La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.14 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.14
Required reporting of parolees; alternative to in-person meetings
Status: in_force

A. A probation and parole officer who supervises a parolee shall schedule meetings, which are required as a condition of an individual's release, at such times and locations that take into consideration and accommodate the work schedule of a parolee who is employed by another person or entity.

B. To comply with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, in lieu of requiring the parolee to appear in-person for the required reporting or meetings, the probation and parole officer may utilize technology portals, including cellular telephone and other electronic communication devices, that allow simultaneous voice and video communication in real time between the parolee and the probation and parole officer. Such technology may also be used for required reporting or meetings of a parolee who is self-employed at the discretion of the parolee's probation and parole officer and in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to this Section.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules promulgated by the department pursuant to this Section shall include but are not limited to minimum standards and guidelines for the authorized technology and how it may be used as well as standards for determining the eligibility and suitability of parolees to meet their reporting requirements through the use of such technology. The eligibility and suitability standards shall include consideration of the severity of the parolee's underlying criminal conviction and the parolee's criminal history, supervision level, and past supervision history.

Acts 2020, No. 98, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.5
Power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
Status: in_force

A. In the exercise of its powers to administer, control, 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 and any other constitutional or statutory authority.

B. 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 throughout the district, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed in Article VI, Section 33 of the Constitution of Louisiana and any 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. In addition to the taxes authorized by this Section, the board is hereby authorized to levy and collect a sales and use tax not to exceed one percent within the district, levied upon the sale at retail, the use, consumption, the distribution, the storage for use or consumption, and the lease or rental of tangible personal property or digital products, and on sales of services in the district, all as defined in Chapter 2 of Subtitle II of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The ordinance imposing the tax shall be adopted by the board only after the question of the imposition of the tax has been submitted to the qualified electors of the district at an election conducted in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code and the majority of those voting in the election voted in favor of the imposition of the tax. The tax shall be levied for the purposes set forth in the proposition approved at the election.

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 240, §1, eff. June 11, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:773 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 773
Contracts
Status: in_force

A. Each party state may make one or more contracts with any one or more of the other party states for the confinement of inmates on behalf of a sending state in institutions situated within receiving states. Any such contract shall provide for the following:

(1) The duration of the contract.

(2) Payments to be made to the receiving state by the sending state for inmate maintenance, extraordinary medical and dental expenses, and any participation in or receipt by inmates of rehabilitative or correctional services, facilities, programs, or treatment not reasonably included as part of normal maintenance.

(3) Participation in programs of inmate employment, if any; the disposition or crediting of any payments received by inmates on account thereof; and the crediting of proceeds from or disposal of any products resulting therefrom.

(4) Delivery and retaking of inmates.

(5) Such other matters as may be necessary and appropriate to fix the obligations, responsibilities, and rights of the sending and receiving states.

B. The terms and provisions of this compact shall be a part of any contract entered into under the terms of the compact and the provisions of this Part, and nothing in any such contract shall be inconsistent with the compact or the provisions of this Part.

Acts 2018, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:575 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 575
Legislative findings and objectives
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby finds and declares that:

(1) The improvement of public safety and sound law enforcement and administration of criminal justice requires the complete and timely collection, processing, and dissemination of available information on crime, offenders, and the operations of the criminal justice system through a centralized system.

(2) It is in the public interest that to the greatest extent possible, government agencies at all levels concerned with the detection, apprehension, prosecution, sentencing, confinement, and rehabilitation of criminal offenders share among themselves available information relating to such offenders.

(3) Available computer and communications technology now enables the coordination, collection, storage, and dissemination of relevant information heretofore dispersed in separate files throughout the state.

(4) The reduction of crime, the protection of citizens and enforcement officers, and the need to improve the efficiency of the criminal justice system mandates the development and operation of a computer-based criminal justice information system in Louisiana.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.11
Establishment; purpose and title
Status: in_force

The governing authority of Jackson Parish may create, establish, and construct a centralized, single-parish jail and prison for the purpose of providing for the maintenance and upkeep of all persons lawfully incarcerated in Jackson Parish. If created, established, and constructed under this Part, this jail and prison shall be known as the Jackson Parish Detention Center. No other provision of this Part shall be effective or operative unless and until the Jackson Parish Detention Center is created and established by the Jackson Parish Police Jury under this Part.

Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 185.1
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to provide for an effective and efficient system of providing qualified legal representation, including curatorship appointments, for indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases as required by the provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code. The uniform standards and guidelines and the program to provide for representation, including curatorship appointments, of indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases shall be incrementally implemented and effected throughout the state.

Acts 2007, No. 95, §2; Acts 2016, No. 407, §2, eff. June 5, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1107.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1107.2
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the commission shall be to assist and afford opportunities to children who enter the juvenile justice system, or who are children in need of care or supervision, to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and to provide physical facilities and related services for children throughout the parishes of East and West Feliciana.

Acts 1999, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.12.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.12.1
Testimony provided in executive session before the Board of Pardons and committee on parole; confidentiality
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any testimony presented at a meeting or hearing of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole that has been conducted in executive session is confidential and is not subject to the Public Records Law.

(2) Disclosure of any testimony presented in executive session may be made only by order of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court pursuant to this Section.

B. The court may authorize the release of a copy of the testimony presented in executive session if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) A request to obtain a copy of the testimony has been submitted to the court.

(2) An in-camera inspection has occurred and the court has determined that the testimony is relevant and necessary to the purposes set forth by the requestor.

(3) The requestor has satisfied his burden by clear and convincing evidence regarding why he is entitled to obtain a copy of the testimony.

C.(1) If the requirements of Subsection B of this Section have been met, the court may order in writing that a copy of the testimony be disclosed to the requestor or his legal representative subject to a five-day protective order pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.

(2) The protective order shall include all of the following information:

(a) The name of the requestor and his legal representative, if applicable, who are the only individuals permitted to view or be in possession of the testimony.

(b) The testimony is in the exclusive custody of the court and that the testimony shall not be copied, photographed, duplicated, or otherwise reproduced except as a written transcript that protects the identity of the victim by the use of initials.

(c) If the requestor is not represented by an attorney, the requestor shall not be given a copy of the testimony but shall be given reasonable access to view the testimony by the custodian of the testimony.

(d) Attorneys and custodians of the testimony shall file their copy of the testimony with the clerk of court of the Nineteenth Judicial District under the seal of the court upon expiration of the protective order.

(e) The unlawful possession, sale, duplication, distribution, transfer, copying, or posting of any testimony presented by a victim, or the spouse or next of kin of a deceased victim, during an executive session of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole is punishable pursuant to R.S. 14:81.5.1.

D. Any violation of this Section shall be punishable as contempt of court.

E. The conditions of Subsection B of this Section shall not apply to the following persons who request a copy of the testimony:

(1) The defendant.

(2) The lawyer or legal representative of the defendant.

(3) The victim, or spouse or next of kin of a deceased victim.

(4) The legal guardian of the victim.

F. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or law enforcement from sharing information as authorized or required by state or federal law.

Acts 2025, No. 128, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1083 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1083
Participation
Status: in_force

Nonstate operated agencies and facilities desiring to participate in payment under this Part shall:

(1) If otherwise required by statute or regulation, be duly licensed by the state of Louisiana through its agent, the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health.

(2) Submit to the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on or before August first, or at a time set by the department, a statement requesting participation and funding under this Part for the succeeding fiscal year.

(3) Submit programmatic and fiscal information within such time and to the extent as the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may require. Agencies or facilities which operate multiple subprograms shall submit such information for each subprogram for which participation is being requested. The failure of an agency or facility to submit such a statement or to provide information required by these departments may, at their discretion, preclude that agency or facility from participating in funding under this Part for the fiscal year in question.

(4) Be subject to audit by the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the legislative auditor, and shall retain and make available such records and documents as are required to complete such audit. Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 487, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 362, §1; Acts 1986, No. 331, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1; Acts 1989, No. 461, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.17
Kenner; power of elected municipal officials to parole or release persons in custody for violations of ordinances
Status: in_force

A. Every elected municipal official of the city of Kenner may parole and authorize the release from custody of any person who is under arrest or in custody in the city of Kenner for the violation of any ordinance of the city of Kenner by notifying the head or acting head of the parish or municipal law enforcement agency holding the person to be released.

B. The notice from the elected official may be verbal if the elected official authorizing the release or parole is contacted at his office or his place of residence; otherwise, the notice shall be in writing on a form supplied by the office of the law enforcement agency holding the person to be released. The form shall contain a place for the elected official's signature, the name of his office, the name of the person to be released or paroled, the nature of the charge or charges pending against the person to be released, and the date his release is requested. The form shall be signed by the elected official and all information called for therein correctly completed. The form shall be delivered by the elected official, or someone acting on his behalf, to the parish or municipal officer in charge of holding or detaining the person to be released.

C. In any sixty-day period, if three persons paroled or released by an elected official described in Subsection A above fail to appear for any court proceeding of which the released person had been properly notified, the authority of that official to parole or release persons in accordance with this Section may be suspended for a period of sixty days by the chief officer of any parish or municipal law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the city of Kenner.

Acts 1988, No. 288, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1086 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1086
Contribution to cost of care by parent, custodian
Status: in_force

A. When the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections provides payments for care and treatment of a child under the provisions of this Part, the parent or legal custodian will be required to contribute to the cost of care of the child in such a manner as is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations, as is commensurate with his ability to pay, and as is in accordance with a sliding scale which shall be established by the departments.

B. The department providing payment for the child shall notify the parent or legal custodian of his responsibility to contribute to the cost of care and shall bill him on a periodic basis, but no less than quarterly, for the amount due. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify such person of his liability under this Section as soon as possible after placement of the juvenile; however, such notice or receipt thereof is not a condition for the imposition of liability for costs of care under this Section.

C. Such payments shall be made directly to department providing payment for the child and shall be deposited in the state treasury.

D. If a default occurs, the department providing payment for the child shall exercise all administrative and legal alternatives provided by law or regulation to enforce the provisions of this Section. This may include reasonable administrative costs, costs of court, and reasonable attorney fees. The department may enter into an agreement with other public agencies for collection of any debt owed to the state under provisions of this Section.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 526, §1; Acts 1990, No. 536, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:183 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 183
Effect of signing of pleadings
Status: in_force

The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 863 shall be applicable to any petition for post-conviction relief and related or responsive pleadings filed by counsel for petitioner or respondent pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 924 through 930.8.

Acts 1999, No. 1012, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1207 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1207
Functions of the staff
Status: in_force

The functions of the staff of the commission shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Preparation, development, and revision of comprehensive plans based on an evaluation of law enforcement and criminal justice problems within the state.

(2) Definition, development, and correlation of action programs under such plans.

(3) Establishment of priorities for law enforcement and criminal justice improvement in the state.

(4) Providing information to prospective aid recipients on procedures for grant application.

(5) Encouraging grant proposals from local units of government for law enforcement and criminal justice planning and improvement efforts.

(6) Encouraging project proposals from state law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.

(7) Evaluation of applications for aid and awarding of funds to units of government and other eligible applicants.

(8) Monitoring progress and expenditures under grants to state law enforcement agencies, local units of government, and other recipients of Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement grant funds.

(9) Encouraging regional, local, and metropolitan area planning efforts, action projects, and cooperative arrangement.

(10) Coordination of the state's law enforcement and criminal justice plan with other federally supported programs relating to or having an impact on law enforcement and criminal justice.

(11) Oversight and evaluation of the total state effort in plan implementation and law enforcement improvement.

(12) Provide technical assistance and services for programs and projects contemplated by the state plan and by units of general local government.

(13) Collecting and analyzing statistics and other data relevant to law enforcement and criminal justice in the state.

(14) Performing any other functions required by federal guidelines or state law.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:894 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 894
Diagnostic and treatment center
Status: in_force

The State Department of Institutions is hereby authorized to create and establish and to operate and maintain a diagnostic and treatment center, which may consist of one or more branches and which shall undertake medical, educational, psychiatric and social studies of persons committed to facilities under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Institutions. The department also may provide for the training of psychiatrists, neurologists, special educators, psychologists, nurses, technicians, social workers, occupational therapists, physicians and other professional trainees whose services shall be utilized in the operation of said center.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 246, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1085 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1085
Payment for care and treatment
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized to make payments, at the rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for the care and treatment of children placed by the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health in child caring agencies, child placing agencies, maternity homes, and shelter care facilities which conform to the requirements of this Part.

B. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis and shall represent reimbursements for services provided during the previous month. Participating agencies shall submit such information as the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health may require to document claims for reimbursement.

C. Participating agencies and facilities shall receive one and only one monthly payment from the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health for services rendered to each child under this Part except for such adjustments as may be necessary to rectify previous inaccurate payments.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may make payments, at the rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for the care and treatment of youth adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision, who are placed on probation or parole or are assigned to the custody of the department and placed by the department in either nonstate-operated residential or nonresidential treatment programs. Subject to the availability of agency resources and the availability of service providers, the department may make payments, at rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for services to adjudicated youth and their families who are at risk of having the youth removed from the legal custody and care of the parents or legal guardians.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 78, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:607 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 607
State police recommendation of additional offenses
Status: in_force

The state police may recommend to the legislature that it enact legislation for the inclusion of additional offenses for which DNA samples shall be taken and otherwise subjected to the provisions of this Chapter. In determining whether to recommend additional offenses, the state police shall consider those offenses for which DNA testing will have a substantial impact on the detection and identification of sex offenders and violent offenders.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:855 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 855
Road, street, highway, right of way maintenance and litter removal, weed cutting, drug free school zone sign posting, and solid waste recycling programs by convict labor; indemnification
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:1111, the wardens of state correctional facilities are authorized to assign convict labor from the correctional facilities as required in accordance with this Section to:

(1) Work and maintain, except for construction, parish roads, and rights of way not under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Development, and to police and remove litter on public grounds, rights of way, lakes, streams, and the shores of lakes and streams.

(2) Police and remove litter on highways, rights of way, and road shoulders under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Development.

(3) Work in solid waste recycling programs under the auspices of a state agency or political subdivision as approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(4) Assist the governing authority of any municipality to maintain the municipality in a safe and sanitary condition by cutting, destroying, or removing noxious weeds or grass or other deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths on any sidewalks or banquettes and on any lot, place, or area within the municipality.

B.(1) The wardens shall furnish such convict labor when available and as authorized herein for all state, municipal, and parish roads, highways, streets, and rights of way when requested by the sheriff, municipal police, or governing authority of the parish or municipality in which the road, highway, street, or right of way is located. The wardens shall also furnish such convict labor when available and as authorized herein for state highways, road shoulders, and rights of way when requested by the Department of Transportation and Development. The department or parish or municipal governing authority or sheriff or municipal police shall not request such convict labor unless it has first certified that there are no free workers displaced because the convict labor is used. All work performed by convicts herein shall be without charge or expense to the department or parish or municipal governing authority or the sheriff or municipal police, except for transportation costs of the work unit, incentive pay as determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and road materials used in the work and maintenance of the state, municipal, or parish streets, roads, highways, or rights of way.

(2) The wardens shall also furnish available convict labor for the painting of markings and posting of signs indicating drug-free school zones pursuant to R.S. 17:405 and firearm-free zones pursuant to R.S. 14:95.6 when requested by a parish or city school board. All such work performed by convicts herein shall be without charge or expense to the school board, except for transportation costs of the work unit and the costs of signs and painting materials.

(3) The wardens shall also furnish available convict labor for solid waste recycling programs administered by a state agency or political subdivision and approved by the secretary of the department when requested by the agency or political subdivision. All such work performed by convicts herein shall be without charge or expense to the program, except for actual direct costs of the work unit.

(4)(a) The wardens may furnish such convict labor when available and as authorized herein to the governing authority of any municipality to maintain the municipality in a safe and sanitary condition by cutting, destroying, or removing noxious weeds or grass or other deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths on any sidewalks or banquettes and on any lot, place, or area within the municipality. The governing authority of the municipality shall comply with the provisions of R.S. 33:5062 and all other relevant provisions of law. R.S. 33:815 and 4766 are not affected by the provisions of this Paragraph. The Department of Transportation and Development is excluded from this Paragraph and is subject to the requirements of R.S. 48:261(B), (C), and (D) and all other relevant provisions of law.

(b) The use of prison labor shall in no way reduce the work force of any highway maintenance gang or cause the layoff of any classified employee.

(c) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall not be liable for any loss sustained by any such prisoner, except for those caused by the gross negligence or intentional acts of the warden, an assistant warden, or an employee of the department.

C. No more than one work unit composed of no more than twenty convicts shall be furnished by the warden in response to any request herein. Such work unit shall include sufficient guards and foremen as determined by the warden to be necessary to control the work unit. All convicts in such work unit shall be at least eighteen years of age.

D. The political subdivision which administers the solid waste recycling program shall indemnify and hold the sheriff, the state, and the state agency harmless for any injury caused by the inmate, unless the gross negligence or intentional act of the sheriff or the state or the state agency was a substantial factor in causing the injury.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 321, §1; Acts 1985, No. 114, §1, eff. June 29, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 283, §1; Acts 1989, No. 768, §1; Acts 1990, No. 416, §1; Acts 1992, No. 197, §2; Acts 1992, No. 402, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:544.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 544.1
Petitions for injunctive relief or declaratory judgments
Status: in_force

Any petition for injunctive relief or for declaratory judgment regarding the application or interpretation of the registration and notification requirements of this Chapter, other than the summary proceeding provided for in R.S. 15:542(F) and 544(E), shall be filed through ordinary civil proceedings in the district court for the parish where the state capitol is situated. Appeals from determinations made pursuant to R.S. 15:542.1.3 shall comply with the deadlines and other procedures as required by R.S. 15:542.1.3.

Acts 2013, No. 284, §1; Acts 2017, No. 307, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.22
Purpose; authorization of Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana recognizes that there is a critical need for criminal justice system programs to assist veterans in order to reduce the incidence of recidivism. As with the Veterans Court probation program, there is also a need to assist veterans who have been convicted of offenses. Those veterans who are eligible and willing to participate in the program could serve as mentors for veterans participating in the Veterans Court probation program. Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature of Louisiana to create an opportunity for veterans convicted of certain offenses to return to society and be successful in re-entry into the workplace. The goal of the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program is to reduce recidivism among veterans and to provide those who have served this country with the assistance that they need and deserve.

B. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is authorized to establish a Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program for incarcerated veterans, hereinafter referred to as "program". The department shall adopt regulations and guidelines as it considers necessary for the administration and implementation of this program. The provisions of this Part shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are available within the department for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with available resources.

Acts 2018, No. 273, §1; Acts 2020, No. 228, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:556 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 556
Duties of the commission
Status: in_force

A.(1) The commission shall develop recommendations for a standardized sexual assault collection kit and protocols for forensic medical examinations of victims of sexually oriented criminal offenses to be used statewide. The recommendations shall include but are not limited to recommendations for the physical dimensions, labeling, and contents of the collection kit, as well as recommendations regarding the collection and preservation of evidence from the examination and the identification of appropriate entities to perform the examination.

(2) The commission shall continuously review its standards and protocols and make subsequent recommendations as needed to ensure that the sexual assault collection kit and forensic medical examination protocols are up to date with technological advancements and best practices.

(3) Upon approval of the members, the commission may adopt additional projects, duties, or both as necessary to further the goal of the commission.

B. Repealed by Acts 2021, No. 188, §2, eff. June 11, 2021.

Acts 2011, No. 318, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2018, No. 354, §1; Acts 2021, No. 188, §§1, 2, eff. June 11, 2021.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1098.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1098.2
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Subpart, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates and requires another or different meaning or intent:

(1) "Commission" means the governing authority of St. James Parish.

(2) "Lease-purchase contract" is the financing and acquisition of property by a person pursuant to an arrangement under which such person acquires title to property, constructs a youth center thereon, and enters into a lease-purchase contract with the commission providing for the leasing of the property, including a youth center, to the parish and the acquisition of title to the property by the parish at the end of the lease period. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term "lease-purchase contract" also means any agreement between a person and the parish providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of juveniles, or other form of operation of a newly constructed youth center as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the parish.

(3) "Parish" means St. James Parish.

(4) "Participating parish" means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with St. James Parish by which certain space within a youth center is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish.

Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.7
Superintendent and corrections officers
Status: in_force

A. The day-to-day operations of the Union Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officer, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.

B. The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Union Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or the custody of others, or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large. This power and authority to arrest shall also extend to persons who aid or abet or otherwise interfere with the arrest of a prisoner of the Union Parish Detention Center or who commit criminal acts while on or around the Union Parish Detention Center.

Acts 1989, No. 539, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:86.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 86.3
City courts: unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any city court having in its control or possession cash bail bonds which have been discharged and which remain unclaimed for more than three years, after notice by certified mail, or which belong to an owner who is unknown or has not been heard from for more than three years, shall pay the same, in cases involving the violation of state law, to the treasurer of the governing authority of the parish in which the city court is located for deposit in the criminal court's fund of the parish, or in cases involving a violation of a city ordinance, to the treasurer or chief financial officer of the city for deposit in the general fund of the city, and in both instances thereafter the city court shall be relieved of all liability therefor.

B. If the cash bail bond involves the violation of a state law the treasurer of the governing authority of the parish in which the city court is located shall collect and receive this money and shall deposit it to the credit of the parish's criminal court's fund. If the cash bail bond involves the violation of a city ordinance, the treasurer or chief financial officer of the city shall collect and receive this money and shall deposit it to the credit of the general fund of the city.

C. Any owner who claims a cash bail bond which has been deposited in either a parish criminal court's fund or the general fund of a city pursuant to this Section shall be reimbursed from the general fund or the criminal court's fund involved, upon establishing his claim thereto by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon being presented with a certified copy of the judgment either the treasurer or chief financial officer, as the case may be, shall draw a warrant and pay out of the appropriate general fund the amount of the judgment without the necessity of an appropriation by the respective governing authority.

Acts 1995, No. 996, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:440.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 440.3
Videotape; admissibility; exception to hearsay rule
Status: in_force

The videotape authorized by this Subpart is hereby admissible in evidence as an exception to the hearsay rule.

Acts 1984, No. 563, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:706 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 706
Transfer of prisoners to jail of another parish
Status: in_force

A.(1) Whenever the jail of a parish is unsafe or unfit for the security of prisoners, or is held by judicial decree unfit for the detention of some or all of the inmates, or presents a security risk to a prisoner or other prisoners or to the public, or whenever a particular prisoner presents a security or health risk to himself or to other prisoners or to the public, the sheriff of the parish maintaining and keeping the prisoner or prisoners may transfer any prisoner or prisoners to the jail or jails of any other parish by written contract with the sheriff of the other parish.

(2) If the prisoner or prisoners to be transferred are not under sentence to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the sheriff proposing to make the transfer shall notify the court which set bail for the prisoner or prisoners at least seventy-two hours before making the transfer.

(3) If the prisoner or prisoners transferred are under sentence to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the sheriff transferring the prisoner or prisoners shall notify the department.

B. The sheriff to whom the transfer of the prisoner or prisoners is made shall receive, for the maintenance of such prisoner or prisoners, the same compensation authorized by law for the keeping and feeding of prisoners, which shall be paid by the parish transferring the prisoner or prisoners.

C. The sheriff of the parish to which the prisoner is conveyed shall keep the prisoner safe and secure, and subject to all orders or decrees issuing from the parish from which the prisoner was transferred.

D. The following provisions shall govern the transportation of each prisoner who is incarcerated in a parish prison or other correctional facility located within the state and whose presence is required in a criminal or civil court proceeding in a district court for a parish outside of the judicial district in which the prisoner is incarcerated:

(1) The district attorney who is to try the prisoner, or the party requesting the prisoner's presence in a civil proceeding, as the case may be, shall apply to the court in which the court proceeding is to be held for an order directing the transportation of the prisoner. The district attorney or the party requesting the prisoner's presence, as the case may be, has the burden of establishing just cause for the prisoner's presence.

(2) Upon finding that the prisoner's presence is required, the court shall order the sheriff of the parish in which the criminal or civil court proceeding is to be held to take custody of the prisoner in the parish in which the prisoner is incarcerated and to transport the prisoner to the parish in which the criminal or civil court proceeding is to be held and return the prisoner to that parish if so required.

(3) The governing authority of the parish in which the criminal court proceeding is to be held shall reimburse the sheriff of that parish for the expenses incurred by that sheriff in transporting the prisoner to the criminal court proceeding and for returning the prisoner to the parish in which he was incarcerated. In the case of a civil court proceeding, the party requesting the presence of the prisoner shall deposit into the registry of the court an amount set by the court to be sufficient to cover the costs of transporting the prisoner to the civil court proceeding and returning the prisoner to the parish in which he was incarcerated. Upon application of the transporting agency, the court shall pay the transporting agency the costs of transporting the prisoner.

(4) The provisions of this Subsection shall apply to all prisoners who are incarcerated in parish prisons, regardless of whether they are sentenced to the custody of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections or are sentenced directly to incarceration in the parish prison.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 399, §1; Acts 1981, No. 780, §1; Acts 1984, No. 222, §1; Acts 1999, No. 317, §1; Acts 2001, No. 842, §2, eff. June 26, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:908 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 908
Student furlough program
Status: in_force

A. The secretary for the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may authorize a temporary furlough to deserving students of any juvenile institution, unless, after receiving notification of the proposed furlough, the juvenile court having jurisdiction or the district attorney notifies the department of its objection. If the district attorney objects, the court shall set the matter for a contradictory hearing. The temporary furlough is to serve as a rehabilitative tool to assist the child in maintaining family and community relations during the period of his commitment. A temporary furlough as provided herein is not to be considered a release from commitment and does not affect the jurisdiction of the juvenile court or the authority of the department as to the children granted a temporary furlough.

B. A responsible member of the child's family or other previously approved adult must sign a custody receipt and provide transportation for the child to and from the juvenile institution.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 449, §1. Acts 1993, No. 430, §1; Acts 2004, No. 484, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1184 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1184
Suits by prisoners
Status: in_force

A.(1) For purposes of this Section, the following words have the following meanings:

(a) "Administrative remedies" means written policies adopted by governmental entities responsible for the operation of prisons which establish an internal procedure for receiving, addressing, and resolving claims by prisoners with respect to the conditions of confinement or the effects of actions by government officials on the lives of persons confined in prison. Such "administrative remedies" need not be adopted or published in compliance with R.S. 15:1171.

(b) "Available" means all administrative remedies adopted by governmental entities, which address claims of the kind asserted by the prisoner even if the administrative remedies do not allow the prisoner the particular kind of relief sought.

(2) No prisoner suit shall assert a claim under state law until such administrative remedies as are available are exhausted. If a prisoner suit is filed in contravention of this Paragraph, the court shall dismiss the suit without prejudice.

(3) A court shall take judicial notice of administrative remedies adopted by a governmental entity that have been filed with the clerk of the district court in the parish where the governmental entity is domiciled.

B. The court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party, shall dismiss any prisoner suit if the court is satisfied that the action is frivolous, is malicious, fails to state a cause of action, seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. If the court makes a determination to dismiss the suit based on the content, or lack thereof, of the petition, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies. The court, on its own motion, may raise an exception of improper venue and transfer the suit to a court of proper venue or dismiss the suit.

C. Any defendant may waive the right to reply to any civil action brought by a person confined in any prison or to any prisoner suit. Notwithstanding any other law or rule of procedure, such waiver shall not constitute an admission of the allegations contained in the petition or waive any affirmative defenses available to the defendant. No relief shall be granted to the plaintiff unless an answer has been filed. The court may require any defendant to answer a petition brought under this Section if it finds that the plaintiff has a reasonable opportunity to prevail on the merits.

D. To the extent practicable, in any action brought with respect to prison conditions pursuant to the provisions of this Section, or any other law, by a prisoner confined in any prison, pretrial proceedings in which the prisoner's participation is required or permitted shall be conducted by telephone, video conference, or other communications technology without removing the prisoner from the facility in which he is confined. The courts may rule on exceptions and motions, without holding a contradictory hearing, after providing the parties an opportunity to file supporting and opposing memoranda. Subject to agreement by the state or local entity of government with custody over the prisoner, hearings may be conducted at the facility in which the prisoner is confined. To the extent practicable, the court shall allow counsel to participate by telephone, video conference, or other telecommunications technology in any hearing held at the facility.

E. No prisoner suit may assert a claim under state law for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical injury.

F. The exclusive venue for delictual actions for injury or damages shall be the parish where the prison is situated to which the prisoner was assigned when the cause of action arose. Upon consent of all parties, the court may transfer the suit to a parish in which venue would otherwise be proper.

G. The actions of more than one prisoner may not be cumulated and a prisoner suit filed or prosecuted pro se may not assert a class action. If a suit names more than one plaintiff or asserts a pro se class action, the actions of any plaintiff, other than the first named plaintiff, shall be dismissed without prejudice. As to the claims dismissed pursuant to this Subsection, the filing of the suit shall not be considered an interruption of prescription for purposes of Civil Code Article 3463.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 110, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 801, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 89, §2, eff. April 18, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:572.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 572.3
Powers of the board
Status: in_force

In addition to the other powers, duties, and functions set forth in this Part, the board may:

(1) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part and its duties and functions in connection therewith.

(2) Employ a staff, including such administrative, clerical and legal personnel, and other professional personnel with training or past experience in criminology or related fields such as sociology, psychology, or psychiatry, as it finds are necessary to effectuate its purposes, powers, and duties. The board shall fix the compensation and duties of its staff, in conformity with applicable civil service and other laws.

(3) Do such other things as are necessary to carry out its powers, duties, and functions.

(4) Sanction the applicant's disorderly, threatening, or insolent behavior, or use of insulting, abusive, or obscene language or written communication in connection with the application before the board. A decision to sanction may result in the immediate termination of the proceedings and a recommendation against the relief sought by the applicant. The applicant shall be informed of the sanction at the commencement of the proceedings.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 593, §2, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1196, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:864 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 864
Trespass on state prison property prohibited; penalty; exceptions
Status: in_force

No person shall enter without permission of the superintendent of the Louisiana State Penitentiary upon any of the farms or properties which may be designated by the superintendent as state prisons.

Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

This Section shall not prohibit sheriffs, their deputies, and other officers of the law from entering the farms or properties in the performance of their official duties. No person shall be denied admittance to the farms or properties, at reasonable times and under the conditions fixed by the superintendent to insure the safety and proper discipline of inmates and prisoners for the transaction of legitimate business thereon.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.12
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to receive fines
Status: in_force

All fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred and appearance bonds forfeited in prosecutions instituted or conducted by the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children shall be turned over to the Society.

The Society shall have a right of action to recover all fines, penalties, and forfeitures, and forfeited appearance bonds in its own name in the civil courts of this state when they are not collected in the court in which incurred or the existing laws do not provide for their collection.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1159 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1159
Proceeds of sales
Status: in_force

Subject to the exceptions contained in Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana, all funds received by the department from the sale of products and services produced by the agricultural, aquacultural, silvicultural, industrial, and service prison enterprises operated by the department in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:1151 et seq. shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury.

Acts 1985, No. 788, §1, eff. July 22, 1985; Acts 1990, No. 82, §1; Acts 1990, No. 85, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §18; Acts 2007, No. 289, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.42 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.42
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part:

(1) "Conditions of probation" means the specification of formal terms and conditions which a defendant shall fulfill in order to have the charges against him dismissed in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.

(2) "Job intervention program" means a supervised employment program of probation established by rule in a judicial district pursuant to this Part.

(3) "Probation" means referral of a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty in a misdemeanor or noncapital felony case to a supervised probation program as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.

(4) "Probationer" means a person who has been accepted into a job intervention program.

Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:146 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 146
Office of the state public defender
Status: in_force

A.(1) There is hereby created and established as a state agency within the office of the governor the office of the state public defender to provide for the supervision, administration, and delivery of a statewide public defender system, which shall deliver uniform public defender services in all courts in this state.

(2) The state public defender shall be appointed by the governor, subject to approval of a majority of the board and Senate confirmation, for a term of two years.

B.(1) The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board is hereby created and established to provide supervision and oversight to the office of the state public defender and to approve contracts in an amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or more. The board shall consist of nine members.

(2) Persons appointed to the board shall have been admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least eight years or have been a judge in this state.

(3) The members shall be selected as follows:

(a) The governor shall appoint four members and shall designate the chairman.

(b) The governor shall appoint one member from a list of three nominees submitted to the governor by a joint resolution of the Public Defenders Association of Louisiana and the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

(c) The Supreme Court of Louisiana shall by majority vote appoint two members. One member shall be a juvenile justice advocate, and one member shall be a retired judge.

(d) The president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives shall each appoint one member.

(4) All appointments to the board shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate.

(5) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(6) Members of the board shall serve terms concurrent with that of the governor.

C. The board shall notify the appropriate appointing authority of any board vacancy which occurs for any reason.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 653, §1; Amended by Acts 1977, No. 362, §1; Acts 1980, No. 458, §1; Acts 1980, No. 530, §1; Acts 1981, No. 141, §1; Acts 1981, No. 177, §1; Acts 1981, No. 281, §1; Acts 1983, No. 649, §1, eff. July 20, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 379, §1; Acts 1985, No. 764, §1; Acts 1988, No. 315, §1; Acts 1990, No. 1044, §1; Acts 1991, No. 549, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1286, §1; Acts 1999, No. 914, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1187, §2; Acts 2001, No. 283, §1; Acts 2005, No. 112, §1; Acts 2005, No. 343, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2014, No. 113, §1; Acts 2016, No. 571, §1; Acts 2018, No. 377, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1228.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1228.6
Component systems
Status: in_force

The component systems of the ICJIS shall include but are not limited to the following systems:

(1) The Law Enforcement Management Information System (LaLEMIS) developed by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice for use by local law enforcement agencies.

(2) The Louisiana Uniform Crime Reporting System (LUCR) operated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

(3) The Louisiana Incident Based Crime Reporting System (LIBRS) operated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

(4) The Louisiana Computerized Criminal History System (LaCCH) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(5) The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(6) The Corrections Offender Management System operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(7) The Juvenile Electronic Tracking System (JETS) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(8) The Case Management Information System (CMIS) operated by the Louisiana Supreme Court, to the extent to which the chief justice shall deem the system a part of the ICJIS.

(9) Communications networks or devices which link one or more components of the ICJIS and involve the participation of more than one agency.

(10) Any other criminal justice information system which may be developed by the state to serve more than one agency and which is properly a part of the ICJIS as determined by the policy board.

(11) Any system to provide services to crime victims such as an automated crime victim notification system.

Acts 1999, No. 864, §1; Acts 2012, No. 532, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.2
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

A. The mission of incarceration in the criminal justice system is to enhance public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of offenders, effective probation and parole supervision, and proven rehabilitative strategies that successfully reintegrate offenders into society, as well as assisting individuals and communities victimized by crime. The goals and priorities of incarceration in the criminal justice system involve a commitment to public safety and rehabilitation and are:

(1) To protect the citizens of the state of Louisiana.

(2) To punish conduct which is defined as criminal by the legislature.

(3) To deter future conduct which is defined as criminal by the legislature.

(4) To rehabilitate offenders so that they may be reintroduced into society as law-abiding citizens.

(5) To provide safety to both corrections staff and offenders.

(6) To provide basic services.

(7) To provide opportunities for change.

(8) To provide opportunities for restitution.

(9) To provide effective strategies for reentry into society following incarceration.

B. The state of Louisiana is experiencing a severe shortage of skilled craftsmen. As a result of this workforce shortage, industries which depend upon skilled craftsmen are required to recruit and employ workers who are not Louisiana residents.

C. Within the prison system, there are Louisiana residents who have been convicted of nonviolent offenses who could be trained as skilled craftsmen to fill the workforce demand.

D. The legislature recognizes that an essential component of reducing recidivism is providing an individual with the necessary occupational skills to afford him the opportunity to earn a living, support his family, and contribute to his community.

E. The legislature also recognizes that in addition to occupational skills development, it is absolutely essential to provide proper substance abuse counseling, mentoring, and other programs to assist individuals as they return to their communities with a focus on breaking the cycle that prevents them from moving forward with their lives.

F. Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 836, §2.

G. Successful offender reentry and reintegration into the community is a matter of critical importance to the public's safety, but reentry is often unsuccessful due to the barriers ex-offenders face upon release. Those barriers include, but are not limited to, a lack of education and job skills, employment prohibition in selected occupations, mental health and substance abuse problems, access to valid identification documents, child support enforcement regulations, access to public housing and other public benefits, and strained or fragile family and community ties.

H. The ability of ex-offenders to obtain employment after incarceration and become productive members of their communities is essential to reducing recidivism rates; however, successfully finding employment is often difficult due to the reluctance of many employers to hire individuals with criminal backgrounds.

I. Without successful reentry into the community, recidivism is likely to occur, causing detrimental effects to public safety, communities, families, taxpayers, and ex-offenders.

J. Offender reentry is a crime prevention strategy, which serves to reduce crime and the number of crime victims and ultimately ensures opportunities for safer communities. Successful reentry is also a cost savings measure which results in savings to state and local criminal justice systems.

K. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections has taken steps to implement offender reentry initiatives and is reaching out to other agencies and communities to form partnerships which are necessary to ensure continued support and success.

L. With the goal of establishing a more systematic approach to identifying obstacles that impede successful reentry and developing and implementing effective reentry strategies that improve public safety, the legislature establishes the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act.

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 836, §§1, 2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1220 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1220
Authorization
Status: in_force

Parish governing bodies and the city of New Orleans are hereby authorized to create criminal justice information system policy boards established from representatives of all agencies who require service from the criminal justice information system, as well as such technical representatives as said local governing authorities may choose to appoint. Technical representation on the policy board shall be of an advisory nature and shall exist for the purpose of providing information to the policy board. Said technical representatives, however, shall not be voting or full members of the user group. Said policy boards shall be considered as a board of directors responsible for:

(1) The creation of a plan for the development of all information and statistical systems at the local level;

(2) Establishment of an operating policy for the criminal justice information system;

(3) Continued oversight over the development and operation of the criminal justice information system;

(4) And all other aspects of the planning, management, and operation of the system.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 597, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 560.4
Electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators or child sexual predators
Status: in_force

A. Each sexual offender determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to be electronically monitored by the division of probation and parole, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in a fashion that provides for electronic location tracking.

B. Unless it is determined by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, pursuant to rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Section, that a sexual offender is unable to pay all or any portion of such costs, each sexual offender to be electronically monitored shall pay the cost of such monitoring.

C. The costs attributable to the electronic monitoring of an offender who has been determined unable to pay shall be borne by the department if, and only to the degree that, sufficient funds are made available for such purpose whether by appropriation of state funds or from any other source. Only in the case that a sexual offender determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator is unable to pay his own electronic monitoring costs, and there are no funds available to the department to pay for such monitoring, may the requirements of electronic monitoring be waived.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop, adopt, and promulgate rules, in the manner provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, that provide for the payment of such costs. Such rules shall contain specific guidelines which shall be used to determine the ability of the offender to pay the required costs and shall establish the reasonable costs to be charged. Such rules may provide for a sliding scale of payment so that an offender who is able to pay a portion, but not all of such costs, may be required to pay such portion.

E.(1) A person who fails to comply with the requirements of electronic monitoring shall, upon first conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned at hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

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

Acts 2006, No. 186, §2, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:568 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 568
Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or a competent person selected by him, shall execute the offender in conformity with the death warrant issued in the case. Until the time of his execution, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall incarcerate the offender in a manner affording maximum protection to the general public, the employees of the department, and the security of the institution.

Amended by Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 1974, No. 199, §1; Acts 2012, No. 172, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.3
Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, and a treasurer from among its members whose duties, in addition to those provided by this Subpart, shall be established by the board. The treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with the terms and conditions fixed by the board. The board of commissioners may also appoint a person who may, but is not required to, be a member of the board to serve as the secretary.

B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings in at least every other calendar month. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the chairman or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board may be conducted at any location approved by the board and shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

C. A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business, and all actions and resolutions of the board shall be approved by a majority of the quorum present.

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:572 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 572
Powers of governor to grant reprieves and pardons; automatic pardon for first offender; payment of court costs required
Status: in_force

A.(1) The governor may grant reprieves to persons convicted of offenses against the state and, upon recommendation of the Board of Pardons as hereinafter provided for by this Part, may commute sentences, pardon those convicted of offenses against the state, and remit fines and forfeitures imposed for such offenses. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governor shall not grant any pardon to any person unless that person has paid all of the court costs which were imposed in connection with the conviction of the crime for which the pardon is to be issued.

(2) The governor shall notify the following individuals at least thirty days before commuting a criminal sentence or granting a pardon to any person:

(a) The attorney general, the district attorney, the sheriff of the parish in which the applicant was convicted, and, in Orleans Parish, the superintendent of police.

(b) The victim or the spouse or next of kin of a deceased victim.

(3) The governor shall approve or reject a favorable recommendation for commutation or pardon prior to the governor leaving office or upon expiration of the governor's term.

B.(1) A first offender never previously convicted of a felony shall be pardoned automatically upon completion of his sentence without a recommendation of the Board of Pardons and without action by the governor.

(2) No person convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 or determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child predator under the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1 et seq. shall be exempt from the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542.1 et seq., as a result of a pardon under the provisions of this Subsection.

(3) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no pardon shall be issued to a first offender unless that person has paid all of the court costs which were imposed in connection with the conviction of the crime for which the pardon is to be issued.

C. For the purposes of this Section, "first offender" means a person convicted within this state of a felony but never previously convicted of a felony within this state or convicted under the laws of any other state or of the United States or of any foreign government or country of a crime which, if committed in this state, would have been a felony, regardless of any previous convictions for any misdemeanors. Convictions in other jurisdictions which do not have counterparts in this state will be classified according to the laws of the jurisdiction of conviction.

D. On the day that an individual completes his sentence the Division of Probation and Parole of the Department of Corrections, after satisfying itself that (1) the individual is a first offender as defined herein and (2) the individual has completed his sentence shall issue a certificate recognizing and proclaiming that the petitioner is fully pardoned for the offense, and that he has all rights of citizenship and franchise, and shall transmit a copy of the certificate to the individual and to the clerk of court in and for the parish where the conviction occurred. This copy shall be filed in the record of the proceedings in which the conviction was obtained. However, once an automatic pardon is granted under the provisions of this Section, the individual who received such pardon shall not be entitled to receive another automatic pardon.

E. Notwithstanding any provision herein contained to the contrary, any person receiving a pardon under the provisions of Subparagraph (1) of Paragraph (E) of Section 5 of Article IV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974 and this Section may be charged and punished as a second or multiple offender as provided in R.S. 15:529.1.

Acts 1968, No. 186, §1; Acts 1975, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 17, §1, eff. Jan. 28, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 593, §1, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2003, No. 821, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1145, §1; Acts 2024, No. 660, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:427 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 427
Recitals in act of protest of commercial paper
Status: in_force

Whenever any commercial paper shall have been protested, either in or out of this state, for nonpayment, the act of protest, or a certified copy thereof, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts recited in said act.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1156 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1156
Rules
Status: in_force

A. The secretary, with the advice of the board, shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer the provisions of this Part. All rules and regulations shall be made in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. In addition, the secretary with the advice of the board, shall make such rules and regulations as are necessary for the implementation and administration of the provisions of R.S. 15:708(A)(4). These rules and regulations shall include but shall not be limited to guidelines for transportation to and from work projects, supervision, custody, and control of such inmates, necessary security and safety provisions, and establishment and maintenance of inmate compensation and savings accounts.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 59, §1, eff. Feb. 7, 1983; Acts 1997, No. 509, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 254.1
Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of New Iberia
Status: in_force

A. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a traffic, criminal, or juvenile case before the City Court of New Iberia or on a date or at a time when such an officer is off duty shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars per case per day by the clerk of the city of New Iberia. The clerk of the city of New Iberia shall transmit the fees due under this Section to the law enforcement officer's employer within thirty days after the officer qualifies for the fee. The employer shall be responsible for calculating and withholding all requisite deductions for taxes and for transferring or remitting all sums of employee withholdings to the appropriate taxing authorities, on behalf of the law enforcement officer and, within thirty days after receipt of the funds, for making payment of the appropriate net amount to the law enforcement officer. Compensation allowed law enforcement officers as witnesses in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to be in lieu of, or to constitute any portion of, the salary or compensation paid to such law enforcement officers for the performance of the duties of their jobs, nor shall the payment of such witness fees be taken into consideration in determining the salary, any salary increase, or any supplemental pay by the state to which any law enforcement officer is or becomes entitled.

B.(1) The maximum allowable fee to be received by an officer on any given day when he is summoned in an off-duty status shall be one hundred fifty dollars per day, no matter how many summonses he receives per specific day. Said sum shall be in addition to any other compensation the law enforcement officer is eligible to receive from his or her employer.

(2) Witness fees provided by this Subsection shall be paid from costs of court which shall be assessed and collected in individual cases in which there is a plea of guilty or a conviction, in accordance with a schedule of costs adopted by the judge or judges of the City Court of New Iberia. The costs so collected shall be placed in a special fund maintained and administered by the governing authority, the city of New Iberia, and from which the governing authority shall pay the witness fees provided for herein.

(3) The judge or judges of the City Court of New Iberia may adjust the schedule of costs from time to time as the need for funds may require.

C. As a condition precedent to receipt of the compensation provided in this Section, the law enforcement officer and his superior shall be required to certify to the clerk of the City Court of New Iberia that the officer was summoned to testify on a day while he was off duty and did in fact appear in court as commanded in the subpoena.

Acts 1985, No. 981, §1; Acts 1992, No. 667, §1; Acts 2005, No. 96, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 254.4
Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish
Status: in_force

A. Any deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case before the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court on a date or at a time when such officer is off duty shall be paid the sum of fifteen dollars per day by the clerk of court. The clerk of court shall transmit the fees due under this Section to the law enforcement officer's employer within thirty days after the officer qualifies for the fee. The employer shall be responsible for calculating and withholding all requisite deductions for taxes and for transferring or remitting all sums of employee withholdings to the appropriate taxing authorities, on behalf of the law enforcement officer and, within thirty days after receipt of the funds, for making payment of the appropriate net amount to the law enforcement officer. Said sum shall be in addition to any other compensation the aforesaid law enforcement officer is eligible to receive. Provided that as a condition precedent to receipt of the compensation provided in this Subsection, the aforesaid law enforcement officer and his superior shall be required to certify to the clerk of court issuing the subpoena that the officer was summoned to testify on a day while he was off duty and did in fact appear in court as commanded in the subpoena. Said sum shall not be taxed as court costs.

B. Any deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a traffic or criminal case before the city court of Opelousas or Eunice on a date or at a time when such officer is off duty shall be paid the sum of five dollars per day by the clerk of the respective city courts. The clerk shall transmit the fees due under this Section to the law enforcement officer's employer within thirty days after the officer qualifies for the fee. The employer shall be responsible for calculating and withholding all requisite deductions for taxes and for transferring or remitting all sums of employee withholdings to the appropriate taxing authorities, on behalf of the law enforcement officer and, within thirty days after receipt of the funds, for making payment of the appropriate net amount to the law enforcement officer. Provided that as a condition precedent to receipt of the compensation provided in this Subsection, the aforesaid law enforcement officer and his superior shall be required to certify to the clerk of the respective city courts that the officer was summoned to testify on a day while he was off duty and did in fact appear in court as commanded in the subpoena. The maximum allowable fee to be received by an officer on any given day when he is summoned in an off-duty status will be five dollars, regardless of how many summons he receives for the specific day. Said sum shall be in addition to any other compensation the aforesaid law enforcement officer is eligible to receive. Said sum shall not be taxed as court costs.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 281, §1; Acts 2005, No. 96, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 521
Certificates of official driving records
Status: in_force

A. Upon the request of any party to a criminal case, or to a case in juvenile or family court which is of a criminal nature, or to a civil forfeiture proceeding arising from criminal activity, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, is authorized to make proof of the official driving record of a person by the certificate of the assistant secretary or the assistant secretary's designees. Such certificate shall include the following information:

(1) The date and time the certificate is completed.

(2) The name, physical and mailing address, driver's license number, social security number if available, the date of birth, and any other identifying information that may be on file with the department of the person whose driving record is being certified.

(3) A description of all convictions on the person's driving record, including date of offense, date of conviction, the convicting court, and a description of the offense for which the person was convicted. The convictions shall be included in the certificate even if the conviction has been set aside and dismissed in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(4) A description of all suspensions or revocations on the person's driving record:

(a) The description shall include the date the suspension commences, the date the suspension ends if applicable, and the reason for the suspension.

(b) If the suspension or revocation is stayed or pending, the certificate shall indicate that fact.

(c) The description should indicate if a suspension or revocation has been reinstated and, if so, should also indicate the date of reinstatement.

(5) Such other information as the department may deem appropriate or necessary.

B. The certificate shall be signed by the assistant secretary or a person designated by the assistant secretary to complete the certificate.

C. The certificate shall not be a public record and shall be used only in accordance with R.S. 15:522.

Acts 2003, No. 631, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.17
Superintendent and corrections officers
Status: in_force

A. The day-to-day operations of the Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.

B. The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Jackson Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or from the custody of others, or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large.

Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:643 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 643
Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses
Status: in_force

A. Any adult residing in this state who has pled guilty to, has been convicted of, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for the perpetration or attempted perpetration of, or for the conspiracy to commit any offense against a peace officer or any terrorism offense, as those terms are defined in R.S. 15:642, shall register within ten days of establishing residence in Louisiana, or if a current resident, within ten days after release from confinement with the sheriff of the parish of the person's residence and with the chief of police if the address of the residence is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. If the adult resides in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, he shall register with the police department of his municipality of residence.

B. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall provide the law enforcement agency as required by Subsection A of this Section with his name, address of offender's place of residence upon release from confinement, date of birth, social security number, any aliases used by the offender, crime for which the offender was convicted which gave rise to the requirement to register under the provisions of this Section, and date and place of conviction. The sheriff of every parish and the chief of police of each municipality shall also record the fingerprints of all persons who register with those law enforcement agencies in accordance with this Section.

C. The law enforcement agency that receives information in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall forward such information to the bureau for inclusion in a central registry as provided in R.S. 15:645 within five days of receiving such information.

D. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall maintain his registration for a period of ten years.

Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1508 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1508
Petition for hearing, criminal proceedings, and subpoenas
Status: in_force

A. The district attorney or adult protective services agency may petition a court of competent civil jurisdiction for a hearing with respect to the alleged abuse or neglect. The petitioner shall notify the adult of the hearing and the proposed action. The adult shall be advised of his right to be represented by an attorney.

B. The district attorney or adult protective services agency may apply for an order to:

(1) Provide mandatory counseling for the parties involved to prevent further abuse or neglect of the adult.

(2) Enjoin the parties contributing to the abuse or neglect of the adult from continuing such acts.

(3) Have the adult receive a medical examination or psychiatric/psychological evaluation which will help to determine the least restrictive setting the adult may need.

(4) Enjoin any party interfering with the provision of protective services to an adult from continuing such interference.

(5) Provide protective services, if the adult lacks the capacity to consent to services, and the adult is suffering harm or deterioration or is likely to suffer harm or deterioration from abuse, neglect, or self-neglect, if protective services are not provided, and no other person authorized by law or by court order to give consent for the adult is available or willing to arrange for protective services. Such an order shall specify the services needed to protect the adult, which may include medical treatment, social services, placement in a safer living situation, the services of law enforcement or emergency medical services to transport the adult to a treatment facility or safe living location and other services needed to protect the adult. Such an order shall be effective for a period of one hundred eighty days, but an order may be renewed one time for another one hundred eighty days and thereafter annually upon a showing to the court that continuation of the order is necessary to prevent further harm to the adult. However, admission to a mental health treatment facility shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 28:1 et seq.

C. The district attorney may likewise institute any criminal proceedings he deems appropriate in accordance with existing laws.

D. Pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 66, the district attorney or the attorney general may cause to be issued a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum for the purpose of requiring a person having knowledge, written material, or other evidence pertinent to alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the adult to produce such evidence to the district attorney, attorney general or the adult protection agency.

Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:302 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 302
Sentences to prison districts; persons excluded
Status: in_force

Whenever prison districts have been established the rules of sentencing set forth below shall be followed:

(1) The following persons shall be sentenced to prison districts:

(a) All persons convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to imprisonment by any state court within the judicial district.

(b) All persons convicted of violations of state or parish laws by any municipal court within the judicial district.

(2) The following persons may be sentenced to prison districts:

(a) Persons convicted of felonies by any state court within the judicial district notwithstanding the conviction ordinarily requires imprisonment in the penitentiary.

(b) Persons convicted of violations of municipal ordinances and sentenced to imprisonment by the municipal courts of those municipalities which have contracted with the governing authority of the prison district for the keeping of such persons.

(3) The following persons shall not be imprisoned in any prison district:

(a) Persons sentenced to life imprisonment.

(b) Persons convicted of treason, aggravated or first degree rape, simple or third degree rape, aggravated or simple arson, or aggravated or simple kidnapping.

(c) Bank and homestead officials convicted of theft by reason of misusing funds of depositors or other funds entrusted to them.

(d) Notaries public who are defaulters.

(e) Second or third offenders.

(f) Persons whose sentences exceed five years.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 419, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1161
Sale of livestock breeding services; contractual powers
Status: in_force

A. The secretary may authorize the director of prison enterprises or his designee to contract with private entities for the sale of the breeding services of any of the livestock owned by and under the control of the department.

B. Each private entity which contracts with any of the various institutions shall indemnify and hold the secretary, the warden, the state agency, the state, and any employees of the same harmless for any injury caused by the animal, unless the gross negligence or intentional act of any of the above was a substantial factor in causing the injury.

C. The secretary shall have the authority to adopt, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to provide for effective and efficient administration of this Section, including but not limited to specific contractual provisions.

D. The secretary may establish fees to be charged for all services provided.

Acts 1991, No. 93, §1; Acts 2007, No. 289, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.21
Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules promulgation
Status: in_force

A. The Board of Parole shall establish a parole risk assessment pilot program which shall incorporate risk assessment analysis into the parole decision making process. The risk assessment analysis shall be designed to enhance objectivity and consistency in the parole decision making process. The program shall include the development of objective parole criteria consisting of statistical evaluation of the threat to society posed by parole candidates based on past patterns of recidivism.

B. The board shall utilize in the program, an offender risk assessment scoring system designed to measure the threat of risk of new criminal activity in general and the specific threat of new violence.

C. The pilot program shall conclude on April 15, 1995, unless the legislature extends this date or establishes a similar program prior to that date. The Board of Parole shall report annually to the legislature on the progress of the program, with such information on the impact of the use of objective criteria on the parole rate, prison population levels, and public protection as may be available from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.

D. Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide the necessary resources, including clerical and administrative personnel, required by the committee on parole to establish, implement and evaluate the risk assessment pilot program. Specifically, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sentencing Commission, and the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall provide technical assistance to the committee on parole, and shall make available all facts, records, information, data and data processing assistance required by the committee.

E. The committee on parole is hereby authorized to promulgate rules necessary to effectuate this Subpart.

Acts 1990, No. 411, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:662 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 662
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates R.S. 15:661(A) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

B. Any person who knowingly violates R.S. 15:661(B) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

C. Any person who tampers or attempts to tamper with any sample of blood, bone, tissue, or other bodily fluids or the collection container without lawful authority shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:499 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 499
Certificates of analysis
Status: in_force

A. All criminalistics laboratories established by laws of this state or by laws of the United States, and all coroners, forensic pathologists, and other persons, partnerships, corporations, and other legal entities practicing in fields of knowledge and expertise in the gathering, examination, and analysis of evidence by scientific means are authorized to make proof of examination and analysis of physical evidence by the certificate of the person making the examination or analysis. Such certificate shall list:

(1) The date and time such evidence was delivered to such facility.

(2) The name of the person making such delivery, and the person receiving same.

(3) A brief description of the evidence.

(4) The type of examination or analysis requested.

(5) The name of the person making the examination or analysis.

(6) The date or dates of the examination or analysis.

(7) The results of the examination or analysis.

B. The certificate shall give the name and address of the facility in which the examination or analysis was made, and shall be signed by the person making the examination or analysis.

C. Criminalistics laboratories are authorized to utilize electronic signatures in order to comply with the provisions of Subsection B of this Section once final review of the certificate of analysis is completed. For purposes of this Section, "electronic signature" shall mean an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.

D. All organizations, entities, or persons issuing certificates as set forth in this Section shall retain and provide upon written request all of the following:

(1) A description of each analyst's educational background, training, and experience.

(2) A listing of all accreditations held by the laboratory or individual.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 439, §1; Acts 1986, No. 675, §1; Acts 2004, No. 382, §1; Acts 2010, No. 693, §1; Acts 2012, No. 69, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.3
Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) "Certification" means a certificate or certification received from an industry recognized organization or a Work Ready Certificate from Louisiana Works or a competency certification developed by the department.

(2) "Council" means the Reentry Advisory Council.

(3) "Craft" means an occupation or trade requiring manual dexterity, specified training, and certification or licensing.

(4) "Department" means the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(5) "Program" means the inmate rehabilitation and workforce development program operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections as authorized by the provisions of this Part.

(6) "Secretary" means the secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(7) "Skilled craftsman" means a person who has completed training and certification or licensing in a skilled craft or an apprentice occupation as defined by Louisiana Works which may include but is not limited to electrician, plumber, pipefitter, welder, millwright, heavy equipment operator, carpenter, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning technician, heavy construction, building construction, or machinist.

(8) "Task force" means a parish or regional council comprised of governmental leaders and agency representatives from applicable state, tribal, or local entities, service providers, nonprofit organizations, and key stakeholders. This task force shall perform the essential functions of the Reentry Advisory Council on the local level as defined in R.S. 15:1199.4(N).

(9) "Workforce development work release" means a program for on-the-job training of inmates who are participating in or have completed the inmate rehabilitation and workforce development program authorized by the provisions of this Part.

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 266, §1; Acts 2010, No. 836, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:654 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 654
Powers and duties of the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers and duties conferred by this Chapter, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall:

(1) Be responsible for the policy management and administration of the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program to support law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice agencies.

(2) Serve as the central repository for all unidentified human remains information and all missing persons data collected pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:618 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 618
Criminal penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates R.S. 15:617(A) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

B. Any person who knowingly violates R.S. 15:617(B) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

C. Any person who tampers or attempts to tamper with any sample of blood, tissue, or other bodily fluids or the collection container without lawful authority shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1039 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1039
Return of inmates to committing court for transfer
Status: in_force

The board of commissioners of the school may return to the juvenile court of the parish any inmate committed to the school with recommendation for the transfer of the inmate to the state reformatory, to a hospital for persons with mental illness, to an institution for the care of persons with intellectual disabilities, or other appropriate institution to which the inmate might have been committed in the first instance, and thereupon, the court may cause the inmate to be committed to an appropriate institution or dealt with according to law.

Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:116 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 116
Preparation of general venire list; assistance
Status: in_force

The clerk of court and the jury commission may avail themselves of the services of a deputy clerk or of a stenographer in the preparation of the general venire list, the slips for use in the general venire box, the proces verbal of the meetings and in all other proceedings of the jury commission. All names, lists, slips, or other papers may be typewritten.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:477.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 477.2
Privileged communications; public records exception for state governmental agencies; citizens hotline for alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing
Status: in_force

A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Hotline" or "call center" means a method or system created or established to accept any form of communication, whether telephonic, electronic, oral, or written, which is sent to the Department of Justice or to the Louisiana Department of Health, for the purposes of providing the citizens of Louisiana a means to report or provide information relating to alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing.

(2) "Privileged communication" means a statement, oral or written, initiated by a person and submitted to an agency listed in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection for the purposes of reporting any allegation of wrongdoing, public fraud, abuse, or Medicare or Medicaid complaints, involving any person or legal entity or any governmental agency, public employee, or appointed or elected official.

B. No agency which is listed in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section or official thereof shall be required to disclose, by way of testimony or public records request, any written or oral complaint, whether telephonic or electronic, provided to a hotline or call center of the agencies listed in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section for the purposes of reporting or providing information regarding alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing. The reported information and the identity of the persons reporting the information shall be considered privileged communications and shall be exempt from the provisions of law relative to public records as provided in R.S. 44:4.1(B)(7).

C. The privilege shall cease only:

(1) When the person is compelled to testify on behalf of the state on the matter; or

(2) Upon motion of any person arrested for or charged with a criminal offense who petitions the court for an in camera inspection of the records of a privileged communication described in Subsection B of this Section alleging facts showing that such records would provide evidence favorable to the defendant and relevant to the issue of guilt or punishment and the court determines that the person is entitled to all or any part of such records based upon a finding that it contains exculpatory evidence.

Acts 2005, No. 250, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1407 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1407
Local laws; no preemption
Status: in_force

Nothing in this Chapter shall prevent the governing authority of a local governmental subdivision from adopting and enforcing ordinances consistent with this Chapter relating to gangs and gang violence. When local ordinances duplicate or supplement this Chapter, this Chapter shall be construed as providing alternative remedies and not as preempting the field.

Acts 1990, No. 230, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:86.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 86.1
Unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any sheriff having possession or control of cash bail bonds which have been discharged and which remain unclaimed for more than three years, or which belong to an owner who is unknown or who has not been heard from for more than three years, shall deposit the same into the general fund of the sheriff, and thereafter the sheriff shall assume liability therefor. However, in the parishes of Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Bossier, and St. Mary, the sheriff shall pay such funds to the treasurer of the governing authority, who shall collect and receive this money and deposit it to the credit of the general fund, and thereafter the sheriff shall be relieved of all liability therefor.

B. Any owner who claims a cash bail bond which has been deposited in the general fund of the sheriff or, in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Bossier, and St. Mary parishes, in the governing authority's general fund, pursuant to this Section shall be reimbursed from the sheriff's general fund or said governing authority's general fund upon establishing his claim thereto by a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon being presented with a certified copy of the judgment, the sheriff or, in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Bossier, and St. Mary parishes, the treasurer, shall draw a warrant and pay out of the general fund of the sheriff or, in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Bossier, and St. Mary parishes, the general fund of the governing authority, the amount of the judgment.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 349, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 875, §1; Acts 1982, No. 631, §1; Acts 2011, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:902 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 902
Juvenile institutions
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish, operate, and maintain the Louisiana Training Institute for juveniles at locations situated to meet the regional needs of the state.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 353, §1. Acts 1989, No. 4, §1, eff. June 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 467, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1205
State Law Enforcement Planning Agency
Status: in_force

Within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, there shall be a State Law Enforcement Planning Agency (SLEPA), which shall serve as the staff of the commission.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:658 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 658
Collection of forensic anthropology samples from unidentified human remains and missing persons
Status: in_force

A. Any law enforcement agency or other criminal justice agency located within the state shall submit all unidentified human remains found within the state to the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory after reasonable efforts to identify the person have failed.

B. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory personnel shall collect DNA samples from all available unidentified remains submitted to the laboratory. Working with state and local law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice agencies and utilizing a DNA missing persons collection kit as approved by the Louisiana State Police in accordance with R.S. 15:601 through 620, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory personnel shall collect available biological data and DNA samples from families of missing persons. Sample collection may be performed at the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory or at other locations within the state as deemed appropriate by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.

C. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall develop an anthropological profile on any unidentified human remains submitted to the laboratory under this Chapter. In addition, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall submit a DNA sample from the unidentified human remains and the families of any missing persons whose DNA samples have been collected to a qualified forensic DNA laboratory in order to obtain a DNA profile from said samples. Any forensic DNA laboratory selected by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall be qualified to upload DNA profiles into the CODIS system at the local or state level and shall perform all required DNA analysis on the submitted specimen in accordance with any applicable Federal Quality Assurance Standards.

D. Any DNA profile developed from any DNA sample from the unidentified human remains and the families of any missing persons shall be uploaded into the state and national CODIS database in accordance with all applicable FBI procedures for uploads of missing persons data.

E.(1) Upon completion of the development of the anthropological profile, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall return the human remains to the submitting law enforcement agency or other criminal justice agency.

(2)(a) After return of the human remains, the submitting law enforcement agency or other criminal justice agency shall:

(i) If the human remains are unidentified, provide for the respectful maintenance of the human remains pending identification and contact with the deceased person's family.

(ii) If the human remains are identified, return the human remains to the deceased person's family or make such other disposition of the human remains as the family requests.

(b)(i) If the law enforcement or other criminal justice agency requires the human remains in furtherance of an ongoing criminal investigation, such agency shall provide for the respectful maintenance of the human remains until there is no further such requirement.

(ii)(aa) At such time as there is no requirement for identified human remains in furtherance of an ongoing criminal investigation, the law enforcement or other criminal justice agency shall return the human remains to the deceased person's family or make such other disposition of the human remains as the family requests.

(bb) At such time as there is no requirement for unidentified human remains in furtherance of an ongoing criminal investigation, the law enforcement or other criminal justice agency shall provide for the respectful maintenance of the human remains pending identification and contact with the deceased person's family.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1189 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1189
Payment of damage award in satisfaction of pending restitution orders
Status: in_force

Any damages awarded to a prisoner in connection with a civil action brought against any prison or against any official or agent of such prison shall be paid directly to satisfy any outstanding restitution orders pending against the prisoner. The remainder of any such award after full payment of all pending restitution orders shall be forwarded to the prisoner. Prior to payment of any damages awarded under this Part, reasonable efforts shall be made to notify the victims of the crime for which the prisoner was convicted and incarcerated concerning the pending payment of any such damages.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 110, §1, eff. May 5, 1998.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.2
Purpose
Status: in_force

A. The purpose of the commission shall be to assist and afford opportunities to pre-adjudicatory and post-adjudicatory children who enter the juvenile justice system, or who are children in need of care or supervision, to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and to provide physical facilities and related services including the housing, care, supervision, maintenance, and education of children under the age of eighteen years, and for individuals who were under eighteen years of age when they committed an alleged offense, throughout the district and in other participating parishes.

B. In addition to any other authority and power granted by law, the board is authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements or cooperative endeavor agreements with any other state, parish, or local agency, entity, or individual to provide for the establishment and maintenance of evidence-based or best practices juvenile services and programs, including but not limited to a district attorney's early intervention program.

C. In association with any such evidence-based or best practices services and programs, and other such qualified programs, the board is specifically authorized to expend any and all funds collected and to pay any and all negotiated costs and expenses for juvenile services and programs provided within the district or to other participating parishes.

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 601
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the "DNA Detection of Sexual and Violent Offenders Act".

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:951 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 951
Back on Track Youth Pilot Program
Status: in_force

A. The Back on Track Youth Pilot Program is hereby established with the express purpose of giving youths an option other than some form of criminal activity.

B. Within this program, youths shall be able to participate in programs that include but are not limited to the following curriculum:

(1) Occupational or vocational training.

(2) Life skills.

(3) Healthy choices.

(4) Literacy instruction.

C.(1) This program shall be administered by selected nonprofit groups as well as the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Education, Louisiana Works, and the Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board.

(2) The Louisiana Children's Trust Fund Board is hereby named as the intermediary of the program with the authority to manage or administer funds and address any changes in program funding as needed.

D. Eligibility shall be established based on a variety of criteria including but not limited to any of the following:

(1) The income of the youth's family.

(2) Whether the youth is considered at risk with behavior that indicates aggression or disruption, disciplinary problems, or delinquency.

(3) Demographic locations in the state.

E. For the purposes of this Section, "youth or youths" shall mean a person who has attained at least sixteen years of age and not more than twenty-four years of age.

Acts 2024, No. 435, §1; Acts 2025, No. 209, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:824.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 824.2
Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund
Status: in_force

A. The Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to 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 and exclusively for the purposes provided by this Section.

B. The fund shall be comprised of all monies appropriated, donated, or otherwise made available to provide funding for the purposes set forth in the provisions of this Section. Any funds realized from a reduction in the amount of time a person convicted of a crime of violence is required to serve prior to being eligible for parole consideration as provided for in R.S. 15:574.4(B) shall also be appropriated to the fund. All of such monies required to be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be deposited in the fund after first meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.

C. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used for the following purposes:

(1) To defray the operational expenses of probation and parole and reentry initiatives.

(2) To assist in establishing and reimbursing the operational expenses of local corrections rehabilitative programs that do the following:

(a) Provide inmates housed in local facilities with fundamental resources in the areas of employment, life skills training, and job placement.

(b) Provide the inmates with access to as many support services as possible to appreciably increase the likelihood of successful reentry into society and to reduce recidivism.

D. The fund shall be administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereinafter referred to as "the administrators". Monies in the fund shall be distributed to probation and parole, reentry initiatives, and local prison facilities through a grant program established by the administrators. The administrators shall allocate funds as necessary for the purposes provided in Subsection C of this Section. The administrators shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary in administering the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2016, No. 509, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1092 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1092
Method of payment
Status: in_force

A. On the basis of information provided in accordance with R.S. 15:1083, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections will determine the actual cost of operating each facility or alternative shelter program. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may enter into a contractual agreement with each regional detention facility, shelter care facility, or alternative shelter program specifying the services to be provided and based upon an annually approved operating budget. Up to twenty percent of the approved annual budget amount may be advanced to each participating contractor. Contract payments shall be made on a monthly installment basis as substantiated by expenditure claims from the contractor.

B. In order to develop the shelter care facilities and programs desperately needed in the state for juveniles who are clients of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the department may provide start-up funds for the establishment of such facilities and programs.

Acts 1974, No. 564, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, as to Subsec. A and July 17, 1978, as to Subsec. B; Acts 1979, No. 680, §2; Acts 1980, No. 452, §1; Acts 1984, No. 362, §1; Acts 1985, No. 851, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1423 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1423
Definitions
Status: in_force

In this Chapter, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Commission" means the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.

(2) "Delinquency prevention programs" means programs designed for the purpose of reducing delinquent acts, including youth and street gang activity, and juvenile arrests. The term includes diversionary or mediation programs and community service work or other treatment available subsequent to the commission of a delinquent act.

(3) "Judicial administrator" means the judicial administrator of the judicial district and in those districts without a judicial administrator a person designated by the chief judge of the district.

(4) "Law Enforcement Planning District" means the eight districts established pursuant to R.S. 15:1209 through 1210.

(5) "Minorities" means members of socially or economically disadvantaged groups, including Blacks, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

Acts 1993, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1351 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1351
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter may be cited and referred to as the "Louisiana Racketeering Act".

Added by Acts 1983, No. 727, §1, eff. July 22, 1983; Acts 1992, No. 918, §1; Acts 2004, No. 415, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.22
Limitation of liability; release of information
Status: in_force

Any probation and parole officer or specialist who releases or uses information contained in the case files of criminal offenders under his supervision, after first obtaining written consent of the district manager having jurisdiction over the offender, for the purpose of protecting the public shall be immune from civil or criminal liability that may otherwise be incurred or imposed. The immunity provided by this Section shall only apply when the officer or specialist acts in good faith and shall not extend to any such person who releases or uses information which is known to be false or releases or uses information with reckless disregard for its truth.

Acts 1997, No. 1437, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 848.6
Superintendent and corrections officers
Status: in_force

A. The day-to-day operations of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.

B. The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or the custody of others; or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large. This power and authority to arrest shall also extend to persons who aid or abet or otherwise interfere with the arrest of a prisoner of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center or who commit criminal acts while on or around the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:452 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 452
Rights of arrested person as to confession
Status: in_force

No person under arrest shall be subjected to any treatment designed by effect on body or mind to compel a confession of crime.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:845 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 845
Municipalities, agreements with for use
Status: in_force

A municipality, whenever it so desires, may have prisoners convicted by the municipal courts of violations of municipal ordinances sentenced to work on or be confined at the center upon agreement by the governing authority of the municipality and the governing authorities of the center for the charges and expenses of keeping the prisoners. The governing authority of a municipality may enter into a contract with the governing authorities of the center to determine the costs to be paid by the municipality to the center for the keeping of prisoners. The charges shall be determined by mutual agreement.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:271 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 271
Plea of not guilty; burden of proof
Status: in_force

The plea of not guilty throws upon the state the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime necessary to constitute the defendant's guilt.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 150, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:179 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 179
Appointment of counsel at parole revocation and prerevocation hearings
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide legal representation for each indigent parolee who is charged with violating the conditions of his parole with respect to which he has the right to a parole revocation or prerevocation hearing, if the indigent parolee is entitled by law to representation by counsel and if the parolee requests such representation.

B. The department may appoint counsel or may request that a district court judge in the parish where a parole revocation or prerevocation hearing is to be held appoint counsel to represent the indigent parolee. When requested to do so, the court shall have counsel appointed.

C. Attorneys appointed under the provisions of this Section shall be paid reasonable compensation and reimbursement for expenses necessarily incurred, which shall be fixed and paid by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 653, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:283 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 283
Protected person; testimony taken outside courtroom
Status: in_force

A. On its own motion or on the motion of the attorney for any party, a court may order that the testimony of a protected person who may have been a witness to or victim of a crime be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be simultaneously televised by closed circuit television to the court and jury, when the court makes a specific finding of necessity based upon both of the following:

(1) Expert testimony that the protected person would be likely to suffer serious emotional distress if forced to give testimony in open court.

(2) Expert testimony that, without such simultaneous televised testimony, the protected person cannot reasonably communicate his testimony to the court or jury.

B. The court shall ensure that the protected person cannot see or hear the accused unless such viewing or hearing is requested for purposes of identification. However, the court shall ensure that the accused is afforded the ability to consult with his attorney during the testimony of the protected person.

C. The only persons who may be present in the room with the protected person are the person or persons operating the audio-video equipment, the presiding judge, the attorneys for the state, the attorneys for the defendant, and any person, other than a relative of the protected person, whose presence is determined by the court to be necessary to the welfare and well-being of the protected person during his testimony. The persons operating the equipment shall be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror that permits them to see and hear the protected person during his testimony but does not permit the protected person to see or hear them.

D. Only the attorneys, or the presiding judge as authorized by law, may question the protected person.

E. For the purposes of this Section, "protected person" means a person who is the victim of a crime or a witness in a criminal prosecution who is either of the following:

(1) Under the age of seventeen years.

(2) Has a developmental disability as defined in R.S. 28:451.2(12).

Acts 1984, No. 563, §1; Acts 1991, No. 500, §1; Acts 2004, No. 241, §1; Acts 2006, No. 764, §2; Acts 2007, No. 70, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:453 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 453
Confessions obtained by questions and answers
Status: in_force

A confession need not be the spontaneous act of the accused and may be obtained by means of questions and answers.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1511 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1511
Emergency protective services; ex parte order
Status: in_force

A.(1) If the adult protection agency has reasonable cause to believe that an adult is at immediate and present risk of substantial harm or deterioration from abuse, neglect, or self-neglect, and the adult lacks the capacity to consent, or with the consent of an adult who has capacity, the agency or any entity named in R.S. 15:1507(G) may petition a court of competent civil jurisdiction for an ex parte order to provide emergency protective services. The petition shall contain an affidavit setting forth the facts upon which the agency relied in making the determination.

(2) When the circumstances placing the adult at risk are such that there is insufficient time to file a petition for emergency protective services, the facts supporting an ex parte order to provide emergency protective services may be relayed to the court orally or telephonically and the court may issue its order orally. In such cases, a written verified petition for ex parte order shall be filed with the court by the close of the following business day and a written order shall be issued.

B. The ex parte order shall specify the services needed to protect the adult, which may include medical treatment, social services, placement in a safer living situation, the services of law enforcement or emergency medical services to transport the adult to a treatment facility or safe living location, and other services needed to protect the adult and may contain any remedy outlined in R.S. 15:1508 or any remedy deemed by the court as needed to protect the adult. However, admission to a mental health treatment facility shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 28:1 et seq.

C. The ex parte order shall be effective for fifteen days but may be extended one time for another fifteen days upon a showing to the court that continuation of the order is necessary to prevent further harm to the adult.

D.(1) There shall be a hearing held by the court before the expiration of the ex parte order or the extension thereof but no earlier than fifteen days from the effective date of the ex parte order.

(2) The adult has the right to be represented by an attorney. If the alleged abused or neglected adult has no attorney, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent him.

(3) At the hearing, the adult protection agency has the burden to prove that the adult lacks the capacity to consent, and that the adult is at immediate and present risk of substantial harm or deterioration from abuse, neglect, or self-neglect.

(4) The adult shall have the right to present evidence, call witnesses, be heard on his own behalf, and cross-examine witnesses called by the adult protection agency.

(5) Reasonable notice of the hearing and rights set forth in this Chapter shall be given to the adult.

(6) After the hearing, if the court grants an order in favor of the adult protection agency, the court's order shall specify the services needed to protect the adult, which may include medical treatment, social services, temporary placement in a safer living situation, and other services needed to protect the adult and may contain any remedy outlined in R.S. 15:1508 or any remedy deemed by the court as needed to protect the adult. However, admission to a mental health treatment facility shall be made only in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 28:1 et seq.

(7) The order shall be effective for a period of one hundred eighty days, but the order may be renewed one time for another one hundred eighty days and thereafter annually upon a showing to the court that continuation of the order is necessary to prevent further harm to the adult.

Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 828.4
Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the availability of funds and appropriate resources, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to create a Transitional Residential Pilot Program for females in prison, which shall facilitate the successful reintegration of female offenders into the community.

B. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer a female offender eligible for the Transitional Residential Pilot Program, insofar as the transfer is in accordance with the custody level, security, supervision, and restrictions on movement established by the department to carry out the function and purpose of such transitional residential program and to provide a safe, structured, and supervised transitional environment.

C. A female offender shall be eligible for consideration for the program if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The offender is willing to participate in the program.

(2) The offender has no convictions of a sex offense as defined by R.S. 15:541.

(3) The offender is within two years of her projected release date.

(4) The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the two years prior to her entering the program. A major disciplinary offense is an offense identified as a Schedule B offense by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures for Adult Offenders.

(5) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and has received approval from the warden for participation in the program.

D. The pilot program shall conclude on August 1, 2024, unless the legislature extends this date or establishes a similar program prior to that date.

E. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with available resources.

F. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2021, No. 304, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:868 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 868
Appointment of attorney to represent inmates; fees
Status: in_force

Whenever it is necessary for a district court to appoint an attorney at law to represent any inmate who is charged with a crime alleged to have been committed while the inmate was in the actual physical custody and control of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or when an inmate escapes from the actual physical custody and control of the department and during the period of escape is charged with committing a crime in the parish where the correctional institution from which he escaped is located, such attorney at law shall be paid a reasonable fee, fixed by the court, from funds appropriated to the department.

Acts 1956, No. 80, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 320, §1, eff. July 13, 1977; Acts 1982, No. 620, §1; Acts 1990, No. 231, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1093.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1093.4
Required training for the commission
Status: in_force

A. The following persons shall be required to complete one hour of financial training which shall include but not be limited to training on financial reporting and the prevention of fraudulent practices:

(1) Each member of the board of commissioners as provided for in R.S. 15:1094.1, 1095.1, 1096.1, 1097.1, 1105.1, and 1107.1.

(2) Each member of the board of directors as provided for in R.S. 15:1106.1.

(3) The parish president or the parish financial director of each parish with governing authority and each participating parish as defined in R.S. 15:1098.2 and 1099.2.

(4) The regional juvenile facility director.

B. Training sessions required pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be conducted annually by the legislative auditor, or by an independent licensed certified public accountant designated by the legislative auditor, at the cost of the board of commissioners, board of directors, or parishes provided in Paragraphs (A)(1) through (A)(4) of this Section.

Acts 2011, No. 178, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1096.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1096.3
Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board.

B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings and shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.

C. A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business and all actions and resolutions of the board must be approved by a majority of the quorum present.

Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 186.1
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Part is to provide for an effective and efficient system of providing qualified legal representation for indigent children committed to the custody of the office of juvenile justice pursuant to Title VII and Title VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code and to promote safe return and reentry for youth in custody.

Acts 2016, No. 617, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:593 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 593
Prohibition against destruction of records
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 893 and 894, and except in accordance with the provisions set forth in Title XXXIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Children's Code Articles 917 through 926, no judge or other official shall order the expungement, sealing, alteration, or destruction of any report or record of the bureau or of any agency subject to reporting requirements of the bureau.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 2017, No. 362, §3.