La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 849.5
Use of other jail and prison facilities
Status: in_force

The commission may designate the existing parish jail or subsequently acquired facility as a detention center under the department, and may use such in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

Acts 1984, No. 821, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1096.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1096.5
Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
Status: in_force

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

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

C. The board, subject to the approval of the governing authorities of the parishes of Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge, may levy a special annual tax not to exceed one mill for a period of not more than twenty years for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and managing a facility and providing rehabilitative programs within a structured environment for children who enter the juvenile justice system or who are children in need of care or supervision or making payments pursuant to a lease or lease-purchase contract pursuant to this Subpart by a two-thirds vote of total membership of the board, but only after a public hearing is held and when authorized by a majority of the electors who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose. In addition and subject to the approval of the governing authorities of the parishes of Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge, the board may also levy an additional tax not to exceed two mills for a period of not more than twenty years for such purposes by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the board, but only after a public hearing is held and when authorized by a majority of the electors who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose.

Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1095.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1095.2
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 area.

Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:715 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 715
Reporting of escapes from parish prison facilities and jails
Status: in_force

A. The sheriff, the highest ranking employee of the sheriff's office, or the person acting on behalf of the sheriff who is physically present at and in charge of the parish prison or jail at the time of an escape from that facility shall immediately notify or take necessary steps to ensure that notification is provided to every law enforcement agency and local media outlet after receiving notification that an inmate has escaped from or left the premises of the facility without authority. Such notice shall be provided by the most reasonable and expedient means available.

B.(1) The sheriff, his designee, or the highest ranking employee of the sheriff's office shall immediately notify any known witnesses and the victim of the crime for which the escaped inmate was imprisoned. Such notice shall be provided by the most reasonable and expedient means available.

(2) If the inmate is recaptured, the sheriff, his designee, or the highest ranking employee of the sheriff's office shall send notice to the persons and entities designated in this Section as soon as possible but in no event not later than one working day after the sheriff learns of such recapture.

C. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "Law enforcement agency" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of public safety services and office of state police, and all police departments in the parish.

(2) "Local media outlet" means a local news service, including but not limited to a print, broadcast, or online platform.

Acts 2025, No. 370, §1, eff. June 20, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1356 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1356
Civil remedies
Status: in_force

A.(1) All property, immovable or movable, including money, used in the course of, intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through, conduct in violation of a provision of R.S. 15:1353 is subject to civil forfeiture to the state. Any injured person shall have an in rem right or claim to forfeited property or to the proceeds derived therefrom superior to any right or claim the state has in the same property or proceeds. The state shall dispose of all forfeited property as soon as commercially feasible.

(2) All forfeitures or dispositions under this Section shall be made with due provisions for the rights of factually innocent persons. No mortgage, lien, privilege, or other security interest recognized under the laws of Louisiana and no ownership interest in indivision shall be affected by a forfeiture hereunder if the owner of such mortgage, lien, privilege, or other security interest, or owner in indivision establishes that he is a factually innocent person. No forfeiture or disposition under this Section shall affect the rights of factually innocent persons.

(3) The allocation of proceeds from such forfeiture and disposition shall be determined by the court in accordance with each law enforcement entity's participation in the investigation, seizure, and forfeiture process. Prior to such allocation, the costs of investigation shall be paid to the law enforcement agency conducting the investigation, twenty-five percent of the proceeds, including the costs of prosecution shall be paid to the district attorney's six percent fund, or in parishes where no such fund exists, to the district attorney's office, and twenty-five percent shall be paid to the judicial district indigent defender fund. The court shall make an allocation of the remaining fifty percent of the proceeds based on the following determination:

(a) When more than one law enforcement agency has equally participated in the management of the investigation, seizure, and forfeiture, the proceeds shall be allocated equally among them.

(b) When one law enforcement agency has conducted or substantially conducted the investigation, the proceeds shall be allocated to such agency, with actual vouchered costs reimbursed to the other agencies, not to exceed ten percent of the proceeds allocated to the primary law enforcement agency.

B. Property subject to forfeiture under this Section may be seized by a law enforcement officer upon court process. Seizure without court process may be made if:

(1) The seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or search.

(2) The property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a forfeiture proceeding based upon this Section.

C. In the event of a seizure under Subsection B of this Section, a forfeiture proceeding shall be instituted promptly. Property taken or detained under this Section shall not be subject to sequestration or attachment but is deemed to be in the custody of the law enforcement officer making the seizure, subject only to the order of the court. When property is seized under this Section, pending forfeiture and final disposition, the law enforcement officer making the seizure may:

(1) Place the property under seal;

(2) Remove the property to a place designated by the court; or

(3) Request another agency authorized by law to take custody of the property and remove it to an appropriate location.

D. The district attorney may institute civil proceedings under this Section. In any action brought under this Section, the district court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination. Pending final determination, the court may at any time enter such injunctions or restraining orders or take such actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, as the court may deem proper.

E. Any person who is injured by reason of any violation of the provisions of R.S. 15:1353 shall have a cause of action against any person engaged in racketeering activity who violates a provision of R.S. 15:1353. Such injured person shall be entitled to recover three times the actual damages sustained or ten thousand dollars, whichever is greater. Such person shall also recover attorney fees in the trial and appellate courts and costs of investigation and litigation reasonably incurred.

F. A final judgment or decree rendered in favor of the state in any criminal proceeding shall preclude the defendant from denying the essential facts established in that proceeding in any subsequent civil action.

G. The district attorney may upon timely application intervene in any civil action or proceeding brought under Subsection E herein if he certifies that in his opinion the action or proceeding is of general public importance. In such action or proceeding, the state shall be entitled to the same relief as if the district attorney had instituted the action or proceeding.

H. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a criminal or civil action or proceeding under this Chapter may be commenced at any time within five years after the conduct in violation of a provision of this Chapter terminates or the cause of action accrues. If a criminal prosecution or civil action is brought under the provisions of this Chapter, the running of the period prescribed by this Section with respect to any cause of action arising under Subsection E of this Section which is based in whole or in part upon any matter complained of in any such prosecution or action shall be suspended during the pendency of such prosecution or action and for two years following its termination.

I. The application of one civil remedy under any provision of this Chapter shall not preclude the application of any other remedy, civil or criminal, under this Chapter or any other provision of law. Civil remedies under this Chapter are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.

J. Violations of the provisions of R.S. 15:1353 shall be treated as civil offenses or quasi offenses for the purpose of determining the proper venue for all civil actions instituted under this Section.

K. If two or more defendants have violated the provisions of R.S. 15:1353 they shall be liable in solido for all damages, attorney's fees, and costs of investigation and litigation.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 727, §1, eff. July 22, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 958, §1; Acts 2004, No. 415, §1; Acts 2017, No. 368, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1428 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1428
Delinquency prevention plan; programs; grants
Status: in_force

A. A delinquency prevention plan submitted to and approved by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board and the commission is authorized in each district for the purpose of reducing delinquent acts, juvenile arrests, and gang activity. Juvenile delinquency and gang prevention programs under such plan shall be administered by the commission in cooperation with other appropriate governmental organizations and public and private agencies.

B. Delinquency prevention plans that include youth and street gang prevention should be developed from a proactive policy stance regarding juveniles involved in gangs. Law enforcement should be active and aggressive against gang leaders and hard-core gang members by utilizing special gang units, centralized efforts, and statewide intelligence. Intervention programs should be used to initiate prevention efforts directed at marginal and potential gang members.

C. The Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board may use public hearings and other appropriate processes to solicit input regarding the development and updating of the delinquency prevention plan. Input may be provided by parties which include but are not limited to:

(1) Local level public and private service providers, advocacy organizations, and other organizations working with delinquent children.

(2) Parish and municipal governments.

(3) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Department of Children and Family Services, and other departments or state agencies that provide services to delinquent children.

(4) University youth centers.

(5) Judges, district attorneys, public defenders, and the Louisiana State Bar Association.

(6) Victims of crimes committed by children.

(7) Law enforcement.

(8) Delinquent children and their families and caregivers.

D. The Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board must develop its delinquency prevention plan in close cooperation with the commission, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Department of Children and Family Services, Louisiana Department of Health, local school districts, and with local law enforcement in order to maximize services for delinquent children. The Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board must update the plan for delinquent children policies and programs every year.

E. The commission shall develop a formula grant program based on such factors as population at risk, number of juvenile and young adult arrests, juvenile weapons and drug arrests, and other factors as may be found to be applicable.

F. Beginning with the 1993-1994 Fiscal Year, from funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for this purpose, the commission may award grants based on competitive basis. Local public or private entities interested in implementing juvenile delinquency and gang prevention programs may apply for these funds through the local Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board. Such grants shall be awarded pursuant to R.S. 15:1429.

G. An amount not to exceed ten percent of the total appropriation may be used by the commission to administer the program.

Acts 1993, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:826 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 826
Services performed by department
Status: in_force

A. The department shall furnish a staff for the committee on parole, and if such personnel are available, upon the request of any court of this state having criminal jurisdiction shall furnish probation and parole services for such court.

B. Upon the request of the appropriate parochial or municipal authority, the department shall perform the following services:

(1) It shall provide consultation services with respect to the design, construction, programs and administration of detention and correctional facilities for adults operated by parishes and municipalities;

(2) It shall make studies and surveys of the programs and administration of such detention and correctional facilities;

(3) It shall administer programs of grants-in-aid for construction and operation of approved local facilities; and

(4) It shall provide courses of training for the personnel of such detention and correctional facilities, shall inspect said facilities, and shall make recommendations to the respective authority to achieve compliance with standards established for such facilities.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:711 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 711
Work release program
Status: in_force

A. The sheriff of each parish, and in Orleans Parish, the criminal sheriff, is hereby authorized to establish and administer a work release program for inmates of any jail or prison under his jurisdiction. In the event that the inmate is confined to a parish correctional facility not operated by the sheriff, then the superintendent of the correctional facility is hereby authorized to establish and administer a work release program for inmates of the correctional facility under his jurisdiction, and where the word sheriff is used herein it shall also mean superintendent of the correctional facility wherein the inmate is confined.

B. Each sheriff shall establish written rules for the administration of the work release program and shall determine those inmates who may participate in the release program, except that no inmate may participate in the program if his sentence so stipulates. Inmates sentenced to the Department of Corrections who are in the custody of the sheriff shall not be eligible for work release unless such inmates are in compliance with standards for work release within the department and written approval of the secretary of the department is obtained. If any inmate violates the conditions prescribed by the sheriff, his work release privileges may be withdrawn. Failure to report to or return from the planned employment shall be considered an escape under the provisions of R.S. 14:110. The sheriff may approve as work release privileges, placement in universities, colleges, technical, vocational or trade schools or in sheltered workshops or supported employment providers as defined in R.S. 39:1604.4, or in training programs designed to improve the skills and abilities of the inmate.

C. Every inmate with work release privileges shall be liable for the cost of his room, board, clothing and other necessary expenses incident to his employment or placement.

D. The wages of any inmate so employed shall be collected by the sheriff or by his designated agent, and the sheriff shall deposit the same in a public banking institution and keep a ledger showing the financial status of each inmate on the program.

E. The wages of any such inmate shall be disbursed by the sheriff for the following purposes and in the order stated:

(1) The board of the inmate including food, clothing, medical, and dental expenses.

(2) Necessary travel expense to and from work and other incidental expenses of the inmate.

(3) Support of the inmate's dependents, if any.

(4) Payment, either in full or ratably of the inmate's obligations acknowledged by him in writing, or which have been reduced to judgment.

(5) The balance if any, to the inmate upon his discharge.

F. The wages of an inmate so employed shall be not less than the customary wages for an employee performing similar services.

G.(1) Any inmate who has been convicted of forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1), aggravated arson (R.S. 14:51), armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), attempted murder (R.S. 14:27 and 29), attempted armed robbery (R.S. 14:27 and 64), and persons sentenced as habitual offenders under R.S. 15:529.1 shall be eligible to participate in a work release program during the last six months of their terms. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section and unless the inmate is eligible at an earlier date, those inmates who have served a minimum of fifteen years in the custody of the department or the sheriff for those crimes enumerated in this Section, shall be eligible to participate in a work release program during the last twelve months of their term.

(2) Any inmate convicted of producing, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing, or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance classified in R.S. 40:964 shall be eligible to participate in the work release program if the inmate is otherwise in compliance with the standards for work release.

H. No inmate employed in the work release program shall be employed in a position which would necessitate his departure from the state except for those inmates assigned to work release programs who are employed in industries off the coast of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 188, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 440, §1; Acts 1978, No. 510, §1; Acts 1979, No. 720, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1985, No. 786, §1; Acts 1989, No. 402, §1; Acts 2006, No. 173, §1; Acts 2008, No. 31, §1; Acts 2009, No. 266, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2; Acts 2019, No. 312, §1, eff. July 1, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1095.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1095.4
Board; general authority
Status: in_force

A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, the commission may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.

B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.

Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1110.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1110.3
Licensing; transfer to office of juvenile justice
Status: in_force

A. Beginning July 1, 2024, all juvenile detention facilities, including facilities owned or operated by any governmental, for profit, nonprofit, private, or public agency, shall be licensed and regulated by the office of juvenile justice pursuant to the provisions of this Section.

B. There shall be an annual license fee for any license issued to a detention facility. The fee shall be used by the office of juvenile justice for expenses related to the licensing program.

(1) For a detention facility authorized to care for six or fewer juveniles, the license fee shall be four hundred dollars.

(2) For a detention facility authorized to care for at least seven but not more than fifteen juveniles, the license fee shall be five hundred dollars.

(3) For a detention facility authorized to care for sixteen or more juveniles, the license fee shall be six hundred dollars.

C. Whoever operates a juvenile detention facility without a valid license issued by the office of juvenile justice pursuant to this Section shall be fined one thousand dollars for each day of operation without the valid license. In addition to seeking civil fines imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Section, if any juvenile detention facility operates without a valid license issued by the office, the office may file suit in the district court in the parish in which the facility is located for injunctive relief, including a temporary restraining order, to restrain the institution, society, agency, corporation, person or persons, or any other group operating the facility from continuing the violation.

D.(1) No person shall operate any juvenile detention facility in violation of any provision of this Part or any other state or federal statute, regulation, or any rule adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act that governs the ownership or operation of juvenile detention facilities.

(2) In lieu of revocation of the facility's license, the office may issue a written warning that includes a corrective action plan to any person or entity violating these requirements when the violation creates a condition or occurrence relating to the operation and maintenance of a juvenile detention facility that does not pose an imminent threat to the health, safety, rights, or welfare of a child. Failure to implement a corrective action plan issued pursuant to the provisions of this Section may result in either the assessment of a civil fine or license revocation or may result in both actions being taken by the office. Such civil fines shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars per day for each fine assessment; however, the aggregate fines assessed for violations determined in any consecutive twelve-month period shall not exceed two thousand dollars.

E. An appeal of any office decision for a violation of any provision of this Part shall be suspensive. All appeals filed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be heard by the division of administrative law pursuant to Chapter 13-B of Title 49 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The office shall furnish the facility or agency a copy of the decision, together with notice of the procedure for requesting judicial review.

F. The office may institute all necessary civil court actions to collect fines imposed that are not timely appealed. No juvenile detention facility may claim imposed fines as reimbursable. Interest shall begin to accrue at the current judicial rate on the day following the date on which any fines become due and payable. All costs of any successful action to collect such fines, including travel expenses and reasonable attorney fees, shall be awarded to the office in addition to the fines.

G.(1) Civil fines collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be deposited immediately into the state treasury.

(2) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to the monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to the amount deposited as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be credited to a special fund hereby created in the state treasury to be known as the "Juvenile Detention Licensing Trust Fund". The monies in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation and shall be available exclusively for use by the office of juvenile justice for the education and training of employees, staff, or other personnel of juvenile detention facilities.

(3) The monies in the fund shall be invested by the treasurer in the same manner as the monies in the state general fund, and all interest earned from the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and remain to the credit of the fund. All unexpended and unencumbered monies remaining in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

H.(1) Any owner, operator, current or prospective employee, or volunteer of a juvenile detention facility that is requesting licensure or is licensed by the office of juvenile justice is prohibited from being employed by the facility if that individual's name is recorded on the state central registry as a perpetrator for a substantiated finding of abuse or neglect of a child.

(2) If the individual's name is or was entered on the state central registry, the individual who is the subject of the finding may file a written motion seeking correction to the division of administrative law for an administrative appeal of the substantiated determination, in accordance with Children's Code Article 616.1.1 and the procedures promulgated by the office.

I. The office of juvenile justice shall promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall contain at a minimum the following:

(1) Licensing standards for juvenile detention centers that comport with nationally recognized and accepted best practice standards.

(2) Specific factors for determining the type of sanctions to be imposed including severity of risk, actual harm, failure to implement a written corrective action plan, mitigating circumstances, the history of noncompliance and an explanation of the treatment of continuing noncompliance, an explanation of the treatment of continuing repeat deficiencies, evidence of good faith effort to comply, and any other relevant factors.

(3) The process to provide notice to a juvenile detention facility of any violation, a reconsideration process for sanctions issued, and an appeal procedure, including judicial review.

Acts 2023, No. 445, §2, eff. June 28, 2023; Acts 2025, No. 409, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:565 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 565
Duty of sheriff
Status: in_force

The sheriff, as soon as any sentence to imprisonment, without hard labor, or to imprisonment without hard labor in default of the payment of fine and costs, shall have become final, shall, unless the governor shall have reprieved the person convicted, proceed forthwith to the execution of said sentence.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:860 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 860
Right of inmate to decline medical treatment
Status: in_force

Except as to compliance with the sanitary laws and all reasonable regulations relating to contagious and infectious diseases, any sane patient or sane inmate of the Louisiana State Penitentiary may decline any medical care or treatment offered or provided by the institution and provide other care for himself at his own expense.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1082 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1082
Definitions
Status: in_force

The definitions provided in the Children's Code shall be applicable to this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 2021, No. 158, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:83 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 83
Bail bond contracts
Status: in_force

A. As criminal bail bonds are contractual and civil in nature, their creation and enforcement are governed both by the laws applicable to civil contracts and by the laws set forth in the statutes and code articles governing criminal procedure.

B. The surety, when entering into a criminal bail bond obligation, must consider the risks of his undertaking and assume those risks reasonably foreseeable.

C.(1) The surety is not liable for his failure to perform when it is caused by a fortuitous event that makes performance impossible. A surety is, however, liable for his failure to perform when he has assumed the risk of such a fortuitous event.

(2) A fortuitous event is one that, at the time the contract was made, could not have been reasonably foreseen by the surety.

(3) A declaration of a disaster which qualifies for relief and assistance under Chapter 68 of Title 42 of the United States Code, the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act," meets the definition of a fortuitous event.

Acts 2006, No. 466, §1, eff. June 15, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:89 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 89
Prescription of forfeiture judgment; revival; prescription by limitation of prosecution
Status: in_force

A. Every judgment decreeing the forfeiture of any appearance bond, and every mortgage resulting from the recordation of such judgment, shall be prescribed by the lapse of ten years from the rendition of such judgment; provided, that the district attorney or any party in interest may have such judgment revived at any time before it is prescribed by taking, in the court which rendered said judgment, a rule upon the persons against whom said judgment was rendered, to show cause why the same should not be revived and unless, upon the trial of said rule, such cause be shown, said judgment shall be revived.

B. Any judgment revived as provided in Subsection A of this Section shall continue in full force for ten years from the date of the order of court reviving the same, and any such judgment may be revived as often as the district attorney or any party interested may desire.

C. Any bail bond posted and still in effect at the time the limitation for prosecution has lapsed pursuant to Title 17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be null and void and not collectible unless previously forfeited.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 2001, No. 1030, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1099.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1099.6
Use of youth center
Status: in_force

The youth center shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles within the parish while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways within the parish, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Juveniles from outside of the parish may be accepted by the governing authority in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the governing authority and pursuant to a participation agreement between the governing authority and the governing authority of the participating parish, but only upon payment or agreement of the participating parish to pay the charge established for the sublease of space in the center and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.

Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1204
Functions
Status: in_force

The functions of the commission shall be to:

(1) Bring together those persons most familiar with problems of law enforcement and the administration of criminal justice, including the disposition and treatment of persons convicted of crime, for the purpose of studying and encouraging the adoption of methods by which law enforcement can be made more effective and justice administered more efficiently and fairly, to the end that citizens may be more fully protected.

(2) Stimulate, promote, and organize citizen participation in the improvements and extension of law enforcement, corrections, rehabilitation, and the work of the courts.

(3) Recommend and assist in improvements with respect to the recruitment and training of law enforcement officers and other law enforcement personnel.

(4) Recommend methods by which cooperation may be furthered between federal, state, and local law enforcement officials.

(5) Assist in planning coordinated programs throughout the state in areas relating to the police, the courts, and corrections.

(6) Encourage public understanding of the responsibilities and problems of law enforcement officers and law enforcement and criminal justice agencies and the development of greater public support for their efforts.

(7) Aid in publicizing and promoting practices in the treatment of criminal offenders which will do most to prevent a return to criminal activity.

(8) Oversee, review, and approve the preparation of the state plan and its implementation.

(9) Approve or deny applications for grants of block funds provided for by the Justice Improvement Act of 1979*, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974**, and available state funds.

(10) Carry out the objectives of the Justice Improvement Act of 1979*, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974**, and other federal and state programs which promote the improvement of criminal or juvenile justice as the governor or legislature may direct.

(11) Serve as the central coordinating agency for adult and juvenile correctional systems, in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.

(12) Establish, implement, and develop a program to award annually a state medal of honor in the name of each law enforcement officer killed that year in the line of duty. The commission shall determine the nature or type of the award, the type of annual ceremony, and the recipient to whom the award is presented, shall gather necessary information from the appropriate state and local law enforcement agencies, procure funding for the program, and do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the functions, powers, and duties set forth in this Paragraph.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980; Acts 1986, No. 159, §1; Acts 1997, No. 562, §1.

*See 42 U.S.C.A. §3711 et seq.

**See 18 U.S.C.A. §5031 et seq.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:835 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 835
Registration of electronic monitoring service providers
Status: in_force

A. Any person or entity who provides electronic monitoring services for the purpose of monitoring, tracking, or supervising pretrial or post-conviction persons within the state shall certify in writing that the provider meets the criteria provided in R.S. 15:571.36 and shall register with the court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided. The information provided to the court and the sheriff shall include all of the following:

(1) The name of the provider.

(2) The principal contact information of the provider.

(3) The primary office address of the provider.

B. No person or entity shall provide electronic monitoring services in this state without having first complied with the registration requirements as provided in Subsection A of this Section. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided and shall contain all of the information required by such forms and any accompanying instructions.

C. The court and the sheriff of the parish where the services are to be provided shall remove from the registry any person or entity that provides electronic monitoring services in this state if the court and the sheriff determine that the person or entity has violated the provisions of R.S. 15:571.36(D).

D. An elected official, or any immediate family member of an elected official, shall be prohibited from being a vendor, or having a financial interest in a vendor, for electronic monitoring services in this state.

Acts 2023, No. 374, §2; Acts 2024, No. 746, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1032 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1032
Commitment to parish school
Status: in_force

Where any parish school has been established the judge or judges of the juvenile court within the parish shall have the discretionary authority to commit any male youth tried and convicted under the laws of Louisiana, to the Parish Industrial School for Youths within the parish, for an indefinite period, but in no case beyond the majority of the person so convicted.

The fact that juveniles have been sentenced by the court to the school shall never be received in evidence by the court of this state in any proceeding involving or affecting the person.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1153 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1153
Purposes
Status: in_force

A. The department shall operate prison enterprises for the following purposes, which shall be given priority in the order listed:

(1) To utilize the resources of the department in the production of food, fiber, and other necessary items used by the inmates in order to lower the cost of incarcerating the inmates.

(2) To provide products and services to state agencies and agencies of parishes, municipalities, other political subdivisions, and public employees.

(3) To provide work opportunities for inmates in accordance with law.

B.(1) The department may enter into cooperative endeavors with and request studies or reports from private citizens, the Louisiana State University Cooperative Extension Service, and the public colleges and universities in this state for the purposes of encouraging and facilitating production and marketing of agricultural commodities and research in the area of production of agricultural commodities and for the purpose of acquiring advice on the most cost effective utilization of the products of its agricultural system.

(2) Should the department enter into such cooperative endeavors or receive such studies or reports as provided in Subsection A of this Section it shall do the following:

(a) Prepare an annual written summary of any recommendations made within three years preceding the date of the summary by any person or entity who has participated or is participating in a cooperative endeavor or who is making or has made a study or report, excluding any recommendations made prior to July 1, 1984, which summary shall be co-signed by such person or entity.

(b) Prepare a report of the specific actions taken by the department with regard to such recommendations.

(c) Prepare a report of the reasons why any such recommendation was not fully implemented.

(d) Transmit the summary and the reports to the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Fiscal Office, and the persons or entities which made the recommendations by the first of April of each year.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 59, §1, eff. Feb. 7, 1983; Acts 1985, No. 983, §1; Acts 2003, No. 116, §2, eff. May 28, 2003; Acts 2007, No. 289, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1983, NO. 691, REGARDING THE PRISON ENTERPRISES FUND.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:733 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 733
Prohibition of karate, judo, or other martial arts programs
Status: in_force

A. No person who is incarcerated by a court of law and is being detained in any jail, prison, correctional facility, juvenile institution, temporary holding center, halfway house, or detention facility shall have access to or use of any of the following programs, whether the programs are supported by state or local funds, or provided by incarcerated volunteers or employees or outside donations or volunteers:

(1) Karate.

(2) Judo.

(3) Martial arts of any form.

B. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an inmate from participating in basketball, jogging, stationary bicycling, calisthenics supervised by correctional staff, and other forms of physical activities which correctional facility personnel approve.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:587.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 587.5
Agencies with access to federal tax information; criminal history information
Status: in_force

A. For purposes of this Section, "agency" means any agency that has an agreement with the Internal Revenue Service to access federal tax information or is authorized by law to audit the records of an agency that has access to federal tax information. "Agency" shall include all of the following:

(1) Department of Revenue.

(2) Department of Justice, collections section and information technology section.

(3) Division of Administration, office of technology services.

NOTE: Paragraph (4) eff. until October 1, 2027. See Acts 2025, No. 477.

(4) Department of Children and Family Services, child support enforcement and family support.

NOTE: Paragraph (4) as amended by Acts 2025, No. 477, eff. October 1, 2027.

(4) Department of Children and Family Services, office of child support.

(5) Louisiana Department of Health, medicaid eligibility section.

(6) Louisiana Works, office of unemployment insurance administration.

(7) The legislative auditor and employees designated by the legislative auditor to audit the records of an agency that has access to federal tax information.

B.(1) An agency with access to federal tax information shall require any current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor to submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. Fingerprints and other identifying information from the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor shall be submitted to the bureau by the employee, contractor, or subcontractor.

(2) When a criminal history records check is requested pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the bureau shall provide the agency with the state criminal history record information of the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor. In addition, when the agency requests national criminal history records checks, the bureau shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check and shall provide the agency with the national criminal history record information of the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor.

(3) In addition to the requirements of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, for requests made pursuant to R.S. 39:15.1.2, the bureau may submit fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to be retained in the FBI rap back system for the purpose of being searched in future submissions to the FBI rap back system, including latent fingerprint searches. The bureau shall make available to the division of administration, office of technology services, rap backs for requests made pursuant to R.S. 39:15.1.2. Any recipient of information as provided in this Paragraph shall maintain the confidentiality of the criminal history information in accordance with applicable state or federal law.

C. A local criminal history records check shall also be requested by an agency for a current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor. The request shall be sent to any jurisdiction where the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor has lived, worked, or attended school within the last five years.

D.(1) Fingerprinting and national, state, and local criminal history records checks are to be used by the agency to determine the suitability of the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor to access federal tax information and records.

(2) Prospective employees shall be subject to fingerprinting and national, state, and local criminal history records checks only after a conditional offer of employment has been made.

(3) Current employees, contractors, and subcontractors with access to federal tax information shall be subject to fingerprinting and national, state, and local criminal history records checks at a minimum of every ten years.

E. The costs of providing the information required under this Section shall be charged by the bureau, as specified in R.S. 15:587(B), to the agency for furnishing information contained in the bureau's criminal history and identification files, including any additional costs of providing the national criminal history records check, which pertains to the current or prospective employee, contractor, or subcontractor.

Acts 2017, No. 147, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 363, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2022, No. 300, §1; Acts 2025, No. 477, §7, eff. Oct. 1, 2027.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:744.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 744.5
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Part:

(1) "Labor" means the period of time before a birth during which contractions are of sufficient frequency, intensity and duration to bring about effacement and progressive dilation of the cervix. The determination of when labor has commenced shall rest solely with the medical providers of the prisoner.

(2) "Postpartum" means the period following delivery before a prisoner or detainee has been discharged from a medical facility.

(3) "Prison" means any state or local jail, prison, or other correctional facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for violations of criminal law.

(4) "Prison operator" means the warden, the parish sheriff, the governing authority of those parishes in which the governing authority operates the parish jail, or the private entity which operates the facility in which the prisoner is housed.

(5) "Prisoner" means any person subject to incarceration, detention, or admission to any prison who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for a violation of criminal law or the terms or conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or a diversionary program, and includes any person detained under the immigration laws of the United States at any correctional facility. A person's status as a "prisoner" is determined as of the time the cause of action arises. Subsequent events, including post trial judicial action or release from custody, shall not affect such status.

(6) "Restraint" or "physical restraint" means any physical hold or mechanical device used to control the movement of a prisoner's body and limbs, including, but not limited to, shackles, flex cuffs, soft restraints, hard metal handcuffs, a black box, Chubb cuffs, leg irons, belly chains, a security tether or chain, or a convex shield.

Acts 2012, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1506 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1506
Receipt of reports
Status: in_force

A. All reports received by a local or state law enforcement agency shall be referred to the appropriate adult protection agency.

B. When the appropriate adult protection agency receives a report of sexual or physical abuse, whether directly or by referral, the agency shall notify the chief law enforcement agency of the parish in which the incident is alleged to have occurred of such report. Such notification shall be made prior to the end of the business day subsequent to the day on which the adult protection agency received the report. For the purposes of this Subsection, the chief law enforcement agency of Orleans Parish shall be the New Orleans Police Department.

C. Upon receipt of a report from an adult protection agency, the chief law enforcement agency shall initiate an incident report and shall notify the referring adult protection agency of the disposition of the report.

Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:971 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 971
Legislative intent
Status: in_force

The Louisiana Legislature recognizes the need for intervention in the lives of juvenile offenders to provide them with the opportunity to lead successful, productive lives. This legislature also recognizes the importance of providing family-centered services to assist the family of a juvenile offender in recognizing harmful behaviors and to provide the family with the tools to correct such behavior. It is critical that the Louisiana Legislature create a cost-effective pilot program in this state to treat at risk juveniles and their families by utilizing evidence-based practices which have demonstrated effectiveness in terms of significant reductions in the recidivism rate of juvenile offenders.

Acts 2009, No. 170, §1, eff. when sufficient funds are appropriated.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:713 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 713
Medical expenses of prisoners in extraordinary circumstances
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever circumstances, as provided herein, require a sheriff to transfer inmates to or from a parish prison or jail to a hospital or medical center, the state shall be responsible for and shall reimburse the appropriate authority for medical care incurred to attend such prisoners, including the payment of all costs when hospitalization is required, when all of the following occur:

(1) The governor declares by executive order or proclamation pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act (R.S. 29:721 et seq.) a disaster or emergency encompassing the parish prison where the inmate was incarcerated.

(2) The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College declares that the state hospital operated as part of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, which typically provides the medical care to inmates in that parish, has been rendered inoperable and is unable to provide medical treatment to those inmates.

B. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature.

Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 62, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:904 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 904
Superintendent; powers and duties
Status: in_force

The secretary of public safety and corrections shall appoint a superintendent for each juvenile institution under the administration of the department and shall enumerate his powers and duties.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 353, §1; Acts 1991, No. 467, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:704 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 704
Sheriff keeper of jail
Status: in_force

Each sheriff shall be the keeper of the public jail of his parish, and shall by all lawful means preserve the peace and apprehend all disturbers thereof, and other public offenders.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:910 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 910
Juvenile offenders; collection of parental support payments for cost of care
Status: in_force

A. When the Department of Public Safety and Corrections provides for care and treatment of a child assigned to a secure juvenile institution under the provisions of this Part, the parent or legal guardian for the juvenile offender shall be required to provide support for the cost of such care and treatment in a manner consistent with applicable federal and state regulations, and commensurate with ability to pay, in accordance with a sliding scale established by R.S. 9:315 through 9:315.15. Regulations established by the department to compute the parent's financial responsibility shall take into consideration other children living in the home. In assessing the amount of support, the department shall insure that the support payment does not exceed the cost to the department nor shall the cost basis include costs exclusively associated to confinement such as, but not necessarily limited to, security.

B. At the time the juvenile offender is assigned to the secure institution, the department shall notify the parent or legal guardian of his responsibility to provide support 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 the person liable for support under the provisions of this Section as soon as possible after placement of the juvenile. Notice or receipt of notice shall not be a condition of liability.

C. Payments shall be made to the department and shall be deposited in the state treasury.

D. In the event of default, the department shall exercise all administrative and legal remedies provided by law or regulation to enforce the provisions of this Section, including the imposition of reasonable administrative costs, costs of court, and attorney fees. It is permissible for the department to enter into an agreement with other public agencies or to contract with the private sector for collection of debts owed to the state under provisions of this Section.

Acts 1990, No. 513, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:661 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 661
Disclosure prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Any person, by virtue of employment or official position, or any person contracting to carry out any functions pursuant to this Chapter, including any officer, employee, or agent of such contractor, who has possession of or access to individually identifiable anthropological or DNA information contained in the state forensic anthropology database shall not knowingly disclose it in any manner to any person or agency not authorized to receive it.

B. No person shall obtain individually identifiable anthropological or DNA information from the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program without authorization to do so.

C. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the release or sharing of information regarding the sex, race, approximate age, or appearance of an unidentified or missing person in an effort to identify or locate the person.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1229.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1229.1
Reports to the system; duties of persons and agencies
Status: in_force

All law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies and institutions, district attorneys and municipal prosecutors, courts having criminal jurisdiction, or any other public agency dealing with crimes or criminals, when requested by the commission, shall:

(1) Install and maintain records needed for the system to accurately report to victims and their families information as required by the commission.

(2) Report to the commission any information requested or required.

(3) Upon the request of the commission, provide any other such assistance, information, and data which are reasonable and available as will enable the commission to properly carry out its powers and duties.

Acts 1999, No. 979, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1106.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1106.2
Purpose
Status: in_force

The purpose of the board of directors shall be to assist and afford opportunities to preadjudicatory and postadjudicatory children who enter the juvenile justice system to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state through the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and the provision of physical facilities and related services for children throughout Bossier and Caddo Parishes.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1158 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1158
Inmate labor
Status: in_force

The department may use inmate labor to maintain existing production and service facilities.

Added by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 59, §1. eff. Feb. 7, 1983; Acts 2007, No. 289, §1.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1983, NO. 691, REGARDING THE PRISON ENTERPRISES FUND.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1096.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1096.6
Use of facilities
Status: in_force

The facility shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles from the parishes within the district while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways from parishes within the district, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Subject to the approval of the governing authorities of the parishes of Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge, juveniles from parishes outside of the district may be accepted by the board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the board and pursuant to a participation agreement between the board and the governing authority of the participating parish, but only upon payment or agreement of the participating parish to pay the charge established for the sublease of space in the facility and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.

Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 185.7
Rights of action; interpretation of Part
Status: in_force

A. It is not the intent of the legislature to create any new right, right of action, or cause of action or eliminate any right, right of action, or cause of action existing under current law. Nothing contained in the provisions of this Part shall create, expressly or by implication, any right, claim, or cause of action in favor of anyone in connection with the delivery of indigent and absent parent representation.

B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, nothing herein, nor any standards, guidelines, or rules adopted as a result hereof, shall be construed to provide any person the basis of any claim that the attorney or attorneys appointed to him pursuant to this statute performed in an ineffective manner. It shall be presumptive evidence that any attorney performing indigent or absent parent representation pursuant to the auspices of this statute is currently certified to have met the standards and guidelines adopted by the office to provide indigent or absent parent representation in an effective manner.

C. Nothing contained in this Part shall be construed to overrule, expand, or extend, directly or by analogy, the duties of attorneys providing representation of indigent or absent parents as otherwise required by the provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code.

Acts 2007, No. 95, §2; Acts 2016, No. 407, §2, eff. June 5, 2016; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:702 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 702
Maintenance of parish jails
Status: in_force

The governing authority of each parish shall be responsible for the physical maintenance of all parish jails and prisons. In those parishes in which the governing authority operates the parish jail the governing authority shall pass all bylaws and regulations they may deem expedient for the police and good government of the jails and prisons being operated by the parish governing authority.

Amended by Acts 1979, No. 200, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:424 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 424
Statute law of other states
Status: in_force

The published statutes and digests of the other states and territories shall be prima facie evidence of the statute laws of the state or territory from which they purport to emanate, without being filed in evidence.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:587.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 587.2
Institutions of postsecondary education; criminal history information
Status: in_force

A. Each institution of postsecondary education may require any applicant or prospective employee to supply fingerprint samples and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

B. When a criminal history records check is requested pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the institution of postsecondary education shall be provided with state or national criminal history record information, or both, from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information and the Federal Bureau of Investigation relative to the applicant prospective employee whose fingerprints have been obtained by the institution pursuant to this Section. The Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall, upon request and after receipt of fingerprint cards and other identifying information as required by the bureau from the institution, make available to the institution all prior arrests for any sex offense, aggravated offense, or any sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541 or any crime of violence as enumerated in R.S. 14:2(B) and conviction information for any offense contained in the bureau's criminal history record and identification files, which pertains to the applicant or prospective employee, including convictions dismissed pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894. In addition, when the institution of postsecondary education requests such criminal history record information, the bureau shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check and make such conviction information available to the institution, which pertains to the applicant or prospective employee.

C. For each request for a criminal history records check, the institution shall include a statement signed by the applicant or prospective employee specifying his permission for such information to be released. The request shall be on a form prepared by the bureau and signed by a responsible officer or official of the institution making the request.

D. Any recipient of such information as provided in this Section shall maintain the confidentiality of such criminal history information in accordance with applicable federal or state law.

E.(1)(a) The costs of providing the information required under this Section shall be charged by the bureau, as specified in R.S. 15:587(B) to the institution for furnishing information contained in the bureau's criminal history record and identification files, including any additional cost of providing the national criminal history records check, which pertains to the applicant or prospective employee.

(b) The institution may impose any or all of such fees or costs on the person seeking employment with the institution of postsecondary education.

(2) All fees collected by the bureau pursuant to this Section shall be deposited into the Criminal Identification and Information Dedicated Fund Account pursuant to R.S. 15:598.

F. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all institutions which are part of the Louisiana State University System, the Southern University System, the University of Louisiana System, the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, and the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

Acts 1997, No. 579, §1; Acts 1999, No. 550, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1052, §1; Acts 2013, No. 133, §1; Acts 2014, No. 326, §1; Acts 2021, No. 114, eff. July 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1224 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1224
Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account; creation; purpose
Status: in_force

A. The Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as the " account", is hereby created as a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury, which shall be the depository for all fees collected under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(E).

B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be credited to the account. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided by Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the account, again following compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.

C. The monies available in the account shall be used exclusively by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to administer a grant program to assist local public and private nonprofit agencies involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment in developing drug abuse and treatment programs. In addition, the commission shall allocate from the account such monies as are necessary in administering this grant program.

D. The commission shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary in administering the assistance program, including procedures for application, audit and monitoring requirements, and annual report requirements. To this end, the commission may utilize resources and information developed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:1255.

Acts 1989, No. 832, §2; Acts 2019, No. 404, §4, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:252 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 252
Witnesses' fees and mileage
Status: in_force

Witnesses subpoenaed in all preliminary criminal trials or proceedings, for attendance before grand juries and upon final trials shall receive a per diem of three dollars per day and mileage of not more than five cents for each mile necessarily traveled in going to and returning from court, the exact amount to be fixed by the police juries of the several parishes, provided, however, that in the parishes of Acadia and Vermilion witnesses shall not be allowed any fees, per diem or mileage in all preliminary criminal trials or proceedings and for attendance before grand juries, provided further, however, that witnesses subpoenaed in the parishes of Acadia and Vermilion upon final trials shall receive a per diem of three dollars per day and mileage of not more than five cents for each mile necessarily travelled in going to and returning from court, the exact amount to be fixed by the police juries of the parishes of Acadia and Vermilion.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 167, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:902.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 902.1
Transfer of adjudicated juvenile delinquents
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Title VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code or any other provision of law, the secretary of the department may promulgate rules and regulations to authorize the transfer of adjudicated juvenile delinquents to adult correctional facilities when the delinquents have attained the age of seventeen years, the age of full criminal responsibility.

Acts 1997, No. 1063, §1, eff. July 14, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.46 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.46
Probation
Status: in_force

A. The imposition or execution of sentence shall be postponed during the time defendant is participating in the job intervention program. As long as the probationer follows the conditions of his agreement, he or she shall remain on probation.

B. At the conclusion of the period of probation, the district attorney, on advice of the person providing the probationer's employment and the probation officer, may recommend that the district court take one of the following courses of action:

(1) That the probationer's probation be revoked and the probationer be sentenced because the probationer has not successfully completed the program and has violated one or more conditions of probation; or, if already sentenced, that the probation be revoked and the probationer be remanded to the appropriate custodian to serve that sentence.

(2) That the probationer's conviction be set aside and the prosecution dismissed because the probationer has successfully completed all the conditions of the probation agreement.

C. The district attorney shall make the final determination on whether to request revocation or dismissal.

D. If a probationer violates any of the conditions of his probation or appears to be performing unsatisfactorily in the assigned program, or if it appears that the probationer is not benefiting from employment, the employer, probation officer, or the district attorney may move the court for a hearing to determine if the probationer should remain in the program or whether the probation should be revoked and the probationer removed from the program and sentenced or ordered to serve any sentence previously imposed. If at the hearing the moving party can show sufficient proof that the probationer has violated any of the conditions of his probation, the probationer may be removed from the program or his probation agreement may be altered appropriately.

E. If the court finds that the probationer has violated a condition of the probation agreement and that the probationer should be removed from the probation program, then the court may revoke the probation and sentence the defendant in accordance with his or her guilty plea or, if the defendant has been sentenced and the sentence suspended, order the defendant to begin serving the sentence.

F. If a defendant who has been admitted to the probation program fails to complete the program and is thereafter sentenced to jail time for the offense, he shall be entitled to credit for the time served in any correctional facility in connection with the charge before the court.

G. At any time and for any appropriate reason, the probationer, his probation officer, the district attorney, or his employer may petition the court to reconsider, suspend, or modify its order for employment concerning that probationer.

H. The burden of proof at any hearings at which the probation may be revoked shall be the burden of proof required to revoke probation as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:578.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 578.1
Pretrial diversion program for driving while intoxicated; criminal history records
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:242, the prosecuting authority shall maintain a list of all persons arrested for a violation of R.S. 14:98, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or a parish or municipal ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while intoxicated, while impaired, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any controlled dangerous substance, and placed by the prosecuting authority into a pretrial diversion program. The arrest record and placement into the pretrial diversion or intervention program shall become a public record when the person successfully completes the pretrial diversion or intervention program or is terminated from the program. Such record shall be maintained for a period of five years from the date of arrest and shall not be subject to expungement or destruction during the period.

Acts 1997, No. 714, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1093.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1093.3
Commission president; secretary; treasurer
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:1094.3, 1095.3, 1096.3, 1097.3, 1105.3, and 1107.3, all regional juvenile districts governed by a board of commissioners shall elect one commissioner to serve as president and one commissioner to serve as treasurer. The board of commissioners may appoint one person who is not a commissioner to serve as secretary of the commission. If the board chooses to appoint a commissioner as the secretary of the board, the commissioner so appointed shall not also serve as the treasurer.

B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:1106.3, all regional juvenile districts governed by a board of directors shall elect one director to serve as chairman, one director to serve as vice chairman, and one director to serve as treasurer. The board of directors may appoint one person who is not a director to serve as secretary of the board. If the board chooses to appoint a director as the secretary of the board, the director so appointed shall not also serve as the treasurer.

Acts 2011, No. 178, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:712 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 712
Facilities providing housing or temporary residence to individuals participating in work release or workforce development work release programs administered by the sheriff
Status: in_force

A. No facility that provides housing or temporary residence for individuals who are participating in work release programs as authorized by the provisions of R.S. 15:711 or 1199.10 shall be located within one thousand feet of any school or child day care center property.

B.(1) In municipalities and unincorporated areas which are divided into subdivisions with streets, blocks, and sidewalks, this distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the school or day care center to the nearest point of the premises to be used to provide housing or temporary residence.

(2) Outside of municipalities and unincorporated areas which are not divided into subdivisions with streets, blocks, or sidewalks, the measurement of this distance shall be a straight line from the nearest point of the premises to provide housing or temporary residence to the nearest point of the school or day care center property.

C.(1) The prohibitions provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any facility that provides housing or temporary residence which has been in operation for a year or longer prior to August 15, 2009.

(2) The subsequent construction, erection, development, or movement of a school or day care center which causes the facility providing housing or temporary residence to be located within the prohibited distance as provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall not be cause for a violation of the provisions of this Section.

D. For purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Child day care center property" means property on which is located a facility licensed as a day care center under the provisions of the Child Care Facility and Child-Placing Agency Licensing Act (R.S. 46:1401 et seq.) or licensed as a group child day care home under the provisions of the Child Care Registration Law (R.S. 46:1441 et seq.).

(2) "Premises" includes that land and any improvements thereon.

(3) "School property" means the property of any public elementary or secondary school or any nonpublic elementary or secondary school.

E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 2009, No. 151, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:567 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 567
Conditions precedent to execution
Status: in_force

A. Whenever the Supreme Court of Louisiana affirms a sentence of death, after review on appeal provided by Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 905.9, the court of original jurisdiction shall cause to be forwarded to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections a certified copy of the indictment, verdict, sentence, and the judgment of the Supreme Court of Louisiana affirming the sentence of death.

B. The court of original jurisdiction shall also issue a warrant commanding the secretary to cause the execution of the person condemned as provided by law. The warrant shall specify the date upon which the person condemned shall be put to death, which date shall be not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days from the date the warrant is issued. The sheriff shall serve the warrant upon the secretary pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 1314. Upon receipt of the warrant the secretary shall cause a copy of the warrant to be delivered to the person condemned. A certified copy of the warrant shall be mailed, return receipt requested, to the governor and the return receipt filed in the record.

C. If any federal or Louisiana court grants a stay of execution, or if the governor grants a reprieve that necessitates a reset of the execution date, the trial court shall issue an order to reset the execution date within thirty days of either the dissolution of the stay order or the termination or expiration of the reprieve. The trial court shall reset the execution date to not less than thirty days nor more than forty-five days from the date of issuance of the order. However, when a federal or state court grants a stay of execution that is dissolved or vacated prior to the expiration of the time period set forth in R.S. 15:570(D), the execution may proceed on the date originally fixed.

D. The execution of a female who has been clinically diagnosed as being pregnant shall be suspended. The trial court shall reset the execution date at not less than ninety days nor more than one hundred twenty days from the date of delivery of the baby, a miscarriage, or voluntary termination of the pregnancy.

E. The failure of the trial court to fix an execution date within the time limits of this Section shall not affect the validity of a sentence of death. In such a case, the attorney general shall bring a mandamus proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to have the trial court set the execution date at not less than thirty days nor more than forty-five days from the date of issuance of the mandamus order.

Amended by Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 1978, No. 758, §1; Acts 1980, No. 518, §1; Acts 1981, No. 585, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1985, No. 178, §1, eff. July 6, 1985; Acts 1989, No. 740, §1; Acts 2025, No. 193, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.21 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.21
Deposit of fees and assessments
Status: in_force

A. All probation supervision fees received by the department pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(C) shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury.

B. For all monetary assessments imposed as a condition of probation or parole except supervision fees, the division of probation and parole shall assess a collection fee of ten percent of the funds due, which shall be added to the total amount of funds due. The ten percent collection fee shall be appropriated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to be reinvested in additional resources for the division of probation and parole including salaries for probation and parole officers.

C. In addition to the provisions set forth in R.S. 47:299.21, the secretary of the department is authorized to enter into contracts with private collection contractors to collect past due fees owed to the department by offenders, regardless of whether the offenders are currently on active supervision. Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit the department from utilizing its own personnel to collect fees that are past due.

Acts 1985, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 183, §1; Acts 1987, No. 335, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §5; Acts 2012, No. 11, §1; Acts 2018, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1425 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1425
Purposes
Status: in_force

The purposes of each juvenile delinquency and gang prevention advisory board are to develop a delinquency prevention plan which meets the needs of each of the local communities in the law enforcement planning district, to advise the chairman of the commission on prevention and diversion programs in the district, to approve grants submitted to the governor's Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board regarding juvenile delinquency and gang prevention program grant applications, and to act in an advisory capacity to each of the juvenile delinquency and gang prevention programs under such plan. The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board and the commission shall coordinate efforts among the councils and develop a comprehensive delinquency prevention state plan which shall conform to applicable federal and state laws and rules and regulations and shall coordinate funding between the two programs.

Acts 1993, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.17 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.17
Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
Status: in_force

A. In the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist, in all felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, including traffic offenses, under state law or parish or municipal ordinance, in any district, parish, city, or mayor's court, special costs in an amount not to exceed five dollars shall be levied against every defendant who is convicted after trial, enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeits bond. However, in lieu of imposing the special costs, the court may direct that a like amount be deducted from any fine imposed prior to disposition of the fine in accordance with other laws, but in either event any amounts so collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court to the board of the River Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.

B. In the parishes of Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist, in all courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction, special costs in an amount not to exceed five dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is found to have committed a traffic violation, under state law or parish or municipal ordinance, and special costs in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is adjudicated a delinquent. All or part of the costs may be suspended, but any amounts collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court in which the matter was heard to the board of the River Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission to be used for the expenses of its operations pursuant to this Subpart.

Acts 2023, No. 145, §1; Acts 2025, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:592 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 592
Submission of fingerprints and identification data
Status: in_force

Each law enforcement agency empowered to arrest or take into custody any individual described in R.S. 15:590 shall obtain and forward to the bureau two sets of legible fingerprints and other identification data as required by the bureau within seventy-two hours after arrest and booking. However, this period may be extended to cover any intervening official holiday or weekend.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 1991, No. 106, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1210 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1210
Law enforcement planning district advisory councils; composition
Status: in_force

A law enforcement planning district advisory council is hereby created and established for each law enforcement planning district agency. These councils shall be composed in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.12
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A. The River Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of fourteen commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. Three commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the sheriffs of the Twenty-Third Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the sheriff of Lafourche Parish, one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the sheriff of St. Charles Parish; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Seventeenth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-Third Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Fortieth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of the Seventeenth Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of the Twenty-Third Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of the Twenty-Ninth Judicial District; and one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the chief judge of the Fortieth Judicial District. All appointments shall be confirmed by the Senate.

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

Acts 2023, No. 145, §1; Acts 2025, No. 435, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 563.2
Duration of registration and notification period
Status: in_force

A person required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the requirement and keep current his registration information for ten years from the date of initial registration in Louisiana for a first offense and for the duration of the lifetime of the offender for a second or subsequent offense, unless the underlying conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated.

Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 524, §1, eff, July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 254.5
Plans for witness fees to off-duty law enforcement officers; Ascension Parish
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of Ascension Parish shall adopt a plan under which each law enforcement officer who, because of his official connections with any criminal case as the arresting officer or in some other official capacity, is required to be present as a witness in any criminal case which is being tried in the Ascension Parish Court, during any time when he otherwise is not required to report to work or perform the duties of his job, shall be paid witness fees in the amount of fifteen dollars for each case for which his presence in the court is required and for which he was present. No officer shall be allowed more than thirty dollars in any one day regardless of the number of cases for which he is required to be present.

B. The plan adopted for the payment of witness fees to law enforcement officers shall be applicable to all law enforcement officers alike and shall be paid whenever any law enforcement officer is required to be present and is present in one or more cases in such court during his regular time off.

C. 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.

D. Witness fees provided for by this Section shall be paid from costs of court collected in individual cases tried in the parish court, which shall be assessed as a part of the costs of court to be collected in such cases, and shall be collected for each case in which there is a plea of guilty or in which there is a conviction. When the governing authority adopts a plan for the payment of these witness fees, the judge or judges of the parish court shall adopt a schedule of costs which shall be applicable in each case to which such costs are applicable. All of such costs shall be placed, as they are collected, in a special fund which shall be maintained and be administered by the parish governing authority and from which the witness fees herein provided for shall be paid. Fees due under this Section shall be transmitted 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. The judge or judges shall have authority, from time to time as the needs of the fund require, to adjust the schedule of costs.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 613, §1; Acts 1993, No. 705, §1; Acts 2005, No. 96, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1097 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1097
Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The Ware Youth Center Authority is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster. If the governing authority of Claiborne Parish or the governing authority of Webster Parish elects to withdraw its respective parish from the district, the territorial jurisdiction of the district shall not include such parish or parishes.

B. The local governing authority of Claiborne Parish or Webster Parish may elect to withdraw its respective parish from membership and participation in the Ware Youth Center upon majority vote of the governing authority during the period beginning September 1, 1991 and ending December 31, 1991.

Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 147, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; HCR 44, 1st Ex. Sess.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1105.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1105.7
Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
Status: in_force

In the parishes within the jurisdiction of the authority, in all courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction, special costs in the amount of fifty dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is found to have committed a traffic violation or who is adjudicated a delinquent. All or part of the costs may be suspended, but any amounts thereof collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court in which the matter was heard to the board to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1228.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1228.9
Impaired Driver Tracking System; purpose; procedure
Status: in_force

A. The Legislature of Louisiana finds and declares that driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled dangerous substance presents a significant threat to the public safety and welfare to the citizens of this state. Impaired driving causes loss of life and serious bodily injury, as well as substantial property damage in every area of this state. The ability to track those persons previously arrested for an impaired driving offense will assist agencies which are involved in the investigation, prosecution, and disposition of impaired driving offenses. In order to accomplish that goal, it is in the best interest of this state to utilize the ICJIS project to coordinate an impaired driver tracking system to ensure that persons employed by the agencies involved in the investigation, prosecution, and disposition of impaired driving offenses have complete, reliable, and accurate information on every person who has committed an offense listed herein.

B. The Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (ICJIS) Project shall contain a component for the Impaired Driver Tracking System as provided in this Section.

C. The Impaired Driver Tracking System component of ICJIS shall be designed so as to provide accurate, complete, and reliable information regarding the arrest of each impaired driver for the offenses set forth in this Subsection and the disposition, of each impaired case, including information on prosecution, dismissal, conviction, disposition, or completion of the sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all agencies participating in the Impaired Driver Tracking System as provided in this Section shall have access to the data collected as provided for in Subsection D of this Section concerning any of the following offenses:

(1) R.S. 14:32.1 (vehicular homicide).

(2) R.S. 14:39.1 (vehicular negligent injuring).

(3) R.S. 14:39.2 (first degree vehicular negligent injuring).

(4) R.S. 14:98 (operating a vehicle while intoxicated).

(5) Any ordinance of a municipality, parish, or other similar political subdivision of the state, which prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, vessel, or other means of conveyance while intoxicated, while impaired, or while under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or any controlled dangerous substance.

D.(1) Every law enforcement agency in this state, including but not limited to city police departments, sheriffs' offices, and state police shall submit the following information to the impaired driver tracking system component of ICJIS, when a person is arrested for any offense listed in Subsection C of this Section:

(a) The law enforcement agency making the arrest shall provide sufficient information about the arrested person so that other law enforcement agencies, courts, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and other relevant persons or agencies can identify the person arrested, including but not limited to name, address, driver's license number, date of birth, and physical characteristics, such as eye color, hair color, and gender.

(b) The law enforcement agency shall also input pertinent arrest information, including date, location of the offense, arresting officer, the violation charged, whether the person arrested submitted or refused to submit to a test to determine the presence of alcohol or drugs, the results of those tests if applicable, and any other information that the arresting officer deems necessary.

(2) Every district attorney and prosecutor in this state shall provide information to the impaired driver tracking system component of ICJIS regarding each person who is referred for prosecution of an offense listed in Subsection C of this Section. This information shall include but is not limited to the criminal charge filed against the person, whether or not the person was required to participate in substance abuse treatment, a driver improvement program or any pretrial diversion program, whether the person completed the requirements imposed by the prosecutor or district attorney, and whether a conviction was obtained.

(3) Every court in this state with jurisdiction over any of the offenses listed in Subsection C of this Section shall provide information to the impaired driver tracking system component of ICJIS with regard to the disposition of the charge for any offense listed in Subsection C of this Section, including but not limited to the date of arraignment, date of disposition, whether or not the defendant was required to participate in substance abuse treatment, the final disposition of the charge, sentence or penalties imposed, probation information, any administrative sanctions imposed, such as driver's license suspensions, fines assessed, penalties for failure to complete court or administrative sanctions, and date of reinstatement.

E. The information contained in the impaired driver tracking system shall be shared by all agencies who contribute information to it, in accordance with the provisions of the ICJIS project in order to effectively investigate, prosecute, or dispose of cases involving impaired driving. The information contained in the tracking system may also be used to generate periodic reports on the number of impaired driving offenses taking place during a specified period of time.

Acts 2004, No. 666, §1.

NOTE: Acts 2004, No. 666, §3, provides that the provisions of the Act shall become effective on the first day of the second month following promulgation of written notice from the La. State Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice of the successful completion and implementation of the ICJIS Project.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1033 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1033
Appointment of commissioners; compensation; term
Status: in_force

The governing authority of the parish in which any school for youths is established shall name and appoint by a majority vote, three commissioners to manage the affairs of the industrial school who shall serve without compensation or pay of any kind. The commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four years. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum at meetings.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:255.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 255.1
Witness fees to retired or former law enforcement officers
Status: in_force

A. Unless otherwise provided for by law for a particular jurisdiction, whenever a retired or former law enforcement officer is required to be present, as a witness in any criminal case or delinquency adjudication in any district or parish court or any court exercising juvenile jurisdiction, to testify as to events which occurred during his employment as a law enforcement officer, the retired or former law enforcement officer shall be paid the sum of fifty dollars for each day per case, but not more than one hundred fifty dollars in any one day, regardless of the number of cases for which he is required to be present or whether he actually testified in the case, and which sum shall be paid from those costs of court collected pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:255(D)(1) and (2).

B. The retired or former law enforcement officer shall submit to the parish governing authority an application for payment of the fee, accompanied by documentation verifying service as a witness. Within sixty days of receipt of the application for the fee, along with accompanying documentation, the governing authority of the parish shall transmit the fees due under this Section to the retired or former law enforcement officer.

Acts 2014, No. 4, §1
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:741 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 741
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Private Correctional Facilities Act".

Acts 2007, No. 241, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 560.6
Rights of action
Status: in_force

A. Except for the review provided for in R.S. 15:560.5, it is not the intent of the legislature to create any new right, right of action, or cause of action or eliminate any right, right of action, or cause of action existing under current law. Nothing in the provisions of R.S. 15:560 through 560.6 shall create, expressly or by implication, any right, claim, or cause of action in favor of anyone in connection with the evaluation or monitoring of sex offenders.

B. Any employee who participates in the review process pursuant to this Chapter shall be immune from civil or criminal liability when he acted in good faith in a reasonable manner in accordance with generally accepted medical or other professional practices.

Acts 2007, No. 126, §1; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.4.5
Probation and parole processing fee
Status: in_force

A. A one-time fee of sixty-five dollars shall be assessed for each case file existing on June 30, 2009, and for each new case file opened thereafter by a probation and parole officer of the office of adult services in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such fee shall be collected at the offender's first meeting with any such officer after June 30, 2009, or, if provided for by rule promulgated by the department, over a time period not to exceed twelve months after the first meeting.

B. All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be remitted to the treasurer's office on a monthly basis and may be used to defray the cost of supervision which includes salaries for probation and parole officers.

Acts 2009, No. 299, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 241, §2; Acts 2018, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.12
Information as to offenders and ex-offenders; confidentiality
Status: in_force

A. The presentence investigation report, the pre-parole report, the clemency report, the information and data gathered by the staffs of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole, the prison record, and any other information obtained by the board or committee or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, correction services and youth services, in the discharge of their official duties shall be confidential and shall not be subject to public inspection nor be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone except as provided by this Section.

B. Information may be released upon request without special authorization, subject to other restrictions that may be imposed by federal law or by other provisions of state law, to the committee on parole, the Board of Pardons, the governor, the sentencing judge, counsel for the juvenile in a delinquency matter, a district attorney or law enforcement agency, the personnel and legal representatives of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, corrections services and youth services, including student interns, appropriate governmental agencies, or officials when access to such information is imperative for discharge of the responsibilities of the requesting agency, official, or court officer and the information is not reasonably available through any other means, and court officers with court orders specifying the information requested.

C. Fingerprints, photographs and information pertaining to arrests and dispositions of criminal charges may be released to criminal justice agencies without special authorization.

D. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designated representative and the deputy secretary of youth services or his designee may approve the reading of confidential information by the following:

(1) Social service agencies assisting in the treatment of the offender or ex-offender.

(2) Approved researchers who have guaranteed in writing anonymity of all subjects.

E. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designated representative and the deputy secretary of youth services or his designee may approve the selective reading of information to a private citizen or organization aiding in the rehabilitation of an offender or ex-offender or directly involved in the hiring of the offender or ex-offender under the following conditions:

(1) It appears that the withholding of the information would be to the offender's or ex-offender's disadvantage.

(2) The requested information is necessary to further the rehabilitation or the likelihood of hiring the offender or ex-offender.

(3) The requested information is not reasonably available through other means.

(4) The offender or ex-offender has given his written consent to the release of the information.

F.(1) Whenever records covered by this Section are subpoenaed, the records shall be submitted to the appropriate court for a ruling as to whether the information should be turned over to the party who caused the subpoena to be issued. The court shall make this determination in camera. Should the court find:

(a) That the information is not relevant to the proceedings, or

(b) That the information was derived from communications which were obviously made in the confidence that they would not be disclosed, or

(c) That confidentiality is essential to future useful relations between the source and the recorder of the information, the information shall be withheld.

(2) Should the court authorize disclosure of the records in accordance with the subpoena, the party who caused the subpoena to be issued shall pay a fee for the cost of production of the records in accordance with R.S. 39:241, unless the court determines that the party has been granted pauper status in accordance with law.

G.(1)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, all information pertaining to an individual's misconduct while incarcerated, statistical information, information pertaining to disposition of criminal charges and incarcerations, and information of a general nature including an individual's age, offense, date of conviction, length of sentence, any correspondence by a public official which requests, or may be determined to be in support of, or in opposition to, the pardon or parole of an individual, and discharge date shall be released to the general public at any time upon request.

(b) Each piece of correspondence by a public official which requests, or may be determined to be in support of, or in opposition to, the pardon or parole of an individual shall be recorded in a central register by the board or committee which received the correspondence. The register shall contain the name of the individual whose pardon or parole is the subject of the letter, the name of the public official who is the author of the letter, and the date the letter was received by the board or committee.

(2) The provisions of Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any correspondence submitted which requests, or may be determined to be in support of, or in opposition to, the pardon or parole of an individual received before August 15, 1997.

H. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the deputy secretary of youth services are authorized to establish rules and regulations to provide for the orderly administration of this Section.

I. It shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for any member of the Board of Pardons and committee on parole or their employees to make public any confidential information.

Acts 1968, No. 191, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 322, §1; Acts 1984, No. 140, §1; Acts 1986, No. 177, §1; Acts 1989, No. 680, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1273, §1; Acts 2001, No. 157, §1; Acts 2006, No. 150, §1; Acts 2008, No. 251, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1107.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1107.4
Board; general authority
Status: in_force

A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, the commission may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.

B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.

Acts 1999, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:440 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 440
Relative weight of positive and negative testimony
Status: in_force

Positive testimony on a given point must be given greater weight than negative testimony on the same point.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:149.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 149.2
Offices; meetings
Status: in_force

The office shall maintain an office in East Baton Rouge Parish but may maintain such branch offices as it deems necessary to provide for the efficient and thorough regulation and governance of public defender services under its jurisdiction.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2013, No. 175, §1, eff. June 7, 2013; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:760 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 760
Hospital quarters
Status: in_force

Where large numbers of prisoners are confined the proper authorities in charge shall provide hospital quarters with necessary arrangement, conveniences, attendants, etc.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:942 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 942
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Subpart, the following words shall have the following meaning:

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

(2) "Out-of-home placement" shall mean placement of a child in a juvenile detention center, or commitment of the child to the legal custody of the office of juvenile justice, pursuant to Titles VII and VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code. A child is deemed in the legal custody of the office of juvenile justice from the day of judicial commitment, whether or not the child is in the physical custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(3) "Program" shall mean the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Program, a fiscal incentive program to fund local efforts that enhance public safety while reducing juvenile justice system costs.

Acts 2016, No. 499, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.1
Board of commissioners; appointments; terms
Status: in_force

A. The Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of eleven commissioners who shall be appointed as follows:

(1) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Acadia Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of Acadia Parish for an initial term of four years.

(2) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in Allen Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Thirty-Third Judicial District and the sheriff of Allen Parish for an initial term of four years.

(3) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Evangeline Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of Evangeline Parish for an initial term of four years.

(4) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Iberia Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney of the Sixteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of Iberia Parish for an initial term of four years.

(5) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in Jefferson Davis Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Thirty-First Judicial District and the sheriff of Jefferson Davis Parish for an initial term of four years.

(6) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in St. Landry Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Twenty-Seventh Judicial District and the sheriff of St. Landry Parish for an initial term of four years.

(7) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within St. Martin Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of St. Martin Parish for an initial term of four years.

(8) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing in St. Mary Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Sixteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of St. Mary Parish for an initial term of four years.

(9) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within Vermilion Parish, shall be jointly appointed by the chief judge and district attorney for the Fifteenth Judicial District and the sheriff of Vermilion Parish for an initial term of four years.

(10) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within the district, shall be jointly appointed by the parish presidents of the parishes included within the district and the presidents of the police juries in those parishes without home rule charters or parish presidents for an initial term of four years.

(11) One commissioner, who shall be a qualified elector domiciled and residing within the district, shall be jointly appointed by the judges of the city courts within the district exercising juvenile jurisdiction for an initial term of four years.

B. Following the expiration of the initial term of each commissioner, all subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years. The members of the board shall serve without salary or per diem, but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1109.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1109.22
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A. The renaissance district shall be governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its affairs. The commission shall be composed of seven commissioners, and each shall be a qualified elector of and domiciled in the parish. Each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four years as follows:

(1) Five members shall be appointed by the parish governing authority as follows:

(a) Two members shall be appointed from an existing renaissance board of directors as long as that board exists, after which time two members shall be appointed from the residents of the parish who are not employed by the parish police jury and who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(b) Three members who are not employed by the parish police jury who have experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(2) One member who is employed by the sheriff's office of the parish having experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

(3) One member who is employed by the office of the district attorney of the parish having experience with juveniles in education, rehabilitation, or incarceration of juveniles.

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

Acts 2024, No. 767, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 560.3
Effects of determination of status as a sexually violent predator or as a child sexual predator; lifetime registration; notification
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon a determination by a Sex Offender Assessment Panel and the court that the offender is a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator as provided for by this Chapter, the offender shall be supervised by the division of probation and parole, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, upon his release from incarceration for the duration of his natural life and shall:

(1) Register as a sex offender in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:542 et seq. and maintain such registration for the remainder of his natural life.

(2) Provide community notification in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:542 et seq. for the duration of his natural life.

(3) Submit to electronic monitoring pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:560.4 for the duration of his natural life.

(4) Report to the probation and parole officer when directed to do so.

(5) Not associate with persons known to be engaged in criminal activities or with persons known to have been convicted of a felony without written permission of his probation and parole officer.

(6) In all respects, conduct himself honorably, work diligently at a lawful occupation, and support his dependents, if any, to the best of his ability.

(7) Promptly and truthfully answer all inquiries directed to him by the probation and parole officer.

(8) Live and remain at liberty and refrain from engaging in any type of criminal conduct.

(9) Not have in his possession or control any firearms or dangerous weapons.

(10) Submit to available medical, psychiatric, or mental health examination and treatment for persons convicted of sex offenses when deemed appropriate and ordered to do so by the probation and parole officer.

(11) Defray the cost, or any portion thereof, of his supervision by making payments to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in a sum and manner determined by the department, based on his ability to pay.

(12) Submit a residence plan for approval by the probation and parole officer.

(13) Submit himself to continued supervision, either in person or through remote monitoring, of all of the following Internet-related activities:

(a) The offender's incoming and outgoing electronic mail and other Internet-based communications.

(b) The offender's history of websites visited and the contact accessed.

(c) The periodic unannounced inspection of the contents of the offender's computer or any other computerized device or portable media device and the removal of such information, computer, computer device, or portable media device to conduct a more thorough inspection.

(14) Comply with such other specific conditions as are appropriate, stated directly, and without ambiguity so as to be understandable to a reasonable man.

B. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act under which the panels shall perform their duties.

C. Except as provided in R.S. 15:560.4(E), any person who willfully violates any condition ordered pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be subject to contempt of court.

Acts 2006, No. 186, §2, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1106.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1106.4
Board; general authority
Status: in_force

A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the board and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, or in need of services as provided by Children's Code Articles 726 et seq., as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision or services. In addition, the board may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.

B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1405.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1405.1
Civil cause of action by state and political subdivisions against criminal street gangs
Status: in_force

A. A civil cause of action is hereby created in favor of the state of Louisiana, a parish, or municipality or other political subdivision, or an agency of any of them, sustaining any damage, impairment, or harm whatsoever, proximately caused by the commission of a pattern of criminal gang activity as defined in this Chapter. The cause of action created by this Section shall lie against any criminal street gang, as defined in this Chapter, and any person who intentionally directs, participates, conducts, furthers, or assists in the commission of a pattern of criminal gang activity.

B. Any action for injunction, damages, or other relief filed pursuant to this Section shall proceed according to the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section.

C. For purposes of venue, an action under this Section shall be considered as an action for the recovery of damages for an offense or quasi offense, and Code of Civil Procedure Article 74 is applicable. For purposes of service of process, service of process upon any member of a criminal street gang or any person representing him by appointment of court, operation of law, or mandate, shall constitute adequate service upon a criminal street gang.

Acts 1993, No. 76, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 221
Appointment of substitute judge by supreme court
Status: in_force

Whenever any district judge is prevented by any cause whatever from holding court, and that fact is made to appear, by the certificate of the clerk under the seal of the court, to the supreme court or to any justice thereof, if in the judgment of the court or any justice the public interest so requires, the court or such justice shall designate and appoint any district judge of any other district to hold said court and discharge all the duties of the judge so disabled during such disability. Such appointment shall be filed in the clerk's office of and entered on the minutes of said district court, and a certified copy thereof, under the seal of the court, shall be transmitted by the clerk of the district court to the district judge so designated and appointed.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1097.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1097.6
Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
Status: in_force

In the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster, in all felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, including traffic offenses, under state law or parish or municipal ordinance, in any district, parish, city, or mayor's court, special costs in the amount of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be levied against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits bond. However, in lieu of imposing the special costs, the court may direct that a like amount be deducted from any fine imposed prior to disposition of the fine in accordance with other laws, but in either event any amounts so collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court to the board of the Ware Youth Center Authority to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.

Acts 1986, No. 1004, §1, eff. July 16, 1986; HCR 44, 1998 1st Ex. Sess.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:833.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 833.2
Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the secretary may authorize the temporary release of any inmate, except an inmate sentenced to death, for palliative or medical care when an inmate is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and death is expected within sixty days or when an inmate is to be confined to an acute care hospital or nursing home with a condition that totally prevents mobility, including but not limited to prolonged coma or mechanical ventilation.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary may authorize the temporary release of any inmate, except an inmate sentenced to death, serving a sentence for conviction of first degree murder (R.S. 14:30), second degree murder (R.S. 14:30.1), attempted murder (R.S. 14:27 and 29), aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:42), attempted aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:27 and 42), forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1), aggravated kidnapping (R.S. 14:44), aggravated arson (R.S. 14:51), armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), attempted armed robbery (R.S. 14:27 and 64), or producing, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule I or II of R.S. 40:964 or any inmate sentenced as a habitual offender under R.S. 15:529.1, when that inmate is confined to an acute care hospital or nursing home with a condition that totally prevents mobility, including but not limited to prolonged coma or mechanical ventilation.

C. Any inmate authorized for temporary release pursuant to the provisions of this Section who is released, discharged, or who absconds from an acute care hospital or nursing home shall have such temporary release immediately rescinded.

Acts 2008, No. 572, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:121 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 121
Authority to inspect prisons and hospitals; reports
Status: in_force

Each grand jury, except those impaneled pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 415.1, may inspect every prison, place of detention, asylum, and hospital within the parish and may report to the district judge how the prisoners and inmates of every such institution are treated. If the grand jury files a report, the report shall state, with regard to each public institution to which the report applies, the number of prisoners and inmates in every such public institution and the costs of maintenance and shall state the length of time that each prisoner awaiting trial, at the time of said report, has been so held for trial.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 1990, No. 74, §2; Acts 2001, No. 1115, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:902.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 902.2
Closure of Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit as a facility for juveniles
Status: in_force

A.(1) By December 31, 2004, the Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit at Tallulah, Louisiana shall no longer be used as a juvenile facility.

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Subsection, the governor by executive order and upon a declaration that there is a public safety emergency which necessitates the use of Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit as a juvenile facility may extend the closure date by a period not to exceed five months from the date of issuance of the declaration of emergency. Under no circumstances shall Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit be used as a juvenile facility after May 31, 2005.

(3) No provision of this Subsection shall prohibit the department from closing Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit at any time prior to December 31, 2004, should the protection and public safety of society permit.

B.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop a comprehensive plan for the transitioning of these youth based upon the health, safety, and best interests of each child and the protection and public safety of society. The comprehensive plan:

(a) Shall include a specific plan for provision of aftercare services to meet the needs of juveniles for whom release to the community is recommended and to provide for safety to the community.

(b) Shall include a specific date after which youths adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department shall no longer be assigned or reassigned to Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit.

(c) Shall include a recommendation by which monies used to fund the operation of Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit can be used for the creation and maintenance of a continuum of community-based treatment and supervision programs for youth within the Louisiana juvenile justice system.

(d) May include recommendations for an alternative use of the facility and property of the former Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit.

(2) The secretary of the department shall submit the plan on or before August 1, 2003, to the governor, to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, and to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission created by R.S. 46:2751 et seq.

(3) Beginning on August 1, 2003, and every month thereafter until such time as Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit is discontinued as a juvenile facility, the department shall submit to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission a status report detailing:

(a) The total number of youths in the facility.

(b) The number of youths transitioned out of the facility and the facility to which the child was transferred.

(c) The number of youths, if any, placed in the facility, and the reason for this placement as opposed to placement in another juvenile facility, subject to applicable confidentiality requirements.

(d) Other information requested by the commission.

C. The Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission shall make recommendations to the governor and legislature, including the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, prior to the 2004 Regular Session of the Legislature, regarding suggested executive action or required legislation and funding for juvenile justice services, facilities, and personnel.

Acts 2003, No. 1225, §2.

NOTE: See Acts 2004, No. 721, §2, which amended Section 7(A) and (B)(1) of Acts 2003, No. 1225, relative to the alternate use of the facility as a learning center.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1105.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1105.4
Board; general authority
Status: in_force

A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, or in need of services as provided by Children's Code Articles 726 et seq., as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision or services. In addition, the commission may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.

B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1106.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1106.5
Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
Status: in_force

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

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

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:973 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 973
Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program; creation
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, shall establish and maintain a pilot program to provide services to at-risk juveniles and their families based upon a functional family therapy model of intervention. This model of intervention shall be based upon evidenced-based practices. This pilot program shall provide services which shall include but are not limited to substance abuse counseling and interventions aimed at enhancing interpersonal relationships, developing conflict resolution skills, and developing coping mechanisms for managing anger and stress.

B. The office is hereby authorized to enter into cooperative endeavor agreements or contracts with any department or agency of the state or federal government, any nonprofit organization, any public or private service provider, or any community-based organization which the office determines to be capable of providing the services required by the provisions of this Part.

C. The office shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Part. Those administrative rules shall establish the location or locations of the pilot program, the duration of the program, and all other parameters of the program.

Acts 2009, No. 170, §1, eff. when sufficient funds are appropriated.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:833 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 833
Inmate contact with persons outside institution; temporary release
Status: in_force

A.(1)(a) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may authorize visits and correspondence under reasonable conditions between inmates and approved friends, relatives, and other persons.

(b) If an inmate sustains serious bodily injury requiring admittance to an intensive care unit or a medical facility, the warden or other governing authority of correctional facility, jail, or other detention facility shall attempt to notify the inmate's immediate family within eight hours of the medical decision to transport the inmate to a medical facility.

(c)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if an inmate sustains serious bodily injury requiring admittance to an intensive care unit or a medical facility, a member of the inmate's immediate family shall be granted visitation with the inmate. Visits shall be granted daily for the duration of the inmate's admission to the intensive care unit or medical facility, unless the warden or other governing authority of the inmate's correctional facility, jail, or other detention facility provides written notice, within six hours of the inmate's admission to the intensive care unit, to any immediate family member seeking visitation why such visitation cannot be granted. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Item to the contrary, if the inmate's admission to the intensive care unit occurs between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m., the correctional or detention facility shall provide the required written notification within twenty-four hours of the inmate's admission to the medical facility.

(ii) For purposes of this Paragraph, "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that involves protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty, or a substantial risk of death.

(iii) For purposes of this Paragraph, "immediate family" means a spouse, child, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, grandchild, or grandparent of the inmate. If all persons defined as "immediate family" of the inmate are deceased, "immediate family" shall also include siblings of the inmate's parents.

(iv) The visitation provided for in this Subparagraph may be supervised.

(v) The visitation provided for in this Subparagraph may be revoked if any immediate family member possesses any item of contraband during the visitation.

(vi) The visitation shall follow all security procedures and policies of the correctional facility, jail, or other detention center and the medical facility where the inmate is being housed.

(2) The secretary shall establish and promulgate rules, regulations, and procedures regarding the review and inspection of all incoming and outgoing death row inmate correspondence in order to effectuate the purposes of Chapter 21-C of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and to determine whether any contractual arrangements governed by those provisions are in effect or being contemplated by an inmate or any other person.

B.(1) The secretary may also, as provided in this Subsection, authorize furloughs to deserving inmates of any adult correctional institution. This type of furlough is intended to serve as a rehabilitation tool to assist the inmate in maintaining family relationships during the period of his incarceration. A furlough, as provided in this Subsection, is not to be considered a reprieve and therefore will not extend the inmate's sentence.

(2) Prior to being recommended for furlough, the inmate shall submit a furlough plan to his supervising authority, stating the purpose of the furlough, the destination and with whom he plans to stay, and otherwise comply with such rules and regulations as may be established by the secretary of corrections and adopted pursuant to the procedure as set forth in R.S. 49:961 et seq. No furloughs shall be granted until the plan has been approved by the secretary. A responsible member of the inmate's family or other previously approved person shall sign a responsibility agreement and provide transportation for the inmate.

(3) No inmate serving a sentence for conviction of first degree murder (R.S. 14:30), second degree murder (R.S. 14:30.1), attempted murder (R.S. 14:27 and 29), aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:42), attempted aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:27 and 42), forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1), aggravated kidnapping (R.S. 14:44), aggravated arson (R.S. 14:51), armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), attempted armed robbery (R.S. 14:27 and 64), or producing, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule I or II of R.S. 40:964, nor any inmate sentenced as a habitual offender under R.S. 15:529.1 shall be released from the institution to which he is assigned except under security escort and then only in the following circumstances: treatment for serious illness; visits with dying family members; funerals of family members; participation in programs at other correctional institutions; speaking assignments; work details; court appearances; participation in charity boxing matches; performances of any organized vocal or instrumental group at any civic or charitable function; or religious services.

C. However, notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, inmates assigned to work duties at the governor's mansion and inmates within six months of discharge shall be eligible for furloughs and temporary releases.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall compile statistical data on the incidence of furlough violations by participating inmates. Violations shall include the commission of new offenses as well as any transgressions that result in disciplinary action or removal from the program. The data shall indicate the nature of the incident, the age of the offender, his original offense, the length of his sentence, his prior criminal record, and any other characteristic found to be predictive of success or failure. This information shall be used by the department to guide it in formulating program policies and eligibility standards and shall be available to the legislature upon request.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 442, §1; Acts 1978, No. 337, §1; Acts 1978, No. 510, §1; Acts 1978, No. 770, §1; Acts 1979, No. 203, §1; Acts 1985, No. 786, §1; Acts 1986, No. 1055, §1; Acts 2008, No. 572, §1; Acts 2012, No. 799, §2, eff. June 13, 2012; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2; Acts 2018, No. 349, §1, eff. May 20, 2018; Acts 2019, No. 283, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:88 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 88
Appearance bond defined
Status: in_force

The term "appearance bond" shall be taken and intended to mean every bail bond, recognizance, or other obligation, or deposit of cash, checks, negotiable bonds, or money orders, made or taken to secure the appearance of any person before any court; but in all cases where cash, checks, negotiable securities or money orders, or other movables have been deposited in lieu of bond with a surety, in case of discharge or forfeiture, the same shall be disposed of as otherwise provided by law.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 2010, No. 914, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1313 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1313
Pen registers, trap and trace devices, and cellular tracking devices; use prohibited
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided in this Section, no person shall do any of the following:

(1) Install or use a pen register, a trap and trace device, or a cellular tracking device without first obtaining a court order under R.S. 15:1315 or 1318.

(2) Install or use a pen register, trap and trace device, or a cellular tracking device in an unauthorized manner or for any purpose not related to an ongoing law enforcement investigation pursuant to the applicable court order obtained under R.S. 15:1315 or 1318.

B. The prohibition of this Section does not apply with respect to the use of a pen register, a trap and trace device, or a cellular tracking device by a provider of a wire or electronic communication service:

(1) Relating to the operation, maintenance, and testing of a wire or electronic communication service or to the protection of the rights or property of such provider, or to the protection of users of that service from abuse of service or unlawful use of service.

(2) To record the fact that a wire or electronic communication was initiated or completed in order to protect such provider, another provider furnishing service toward the completion of the wire communication, or a user of that service, from fraudulent, unlawful, or abusive use of service, or with the consent of the user of that service.

C.(1) Whoever intentionally violates Subsection A of this Section shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than one year, or both.

(2) In addition to the penalties provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, a bail enforcement agent who intentionally violates Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section shall be punished as follows:

(a) Upon a first conviction, the agent shall be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars and his bail bond producer license shall be suspended for a period of six months.

(b) Upon a second or subsequent conviction, the bail bond producer license of the agent shall be permanently revoked.

Acts 1991, No. 795, §2, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 2025, No. 140, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1178 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1178
Judicial screening
Status: in_force

A. When a clerk of court receives a petition for judicial review filed under the provisions of R.S. 15:1177, the clerk shall transmit the petition to the appropriate division or official of the court prior to taking any action on the petition.

B. The court, as soon as practicable after receiving the petition, shall review the petition to determine if the petition states a cognizable claim or if the petition, on its face, is frivolous or malicious, or fails to state a cause of action, or seeks monetary damages from a defendant who is immune from liability for monetary damages.

C. If the court determines that the petition states a cognizable claim, the court shall return the petition to the clerk of court for service of process.

D. If the court determines that the petition, on its face, is frivolous, or fails to state a cause of action, or seeks monetary damages from a defendant who is immune from liability for monetary damages, the court may dismiss the petition, or any portion of the petition, without requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.

Acts 1997, No. 716, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:167 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 167
Louisiana Public Defender Fund
Status: in_force

A. "The Louisiana Public Defender Fund", hereinafter referred to as the "LPD 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 purposes of the Louisiana Public Defender Act, other services and programs, and as further provided in this Section.

B. The fund shall be comprised of all monies appropriated, donated, or otherwise made available to provide funding for the provisions of the Louisiana Public Defender Act. 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 solely and exclusively to provide for the implementation of the Louisiana Public Defender Act and the program.

D. The LPD Fund shall be administered by the office as authorized by the provisions of the Louisiana Public Defender Act. The office is hereby authorized to establish such accounts or sub-accounts within the LPD Fund as deemed necessary to comply with the provisions of the Louisiana Public Defender Act and the program.

E. The office shall dedicate and disburse at least seventy-five percent of the entirety of its annual budget and its funds in the LPD Fund as defined in Subsection A of this Section each fiscal year to the offices of the district public defenders and their indigent defender funds as defined in R.S. 15:168(A) in the various judicial districts throughout the state. The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to statutorily dedicated funds or funds received through the awarding of grants.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2016, No. 571, §1; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2024, No 528, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 828.3
Pilot program; substance abuse counseling
Status: in_force

A. The "Prison Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

B. Not later than March 1, 2008, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall implement a pilot program requiring that every eligible defendant receive substance abuse counseling.

C. For the purposes of this Section, "eligible defendant" means a person convicted of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law who is in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and designated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for participation in the pilot program authorized by the provisions of this Section.

D. The department in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, office of behavioral health, shall adopt and promulgate rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration and implementation of this program.

E.(1) Each in-prison case manager or substance abuse counselor shall present a comprehensive report on the progress of inmates and former inmates under their respective jurisdictions to the secretary within twenty-two months following initial implementation of the program. The secretary shall submit a report on the overall success of the program as provided for in this Subsection. This report shall include a recommendation that the program be continued, expanded, or terminated.

(2) The pilot program undertaken pursuant to this Section shall be evaluated with regard to security, beneficial and detrimental effects on the prisoner, projected probable effects on deterrence, cost, labor intensiveness, and other relevant measures of effectiveness. Such evaluation shall provide the required information on a project basis as well as in comparison with traditional imprisonment.

(3) A report of the evaluation of the program shall be presented to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section C, and the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

F. 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, physical custody, and appropriate classification criteria.

G. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall select the location and number of persons in the custody of the department to participate in the pilot program provided for by this Section.

Acts 2007, No. 237, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:30 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 30
Returns
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, a sheriff, marshal, constable or other officer or person who serves a subpoena, summons, writ, notice, order or other process of a court, of a jury commission or of a coroner shall make a return showing the date and manner in which service was made. The return shall become part of the record and shall be considered prima facie correct. Failure to make such return shall not invalidate the service.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1229 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1229
Automated victim notification system
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", an automated victim notification system, hereinafter referred to as the "system". The commission may appoint such employees, agents, consultants, and special committees as it may deem necessary to properly manage the system.

B. The system, by and through the commission, shall have the following functions, powers, and duties:

(1) To establish an automated victim notification system on offenders that automatically provides crime victims or their families with notice pursuant to R.S. 46:1841 et seq.

(2) To develop and implement a system whereby families may initiate inquiries to receive the latest status report on the offender charged or convicted in the crime against that person or his family member.

(3) To provide the information accessible to victims and their families through the system to be the same information that is required by R.S. 46:1844 to be available to victims and their families.

(4) To promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section and R.S. 15:1229.1.

(5) To develop and implement a notification form for victims and their families to utilize the system.

(6) To provide information about the system.

(7) To make, solicit, and request proposals and offers, and to execute and effectuate agreements or contracts for the operation of any part of the system.

(8) To do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the functions, powers, and duties set forth in this Section.

C. The automated victim notification system is provided as a service to victims of crime in Louisiana. The commission, or any unit of a local governing authority, or the state of Louisiana shall not be liable for the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the information contained in the system or the use of that information by any person.

D. The effect of this Section and R.S. 15:1229.1 shall be contingent upon receipt of adequate funding specifically covering the costs of the system and subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.

Acts 1999, No. 979, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:830 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 830
Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
Status: in_force

A. This Section shall be cited and referred to as the "Mental Healing Justice for Incarcerated People Act".

B. It is the intent of the legislature that the state of Louisiana shall allocate state funding for the Mental Healing Justice for Incarcerated People Act to ensure both the access and delivery of quality care for individuals incarcerated within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The legislature also finds that access to high-quality mental health services, regardless of the setting, is of importance. The state wholly supports efforts to assist incarcerated individuals suffering from severe and persistent mental illnesses in their efforts to navigate incarceration and reentry into society.

C.(1) The department shall establish resources and programs for the treatment of inmates with a mental illness or an intellectual disability either in a separate facility or as part of other institutions or facilities of the department.

(2)(a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature and the availability of resources, the department shall provide screening to persons entering state prison facilities, upon intake, for mental health disorders as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association.

(b) At any point during the person's incarceration, any department staff member who suspects that an incarcerated person may have a mental illness may refer that person to the facility's mental health department.

(3) Subject to appropriation by the legislature and the availability of resources, the department shall provide Mental Health First Aid training to employees on an annual basis.

(4) The department may utilize trained peer support who have shared lived experiences to augment and enhance mental health services.

(5) To the extent feasible and subject to the availability of department and community resources, the department, prior to the release of an incarcerated person, shall provide an incarcerated person who has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness an appointment or walk-in instructions for a community mental health provider to ensure continuity of care.

D. On the recommendation of appropriate medical personnel and with the consent of the Louisiana Department of Health or other appropriate department, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may transfer an inmate for observation and diagnosis to the Louisiana Department of Health or other appropriate department or institution for a period not to exceed the length of his sentence. If the inmate is found to be subject to civil commitment for psychosis or other mental illness or intellectual disability, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall initiate legal proceedings for such commitment. If the inmate is not represented by counsel at such legal proceedings, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent him. Reasonable attorney fees shall be fixed by the judge and shall be paid by the state. While the inmate is in such other institution, his sentence shall continue to run.

E. When, in the judgment of the administrator of the institution to which an inmate has been transferred, he has recovered from the condition which occasioned the transfer, he shall be returned to the department, unless his sentence has expired.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 609, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2023, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:778 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 778
Withdrawal and termination
Status: in_force

This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state until it enacts legislation repealing the compact and providing for the sending of formal written notice of withdrawal from the compact to the appropriate officials of all other party states. An actual withdrawal shall not take effect until one year after the notices provided in the statute have been sent. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state from its obligations assumed hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal. Before the effective date of withdrawal, a withdrawal state shall remove to its territory, at its own expense, such inmates as it may have confined pursuant to the provisions of this compact.

Acts 2018, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1081 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1081
Purpose
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Part shall serve as the sole statutory authorization under which the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall make payments for the care and treatment of children in nonstate operated child caring agencies, child placing agencies, shelter care facilities, and maternity homes.

Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 331, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.37 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.37
Electronic monitoring programs
Status: in_force

A. The court shall impose any condition necessary to further the rehabilitation of a person released subject to electronic monitoring, including maintaining employment and compliance with inclusion and exclusion zones as defined in R.S. 15:571.38. In the case of a juvenile, the conditions may include staying in school, participating in after-school activities, or being subject to a curfew.

B. The cost for an adult participating in an electronic monitoring program shall be borne by the person being monitored. The court may waive the cost of electronic monitoring in a juvenile matter or in any other matter at the request of the entity that is otherwise responsible for the cost of monitoring.

C. As a condition of electronic monitoring, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person subject to electronic monitoring, including a juvenile, shall:

(1) Maintain the monitoring equipment in normal working order including but not limited to keeping the monitoring equipment charged.

(2) Consent to immediate cooperation with and acquiesce to any efforts to evaluate, diagnose, and repair any technical issues associated with the device and monitoring by the electronic monitoring company, which may include but not be limited to reasonable detention by law enforcement.

D. Electronic monitoring providers operating in this state shall actively monitor any person subject to electronic monitoring for compliance and report any violation in accordance with R.S. 15:571.36. Daily noncompliance reports shall be provided to the district attorney regarding the person being monitored.

E.(1) Upon a finding of noncompliance, the court may, either on its own motion or that of the district attorney, issue a warrant for the arrest of a person subject to electronic monitoring.

(2) A person arrested pursuant to a warrant issued pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall be held in custody until a hearing is conducted to determine if the person can and will comply with all electronic monitoring restrictions.

(3) The court shall terminate a person's participation in an electronic monitoring program, and remand him to state custody for an adult or to the appropriate pretrial facility for a juvenile, after his third finding of noncompliance by the court.

Acts 2025, No. 416, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1034 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1034
Board of commissioners; domicile; powers; officers
Status: in_force

The three commissioners shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Parish Industrial School for Youths. The board shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be domiciled at the parish seat of the parish or parishes in which any school or schools are established. It shall have an official seal, may enter into contracts, and sue and be sued. It may hold, purchase, receive and accept by donation or otherwise, real and personal property for the use and benefit of the school, or for any use that may be helpful and beneficial to the accomplishment of the school's purposes.

The board of commissioners shall elect one of their number as president, one as vice president and one member as treasurer, and shall elect a secretary who may or may not be a member of the board.

Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.12
Organization and powers
Status: in_force

A. The Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Jackson Parish Detention Center Commission. The Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be domiciled at the parish seat. It shall be sued at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the chairman or vice chairman of the commission.

B. The Jackson Parish Detention Center may acquire title to movable property for public purposes by purchase or donation, may operate or maintain prison farms, and may operate or maintain the farms in whole or in part with prison labor and persons sentenced to the Jackson Parish Detention Center by city or district courts.

C. Except only as hereinafter specifically provided, all persons lawfully incarcerated in Jackson Parish shall be incarcerated in the Jackson Parish Detention Center, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Jackson Parish Detention Center Commission.

Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1354 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1354
Penalties
Status: in_force

A. Any person who violates any provision of R.S. 15:1353 shall be fined not more than one million dollars, or imprisoned at hard labor for not more than fifty years, or both. Any person who violates the provisions of R.S. 15:1353 involving racketeering activity defined in R.S. 15:1352(A)(19) when the amount of the violation exceeds ten thousand dollars shall be required to serve at least five years of the sentence without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

B. In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of engaging in conduct in violation of the provisions of R.S. 15:1353 through which he derived pecuniary value, or by which he caused personal injury or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced to pay a fine that does not exceed three times the gross value gained or three times the gross loss caused, whichever is greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution reasonably incurred. The funds received for the costs of investigation shall be remitted to the law enforcement agency conducting such investigation. The funds received for the costs of prosecution shall be remitted to the district attorney.

C. The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by Subsection B herein.

D. For the purposes of Subsection B herein, "pecuniary value" means anything of value, including any conceivable thing of the slightest value, movable or immovable, corporeal or incorporeal, public or private, and including transportation, telephone, telegraph, film, video, tape or other communication services, or any other service available for hire.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 727, §1, eff. July 22, 1983; Acts 2009, No. 91, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:659 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 659
Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of forensic anthropological analysis
Status: in_force

A. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of unidentified human remains samples submitted pursuant to this Chapter. The information obtained by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory from analysis of the unidentified human remains shall be stored in the state forensic anthropology database in the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program and records of testing shall be retained by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.

B. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory may store any DNA profile obtained from analysis of the unidentified human remains and missing persons in the state forensic anthropology database.

C. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory may contract with third parties to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. Any such third-party contractor shall be subject to all of the restrictions and requirements of this Chapter which are applicable to the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory and shall be subject to any additional restrictions deemed appropriate by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.

D. Except for analysis on quality control samples, tests performed on all unidentified human remains and missing persons samples shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes or to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters or for other humanitarian identification purposes.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:86 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 86
Forfeiture of cash, checks, or securities and discharge of the bail undertaking
Status: in_force

A. When the court declares a forfeiture of cash, a check, a negotiable bond, or a money order which has been deposited as bail, the court shall order the disposition of such security in satisfaction of the bail obligation.

B. When the bail undertaking is discharged, the court shall order the security returned to the depositor. Upon presentation of a certified copy of the order, the custodian of the security shall pay or deliver it to the person named therein or to his order.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 2010, No. 914, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 542.1.7
Court records; disclosure
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any records in the possession of any court are subject to disclosure to the district attorney, sheriff, or any other law enforcement officers including agents of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation and parole, for the purpose of fulfilling their duties with regard to the provisions of this Chapter, and without the necessity of obtaining any order of the court or other authorization for the release of such records.

Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:655 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 655
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby established the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program which shall be administered by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.

B. The Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program shall have the capability to store and maintain forensic anthropological and DNA records related to all of the following:

(1) Unidentified human remains.

(2) Missing persons.

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

C. The data stored and maintained as provided in Subsection B of this Section shall comprise the state forensic anthropology database which shall be a part of the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 828.1
Prison rehabilitation pilot program; establishment; participating correctional institutions; content; administration; implementation; reporting
Status: in_force

A. The "Prison Rehabilitation Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

B. Any state correctional institution may participate in the program.

C. The program shall consist of the following subprograms:

(1) An educational station, which shall utilize an educational system which first determines the most effective particular learning style of each inmate and then teaches each inmate using that particular learning style.

(2) A vocational station, which shall utilize a computer-based instruction program teaching basic academic skills in a job-related context.

(3) An after-care treatment program, which shall consist of the following:

(a) An in-prison case manager who shall prepare inmates for upcoming release.

(b) A community resource specialist who shall supervise and monitor former inmates for the first twelve months following release from the correctional institution.

(c) Participation in the post-release supervision segment of the after-care treatment program shall be voluntary for those former inmates who are released following fulfillment of their sentences or following an executive pardon. Participation shall be mandatory, as a condition of parole, for those former inmates who are released on parole.

(4) Participation shall be mandatory for those inmates who participate in the good time program.

D. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration and implementation of this program.

E. The program shall be introduced into the selected institutions on January 1, 1995.

F. Each in-prison case manager and community resource specialist shall present a comprehensive report on the progress of inmates and former inmates under their respective jurisdictions to the secretary within twenty-two months following initial implementation of the program. The secretary shall submit a report on the overall success of the program to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives within twenty-four months following initial implementation of the program. This report shall include a recommendation that the program be continued, expanded, or terminated.

G. 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, physical custody, and appropriate classification criteria.

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 138, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:430 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 430
Proof of truth of recitals in copy of registry of birth, baptism or circumcision
Status: in_force

In all criminal prosecutions for the violation of any law relative to the employment of children or young persons, a copy of the registry of the birth, baptism or circumcision of such child or young person, duly certified to by the person in whose custody such registry may be kept, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of the facts recited in such certified copy.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.5
Funding for operation and maintenance of Union Parish Detention Center
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1989, No. 539, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:161 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 161
District public defender; powers; duties; accounting; audit reporting; existing district public defenders continued; establishment of office of the district public defender
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided for in this Section, the office shall contract, for a period of up to five years, with a district public defender to provide for the delivery and management of public defender services in each judicial district through the office of the district public defender. The office of the district public defender shall be a local body corporate with the power to sue and be sued, to enter into contracts on such terms and conditions as it deems advisable, and with all other general obligations and privileges of local political subdivisions. The district public defender shall be the policymaker for the office of the district public defender and shall be responsible for ensuring that the office of the district public defender satisfies its obligations and privileges under Louisiana law.

B. Each district public defender shall meet the following qualifications:

(1) Meet the qualifications provided for in R.S. 15:150(B).

(2) Be an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana with at least five years of experience as a criminal defense attorney.

(3) Following his employment, be a domiciliary of the judicial district or a contiguous judicial district who is registered to vote in that judicial district or contiguous district.

C. A district office, or appropriate office space, shall be maintained in each judicial district for meeting with clients and rendering public defender services.

D. Vacancies for the office of district public defender shall be filled as provided for in R.S. 15:162.

E. Each district public defender shall:

(1) Manage and supervise public defender services provided within his judicial district.

(2) Prepare an operating budget for the district and submit it to the budget officer annually.

(3) Work in conjunction with the budget officer in developing a uniform method of accounting for all expenditures of the district, including but not limited to the salaries, contracts, acquisition of equipment, and supplies.

(4) Submit to the budget officer a monthly report of all revenues received and expenditures, including but not limited to salaries, contracts, acquisition of equipment, and supplies for the district.

(5) Work in conjunction with the compliance officers to ensure that public defender assignments within the judicial district comply with the standards and guidelines adopted pursuant to rule by the office and the Rules of Professional Conduct.

(6) Supervise the work of the district personnel.

(7) Employ district personnel, subject to review by the state public defender for compliance with qualifications and standards and guidelines established by statute and by rules adopted by the board.

(8) Contract for services in accordance with the standards and guidelines adopted by rule by the board.

(9) Keep a record of all public defender services and expenses in the district and submit the records to the state public defender as requested.

(10) Implement the standards and guidelines and procedures established by the board and state public defender for the district.

(11) Maintain a client workload for the office of the district public defender as determined by the state public defender.

(12) Make recommendations regarding the method of delivery of public defender services for the district for submission to the board for board approval. The board shall consider any delivery model in existence prior to August 15, 2007, as acceptable until that delivery model is proven to not meet the uniform standards and guidelines for the delivery of public defender services in accordance with applicable rules adopted by the board and as required by statute.

(13) Employ or terminate district personnel, manage and supervise all district level work, including establishment of district personnel salaries, subject to review by the office for compliance with salary guidelines established by the office through the adoption of rules.

(14) Perform all other duties assigned by the state public defender.

F. Each district public defender may make recommendations to the state public defender and the board on any matter regarding his judicial district.

G. Each district public defender shall work in conjunction with the legislative auditor in developing uniform audit reports as required by R.S. 24:515.1 which shall require the following to be included in that report:

(1) The amount of all state revenue provided by the legislature from general or special appropriations, or revenue passed through by state agencies.

(2) The amount of all revenue provided by local government from general or special appropriations, appropriations required by law, and revenue from the criminal court fund.

(3) The amount of grant funding from federal pass-through or categorical grants, grants from nonprofit organizations, and private and corporate foundations.

(4) The amount of funding received from any self-generated revenue.

H.(1) In an effort to maintain continuity of public defender services in each judicial district, any person serving as the district public defender of a judicial district shall continue to contract with the office and serve as the district public defender of that district.

(2) The office shall set the compensation for each district public defender according to a compensation plan established by the board; however, the salaries and benefits in place on January 1, 2007, for each chief indigent defender shall continue as the beginning salary for each district public defender and shall not be decreased.

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any attorney under contract with the office, the district public defender, or nonprofit organization contracting with the office, district public defender, or the office to provide legal counsel to an indigent person in a criminal proceeding shall be licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana. The provisions of this Subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the use of an attorney licensed to practice law in another state to provide legal counsel to an indigent person in a criminal proceeding on a pro bono basis or who is receiving compensation from a grant administered by the office or from a grant administered by any nonprofit organization contracting with the office, provided that the out-of-state attorney is authorized to perform those services by the Louisiana Supreme Court. The legislature hereby specifically states that the provisions of this Subsection are in no way intended to, nor shall they be, construed in any manner which will impair any contractual obligations heretofore existing on June 1, 2007, of any out-of-state attorney authorized by the Louisiana Supreme Court to practice law in this state to provide legal counsel to an indigent person in a criminal proceeding.

J. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2008, No. 220, §6, eff. June 14, 2008; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §§1, 3, eff. March 20, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 528, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:258 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 258
Taking deposition of witness imprisoned in default of bond
Status: in_force

When any witness in any criminal case, imprisoned in default of giving bond for his appearance, shall wish to have his testimony taken and to be enlarged, he shall apply to the judge of the court in which such prosecution is pending to have his testimony taken in writing; and thereupon the judge shall order said testimony to be taken in writing before him in court or in chambers or before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, after giving forty-eight hours personal notice to the accused and to the district attorney to be present at the time and place of the taking of said testimony; provided, that with the consent of the district attorney and of the accused any and all delays for the taking of said testimony may be waived. If the accused is in jail, the sheriff shall be notified and shall produce the accused at the time and place designated to be confronted with the witness. The testimony when so taken shall be sworn to and signed by the witness if he knows how to write, if not, by his ordinary mark attested by the officer taking the testimony; and the said testimony so certified to shall be without delay returned by the officer taking the same into the court in which said prosecution is pending, together with the said notice and the officer's return of service annexed thereto, and thereupon the said witness shall be discharged from custody.

The taking of this testimony shall be without expense to the witness, but shall be taxed as a part of the costs of the prosecution.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:850.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 850.6
Use of other jail and prison facilities
Status: in_force

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

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

Acts 1989, No. 539, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.5
Intensive incarceration and parole supervision of persons held by sheriff in Orleans Parish
Status: in_force

A. An offender sentenced to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections but held by the sheriff of an eligible parish, as defined in Subsection E, and who is otherwise eligible for the intensive incarceration and parole supervision program of the department as provided for in R.S. 15:574.4, may be considered for an intensive incarceration program administered by the sheriff of that parish if all the following conditions are met:

(1) The offender is sentenced to be committed to the department to serve seven years or less.

(2) The court at sentencing recommends that the offender be considered for participation in an intensive incarceration and parole supervision program.

(3) The sheriff's office of the parish finds, after an evaluation, that the offender is particularly likely to respond affirmatively to participation in such a program.

(4) The offender voluntarily enrolls in such a program after having been advised by the sheriff's office of the rules and regulations governing participation in such a program.

B. The provisions of the intensive incarceration program of the department as set forth in R.S. 15:574.4(A) and Code of Criminal Procedure Article 901.1 shall apply to any intensive incarceration program administered by the sheriff of any eligible parish except for the following:

(1) The duration of any intensive incarceration shall not be less than two hundred seventy nor more than three hundred sixty-five days.

(2) The participating offender shall be evaluated by the program staff of the sheriff conducting the program on a continual basis throughout the entire period of intensive incarceration. The evaluation shall include the offender's performance while incarcerated, the likelihood of successful adjustment on parole, and other factors deemed relevant by the committee on parole and the program staff. The evaluation shall provide the basis for recommendations by the sheriff's office to the committee on parole upon the offender's successful completion of any intensive incarceration program. Violation of any institutional or program rules or regulations may subject the participant to removal from an intensive incarceration program.

(3) Upon completion of any intensive incarceration program, the committee on parole shall review the case of the offender and recommend that the offender be released on intensive parole supervision or that the offender serve the remainder of his sentence as provided by law.

C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.4(A)(1), offenders who have successfully completed an intensive incarceration program as provided for in this Section shall be eligible for intensive parole supervision as provided for in R.S. 15:574.4(A)(2).

D. In the event an offender sentenced to be committed to the custody of the department participates in an intensive incarceration program of any eligible parish, the sheriff's office shall be reimbursed by the department for his participation in the program in the amount appropriated by the legislature.

E. As used in this Section, "eligible parish" means the parish of Orleans.

F. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the department may reimburse the sheriff not more than three dollars a day in addition to the amount authorized in R.S. 15:824(B)(1)(a) and Subsection D of this Section, for his participation in the program. This reimbursement shall be subject to legislative appropriation.

Acts 1987, No. 611, §1; Acts 2001, No. 259, §1; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:801 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 801
Creation of multiparish prisons
Status: in_force

The governing authority of one or more parishes may create a multiparish prison whenever they shall, by joint resolution, deem it to be to the best interest of the parish or parishes involved.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 563
Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect
Status: in_force

A. Any person residing in this state who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been convicted of, any of the following felony offenses, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been convicted of any conspiracy to commit any of the following felony offenses, where the victim is a minor, as defined in Children's Code Article 116, may be required to register and provide notification as a child abuser in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter:

(1) R.S. 14:34 (Aggravated battery)

(2) R.S. 14:34.1 (Second degree battery)

(3) R.S. 14:34.7 (Aggravated second degree battery)

(4) R.S. 14:35.3(K), (L), (M), (N), (O), or (P) (Domestic abuse battery)

(5) R.S. 14:37.1 (Assault by drive-by shooting)

(6) R.S. 14:37.4 (Aggravated assault with a firearm)

(7) R.S. 14:37.7 (Domestic abuse aggravated assault)

(8) R.S. 14:43.5 (Intentional exposure to HIV)

(9) R.S. 14:46.4 (Re-homing of a child)

(10) R.S. 14:79.1 (Criminal abandonment)

(11) R.S. 14:93.2.3 (Second degree cruelty to juveniles)

B.(1) Upon conviction, the court shall provide written notification to any person convicted of an offense listed in Subsection A of this Section when the victim is a minor and when the offender shall be required to register on the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry upon release, or as a condition of his probation or parole.

(2) An offender listed in Subsection A of this Section who is required to register shall register in person with the sheriff of the parish of the person's residence, or residences, if there is more than one, and with the chief of police if the address of any of the person's residences is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. If the offender resides in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, the offender shall register in person with the police department of his municipality of residence.

C.(1) No later than three business days after release, the offender who is required to register shall register and provide all of the following information to the appropriate law enforcement agencies listed in Subsection B of this Section:

(a) Name and any aliases used by the offender.

(b) The offender's physical address or addresses of residence.

(c) Name and physical address of the offender's place of employment. If the offender does not have a fixed place of employment, the offender shall provide information with as much specificity as possible regarding the places where he works, including but not limited to travel routes used by the offender.

(d) Name and physical address of the school in which he is a student.

(e) Two forms of proof of residence for each residential address provided, including but not limited to a driver's license, bill for utility service, and bill for telephone service. If those forms of proof of residence are not available, the offender may provide an affidavit of an adult resident living at the same address. The affidavit shall certify that the affiant understands his obligation to provide written notice in the same manner as provided in R.S. 15:542.1.4(B) to the appropriate law enforcement agency with whom the offender last registered when the offender no longer resides at the residence provided in the affidavit.

(f) The crime for which the offender was convicted and the date and place of such conviction, and if known by the offender, the court in which the conviction was obtained, the docket number of the case, the specific statute under which he was convicted, and the sentence imposed.

(g) A current photograph of the offender.

(h) The offender's telephone numbers, including fixed location phone and mobile phone numbers assigned to the offender or associated with any residence address of the offender.

(i) A description of every motorized vehicle registered to or operated by the offender, including license plate number and vehicle identification number, and a copy of the offender's driver's license or identification card. This information shall be provided prior to the offender's operation of the vehicle.

(j) The offender's social security number and date of birth.

(k) A description of the physical characteristics of the offender, including but not limited to sex, race, hair color, eye color, height, age, weight, scars, tattoos, or other identifying marks on the body of the offender.

(l) Every email address of the offender.

(2)(a)(i) Failure to register as required in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall constitute a violation of this Chapter.

(ii) Knowingly providing false information to any law enforcement officer, office, or agency required to receive registration information pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute a failure to register.

(b) Upon conviction, the offender shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars and be imprisoned for not more than one year with or without hard labor.

D. Upon receipt of the registration information as required by the provisions of this Section, the law enforcement agency shall immediately forward the offender's information to the bureau electronically.

E. Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 524, eff. July 1, 2024.

Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024; Acts 2024, No. 524, §§1, 2, eff. July 1, 2024.