, job training, and reentry preparation programs can both facilitate the readiness of inmates to transition into the community and reduce recidivism.

(5) The impact of existing sentences upon the state criminal justice system, including state prison capacity, parish jail capacity, probation and parole resources, judicial operations, and law enforcement responsibilities.

(6) The relationship that a sentence or other criminal sanction has to public safety and the likelihood of recidivism.

(7) The expected future trends in sentencing.

F. In undertaking its review, the commission may request documents, conduct public hearings, hear the testimony of witnesses, and take any other actions it deems necessary to carry out its functions.

G. The commission shall make biannual recommendations for amendments to state law, pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D of this Section, that will maximize uniformity, certainty, consistency, and adequacy of a sentence structure to provide for all of the following:

(1) That punishment is aligned with the seriousness of the offense.

(2) The safety of the public is protected through the deterrent effect of the sentences authorized and the rehabilitation of those that are convicted.

(3) That appropriate consideration is accorded to the victims of the offense, their families, and the community.

H. Reports of the commission shall include but not be limited to an evaluation of the impact that existing sentences have had on length of incarceration, the impact of early release, the impact of existing sentences on the length of community supervision, recommendations for sentencing and post-conviction options, and an analysis of the fiscal impact of the commission's recommendations.

I. The commission shall issue a report of its findings and recommendations every two years. The commission shall issue its initial report on or before March 1, 2010. All reports shall be submitted to the governor, the chairmen of the House committees on the administration of criminal justice and judiciary and the chairmen of the Senate committees on judiciary B and C.

Acts 1987, No. 158, §1; Acts 1995, No. 942, §2; Acts 2008, No. 629, §1; Acts 2010, No. 856, §1; §1; Acts 2014, No. 86, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 254
Sheriffs, jurors and law enforcement officers not entitled to witness fees
Status: in_force

No sheriff, deputy sheriff or juror, and no law enforcement officer except as otherwise provided by R.S. 15:254.1 and R.S. 15:255 while attending court as such, shall be allowed any compensation for attendance as a witness in any criminal case.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 568, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.16
Use of other jail and prison facilities
Status: in_force

A. No person shall be incarcerated overnight in Jackson Parish except in the Jackson Parish Detention Center. Other jail and prison facilities in Jackson Parish may be used only to hold prisoners for court during the day, except by express consent of the commission.

B. For good cause, the commission may at any time require the use of any jail or prison facility in Jackson Parish for the purpose of keeping persons arrested for or convicted of crime in the parish.

Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:306 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 306
Operating a vehicle while intoxicated; additional conditions of probation; ignition interlock devices
Status: in_force

A.(1) As an additional condition of probation, the court shall require that any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of R.S. 14:98 and placed on probation in accordance with that Section shall not operate a motor vehicle during the period of probation unless any vehicle, while being operated by that person, is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device as provided in R.S. 15:307.

(2) However, nothing in this Section shall be construed as granting a superior right to a restricted license than that provided in R.S. 32:378.2 with regard to any period of preliminary disqualification.

B.(1) When the court imposes the use of an ignition interlock device as a condition of probation upon a person, the court shall require the person to provide proof of installation of such a device to the court or a probation officer within thirty days. If the person fails to provide proof of installation within that period, absent a finding by the court of good cause for that failure which is entered into the court record, the court shall revoke the person's probation.

(2) "Proof of installation" shall mean either a certificate of installation or a copy of the lease agreement with one of the approved ignition interlock device companies.

C. The person whose driving privileges are restricted pursuant to this Section shall have the system on his vehicle monitored by the manufacturer for proper use at least semiannually or more frequently as the court may order. A report of any monitoring shall be issued by the manufacturer to the court within fourteen days after the monitoring.

D. If a person is required in the course and scope of his employment to operate a motor vehicle which does not have an approved ignition interlock device, and if the vehicle is owned by the employer, the court may allow the person to operate the employer's vehicle. Any person authorized to operate an employer's vehicle without an ignition interlock device shall be required to obtain and present to the court written permission from the employer for the employee to operate a specific vehicle or vehicles. Such permission shall be in the possession of such person when he operates the employer's vehicle. A motor vehicle owned by a business entity which is in whole or in part owned or controlled by a person otherwise subject to this Section is not a motor vehicle owned by the employer.

Acts 1992, No. 982, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, No. 581, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 139, §2; Acts 2003, No. 535, §2; Acts 2004, No. 903, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.16 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.16
Refusal to parole; penalty
Status: in_force

Should any officer of any such municipality described in R.S. 15:574.15 refuse to parole any such person or persons upon the verbal request, or otherwise, of any such officer herein mentioned, such officer of the municipality shall upon conviction before the criminal district court of such parish be condemned to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment of not less than thirty days, nor more than six months, or both, as the judge of said criminal district court of said parish shall deem expedient.

Acts 1950, No. 94, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:323 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 323
Composition of commission
Status: in_force

A. The commission shall be composed of twenty-five members. Twenty members shall be voting members as designated in Subsection B of this Section, and five members shall be nonvoting members as designated in Subsection D of this Section.

B.(1) Five voting members of the commission shall be as follows:

(a) A member of the House of Representatives appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives.

(b) The chairman of the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

(c) One member of the Senate appointed by the president of the Senate.

(d) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Section C.

(e) One justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana appointed by the chief justice.

(2) Fifteen voting members shall be appointed by the governor as follows:

(a) One district attorney, or his designee and the president of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, or his designee.

(b) The state public defender or his designee and one attorney specializing primarily in the defense of persons charged with criminal offenses.

(c) One sheriff or his designee and the president of the Louisiana Sheriff's Association, or his designee.

(d) One judge of a court of appeal.

(e) Three district court judges having criminal justice experience, at least one of whom must be active.

(f) One member selected from a list of three nominees submitted by the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce.

(g) The president of the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association or his designee.

(h) One Louisiana citizen who is not an attorney, who is not formally associated with the criminal justice system, and who is a felony crime victim or a member of the immediate family of a felony crime victim, from a list of three names submitted by Victims and Citizens Against Crime, Inc.

(i) One person with experience and expertise in the juvenile justice system including matters related to juvenile adjudications and dispositions and their impact on the juvenile, the family of the juvenile, and public safety.

(j) A judge with experience in hearing juvenile cases on his or her docket.

C. Except as provided in R.S. 15:323(B)(1), voting members shall serve for a term concurrent with that of the governor.

D. The following persons shall serve as the five nonvoting members of the commission:

(1) A representative of the Louisiana State Law Institute as designated by its president.

(2) A representative of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice as designated by its chairman.

(3) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or his designee.

(4) One professional having a doctorate degree in a social science or criminal justice field appointed by the governor.

(5) The deputy secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, or his designee.

E. Each appointment by the governor shall be subject to Senate confirmation.

F. Legislative members of the commission shall receive the same per diem and reimbursement of travel expense as is provided for legislative committees under the rules of the respective house. Nonlegislative commission members shall serve without compensation or per diem.

G.(1) Subject to the provisions set forth in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, each voting member shall be entitled to appoint a single individual to serve as proxy for the duration of his term if the member is unable to attend a meeting of the commission. The term of the designated proxy shall be the same as the voting member. A member appointing an individual to serve as his designated proxy shall make his appointment known to the chairman and to the secretary of the commission.

(2)(a) An individual appointed to serve as proxy for a voting member described in Subparagraph (B)(1)(a), (b), (c), or (d) of this Section shall be a member of the legislature.

(b) An individual appointed to serve as proxy for a voting member described in the provisions of Subparagraph (B)(1)(e) or Subparagraphs (B)(2)(a) through (B)(2)(h) of this Section shall have the same qualifications, or shall be a member of the same entity, as the voting member for whom he is serving.

(3) The proxy appointed by the voting member shall not be subject to the same nominating and appointment procedures as is required for the voting member for whom he is serving and shall not be subject to Senate confirmation as required by the provisions of Subsection E of this Section.

(4) An individual shall not serve as proxy pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection for more than one voting member of the commission.

Acts 1987, No. 158, §1; Acts 1988, No. 783, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1995, No. 548, §1; Acts 2008, No. 916, §1; Acts 2010, No. 856, §1; Acts 2014, No. 86, §1.

NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 783, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1151 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1151
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Board" means the Prison Enterprises Board.

(2) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Corrections.

(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 59, §1, eff. Feb. 7, 1983.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1983, NO. 691, REGARDING THE PRISON ENTERPRISES FUND.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:577 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 577
Bureau of criminal identification and information; creation and organization
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety as a part of the office of state police, the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. The bureau shall be administered by the deputy secretary who shall employ qualified commissioned officers of the state police to supervise the activities of the bureau under such terms and conditions as he may direct. The deputy secretary may appoint such other employees and employ such consultants as he deems necessary for the efficient operation of the bureau. The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall assume the functions, powers, and duties of the Bureau of Identification which prior to July 1, 1981 operated as a part of the office of state police.

B. Within the bureau, the following sections are hereby established:

(1) Criminal Records and Identification Section.

(2) Field Services and Quality Assurance Section.

(3) Latent Fingerprint Section.

The bureau may establish such units within each section as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.

C. All data processing and related communications needs of the bureau shall be provided by the Data Processing Center and other facilities of the Department of Public Safety unless otherwise agreed by the deputy secretary.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1087 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1087
Non-state providers; contracts; performance-based contracts
Status: in_force

A. For the purposes of this Section, "contract" shall mean any legally binding agreement that requires the provision of services to youth or their families in exchange for the direct or indirect payment, exchange, or granting of funds.

B. In fulfilling the purpose of Subsection A of this Section:

(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, contracts with non-state providers for services to juvenile offenders assigned to the office of juvenile justice, or their families, shall not exceed a term of five years without renewal and renegotiation. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the department from terminating or amending such contracts prior to their expiration as otherwise provided by law.

(2) Any contract entered into by the office of juvenile justice for the purpose of providing services to youth or their families shall be a performance-based contract that includes financial disincentives or consequences based on the results achieved by the contractor as measured by output, quality, or outcome measures.

C. The office of juvenile justice shall annually publish a report, on or before October fifteenth of each year and beginning on October 15, 2017, describing each contract entered into for the purposes of providing services to youth or their families, and fully listing and analyzing inputs, outputs, outcomes, and results achieved under that contract during the preceding fiscal year.

Acts 1989, No. 326, §1; Acts 2016, No. 499, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:846 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 846
Prisoners
Status: in_force

Any person convicted of misdemeanors and felonies not necessarily punishable by hard labor may be confined in the center. A judge of the Seventh Judicial District shall have full authority to sentence any party convicted of such offenses in the Seventh Judicial District to imprisonment in the center.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 423
Proof of registration of physicians and surgeons
Status: in_force

The list of the registered physicians and surgeons in this state published by the Department of Health and Human Resources and duly certified by the secretary of said office shall be received by the courts of the state as proof that the physicians and surgeons therein named are duly registered as required by law, provided that this method of proof shall not be considered exclusive.

Amended by Acts 1977, No. 247, §2; Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. July 17, 1978.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 42
News media, restrictions on search warrants
Status: in_force

A. No search warrant shall issue directing the seizure of property belonging to, or directing the search of the premises occupied by, any person engaged in the business of collecting, writing, editing, or disseminating news through a news media unless there is probable cause, established by affidavit, to believe that such person or an employee thereof has committed a criminal offense and that the search or seizure is directed toward that offense.

B. As used in this Section, "news media" means newspapers or other periodicals issued at regular intervals, press associations, wire services, radio, and television.

Added by Acts 1981, No. 46, §1.