La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1182 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1182
Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
Status: in_force

A. Prospective relief in any civil action with respect to prison conditions shall extend no further than necessary to correct the violation of the state right of a particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of the state right, and is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of the state right. The court shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused by the relief. The court shall not order any prospective relief that requires or permits a government official to exceed his or her authority under state or local law or otherwise violates state or local law unless state law permits such relief to be ordered, and the relief is necessary to correct the violation of a state right, and no other relief will correct the violation of the state right. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize the courts, in exercising their remedial powers, to order the construction of prisons or the raising of taxes, or to repeal or detract from otherwise applicable limitations on the remedial powers of the courts.

B. In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, to the extent otherwise authorized by law, the court may enter a temporary restraining order or an order for preliminary injunctive relief. Preliminary injunctive relief must be narrowly drawn, extend no further than necessary to correct the harm the court finds requires preliminary relief, and be the least intrusive means necessary to correct that harm. The court shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused by the preliminary relief. Preliminary injunctive relief shall automatically expire ninety days after its entry, unless the court makes the findings required under Subsection A for the entry of prospective relief and makes the order final before the expiration of the ninety-day period.

C. In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall be entered unless a court has previously entered an order for less intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the violation of the state right sought to be remedied through the prisoner release order and the defendant has had a reasonable amount of time to comply with the previous court order.

D. Any state or local official or unit of government whose jurisdiction or function includes the appropriation of funds for the construction, operation, or maintenance of prison facilities, or the prosecution or custody of persons who may be released from, or not admitted to, a prison as a result of a prisoner release order shall have standing to oppose the imposition or continuation in effect of such relief and to seek termination of such relief, and shall have the right to intervene in any proceeding relating to such relief.

E.(1) In any civil action with respect to prison conditions in which prospective relief is ordered, such relief shall be terminable upon the motion of any party or intervener two years after the date the court granted or approved the prospective relief, or one year after the date the court has entered an order denying termination of prospective relief under this Section, or, in the case of an order issued on or before July 9, 1997, two years after such date.

(2) In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, a defendant or intervener shall be entitled to the immediate termination of any prospective relief if the relief was approved or granted in the absence of a finding by the court that the relief was narrowly drawn, extended no further than necessary to correct the violation of the state right, and was the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of the state right.

(3) Prospective relief shall not terminate if the court makes written findings based on the record that prospective relief remains necessary to correct a current or ongoing violation of the state right and that the prospective relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of the state right, and is the least intrusive means to correct the violation.

(4) Nothing in this Section shall prevent any party or intervener from seeking modification or termination before the relief is terminable under this Subsection, to the extent that modification or termination would otherwise be legally permissible.

F. In any civil action with respect to prison conditions, the court shall not enter or approve a consent decree unless it complies with the limitations on relief set forth in Subsection A. Nothing in this Section shall preclude parties from entering into a private settlement agreement that does not comply with the limitations on relief set forth in Subsection A, if the terms of that agreement are not subject to court enforcement other than the reinstatement of the civil proceeding that the agreement settled.

G. The court shall promptly rule on any motion to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions. Any prospective relief subject to a pending motion shall be automatically stayed during the period beginning on the thirtieth day after such motion is filed, in the case of a motion made under Subsection E, or beginning on the one hundred eightieth day after such motion is filed, in the case of a motion made under any other law, and ending on the date the court enters a final order ruling on the motion.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:587.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 587.3
Volunteers and employees in youth-serving institutions or organizations; other youth coaches; criminal background information
Status: in_force

A.(1) A religious, charitable, scientific, educational, athletic, or youth-serving institution or organization may require any person who applies to work with children as a volunteer or as a paid employee to do the following:

(a) Agree to release all investigative records to such religious, charitable, scientific, educational, athletic, or youth-service institution or organization for examination for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of criminal violation information contained on an application to work for such institution or organization.

(b) Supply fingerprint samples and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

(2) Any head coach of youth athletes in an organized sports or recreational athletic contest, not as part of a religious, charitable, scientific, educational, athletic, or youth-serving institution or organization to which Paragraph (1) of this Subsection would apply and is not a parent of the child, legal guardian of the child, or is otherwise not a family member of the child, shall do the following:

(a) Agree to release all investigative records for examination for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of criminal violation information.

(b) Supply fingerprint samples and submit to a criminal history records check to be conducted by the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information.

(c) Make available criminal history record information.

B. In addition to Subsection A of this Section, any volunteer, paid employee, or head coach may be required to attend a comprehensive youth protection training program which includes adult training on recognition, disclosure, reporting, and prevention of abuse and submit to character, employment, education, and reference checks.

C. Any person who is requested to comply with the requirements set forth in Subsection A of this Section, and refuses to do so, shall be prohibited from working with children as a volunteer or as a paid employee.

D. When a criminal history records check is requested pursuant to Subsection A of this Section, the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall provide the requestor with the state criminal history record information of the individual subject to the inquiry. In addition, the bureau shall forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history records check and shall provide the requestor with the national criminal history record information of the individual subject to the inquiry.

E.(1) 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 individual subject to the inquiry 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 individual.

(2) Notwithstanding Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, for paid employees of a youth-serving institution or organization, 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 or organization.

Acts 1999, No. 816, §1; Acts 2019, No. 143, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1096.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1096.7
Participation by parishes; appropriations
Status: in_force

A. The governing authority of any parish may enter into a participation agreement with the board to sublease a portion of any facility and provide for the care and maintenance of juveniles from that participating parish at the facility pursuant to this Subpart.

B. The governing authority of each participating parish shall annually appropriate an amount which will be sufficient to fund the parish's obligation pursuant to the participation agreement entered into with the board pursuant to this Subpart.

C. For the purpose of obtaining necessary funds pursuant to Subsection B, each participating parish may levy a special annual tax not to exceed one mill for a period of not more than twenty years by a two-thirds vote of total membership of the parish governing authority, 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 if deemed necessary by the governing authority, a participating parish may levy a supplemental annual 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 governing authority, 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 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:907 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 907
Return of juveniles to committing court for transfer
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Corrections may recommend the return to the committing court, of any juvenile committed to the care of the Department of Corrections with recommendations for the transfer of the juvenile to such other agency or facility which may be available to best serve the needs of the juvenile.

B. Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 497, §1.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 353, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1134 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1134
Staff and facilities of community rehabilitation centers
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Corrections may employ psychiatrists, neurologists, special educators, school counselors, psychologists, nurses, technicians, social workers, occupational therapists, physicians and other professional personnel to staff community rehabilitation centers, or may contract for the services of such persons with community service organizations, religious groups, universities and medical schools.

B. The Department of Corrections and/or the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans, as the case may be may enter into contracts with other state agencies, local agencies, community service organizations or religious groups for the operation and maintenance of community rehabilitation centers or for the leasing of space for such facilities, or both. In addition, the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans, for the purposes of operating and maintaining such rehabilitation centers, programs and/or services for prisoners under his jurisdiction, shall have full power and authority as is provided for in Subsection A hereof, to retain such personnel as may be required for these purposes.

C. All community rehabilitation centers shall be minimum security structures and no such facility shall contain cells or barred windows, and no inmate of any such facility shall be locked in any room thereof. There shall be no armed guards at any such facility.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 441, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 723, §1; Acts 2021, No. 275, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:471 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 471
Grand jurors and district attorneys incompetent to testify as to grand jury proceedings; perjury cases
Status: in_force

No grand juror or district attorney is competent to testify as to anything that took place before the grand jury during its sessions, or to testify upon what evidence any indictment was found, or that it was found upon insufficient evidence, or without evidence; but the grand jurors and the district attorney are competent witnesses both for the state and for the defense in any prosecution for perjury or false swearing, alleged to have been committed before the grand jury, and as authorized by Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 606.

Amended by Acts 1988, No. 515, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1251 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1251
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Jail Standards and Assistance Act."

Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1097.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1097.3
Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board. The board may also elect an executive board, composed of not more than seven members, and establish its duties and responsibilities.

B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be held at the domicile of the board and shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month; however, the board may meet less frequently but not less than once each calendar quarter if it establishes an executive board and requires it to hold regular meetings at least once in each calendar month.

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

Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:905 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 905
Rules and regulations; education; training and discipline; work opportunities; vocational training; contracts and agreements; solitary confinement
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in laws and rules concerning oversight, accountability, and quality control of educational services delivered in state juvenile justice facilities, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, shall have full control of all juvenile institutions, facilities, and programs under its administration and the affairs of such institutions, facilities, and programs and shall adopt all rules and regulations which it deems essential to the proper conduct of these institutions, facilities, and programs. All children in these juvenile institutions, facilities, and programs shall receive appropriate treatment, training, and education commensurate with their needs and abilities. In addition, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice, may establish arts-based programming in these juvenile institutions, facilities, and programs which may include but is not limited to performing arts, visual arts, and other arts activities that enhance youth development. For the purposes of funding the arts-based programming, the deputy secretary of the office of juvenile justice is authorized to receive, by appropriation, gift, grant, donation, or otherwise, any sum of money, aid, or assistance from any person, firm, or corporation or from the United States, its agencies, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state. The department may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements to fulfill its obligations to accomplish its goals in the most efficient manner possible.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in laws and rules concerning oversight, accountability, and quality control of educational services delivered in state juvenile justice facilities, the deputy secretary for youth services shall establish all rules and regulations for the placement, care, and treatment of a juvenile in the custody of the office of juvenile justice. Such rules and regulations shall include:

(1) Provisions for reasonable access to each child in the custody of the office of juvenile justice for defense counsel and for adequate and confidential meeting space in each juvenile facility for defense counsel and children they represent.

(2) Provisions for direct, confidential, and readily accessible telephone or audio-visual connections between each child in the custody of the office of juvenile justice and their defense counsel. Telephones and audio or visual connections to counsel shall be available, by reasonable request on a daily basis, to each child in the custody of the office of juvenile justice at no cost to the child or their family.

(3) For the purposes of this Subsection:

(a) A child is deemed "in the custody of the office of juvenile justice" if he is judicially committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, regardless of where the child is physically held, including but not limited to state-run secure facilities, state-run non-secure facilities, contracted facilities, and detention centers.

(b) A "juvenile facility" is any facility in which a child judicially committed to the office of juvenile justice is placed, whether the facility is run directly by the state or contracted by any agency of the state.

C. Except as otherwise provided in laws and rules concerning oversight, accountability, and quality control of educational services delivered in state juvenile justice facilities, the deputy secretary for youth services shall have the sole authority to establish the programmatic standards for juveniles assigned to the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

D. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the office of juvenile justice may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements in order to provide employment and vocational training for juveniles in the custody of the office of juvenile justice as part of the treatment plan for the juvenile. The deputy secretary for youth services shall establish all rules and regulations necessary for the operation of such programs consistent with the mission of the office of juvenile justice to protect public safety and to provide opportunities for the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.

E. Juveniles may be compensated, in accordance with the youth development policy at rates fixed by the deputy secretary, for work performed, including facility maintenance, attendance at training programs, and any other attendance, participation, or work deemed appropriate by the deputy secretary.

F. No juvenile in the custody of the office of juvenile justice shall be placed in any form of solitary confinement for any reason other than a temporary response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate threat of physical harm to the juvenile or others.

(1) For the purposes of this Subsection, "solitary confinement" shall mean the involuntary placement of a juvenile alone in a cell, room, or other area, except during regularly scheduled sleeping hours. It includes but is not limited to any behavioral intervention, seclusion, isolation, room isolation, segregation, administrative segregation, or room confinement in response to rule violations, staffing shortages, or for any other reason that is not an emergency response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate threat of physical harm to the juvenile or others.

(2)(a) A juvenile shall not be placed in solitary confinement for the purposes of discipline, punishment, administrative convenience, retaliation, protective custody, suicide intervention, general behavior management that is not a response to a serious and immediate threat of physical harm to the juvenile or others, rule violations, in response to staffing shortages, or for any other reason that is not an emergency response to behavior that poses a serious and immediate threat of physical harm to the juvenile or others.

(b) Under no circumstance shall a juvenile who has expressed suicidal ideations or attempted suicide be placed in solitary confinement.

(3) A juvenile may be held in solitary confinement only under either of the following conditions:

(a) Progressive protocols, beginning with verbal calming and other de-escalation techniques attempted by facility staff, have proven unsuccessful at resolving the imminent threat of physical harm.

(b) There is a need to eliminate the serious and immediate risk of physical harm to the juvenile or others.

(4)(a) All protocols and techniques provided in Subparagraph (3)(a) of this Subsection shall be documented, along with an explanation of why solitary confinement was ultimately deemed necessary.

(b) A juvenile placed in solitary confinement pursuant to Subparagraph (3)(b) of this Subsection shall be released from solitary confinement as soon as the serious and immediate risk of physical harm to self or others is resolved.

(5) A juvenile shall be held in solitary confinement only for a period that does not compromise or harm his physical health or mental health, as determined by a mental health practitioner.

(a) Except as provided in this Paragraph, no period of solitary confinement shall exceed eight hours.

(b) After eight hours, the juvenile shall be returned to the general population. If a mental health professional determines that the juvenile continues to pose a serious and immediate threat of physical harm to the juvenile or others after eight hours, the juvenile may be transported to a mental health facility upon the recommendation of a mental health professional, or the facility staff shall implement a mental health crisis plan that allows for the juvenile to return to the general population safely.

(c) If, after an in-person evaluation by a mental health professional at the facility, it is determined that these options are not practicable, the juvenile may be placed into solitary confinement for an additional period of time not to exceed eight-hour increments only upon recommendation of the mental health professional.

(i) Each additional eight-hour increment shall be preceded by an additional evaluation by a mental health professional and a recommendation by the mental health professional that the juvenile may continue to be placed into solitary confinement.

(ii) Under no circumstances shall the juvenile who has been evaluated pursuant to this Subparagraph be held in solitary confinement for longer than twenty-four hours.

(6) The use of consecutive periods of room confinement to avoid the intent and purpose of this Subsection is prohibited.

(7) All instances of solitary confinement shall be approved immediately by the facility director, deputy director, or the supervisor with the highest level of authority who is present at the facility at the time, and only after consultation with a qualified mental health practitioner who has spoken with the juvenile. Approval shall be reaffirmed every hour thereafter.

(a) The facility director, deputy director, or the supervisor with the highest level of authority who is present at the facility at the time shall immediately notify the deputy secretary and the senior administrative team any time a juvenile is placed in solitary confinement.

(b) Within two hours of placing a juvenile in solitary confinement, the facility shall contact the juvenile's parent or guardian and the juvenile's attorney of record to provide notice that the juvenile was placed in solitary confinement and the reason for the confinement.

(8) Juveniles in solitary confinement shall be continuously monitored. Facility staff shall engage in continued crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques and make visual and verbal contact with each youth in solitary confinement at least every ten minutes. The intent and purpose of this intervention is to help de-escalate the juvenile's behavior so the juvenile can rejoin the general population as soon as possible. Staff shall document the time and nature of the observation and interventions.

(9) Within the first hour of solitary confinement and every hour thereafter, a qualified mental health practitioner shall speak to the juvenile to help the juvenile de-escalate and exit solitary confinement as soon as possible.

(10) Staff shall return the juvenile to programming as soon as the juvenile has regained self-control and is no longer engaging in behavior that threatens serious and immediate harm to himself or others. If necessary, staff may return the juvenile to a separate area other than a cell or other isolated space where staff can help the juvenile self-regulate and become ready to return to the general population.

(11) All rooms used for solitary confinement shall have adequate and operating lighting, heating and cooling, and ventilation for the comfort of the juvenile. Rooms shall be clean and resistant to suicide and self-harm.

(12) Juveniles in solitary confinement shall have access to all of the following:

(a) Sunlight.

(b) Drinking water.

(c) Toilet facilities.

(d) Working showers.

(e) Hygiene supplies.

(f) Mattresses

(g) Reading materials.

(h) Meals.

(i) Contact with parents or legal guardians.

(j) Legal assistance.

(k) Educational programming.

(l) Appropriate medical and mental health services, which shall be provided by mental health staff as needed.

(13) Every instance of solitary confinement shall be documented electronically and in the aggregate. Unidentified data on the frequency and length of time that the juvenile spends in solitary confinement shall be available upon request as a public record. Documentation of the solitary confinement shall include all of the following:

(a) The date of the occurrence.

(b) The race, ethnicity, age, gender, and disability status of the juvenile.

(c) The reason for the juvenile's placement in solitary confinement.

(d) An explanation of why less restrictive means for placement were unsuccessful.

(e) The ultimate duration of the juvenile's placement in solitary confinement.

(f) Facility staffing levels at the time of the juvenile's confinement.

(g) Any incidents of self-harm, suicide attempts, or suicide committed by the juvenile while the juvenile was confined and where the juvenile was placed after leaving solitary confinement.

(14)(a) The office of juvenile justice shall submit a report on the use of solitary confinement quarterly to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Commission. This report shall include all of the following:

(i) The length of time each juvenile was in solitary confinement.

(ii) The race, ethnicity, age, gender, and disability status of each juvenile placed in solitary confinement.

(iii) The facility staffing levels at the time of the juvenile's confinement.

(iv) The reason each juvenile was placed in confinement, and where the juvenile was placed after leaving solitary confinement.

(b) All of the following shall be included in the report:

(i) Each instance of solitary confinement exceeding eight hours, including all reasons why attempts to return the juvenile to the general population of the facility were unsuccessful.

(ii) All corrective measures taken in response to noncompliance with this Subsection.

(iii) Redacted personal identifying information that provides individual, not aggregate data.

(c) The initial quarterly report shall be submitted within two weeks after the quarter ending on September 30, 2022. Subsequent reports shall be submitted for the ensuing quarters within two weeks after the end of each quarter.

(d) The office of juvenile justice shall post a report on the use of solitary confinement on its website quarterly with deidentified aggregate data including but not limited to all of the following:

(i) Total number of juveniles placed in solitary confinement that quarter.

(ii) Race and ethnicity, age, and gender of juveniles placed in solitary confinement.

(iii) Disability status of juveniles placed in solitary confinement.

(iv) Number of instances of solitary confinement exceeding eight hours.

(v) Number of instances, if any, of self-harm while in solitary confinement.

(vi) Number of instances, if any, of suicide attempts while in solitary confinement.

(vii) Number of instances, if any, of suicides while in solitary confinement.

(e) Data shall be disaggregated by facility.

(15) All agency staff shall be trained on the appropriate use of solitary confinement during their initial training to work at the office of juvenile justice and subsequently at regular intervals. Staff shall be required to demonstrate proficiency with decisions regarding when and how to use solitary confinement before completing their initial training to work in office of juvenile justice facilities and ongoing during their employment.

(16) Every juvenile placed in the custody of the office of juvenile justice shall receive an explanation on the solitary confinement policy by staff promptly upon arrival to a facility, and information on this policy shall be communicated to the juvenile's parents or guardians through the most direct means possible, with in-person communication being most preferable.

Acts 1970, No. 353, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1; Acts 2006, No. 152, §1; Acts 2008, No. 565, §1; Acts 2016, No. 500, §2; Acts 2016, No. 617, §2; Acts 2019, No. 395, §2; Acts 2022, No. 496, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 828.2
Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that faith-based programs offered in state and private correctional institutions and facilities have the potential to facilitate inmate institutional adjustment, to help inmates assume personal responsibility, and to reduce recidivism. It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and private vendors operating private correctional facilities work toward ensuring the availability and development of such programs at the correctional institutions and facilities of this state and shall continuously:

(1) Measure recidivism rates for all inmates participating in faith-based or religious programs.

(2) Work toward increasing the number of volunteers ministering to inmates from various faith-based institutions in the state.

(3) Develop community linkages with churches, synagogues, mosques, and other faith-based institutions to assist in the release of participants back into the community.

Acts 1999, No. 873, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.1
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be referred to and may be cited as the "Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act".

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 836, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:174 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 174
Special reporting requirements; penalties
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, each district shall submit an annual report to the office no later than February first of each year, commencing in 2009. The report, using the uniform definition of a "case" as defined in Subsection C of this Section, shall include detailed information of the workload, resources, employees, and expenditures for each district for the previous fiscal year. The report shall also include the number of Families in Need of Services (FINS) petitions, Child in Need of Care (CINC) petitions, and child support petitions handled by each district.

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

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

(a) The failure to file a report.

(b) The failure to timely file a report.

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

(d) The filing of a false report.

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

C. For purposes of this Section, a "case" is defined as a charge or set of charges contained in a charging instrument or petition against a single accused arising out of one or more events, transactions, or occurrences, which are joined, or which may be joined pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 490 through 495.1. Cases that involve multiple persons accused are counted as a separate case for each person accused. Cases that involve multiple charges or counts are recorded with the highest charge, based on the severity of sentence for the crime charged, as the case type. Multiple charges against a single person for the issuing of worthless checks shall be counted as a single case. Each appeal, after conviction, shall be counted as a separate case. In the event that a charging instrument contains a charge or set of charges arising out of multiple events, transactions, or occurrences, indigent defender boards shall track, record, and report the number of such instances per charging instrument.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 563.1
Duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall develop and maintain the central registry known as the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry. The registry shall contain the information transmitted to the bureau pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. Upon receipt of the registration and information of any person subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the bureau shall immediately enter the appropriate information in the public registry. The bureau shall accept electronically submitted information and registration renewal information from law enforcement.

(2)(a) The bureau shall provide for public access to the information contained in the registry, including internet-based access, which shall have field-search capabilities.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the following information shall be exempt from public access:

(i) Social security numbers.

(ii) Names of the victims of the offenses requiring registration.

(iii) Telephone numbers, subject to the provisions of Subparagraphs (c) and (d) of this Paragraph.

(iv) Email addresses.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, which provides for exemptions to public access of telephone numbers, email addresses, online screen names, or other online identities, the registry shall contain the ability to search by telephone numbers, email addresses, online screen names, or other online identities to provide information to the person conducting the search regarding whether or not that information has been linked to a person convicted of an offense in R.S. 15:563(A). This search shall not disclose the name or any other identifying information about the offender to the person conducting the search, except to identify that the information has been linked to a person convicted of an offense in R.S. 15:563(A).

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph, the bureau shall, upon request by any person or entity in a manner prescribed by the bureau, provide a list of telephone numbers, email addresses, online screen names, static internet protocol addresses, or other online identities of persons in the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry for the purpose of identifying and monitoring a registered user associated with the telephone number, email address, online screen name, static internet protocol address, or other online identity. The information provided to the person or entity shall not disclose the name or other identifying information of the offender that is associated with, or who is using, any of the telephone numbers, email addresses, online screen names, static internet protocol addresses, or other online identities in the provided list.

(e) The bureau shall maintain a Child Abuse and Neglect Notification and Registration website on the internet, which shall contain a disclaimer informing the public of all of the following:

(i) The information contained on the site is obtained from offenders, and the department does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

(ii) Members of the public are not allowed to use the information to harass or threaten offenders or members of their families.

(iii) Harassment, stalking, or threats against offenders or their families are prohibited and doing so may violate Louisiana criminal laws.

B. The bureau shall develop and maintain the registry as to provide for automatic email notifications at the time when an offender begins residence, employment, or school attendance within a certain geographic radius or zip code. This function of the registry shall allow members of the public and organizations to request automatic email notifications to be sent to an email address provided by the requestor for a certain geographic radius or zip code specified by the requestor.

C. The bureau is hereby designated as the state agency to receive information regarding an out-of-state person convicted of a similar offense as those in R.S. 15:563(A) who establishes a residence in this state pursuant to R.S. 15:542.1.3.

D. The bureau may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

E.(1) The bureau shall provide for the capability which would allow a social networking website to compare the database of registered users of that social networking website to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other similar online identifiers of persons in the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry.

(2) A social networking website desiring to compare its database of registered users to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons in the registry shall provide to the bureau all of the following information:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the entity operating the social networking website.

(b) The legal nature and corporate status of the entity operating the social networking website.

(c) A statement signed by the chief legal officer of the social networking website to the effect that the information obtained from the registry shall not be disclosed for any purpose other than for comparing the database of registered users of the social networking website against the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons contained in the state registry to protect children from child abuse or neglect, and that disclosure of this information for any other purpose may be unlawful.

(d) The name, address, and telephone number of a natural person who is authorized to receive service of process for the entity operating the social networking website.

(3) After complying with the requirements of Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the entity operating the social networking website may screen users or compare its database of registered users to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons contained in the Child Abuse or Neglect Registry as frequently as the bureau will allow for the purpose of identifying, monitoring, or removing a registered user associated with electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers contained in the registry.

(4) An entity operating a social networking website which complies with the provisions of Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection and its directors, officers, employees, or agents may claim such compliance as a defense to a claim for liability arising against the entity or those persons.

Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1228.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1228.10
Electronic submission of criminal justice data; ICJIS broker system
Status: in_force

A. Any criminal justice agency required to submit criminal justice data shall do so electronically through the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System broker system (ICJIS).

B. All electronic data transmissions shall comply with the standards, protocols, and policies adopted by the ICJIS Policy Board, including technical specifications, security requirements, and certification procedures.

C. Until such time as the ICJIS broker system is fully operational for a particular data exchange pathway, each agency shall retain discretion regarding the method of transmission for its data submissions. Agencies shall, however, make reasonable and continuous efforts to conform interim practices to ICJIS standards and prepare for full integration upon broker system readiness.

D. Each agency shall be responsible for ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the criminal justice data it submits. In the event errors or omissions are discovered by the receiving agency or by ICJIS, the submitting agency shall correct and resubmit the data without undue delay, consistent with ICJIS standards.

E. Any agency that is unable to comply with ICJIS data submission requirements shall submit a report to the policy board in accordance with ICJIS promulgated policies and standards. The policy board shall monitor compliance and may recommend technical support or, if necessary, suspension of electronic data exchange privileges pending remediation.

Acts 2025, No. 46, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 731
Short title
Status: in_force

This Part may be cited as the "Prison Inmate Training Reform Act".

Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 113, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.45 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.45
Interstate transfer or travel of parolees or probationers; fees
Status: in_force

A. Any parolee or probationer under the supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who requests to transfer his residence to another state pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision shall pay to the department an application fee of one hundred fifty dollars.

B. Any funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be used to defray the costs of returning to this state parolees and probationers who violate the conditions of supervision.

C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2011, No. 217, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 254.8
Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Vinton
Status: in_force

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

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

(2)(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:441(A), witness fees provided by this Subsection shall be paid from costs of court which shall be assessed and collected in individual cases in which there is a plea of guilty or a conviction, in accordance with a schedule of costs adopted by the mayor's court. The costs so collected shall be placed in a special fund maintained and administered by the clerk of the town of Vinton and from which the governing authority shall pay the witness fees provided for herein.

(b) All unexpended and unencumbered funds remaining in the witness fee account at the end of each calendar year may be transferred by the clerk to the town's general fund for the purpose of paying for infrastructure improvements and equipment.

(3) The mayor's court of the town of Vinton may adjust the schedule of costs from time to time as the need for funds may require.

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

Acts 2004, No. 122, §1; Acts 2005, No. 96, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:86.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 86.2
City Court of Thibodaux; unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
Status: in_force

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

B. Where the cash bail bond involves the violation of a state law the treasurer of the governing authority of Lafourche Parish shall collect and receive this money and shall deposit it to the credit of the Lafourche Parish criminal court's fund. Where the cash bail bond involves the violation of a city ordinance, the trustee of public finance or director of finance of the governing authority for the city of Thibodaux shall collect and receive this money and shall deposit it to the credit of the general fund of the city of Thibodaux.

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

Added by Acts 1974, No. 402, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:597 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 597
Disposition reporting
Status: in_force

A disposition report of all arrests shall be submitted to the bureau within thirty days following the termination of a case by the entity responsible for the termination.

Acts 1991, No. 131, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 560.1
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Chapter:

(1) "Child sexual predator" means a person who has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 and who is likely to engage in additional sex offenses against children, because he has a mental abnormality or condition which can be verified by a physician or psychologist, or because he has a history of committing crimes, wrongs, or acts involving sexually assaultive behavior or acts which indicate a lustful disposition toward children, as determined by the court upon receipt and review of relevant information including the recommendation by the sex offender assessment panel as provided for by this Chapter.

(2) "Court" means the judicial district court where the offender was sentenced.

(3) "Judicial determination" means a decision by the court that an offender is or continues to be a child sexual predator or a sexually violent predator as provided for by this Chapter.

(4) "Mental abnormality" means a congenital or acquired condition of a person that affects the emotional or volitional capacity of the person in a manner that predisposes that person to the commission of criminal sexual acts to a degree that makes the person a menace to the health and safety of others. Nothing in this definition is intended to supersede or apply to the definitions found in R.S. 14:10 or 14 in reference to criminal intent or insanity.

(5) "Sexually violent predator" means an offender who has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 and who has a mental abnormality or antisocial personality disorder that makes the offender likely to engage in predatory sexually violent offenses as determined by the court upon receipt and review of relevant information including the recommendation of the sex offender assessment panel as provided for by this Chapter.

Acts 2006, No. 186, §2, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:744.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 744.1
Legislative findings
Status: in_force

A. The legislature hereby finds that restraining a pregnant woman can pose undue health risks to both the woman and the fetus.

B. The vast majority of female prisoners or detainees in Louisiana are non-violent offenders.

C. Restraining pregnant prisoners and detainees increases the potential for physical harm from an accidental trip or fall.

D. Freedom from physical restraints is especially critical during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery after delivery. Women often need to move around during labor and recovery, and restraints can further interfere with medical staff's ability to appropriately assist in childbirth or to conduct emergency procedures.

E. Public health organizations have expressed opposition to shackling pregnant women because of the dangers posed to a woman's health and well-being.

Acts 2012, No. 761, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:871 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 871
Inmates eligible for compensation
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, compensation may be paid to eligible inmates in accordance with rules established by the secretary of the department and adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Acts 1956, No. 554, §3; Acts 1991, No. 138, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1997, No. 1068, §1, eff. July 14, 1997; Acts 2006, No. 87, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:436.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 436.2
Photographs of animals cruelly treated; affidavit of condition; notice to defendant
Status: in_force

A. A photograph of an animal alleged to be cruelly treated, otherwise admissible, may be admitted as evidence without regard to the availability of the animal itself.

B. An affidavit of the condition of the animal which is alleged to be cruelly treated shall be admissible in evidence when all of the following circumstances exist:

(1) The affidavit shall be upon personal knowledge and shall state the basis for such knowledge.

(2) The affidavit shall be paraphed for identification with the photograph taken pursuant to Subsection A.

C. An affidavit admitted pursuant to Subsection B shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the condition of the animal alleged to be cruelly treated.

D. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the defendant from using photographs as part of his defense, nor shall the defendant be prohibited from using the animal as part of his defense, except if there has been a prior disposition of the animal as provided by R.S. 14:102.2 or 102.6.

Acts 1997, No. 1212, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1204.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1204.4
Studies; surveys; report
Status: in_force

A. In the accomplishment of the purposes of this Chapter, the commission may undertake research and studies independently or in cooperation with any public or private agencies, including educational, civic, and research organizations, colleges, universities, institutions, or foundations.

B. The commission and the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights shall annually study data collected pursuant to this Chapter, relating to hate crimes, as defined by R.S. 14:107.2, occurring within the state. The results of the study shall be published in the annual report to the governor and the members of the legislature as required by R.S. 15:1204.2(B)(8).

Acts 1991, No. 509, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1479, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 562.5
Failure to register; penalties
Status: in_force

A. A person who fails to register, periodically renew and update registration, provide proof of residence or notification of change of address or other registration information, as required by the provisions of this Chapter, and a person who knowingly provides false information to the state fire marshal as provided in R.S. 15:562.3(B)(3), shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

B.(1) Any person who certifies by affidavit the location of the residence of the offender shall send written notice to the state fire marshal. This notification shall be made any time the offender is absent from the residence for a period of ninety days or more, or the offender vacates the residence with the intent to establish a new residence at another location. This notification shall be sent within thirty days of the offender vacating the residence with the requisite intent.

(2) Any person who fails to provide the notice required by this Subsection shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

Acts 2010, No. 796, §1; Acts 2014, No. 140, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:589.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 589.1
Handling of information; juvenile criminal conduct
Status: in_force

Any information on juvenile criminal conduct obtained by the bureau under this Title shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Children's Code Articles 412, 414, and 917 through 926 and shall be made available pursuant to such provisions. Such access and use shall include an audit trail to maintain the integrity of the records and ensure accountability. Such trail shall include all of the following:

(1) Who accessed the system.

(2) When the system was accessed.

(3) What actions were performed during access.

Acts 2025, No. 364, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.36 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.36
Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
Status: in_force

A. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, within twelve months of the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Establishing the fiscal year of the Interstate Commission.

(2) Establishing an executive committee and such other committees as may be necessary.

(3) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the following:

(a) The establishment of committees.

(b) Any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the Interstate Commission.

(4) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the Interstate Commission and ensuring reasonable notice of each such meeting.

(5) Establishing the titles and responsibilities of the officers of the Interstate Commission.

(6) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for the establishment of the personnel policies and programs of the Interstate Commission. Notwithstanding any civil service or other similar laws of any compacting state, the bylaws shall exclusively govern the personnel policies and programs of the Interstate Commission.

(7) Providing a mechanism for winding up the operations of the Interstate Commission and the equitable return of any surplus funds that may exist upon the termination of the compact after the payment and/or reserving all of its debts and obligations.

(8) Providing transition rules for "start up" administration of the compact.

(9) Establishing standards and procedures for compliance and technical assistance in carrying out the compact.

B.(1) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, elect from among its members a chairperson and a vice chairperson, each of whom shall have such authorities and duties as may be specified in the bylaws. The chairperson or, in his or her absence or disability, the vice chairperson, shall preside at all meetings of the Interstate Commission. The officers so elected shall serve without compensation or enumeration from the Interstate Commission, provided that, subject to the availability of budgeted funds, the officers shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties and responsibilities as officers of the Interstate Commission.

(2) The Interstate Commission shall, through its executive committee, appoint or retain an executive director for such period, upon such terms and conditions and for such compensation as the Interstate Commission may deem appropriate. The executive director shall serve as secretary to the Interstate Commission and hire and supervise such other staff as may be authorized by the Interstate Commission, but shall not be a member.

C. The Interstate Commission shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws.

D.(1) The members, officers, executive director, and employees of the Interstate Commission shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person.

(2) The Interstate Commission shall defend the commissioner of a compacting state, or his or her representatives or employees, or the Interstate Commission's representatives or employees, in any civil action seeking to impose liability, arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that the defendant had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.

(3) The Interstate Commission shall indemnify and hold the commissioner of a compacting state, the appointed designee or employees, or the Interstate Commission's representatives or employees, harmless in the amount of any settlement or judgment obtained against such persons arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, or that such persons had a reasonable basis for believing occurred within the scope of Interstate Commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided, that the actual or alleged act, error, or omission did not result from gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing on the part of such person.

Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, June 19, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1315 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1315
Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
Status: in_force

A. Upon an application made under R.S. 15:1314, the court may enter an ex parte order authorizing the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device within the jurisdiction of the court if the court finds that the investigative or law enforcement officer has certified to the court that the information likely to be obtained by such installation and use is relevant to an ongoing felony criminal investigation, and that the certification does include reasonable suspicion as required by R.S. 15:1314.

B.(1) An order issued under this Section shall specify:

(a) The identity, if known, of the person to whom is leased or in whose name is listed the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached.

(b) The identity, if known, of the person who is the subject of the criminal investigation.

(c) The number and, if known, physical location of the telephone line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is to be attached and, in the case of trap and trace, the geographic limits of the trap and trace order.

(d) A statement of the offense to which the information likely to be obtained by the pen register or trap and trace device relates.

(2) An order issued under this Section shall direct, upon request of the applicant, the furnishing of information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register or trap and trace device under R.S. 15:1316.

C.(1) An order issued under this Section shall authorize the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device for a period not to exceed sixty days.

(2) Extensions of such an order may be granted, but only upon an application for an order under R.S. 15:1314 and upon the judicial finding required by Subsection A of this Section. The period of extension shall be for a period not to exceed sixty days.

D. An order authorizing or approving the installation and use of a pen register or a trap and trace device shall direct that:

(1) The order be sealed until otherwise ordered by the court, or until one hundred eighty days after the installation's authorized operation concludes, whichever is earlier.

(2) The person owning or leasing the line to which the pen register or trap and trace device is attached, or who has been ordered by the court to provide assistance to the applicant, not disclose the existence of the pen register or trap and trace device or the existence of the investigation to the listed subscriber, or to any other person, unless or until otherwise ordered by the court.

E. The head of each law enforcement agency possessing or making application for the installation and use of a pen register or trap and trace device shall establish and implement procedures which shall provide for and ensure the following:

(1) Preparation and maintenance of such logs and records which record, after unsealing of the applications and orders, the approval of applications for installation and use of pen register or trap and trace devices and the duration thereof.

(2) That only the law enforcement agency chief officer or specifically authorized representative of the agency chief shall have the authority to authorize the installation and use of pen register or trap and trace devices and only pursuant to court order.

(3) That no pen register or trap and trace device in the possession of the law enforcement agency shall be subject to unauthorized installation or use.

(4) That a designated sworn and commissioned officer of that law enforcement agency executes and transmits no later than March first of each calendar year to the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, a sworn affidavit stating that, to the best of the affiant's knowledge, information and belief, all installations and uses of the pen register or trap and trace devices in the custody of that law enforcement agency have been in accordance with the provisions of this Part and further that no pen register or trap and trace device in the custody of that agency has been the subject of an unauthorized or illegal installation or use.

Acts 1991, No. 795, §2, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 2007, No. 132, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:739 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 739
Inmate blood and saliva testing
Status: in_force

A.(1) Any incarcerated prisoner, whether before trial, during trial, pending appeal, or after final conviction, who is housed in any jail, prison, correctional facility, juvenile institution, temporary holding center, or detention facility within the state and who bites another person; spits or throws feces, urine, blood, saliva, or any other form of human waste or bodily fluid directly on another person; or causes, through contact, bleeding or exposure of flesh of another person in such a manner that the contact may cause the other person to contract an infectious disease, shall submit to a test designed to determine whether the incarcerated prisoner is infected with a sexually transmitted disease, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV-1 antibodies, or any other probable causative agent of AIDS, viral hepatitis, or other infectious disease. Each incarcerated prisoner who is involved in an incident shall be deemed to be an offender and shall be subject to testing.

(2) The procedure or test shall be performed by a qualified physician or other qualified person who shall report any positive result to the chief administrator of the jail or correctional facility, if the offender is incarcerated, and shall also notify the offender, regardless of the results. If the offender is incarcerated, the test may be administered at the place of incarceration or the offender may be transferred to an appropriate testing facility and returned to incarceration following the testing procedure.

B.(1) If the offender tested under the provisions of Subsection A tests positive for a sexually transmitted disease, or AIDS, HIV, HIV-1 antibodies, or any other probable causative agent of AIDS, viral hepatitis, or other infectious disease, upon request, he shall be provided with the following services:

(a) Counseling regarding HIV, viral hepatitis, or other infectious disease.

(b) Referral to appropriate health care and support services.

(2) These services shall be provided in accordance with applicable state law and the regulations governing the specific programs under which the services are to be provided.

(3) The costs associated with this testing shall be paid by the offender.

C. Any person who is involved in or witnesses an incident provided for in Subsection A of this Section may notify by affidavit the chief administrator of the jail or correctional facility that an incident provided for in Subsection A of this Section has occurred and the administrator shall order the testing, as provided in this Section, of each incarcerated prisoner who was involved in the incident.

Acts 1997, No. 1399, §1; Acts 2010, No. 110, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:301 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 301
Remittance of fine or imprisonment
Status: in_force

Any fine or imprisonment, imposed for violation of state laws or municipal or parish ordinances, which is alleged to be excessive or that for any reason should be abated or remitted in whole or in part shall be abated or remitted in the following manner:

Fines or imprisonment imposed under state laws shall be abated or remitted in the manner directed by law.

Fines or imprisonment imposed under ordinances of police juries may be abated or remitted only upon the recommendation of the judge of the parish and the consent of the police jury.

Fines or imprisonment imposed under ordinances of any city or other municipal corporation may be remitted only upon the recommendation of the mayor or other chief magistrate and the consent of the least numerous branch of the municipal legislative body.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1107.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1107.1
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Feliciana Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district.

(2) The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. Each commissioner shall be appointed for a term of four years.

(a) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges of the Twentieth Judicial District.

(b) One commissioner shall be appointed by the district attorney of the Twentieth Judicial District.

(c) One commissioner shall be appointed by the sheriff of East Feliciana Parish.

(d) One commissioner shall be appointed by the sheriff of West Feliciana Parish.

(e) One commissioner shall be appointed by the judges of the Twentieth Judicial District from a list of not less than three nor more than five names submitted by the police jury of East Feliciana Parish.

(f) One commissioner shall be appointed by the judges of the Twentieth Judicial District from a list of not less than three nor more than five names submitted by the police jury of West Feliciana Parish.

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 1999, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:256 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 256
Fees where more than one case on same day
Status: in_force

Except as provided in R.S. 15:255, no person shall be allowed, for attendance as a witness in criminal cases, more than is allowed in one case on the same day, or mileage for more than one case at a time. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the city of New Orleans.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 690, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1427 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1427
Establishment
Status: in_force

A. Each gang prevention council shall:

(1) Immediately after the members are appointed, elect a chair and a vice chair from among its members, and elect other officers as deemed necessary by the council. The judicial administrator or his designee may not serve as the chair, vice chair, or other officer.

(2) Immediately after the members are appointed and officers are elected, identify and assess the needs of delinquent children and their families in the district served by the council and submit to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board a written description of:

(a) Existing services provided; the anticipated schedule for providing those services; and the manner in which the services are to be provided, including a description of arrangements and agreements with community organizations, state and local educational agencies, federal agencies, public assistance agencies, the juvenile courts, foster care agencies, and other applicable public and private agencies and organizations.

(b) The strategy to be used for service coordination.

(3) Make and adopt bylaws and rules for the operation of the Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board, provided such bylaws and rules are not inconsistent with federal or state laws or parish ordinances. The bylaws and rules must be submitted to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board for approval.

(4) Provide an annual written report to the chairman of the commission and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board no later than October first of each year. The annual report shall contain such information as is required by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Board for effective program planning, for example: information on the effectiveness of delinquent children services in the district, including cost-effectiveness; detailed information on the various programs, services, and activities available in the district and the degree to which the programs, services, and activities have been successfully used; and information on programs, services, and activities that should be eliminated, continued, or added with respect to services in the district for delinquent children and their families.

B. Members of each Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Advisory Board shall serve without compensation and shall use existing available staff.

Acts 1993, No. 461, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 303
Maximum fine or imprisonment when not specified
Status: in_force

Whenever the punishment of fine and imprisonment are left by law to the discretion of any court, the fine shall not exceed one thousand dollars, nor the imprisonment two years.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:164 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 164
Regional defense service centers
Status: in_force

A. Upon approval of the office, any district public defender may contract with one or more other district public defenders for the establishment of a regional defense service center. A district public defender may enter into only one contract for a regional center in a particular field of practice.

B. As used in this Section, the term "regional defense service center" means:

(1) A regional appellate resource center.

(2) A regional death penalty center.

(3) A regional juvenile defense center.

(4) Any other defense center created by the office.

C.(1) A regional defense service center may be granted authority to contract with counsel for defense at trial in the district court for defendants charged with capital offenses, for appeals in noncapital cases and in capital cases in which a sentence of life imprisonment was imposed, and for representation of juveniles in juvenile courts and in all other courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The center may also contract for other specific functions other than appeals and post-conviction representation in capital cases in which the death penalty was imposed, and for the operation of an office, library, and other reasonably necessary services and authority as the contracting district public defender deems appropriate.

(2) A regional death penalty center may retain a supervising attorney or chief defender, whose job description and compensation shall be specifically set out in the contract by the districts which establishes the regional defense service center. No attorney with less than five years' criminal trial practice shall serve as lead counsel in any death penalty case assigned to the regional death penalty center.

(3) A regional defense service center may apply for grants from any source of funding for the center's operation. The funds from such grants shall belong to the regional center.

D. A contract among district public defenders shall provide for adequate supervision of the regional defense service center established, with periodic reports to each of the contracting public defenders, at least every six months, regarding the following:

(1) Information on the center's caseload and the status of each case.

(2) Receipts and disbursements.

(3) Comparison of budget to actual expenses.

(4) Assessment of the effectiveness of the center.

E.(1) The contract establishing a regional defense service center shall further provide for the specifics of contracts with attorneys, the method of staffing, and the contract amount. If a center is intended to retain full-time counsel, that condition shall be specified in the contract establishing the center.

(2) Regional defense service centers shall operate on a calendar year budget and shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the legislative auditor.

(3) A regional defense service center shall have an established caseload limit beyond which counsel at the center may decline to provide representation in its assigned area of criminal defense.

(4) The contract for a regional defense service center shall provide for contribution by the contracting districts for a period not more than five nor less than three calendar years, which commitment shall be binding on the contracting districts. The basis of the contribution may be any rational basis, including population, caseload, or other criteria agreed to by the respective public defenders. The contracting district public defenders shall be required by the contract to contribute to the regional service center for a period of not less than three nor more than five years, and the contract shall be noncancellable.

F.(1) The purpose of regional defense service centers shall be to improve services and reduce cost by creating a regional defense service center for appellate work, death penalty defense, juvenile representation, and such other specific related purposes as the districts involved shall define by the contract.

(2) Nothing herein shall be interpreted as creating a duty on the part of such regional defense service centers to do any act, or provide any service, beyond that contemplated in the establishment of the center by the district public defenders and present jurisprudence.

Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:903.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 903.1
Tiered system of secured juvenile facilities
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the deputy secretary for youth services shall adopt rules to develop and implement a tiered system of secure juvenile facilities in the state for the placement of children in the custody of the office of juvenile justice. The tiered system shall be developed and implemented for the placement of low risk, medium risk, and high risk children. The rules shall be adopted no later than January 1, 2023, and shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. The rules, at a minimum, shall include all of the following:

(1) An assessment of each child to be performed upon placement in the custody of the office of juvenile justice and at other times determined necessary by the deputy secretary. The assessment shall be used to classify each child as high risk, medium risk, or low risk by evaluating risk factors, including but not limited to age, sex, criminogenic, and aggressive tendencies. The results of an assessment shall determine facility placement of a child.

(2) A medical, educational, and psychological evaluation of each child to be performed upon placement in the custody of the office of juvenile justice.

(3) A continuum of care plan for each child in the custody of the office of juvenile justice, which, at a minimum, shall include treatment, service, academic, and vocational opportunities.

C. For the purposes of this Section:

(1) A child is deemed "in the custody of the office of juvenile justice" if he is judicially committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, youth services, office of juvenile justice, regardless of where the child is physically held, including but not limited to state-run secure facilities, state-run nonsecure facilities, contracted facilities, and detention centers.

(2) A "juvenile facility" is any facility in which a child judicially committed to the office of juvenile justice is placed, whether the facility is run directly by the state or contracted by any agency of the state.

Acts 2022, No. 693, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:432 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 432
Effect of legal presumptions; rebutting evidence; illustrations
Status: in_force

A legal presumption relieves him in whose favor it exists from the necessity of any proof; but may none the less be destroyed by rebutting evidence; such is the presumption attaching to the regularity of judicial proceedings; that the grand jury was legally constituted; that public officers have done their duty; that a relation or subject-matter once established, continues, but not that it pre-existed; that the defendant intended the natural and probable consequence of his act; that the defendant is innocent; that the defendant is sane and responsible for his actions; that the person in the unexplained possession of property recently stolen is the thief; that evidence under the control of a party and not produced by him was not produced because it would not have aided him; that the witnesses have told the truth.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:902.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 902.4
Conversion of Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit to a regional treatment facility for juveniles
Status: in_force

A.(1) By June 30, 2009, the Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit shall be converted to a regional treatment facility and renamed the Louis Jetson Center for Youth. The buildings of the Louis Jetson Center for Youth will be located together in a small area on the existing Jetson property. The facility shall have a design capacity aligned with national best practices. The design shall limit the dormitory capacity to twelve youths, and implement a therapeutic setting. The regional facility shall house not more than ninety-nine youths.

(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 Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit as a juvenile facility may extend the conversion date by a period not to exceed five months from the date of issuance of the declaration of emergency.

(3) No provision of this Subsection shall prohibit the department from converting Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit to the Louis Jetson Center for Youth at any time prior to June 30, 2009, should the protection and public safety of society permit.

B.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of juvenile justice shall develop a comprehensive plan for transitioning of these youth and conversion of the facility based upon the health, safety, and best interest of each child and the protection and public safety of society. The comprehensive plan shall include strategies and activities to incorporate the following:

(a) Use of standardized and validated assessment of youth risk need factors.

(b) Use of treatment interventions that target known predictors of crime and recidivism to prepare youth offenders for success in the community.

(c) Use of evidence-based programs.

(d) Staff development.

(e) Family involvement.

(f) Continuous quality improvement and evaluation of programs.

(g) Staff-to-youth ratio in secure facilities with plans to achieve a staffing structure consistent with positive behavior treatment models.

(h) Statistics of percentage of youth involved in fights in secure facilities with improvement plans.

(i) A time line that highlights the benchmarks to successful implementation of the plan. The plan shall be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Implementation Commission no later than December 30, 2009. Thereafter, a progress report on the plan shall be submitted on an annual basis to the Juvenile Justice Implementation Commission.

(j) A recommendation for implementation and funding for three regional youth centers with populations not to exceed ninety-nine youths and dormitory units not to exceed twelve youths. Each center shall execute effective educational and therapeutic practices.

(k) In conjunction with the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission, develop a comprehensive needs assessment plan for determining the quantity and location of additional community-based treatment and supervision programs for youth within the Louisiana juvenile justice system.

(l) Recommendations for the development of operating procedures to ensure that the violence and other documented problems that occurred at the Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit are not replicated at Louis Jetson Center for Youth or other facilities where the youth are transferred.

(2) The secretary of the department shall submit the plan on or before November 20, 2009, 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 January 1, 2009, and every month thereafter until such time as Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit is converted to the Louis Jetson Center for Youth the office of juvenile justice shall submit to the Juvenile Justice Reform Act Implementation Commission a status report detailing the following items:

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

(b) 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 2009 Regular Session of the Legislature, regarding suggested executive action or required legislation and funding for juvenile justice services, facilities, and personnel.

D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall give a hiring preference to any employee who has been involuntarily dismissed as the result of the conversion of the Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Unit to fill an opening in the workforce of the office of juvenile justice for which that employee is qualified.

Acts 2008, No. 565, §1; Acts 2009, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.44 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.44
Binding effect of compact and other laws
Status: in_force

A. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict.

B. All lawful actions of the Interstate Commission, including all rules and bylaws promulgated by the Interstate Commission, are binding upon the compacting states. All agreements between the Interstate Commission and the compacting states are binding in accordance with their terms.

C. Upon the request of a party to a conflict over meaning or interpretation of Interstate Commission actions, and upon a majority vote of the compacting states, the Interstate Commission may issue advisory opinions regarding such meaning or interpretation.

D. In the event any provision of this compact exceeds the constitutional limits imposed on the legislature of any compacting state, the obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction sought to be conferred by such provision upon the Interstate Commission shall be ineffective and such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction shall remain in the compacting state and shall be exercised by the agency thereof to which such obligations, duties, powers, or jurisdiction are delegated by law in effect at the time this compact becomes effective.

Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 584
Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
Status: in_force

A. The bureau shall cooperate with the United States Department of Justice and other federal criminal justice agencies and with similar agencies in other states and cities toward developing a comprehensive state, interstate, national, and international system of criminal information, identification, investigation, records, and statistics.

B.(1) The Legislature of Louisiana approves and ratifies the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 34 U.S.C. 40316, and the compact shall remain in effect in this state until legislation is enacted renouncing the compact.

(2) The bureau shall execute, administer, and implement the compact on behalf of the state and may adopt necessary rules, regulations, and procedures for the national exchange of criminal history records for noncriminal justice purposes as those terms are defined by the compact.

(3) Ratification of the compact does not affect the obligations and responsibilities of the bureau as set forth in the provisions of this Chapter regarding the dissemination of criminal history record information within the state.

C.(1) For the sole purpose of assisting with the study and evaluation of the creation and implementation of a procedure for automated criminal history record-clearing in Louisiana, the bureau may cooperate with nonprofit partners providing technical assistance to the Clean Slate Task Force established by House Resolution No. 67 of the 2020 Regular Session of the Legislature.

(2) This Subsection shall cease to be effective on August 1, 2022.

Acts 1981, No. 449, §1, eff. July 1, 1981; Acts 2018, No. 121, §1; Acts 2020, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 5, §1, eff. Oct. 20, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.23
Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this Part:

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

(2) "Veteran" means an honorably or generally discharged member of the United States Armed Forces or organized militia of the several states and territories, including but not limited to a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, Air National Guard, Reserves, State Guard, or a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, Environmental Science Services Administration, or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or its predecessor, the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.

Acts 2018, No. 273, §1; Acts 2025, No. 137, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.12
Program duration; development; selection of craft
Status: in_force

A. The department shall assist each inmate in selecting a craft as provided for in this Part.

B. The pairing of the inmate with a particular craft shall be determined by all of the following:

(1) The skills, interests, and abilities of the inmate. This shall include actual demonstration and simulation of the respective crafts.

(2) Likelihood of successful job placement and opportunity upon graduation from the program, including the need for particular craftsmen at the time the inmate enters the program.

(3) The availability of training facilities, instructors, and the number of inmates enrolled for particular crafts.

C.(1) Eligible inmates who have been admitted to the program shall participate in a selected craft training program.

(2) Upon completion of the selected craft training program, the inmate shall qualify for continuing training, if available, including workforce development, work release apprenticeship, or similar on-the-job training that leads to the fulfillment of the requirements for licensing or certification in the selected craft, to the extent and in the manner permitted by regulations adopted by the department.

(3) The inmate shall take any necessary examination required for certification or licensing in the selected craft if the inmate fulfills all requirements for taking the examination.

(4) Upon successful completion of any certification or licensing as a skilled craftsman, the inmate shall begin participation in the workforce development work release program. The department may by rule provide for the crediting of work release pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection toward this requirement.

D. Upon completion of the workforce development work release program, the inmate shall be released on his diminution of sentence release date and placed under good time parole supervision for the remainder of his sentence. It shall be an additional condition of the inmate's supervised parole that he maintain employment as a skilled craftsman at a location approved by the department, unless extenuating circumstances prevent such employment.

E. The provisions of this Part shall not be construed to relieve an inmate from meeting any certification or licensing requirements for a selected craft established by a professional licensing board or association or which are otherwise provided for by law.

Acts 2008, No. 106, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 743, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 266, §1; Acts 2010, No. 836, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:901 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 901
Juvenile reception and diagnostic center; establishment, commitment of juveniles, substance abuse inpatient program, order, report, fact of commitment
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may establish, operate, and maintain juvenile reception and diagnostic centers located on the premises of the Louisiana Training Institute in East Baton Rouge Parish and at other locations designated to meet the regional diagnostic needs of adjudicated youth.

B. The order of commitment shall be furnished to the department at or prior to the transfer of the child and shall include that the child has been adjudicated delinquent. The court shall also furnish at that time the information required by Article 903 of the Children's Code and, in addition, shall specify whether the child was represented by counsel, the counsel's name and address, or that the child waived the right to counsel, and the age of the child at the time of the offense. The court shall also specify, in years and months, the maximum period of confinement. The court at the time of transfer shall transmit all relevant reports in its possession concerning the child, including reports reflecting his social background, mode of living, family status, school records, behavior tendencies, psychological and psychiatric assessments, or any one or combination of the foregoing.

C. The order of commitment may require the department to take physical custody of a child adjudicated a delinquent, committed to its custody pursuant to Article 897(D) or 899(D) of the Children's Code, and recommended by the court or the department for assignment to a secure program or facility, within fourteen days from the date of the court's signing of the judgment of disposition when the child is in or is going to be placed in the physical custody of a parish juvenile facility. If a court modifies a judgment of disposition, in accordance with Chapter 17 of Title VIII of the Children's Code, and gives the department custody of the adjudicated delinquent, the provisions of this Section and Article 903 of the Children's Code apply.

D.(1) Upon commitment to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the department shall have sole custody of the child and, except as provided for in Children's Code Article 897.1, shall determine the child's placement, care, and treatment, and the expenditures to be made therefor, through appropriate examinations, tests, or evaluations conducted under the supervision of the department. The department shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 17 of Title VIII of the Children's Code for any modification of the original disposition when the adjudicated juvenile has been placed in the custody of the department.

(2) Any child identified in the evaluation process as a substance abuser shall be counseled regarding the availability of the juvenile substance abuse inpatient facility provided for in R.S. 15:901.1 and its appropriateness for the particular child.

E. A court exercising juvenile court jurisdiction may, after exhausting all other state and local diagnostic, testing, and evaluation resources, temporarily assign a child to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections with recommendations for diagnostic testing and evaluation services in accordance with Articles 888 and 890 of the Children's Code. The court assigning a child to the department shall provide written findings indicating the need for such services. The department shall provide such services to the extent resources are available. Assignments to the department for such services shall not exceed thirty calendar days.

F. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall have an individualized plan for each child committed to the department except for a child committed to the department following adjudication for contempt. The plan shall be developed after consultation with the child and the family, if feasible. A copy may be forwarded to the court.

G.(1) Community placement services shall have authority and responsibilities for children adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision, including but not limited to the following:

(a) To assess or arrange for the assessment of the needs of each child.

(b) To provide or arrange for the provision of comprehensive diagnosis and evaluation services as the needs of each child warrant.

(c) To develop comprehensive service plans for each child.

(d) With respect to children committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to the provisions of Articles 672, 792.53, 897, 899, and 1509 of the Children's Code, the secretary of the department shall develop rules and regulations to govern the assignment of such children to specific facilities and institutions operated by the department directly or through contractual arrangements.

(e) To place children in the setting most appropriate to their needs, including any nonresidential, community-based residential, and institutional programs operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, as well as programs operated by other public or private agencies with which the department enters into contractual or purchase of services arrangements.

(f) To periodically monitor and review the progress of each child, and modify the child's service plan as warranted, through a multidisciplinary panel.

(2) The following rules shall be followed with regard to client placement functions:

(a) No program or unit shall be required to provide services to a client if the provision of such services would place the program in violation of any state or federal statute or court order.

(b) The secretary of the department may overrule a decision of the client placement unit upon appeal by any program or unit on grounds that such placement would be inconsistent with the child's needs. For all cases which are appealed to the secretary, a notation shall be made in the child's file indicating the grounds for such appeal, the decision made by the secretary, and the secretary's reasons for upholding or failing to uphold the original placement decision.

(c) No public or private agency operating under contractual or purchase of service arrangements with the department shall be required to provide services to a child if the provision of such services is contradictory to the terms of the contractual or purchase of service arrangement or is in conflict with the policies of the agency or the decisions of its governing authority.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 353, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 443, §1; Acts 1980, No. 740, §1; Acts 1981, No. 126, §1; Acts 1984, No. 99, §1; Acts 1984, No. 567, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1986, No. 328, §1; Acts 1987, No. 57, §1; Acts 1989, No. 4, §1, eff. June 1, 1989; Acts 1991, No. 467, §2; Acts 1992, No. 200, §2; Acts 1992, No. 699, §1; Acts 1993, No. 430, §1; Acts 1993, No. 873, §1; Acts 1995, No. 795, §1; Acts 1997, No. 615, §2, eff. July 3, 1997; Acts 2018, No. 467, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:827 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 827
Duties of Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Status: in_force

A. In addition to other duties imposed upon the department it shall be the duty of the department to:

(1) Establish programs of research, statistics, and planning, which shall include but not be limited to studies of the efficacy and performance of the policies, plans, and procedures of the department and studies of the treatment of offenders, and to provide information about other programs of the department.

(2) Make an annual report to the governor with respect to the work of the department, which shall include but not be limited to statistical and other data, accounts of research work performed by the department, the results of inspections of local detention and correctional facilities and statistical and other data on persons detained in such facilities, and any recommendations for legislation affecting the department.

(3) Establish a diagnostic and treatment center, which may consist of one or more branches, which shall undertake medical, educational, psychiatric, and social studies of persons committed to facilities under the jurisdiction of the department and to provide for the training of such psychiatrists, neurologists, special educators, psychologists, nurses, technicians, social workers, occupational therapists, physicians, and other professional trainees whose services shall be utilized in the operation of said center.

(4) Establish rules and regulations for the detection of controlled dangerous substances upon the person or in the blood stream of inmates returning from any labor detail, pass, furlough, or emergency leave which required the inmate to leave the grounds of a correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the department. The methods which may be employed for the detection of controlled dangerous substances may include but are not limited to the use of a police dog trained to detect controlled dangerous substances and analysis of the inmate's breath or urine.

(5) Establish a comprehensive program of released offender transition services for offenders who are about to be, or have recently been, released from the custody of the department. The program provided for by the provisions of this Paragraph shall not be construed to apply to parish or local jails. The program established shall be designed to provide efficient and effective aid to such offenders in making the transition from incarceration to free and law-abiding members of society and in completing probation or parole following their release. The program to be established shall specifically include but not be limited to the following:

(a) Job information services.

(b) Referral to available government mental health and medical assistance agencies and programs.

(c) Referral to available educational, vocational, job training, and counseling centers.

(d) Such other services as the department recommends and deems consistent with the goals described in this Subsection.

(6)(a) Establish a comprehensive program for offenders who are in the custody of the department in a state correctional facility to prepare for and take the General Education Development (GED) test. The program shall be designed to provide efficient and effective assistance to those offenders who have not graduated from high school or previously passed the GED test and who possess the educational ability and intellectual capacity to complete the courses necessary to successfully complete the program and pass the GED test.

(b) For purposes of this Paragraph, "state correctional facility" means a correctional facility owned and operated by the state of Louisiana or the Louisiana Correctional Facilities Corporation housing prisoners committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(7) Establish a procedure that provides for each offender who is sentenced to one hundred eighty days or more in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, a written case plan that is based on the results of an assessment of the offender's risk and needs and includes participation in programming that addresses the needs identified in that assessment. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be implemented to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose and to the extent that it is consistent with the available resources.

(8)(a) Establish a system to collect data on the number of inmates who are veterans committed to its custody. Information shall be collected from all state correctional facilities and local jail facilities. Information to be collected shall include the military branch in which the incarcerated veteran served. The collected information shall be submitted annually to the legislature and the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs by the fifteenth of August, beginning on August 15, 2018.

(b) For purposes of this Paragraph, "veteran" means a former or current member of the United States Armed Forces.

(9)(a) Establish a system to collect information and data on inmates participating in any program that offers the inmate compensation for services or work performed, on-the-job training, or industry certification, including but not limited to information and data for all of the following: inmates assigned to Prison Enterprises' industrial, agricultural, service, or other programs; inmates who are Certified Academic Tutors and Certified Vocational Tutors; inmates assigned to a certified Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement program; inmates participating in a work release program established and administered by a sheriff; inmates participating in the work release program established and administered by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; and inmates participating in a program established and administered pursuant to the Reentry Advisory Council and Offender Rehabilitation Workforce Development Act.

(b) The department shall annually report to the legislature, by July first of each year, the information and data collected pursuant to Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(c) The information and data collected and reported pursuant to this Paragraph shall include but not be limited to the following: the number of inmates participating in each program, the rate of compensation and the amount of each inmate's wages, the amount deducted from the wages of each inmate, the maximum number of inmates that can participate in each program, the number of inmates that receive industry certification or credentials for participating in a program, and the cost of obtaining training or certification by the inmate. The information shall also include the amount of funds deposited into and disbursed from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Prison Enterprises Fund.

(d) The department may adopt any regulation or rule necessary to implement the provisions of this Paragraph. Any rule adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Subparagraph shall be promulgated in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

B. No convicted felon whether in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or in the physical custody of a parish sheriff shall be assigned to be housed or remain housed for any portion of his sentence at the correctional institution at Work Training Facility South. No person charged with the commission of a felony who is incarcerated pending trial shall be housed or remain housed pending trial at the Work Training Facility South.

Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 112, §1; Acts 1995, No. 320, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Acts 1995, No. 914, §1, eff. June 28, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 540, §1; Acts 2009, No. 266, §1; Acts 2010, No. 832, §1; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 11, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 313, §1; Acts 2018, No. 701, §1; Acts 2019, No. 369, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:653 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 653
Definitions
Status: in_force

For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) "CODIS" means the Combined DNA Index System, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records of missing persons submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories.

(2) "Criminal justice agency" means any criminal justice agency as defined in R.S. 15:576(3).

(3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, which is located in cells and provides an individual's personal genetic blueprint and which encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification.

(4) "DNA record" means DNA identification information stored in the state DNA database or the Combined DNA Index System for missing persons for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results. The DNA record is the result obtained from the DNA typing tests. The DNA record is comprised of the characteristics of a DNA sample which is of value in establishing the identity of individuals.

(5) "DNA sample" means a blood, bone, tissue, or bodily fluid sample provided as a result of the location of unidentified human remains submitted to the LSU Forensic Anthropology Computer Enhancement Services (F.A.C.E.S.) Laboratory or as a result of the collection of said samples from family members of missing persons pursuant to this Chapter for analysis or storage, or both.

(6) "F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory" means the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory located within the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

(7) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(8) "Forensic anthropology" means the use of human remains to establish an identification based on the anthropological profile which includes age range, sex, ancestry, and other identifying characteristics.

(9) "Missing person" means any Louisiana resident who has been reported missing to local or state law enforcement agencies.

(10) "Unidentified human remains" means any human body or portion of a human body where the identity is unknown. A "body" refers to both skeletal and/or soft tissue remains of a human.

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:440.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 440.2
Authorization
Status: in_force

A.(1) A court with original criminal jurisdiction or juvenile jurisdiction may require that a statement of a protected person be recorded on videotape by any of the following:

(a) Motion of the court or motion of the district attorney, a parish welfare unit or agency, the Department of Children and Family Services, or a child advocacy center operating in the judicial district.

(b) Adoption of a local court rule that authorizes the videotaping of any protected person without the necessity of the issuance of an order by the court in any individual case.

(c) Execution of a written protocol between the court and law enforcement agencies, a parish welfare unit or agency, the Department of Children and Family Services, or a child advocacy center operating in the judicial district that authorizes the videotaping of any protected person without the necessity of the issuance of an order by the court in any individual case.

(2) Further, the coroner may, in conjunction with the district attorney and appropriate hospital personnel and pursuant to their duties in R.S. 40:2109.1 and 2113.4, provide for the videotaping of protected persons who are rape victims or who have been otherwise physically or sexually abused.

(3) Such videotape shall be available for introduction as evidence in a juvenile proceeding or adult criminal proceeding.

B. For purposes of this Part, "videotape" means the visual recording on a magnetic tape, film, videotape, compact disc, digital versatile disc, digital video disc, or by other electronic means together with the associated oral record.

C. For purposes of this Part, "protected person" means any person who is a victim of a crime or a witness in a criminal proceeding and who is any of the following:

(1) Under the age of eighteen years.

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

(3) An adult as defined in R.S. 15:1503 who is eligible for protective services pursuant to the Adult Protective Services Act.

D. For the purposes of this Part, "civilian investigator" shall mean any person who performs investigative work as a noncertified employee of a law enforcement agency and who has completed training required by that law enforcement agency. Required training shall include but not be limited to basic investigative training and specific training on investigation of crimes involving a protected person.

Acts 1984, No. 563, §1; Acts 2004, No. 241, §1; Acts 2007, No. 70, §1; Acts 2014, No. 647, §1; Acts 2018, No. 305, §1; Acts 2022, No. 202, §3; Acts 2024, No. 548, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 848.2
Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members
Status: in_force

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

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

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

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

Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 561.7
Failure to comply with provisions of supervised release
Status: in_force

A. A person who fails to comply with the conditions of supervised release as provided for in R.S. 15:561.5 shall, upon first conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned with hard labor for not less than two years nor more than ten years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

B. Upon second or subsequent convictions, whoever fails to comply with the conditions of supervised release as provided for in R.S. 15:561.5 shall be fined three thousand dollars and imprisoned with hard labor for not less than five years nor more than twenty years without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2006, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1221 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1221
Information system's plan
Status: in_force

Each policy board shall establish a plan for the development of information and statistical systems.

(1) The plan shall specify systems, objectives, and services to be provided which shall include but not be limited to:

(a) Organization responsibilities;

(b) The scope of each system;

(c) Priorities for development; and

(d) A timetable for development.

(2) The plan shall indicate the appropriate funding source for both the development and operation of the system.

(3) The plan shall provide for the privacy, confidentiality, and security of data in the system.

(4) No plan for the development of said systems, however, shall be considered final or approved, nor shall implementation of said plan proceed until the plan has been reviewed and approved by the Louisiana Criminal Justice Information System and the local governing authority.

Added by Acts 1977, No. 597, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:810 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 810
Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities
Status: in_force

In any parish in which there is presently located a prison, correctional institute or any other type of prison facility which is operated by the governing authority of the parish, the governing authority may make the said prison facilities under its jurisdiction and operation available to one or more other parishes on a per prisoner fee basis.

When any such parish governing authority does exercise its option to make any such prison facility so available, then the said prison facility shall not in any way come under the requirements of this part but it will be a multiparish prison, particularly for the purpose of receiving and working persons sentenced to imprisonment in said multiparish prison and such sentencing is hereby authorized for all misdemeanors and all offenses which are not capital and which are not necessarily punishable at hard labor.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 237, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 43
Attorneys; restrictions on search warrants
Status: in_force

A. The court may issue a subpoena when requested by either the defendant or the state, as provided for in Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 731 through 737, when an attorney is believed to be in possession of evidence of the commission of a crime by a client or a third party. In response to the subpoena, the attorney may assert any objection or privilege he may have under law, and the court shall, after hearing, grant or deny the objection or privilege in accordance with law.

B. A search warrant may issue, directing the seizure of property belonging to a client of an attorney which is in the possession of such attorney, or directing the search of the premises occupied by the attorney, on probable cause, established by affidavit, that the attorney or his employee has committed a criminal offense and that the search or seizure is directed toward obtaining evidence relative to that offense.

C. No search warrant shall issue directing the seizure of property belonging to a client of an attorney which is in the possession of an attorney, or directing the search of the premises occupied by the attorney, except under the circumstances provided for in Subsection B.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 426, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:259 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 259
Admissibility of depositions taken in jail
Status: in_force

The testimony taken as provided for in R.S. 15:258, when certified to by the officer before whom taken, shall, in case of the death or departure of the witness from the parish or other inability to attend court, be admissible before the grand jury as well as on the trial of the accused, subject to all legal objections, but shall not be admissible when the presence of the witness can be procured by subpoena; provided that whenever an accused, not in jail, shall have been duly notified to be present at the taking of said testimony and shall not attend, he shall not be allowed to set up the plea that he had been deprived of his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:651 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 651
Short title
Status: in_force

This Chapter shall be known as the "Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program".

Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1099.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1099.3
Purpose
Status: in_force

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

Acts 1991, No 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2019, No. 104, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1316 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1316
Assistance in installation and use of a pen register, a trap and trace device, or a cellular tracking device
Status: in_force

A. Upon the request of an investigative or law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a pen register under this Part, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall furnish such investigative or law enforcement officer forthwith all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the installation of the pen register unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such assistance is directed by a court order as provided in R.S. 15:1315(B)(2).

B. Upon the request of an officer of a law enforcement agency authorized to receive the results of a trap and trace device under this Part, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall, if technically possible, install such device forthwith on the appropriate line and shall furnish such investigative or law enforcement officer all additional information, facilities, and technical assistance including installation and operation of the device unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such installation and assistance is directed by a court order as provided in R.S. 15:1315(B)(2). Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the results of the trap and trace device shall be furnished to the investigative or law enforcement officer designated in the court order, at reasonable intervals during the regular business hours for the duration of the order.

C. Upon receipt of a court order issued pursuant to the request of an investigative or law enforcement agency authorized to install and use a cellular tracking device pursuant to this Part, a provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person shall furnish such investigative or law enforcement officer with all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary, if applicable, to accomplish the placement by the applicant of a cellular tracking device unobtrusively and with minimal interference with the services that the person so ordered by the court accords the party with respect to whom the installation and use is to take place, if such assistance is directed by a court order or investigative or law enforcement agency pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:1317 and 1318.

D. A provider of a wire or electronic communication service, landlord, custodian, or other person who furnishes facilities or technical assistance pursuant to this Section shall be compensated for such reasonable expenses incurred in providing such facilities and assistance.

E. No cause of action shall lie in any Louisiana court against any provider of a wire or electronic communication service, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance in accordance with the terms of a court order pursuant to this Part.

Acts 1991, No. 795, §2, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 2016, No. 308, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:469.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 469.1
Receipt of testimony from victims of certain crimes who are fifteen years of age or younger; closed session of court or in chambers; procedure
Status: in_force

In cases of simple or third degree rape, attempted simple or third degree rape, aggravated or first degree rape, attempted aggravated or first degree rape, forcible or second degree rape, attempted forcible or second degree rape, or carnal knowledge of a juvenile in which the victim is a child of fifteen years of age or younger, the court, upon its own motion or that of the defendant or state, may order that the testimony of such victim be heard either in closed session of court or in the judge's chambers, in the presence of the judge or jury, the defendant, counsel for the defendant, the family of the defendant, the parents or parent of the victim, the attorney for the state, a reasonable but limited number of members of the public which the court may allow in its discretion under these circumstances, and any other party which the court determines has a valid interest in the proceedings.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 466, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1199.24 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1199.24
Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program for incarcerated veterans; eligibility criteria
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an offender who is incarcerated shall be eligible for consideration to participate in the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The offender is a veteran as defined by R.S. 15:1199.23.

(2) The offender has no convictions for an offense defined as a homicide in R.S. 14:29 or as a sex offense in R.S. 15:541.

(3) The offender is committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for a term or terms of imprisonment with or without benefit of parole.

(4) The offender has completed all programming deemed appropriate by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(5) The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in thirty-six consecutive months prior to the transfer. A major disciplinary offense is an offense identified as a Schedule B offense by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures for Adult Offenders.

(6) The offender has completed the mandatory minimum of one hundred hours of prerelease programming in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:827.1 if such programming is available at the facility where the offender is incarcerated.

(7) The offender has obtained a high school equivalent.

(8) The offender, at the time of consideration for the program, has obtained a "low risk" level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the department.

(9) The offender is committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(10) The offender has attained forty years of age and has served at least ten years of the term or terms of imprisonment.

(11) The offender has completed a mentor training program as considered appropriate by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(12) The sentencing court and the district attorney of the jurisdiction of the conviction consent.

B. Upon meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in Subsection A of this Section, the offender shall then be subject to pre-screening and assessments for suitability by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of adult services for placement in a transitional work release program, in accordance with R.S. 15:1111.

C. If the offender is approved to participate in the program by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of adult services they shall be transferred to an appropriate transitional work program. After three successful years in a transitional work program, the offender shall be granted a parole hearing by the committee on parole as provided in Subsection G of this Section, if not otherwise eligible for a hearing prior to such date.

D. Additional requirements for participation in the program:

(1) Continue to participate in all programming considered appropriate by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(2) Meet once a month with an authorized veteran transition counselor.

(3) Perform at least fifty hours of unpaid community service to any veteran or military program, including the Veterans Court probation program.

(4) Serve as mentors of the Veterans Court.

(5) Submit to random drug screenings and receive no positive results from such screenings.

E. Liability for all activity and possible illegal activity shall fall solely on the offender participating in the program. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall have indemnity for any and all actions taken by the offender that may be illegal, that subjects the offender to parole revocation, or that are deemed eligible to terminate the offender's participation in the Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program, and for any advice, education, action, or information relayed by the offender to any employee, mentee, or other participant in the program that may or may not result in action that causes any outcome.

F. Any violation of the conditions of eligibility provided for in Subsection D of this Section shall subject the offender to disciplinary sanctions up to and including removal from the transitional work release program. Any offender removed from the program shall not be eligible for further consideration pursuant to this Part.

G. After the successful completion of at least three years at the transitional work release program facility, the offender shall be granted a hearing before the committee on parole. If the offender is granted parole by the committee on parole, then the offender shall be released on parole in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:574.4.1 and 574.4.2. Any offender whose parole is revoked shall not be eligible to participate in the program.

Acts 2018, No. 273, §1; Acts 2020, No. 228, §1; Acts 2025, No.158, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1303
Interception and disclosure of wire, electronic, or oral communications
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Willfully intercept, endeavor to intercept, or procure any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept, any wire, electronic or oral communication;

(2) Willfully use, endeavor to use, or procure any other person to use or endeavor to use, any electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept any oral communication when:

(a) Such device is affixed to, or otherwise transmits a signal through, a wire, cable, or other like connection used in wire or electronic communication; or

(b) Such device transmits communications by radio or interferes with the transmission of such communication;

(3) Willfully disclose, or endeavor to disclose, to any other person the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, electronic, or oral communication in violation of this Subsection; or

(4) Willfully use, or endeavor to use, the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, electronic, or oral communication in violation of this Subsection.

B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than ten years at hard labor.

C.(1) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter for an operator of a switchboard, or any officer, employee, or agent of any communications common carrier, whose facilities are used in the transmission of a wire communication, to intercept, disclose, or use that communication in the normal course of his employment while engaged in any activity which is a necessary incident to the rendition of his service or to the protection of the rights or property of the carrier of such communication; however, such communications common carriers shall not utilize service observing or random monitoring, except for mechanical or service quality control checks.

(2) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter for an officer, employee, or agent of the Federal Communications Commission, in the normal course of his employment and in discharge of the monitoring responsibilities exercised by the commission in the enforcement of Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, to intercept a wire or electronic communication, or oral communication transmitted by radio, or to disclose or use the information thereby obtained.

(3) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter for a person acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication, where such person is a party to the communication or one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception. Such a person acting under color of law is authorized to possess equipment used under such circumstances.

(4) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic, or oral communication where such person is a party to the communication or where one of the parties to the communication has given prior consent to such interception, unless such communication is intercepted for the purpose of committing any criminal or tortious act in violation of the constitution or laws of the United States or of the state or for the purpose of committing any other injurious act.

(5) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter:

(a) For the ultimate receiver of wire or electronic communication, or an investigative or law enforcement officer to use a pen register or trap and trace device as provided in Part III of this Chapter.

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

(c) To use a device which captures the incoming electronic or other impulses which identify the numbers of an instrument from which a wire communication was transmitted.

(6) A person or entity providing electronic communication services to the public shall not intentionally divulge the contents of any communication while in transmission of that service to any person or entity other than an addressee or intended recipient of such communication or an agent of such addressee or intended recipient except:

(a) As otherwise authorized by federal or state law.

(b) To a person employed or authorized, or whose facilities are used, to forward such communication to its destination.

(c) Any electronic communication inadvertently obtained by the service provider and which appears to pertain to the commission of a crime, if such divulgence is made to a law enforcement agency.

(7) It shall not be unlawful under this Chapter for an officer or investigator of a law enforcement agency to intercept, conduct, use, or disclose electronic, wire, or oral communications obtained during a hostage situation or situation involving a barricaded individual. For the purposes of this Section, "hostage situation" means any situation which involves the unlawful abduction or restraint of one or more individuals with intent to restrict their freedom. For the purposes of this Section, "barricaded individual" means any situation that involves the use of a residence, or other structure, belonging to another to seek refuge from law enforcement after attempting or committing a crime or threatening suicide.

D.(1) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this Chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose the contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer to the extent that the disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure.

(2) Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this Chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, oral, or electronic communication or evidence derived therefrom may use the contents to the extent the use is appropriate to the proper performance of his official duties.

(3) Any person who has received, by any means authorized by this Chapter, any information concerning a wire, oral, or electronic communication, or evidence derived therefrom intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter may disclose the contents of that communication or such derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any proceeding held under the authority of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof.

(4) No otherwise privileged wire, oral, or electronic communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of this Chapter shall lose its privileged character.

E. Upon receipt of the information or evidence sought by the interception, the interception shall cease.

Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 795, §1, eff. July 22, 1991; Acts 2001, No. 403, §2, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 292, §1; Acts 2012, No. 727, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:544 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 544
Duration of registration and notification period
Status: in_force

A. Except as provided for in Subsection B of this Section, a person required to register and provide notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the requirement for a period of fifteen years from the date of the initial registration in Louisiana, or the duration of the lifetime of the offender as provided in Subsection E of this Section, unless the underlying conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated, except for those convictions that were reversed, set aside, or vacated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894, or a similar provision of federal law or law from another state or military jurisdiction. The requirement to register shall apply to an offender who receives a pardon as a first-time offender pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(E)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana and R.S. 15:572(B)(1).

B.(1) A person required to register pursuant to this Chapter who was convicted of a sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541 shall register and maintain his registration and provide community notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for a period of twenty-five years from the date of initial registration in Louisiana, or the duration of the lifetime of the offender as provided in Subsection E of this Section, unless the underlying conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated, except for those convictions that were reversed, set aside, or vacated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894, or a similar provision of federal law or law from another state or military jurisdiction. The requirement to register shall apply to an offender who receives a pardon as a first-time offender pursuant to Article IV, Section 5(E)(1) of the Constitution of Louisiana and R.S. 15:572(B)(1).

(2) Any of the following persons required to register pursuant to this Chapter shall register and provide notification for the duration of their lifetime, even if granted a first offender pardon, unless the underlying conviction is reversed, set aside, or vacated, except for those convictions that were reversed, set, aside, or vacated pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893 or 894, or a similar provision of federal law or law from another state or military jurisdiction:

(a) A person required to register pursuant to this Chapter who was convicted of an aggravated offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.

(b) A juvenile adjudicated for the enumerated offenses in R.S. 15:542(A)(3).

(c) A person with a prior conviction or adjudication for an offense for which registration is required by the provisions of this Chapter, whether or not the prior offense required registration at the time of commission or conviction, who subsequently is convicted of or adjudicated for an offense which requires registration under the provisions of this Chapter.

C. A person who is required to register pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1.3 shall register and maintain his registration and provide community notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter for the period of registration provided by the jurisdiction of conviction or for the period of registration provided by the provisions of this Section, whichever period is longer.

D.(1) If an offender begins the period of registration and notification and is subsequently incarcerated for any reason other than a misdemeanor arrest or a misdemeanor conviction or for a felony arrest which does not result in a conviction, then the period of registration and notification shall begin anew on the day the offender is released from incarceration, with no credit for the period of time in which the offender complied with registration and notification requirements prior to his incarceration.

(2) An offender required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall receive credit only for the period of time in which he resides in this state and is in compliance with all registration and notification requirements of this state.

E.(1) The registration period of fifteen years established in Subsection A of this Section may be reduced to a period of ten years if the offender maintains a clean record for the entire ten-year period of registration upon motion to be relieved of the sex offender registration in the court of conviction for those convicted in Louisiana, or the court of the parish of residence for those convicted under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law which have been determined to be comparable to a Louisiana offense requiring a fifteen-year registration period by the bureau pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:542.1.3. The court shall consider a motion filed pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection only if the motion is accompanied by documentation of completion of an appropriate sex offender treatment program as described in Subparagraph (3)(d) of this Subsection.

(2) The lifetime registration period established in Paragraph (B)(2) of this Section may be reduced to a period of twenty-five years if the offender was adjudicated delinquent for the offense which requires registration and maintains a clean record for twenty-five years upon motion to be relieved of the sex offender registration in the court of adjudication for those adjudicated in Louisiana, or court of the parish of residence for those adjudicated under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law. The court shall consider a motion filed pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection only if the motion is accompanied by documentation of completion of an appropriate sex offender treatment program as described in Subparagraph (3)(d) of this Subsection.

(3) For purposes of this Subsection, an offender maintains a "clean record" by:

(a) Not being convicted of any offense for which imprisonment for more than one year may be imposed.

(b) Not being convicted of any sex offense.

(c) Successfully completing any periods of supervised release, probation, or parole.

(d) Successfully completing an appropriate sex offender treatment program by a registered treatment as provided in R.S. 24:936 or an appropriate sex offender treatment program certified by the Attorney General of the United States.

(e) Complying with all sex offender registration and notification requirements in Louisiana each year for the prescribed period of time pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(4) The following procedures shall apply to the provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection:

(a) The district attorney, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the office of state police, and the Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice shall be served with a copy of the motion and documentation related to the successful completion of the appropriate sex offender treatment program as required by Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection. Upon receipt of the motion and documentation, the following shall occur:

(i) The office of state police shall issue a certification of the offender's history of registration in Louisiana to the court in which the motion was filed. The certification issued by the office of state police shall be admissible and shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the offender's history of registration in Louisiana.

(ii) The Sexual Predator Apprehension Team of the Department of Justice shall conduct a review of the offender's registration, notification, and criminal history and shall determine whether the offender maintained a clean record as defined by Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(iii) The district attorney shall review the facts of the underlying sex offense for which the offender is required to comply with the provisions of this Chapter to determine if an objection to the motion is warranted based on continued concerns for public safety.

(b) The court shall order a contradictory hearing to be held not less than sixty days after the date of service of the motion to determine whether the offender is entitled to be relieved of the registration and notification requirements pursuant to the provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, and the Department of Justice shall be given notice of the hearing date and shall have a right to oppose the granting of relief if either determines that the offender does not meet the criteria of having maintained a clean record as defined by Paragraph (3) of this Subsection.

(c) The provisions of Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection shall not apply to any person who was convicted of more than one offense which requires registration pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

(d) The offender has the burden of proving that he has maintained a clean record, as defined by the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, for the requisite period of time and that continued registration and notification will no longer serve the purposes of this Chapter.

(e) The court may grant the motion, relieving the offender of the duty to register and give notice pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, only if the offender shows, by clear and convincing evidence, that he has maintained a clean record, as defined by the provisions of Paragraph (3) of this Subsection, for the requisite period of time and that future registration and notification will not serve the purposes of this Chapter.

F.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A or Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section, the court, upon motion of the district attorney, and after a contradictory hearing, shall have the authority to order a person required to register and provide notification pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter to register and notify for the duration of the lifetime of the offender upon a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the offender poses a substantial risk of committing another offense requiring registration pursuant to this Chapter. The district attorney and the offender may enter into a plea agreement requiring the offender to register and provide notification for the duration of the lifetime of the offender without a contradictory hearing.

(2) Whenever the registration and notification period of a sex offender has been increased to lifetime pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, upon maintenance of a clean record for the minimum time period applicable to the offense of conviction as provided by the provisions of Subsection A or Paragraph (B)(1) of this Section, the offender may petition the court in the jurisdiction of conviction, or if convicted under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, in the jurisdiction of the offender's residence, to be relieved of the registration and notification requirements of this Chapter. The district attorney shall be served with the petition, and the matter shall be set for contradictory hearing. Upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the offender has maintained a "clean record" as defined in this Section and that the offender does not pose a substantial risk of committing another offense requiring registration pursuant to this Chapter, the court may order that the offender be relieved of the obligation to register and notify pursuant to this Chapter.

Acts 1992, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 928, §1; Acts 1999, No. 594, §2; Acts 2006, No. 24, §1; Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 462, §1, eff. June 25, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 816, §1; Acts 2010, No. 149, §1; Acts 2010, No. 400, §1; Acts 2011, No. 318, §1, eff. June 28, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 129, §1, eff. May 14, 2012; Acts 2017, No. 307, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:112 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 112
Parish of Orleans; process servers
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by law, all subpoenas, notices, process, orders and papers issued by the jury commissioners in the parish of Orleans shall be served by a chief process server or one of his deputies, which said chief process server and as many deputy process servers as may be necessary shall be appointed by the said jury commissioners. The chief process server shall be paid not less than two hundred and fifty dollars per month, and the deputy process servers shall each be paid not less than one hundred seventy-five dollars per month plus fifty dollars per month automobile allowance. The city of New Orleans shall appropriate and pay to the jury commissioners an amount not to exceed the amount presently budgeted for the salaries of the commissioners, chief process server, deputy process servers, automobile allowance, office help, supplies and printing. Said sums shall be included in the budget of the city of New Orleans.

Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Amended by Acts 1968, No. 585, §1; Acts 1987, No. 281, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 562
Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that persons who commit offenses involving arson, even after being released from incarceration or commitment, are of paramount governmental interest. The legislature further finds that local law enforcement officers' efforts to protect their communities, conduct investigations, and quickly apprehend persons who commit offenses involving arson are impaired by the lack of information available to law enforcement agencies about persons convicted of offenses involving arson, who live within the agencies' jurisdiction, and the penal and mental health components of our justice system are largely hidden from public view and that lack of information from either may result in failure of both systems to meet this paramount concern of public safety. Release of information about persons who commit offenses involving arson to public agencies will further the governmental interests of public safety and public scrutiny of the criminal and mental health systems so long as the information released is rationally related to the furtherance of those goals. Therefore, this state's policy is to assist local law enforcement agencies' efforts to protect their communities by requiring persons who commit offenses involving arson to register with the state fire marshal and to require the exchange of relevant information about persons who commit offenses involving arson among state, local, and federal public agencies and officials.

Acts 2010, No. 796, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.7
Custody and supervision of parolees; modification or suspension of supervision; violation of conditions of parole; sanctions; alternative conditions; administrative sanctions
Status: in_force

A. Each parolee shall remain in the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, corrections services, and shall be subject to the orders and supervision of the committee. At the direction of the committee, the chief probation and parole officer shall be responsible for the investigation and supervision of all parolees. The committee may modify or suspend such supervision upon a determination that a parolee who had conducted himself in accordance with the conditions of his parole no longer needs the guidance and supervision originally imposed.

B.(1) At the time a defendant is released on parole, the committee on parole may make a determination as to whether a defendant is eligible for the imposition of administrative sanctions as provided in this Section. If authorized to do so by the committee, each time a parolee violates a condition of parole, a parole officer may use administrative sanctions to address a technical violation committed by a parolee when all of the following occur:

(a) The parolee, after receiving written notification of his right to a hearing before a court and right to counsel, provides a written waiver of a parole violation hearing.

(b) The parolee admits to the violation or affirmatively chooses not to contest the violation alleged in the parole violation report.

(c) The parolee consents to the imposition of administrative sanctions by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.

(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this Subsection to establish the following:

(a) A system of structured, administrative sanctions which shall be imposed for technical violations of parole and which shall take into consideration the following factors:

(i) The severity of the violation behavior.

(ii) The prior violation history.

(iii) The severity of the underlying criminal conviction.

(iv) The criminal history of the parolee.

(v) Any special circumstances, characteristics, or resources of the parolee.

(vi) Protection of the community.

(vii) Deterrence.

(viii) The availability of appropriate local sanctions, including but not limited to jail, treatment, community service work, house arrest, electronic surveillance, restitution centers, work release centers, day reporting centers, or other local sanctions.

(b) Procedures to provide a parolee with written notice of the right to a parole violation hearing to determine whether the parolee violated the conditions of parole alleged in the violation report and the right to be represented by counsel at state expense at that hearing if financially eligible.

(c) Procedures for a parolee to provide written waiver of the right to a parole violation hearing, to admit to the violation or affirmatively choose not to contest the violation alleged in the parole violation report, and to consent to the imposition of administrative sanctions by the department.

(d) The level and type of sanctions that may be imposed by parole officers and other supervisory personnel.

(e) The level and type of violation behavior that warrants a recommendation to the committee that parole be revoked.

(f) Procedures notifying the parolee and the committee on parole of a violation admitted by the parolee and the administrative sanctions imposed.

(g) Such other policies and procedures as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection and to provide adequate parole supervision.

(3) If the administrative sanction imposed pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection is jail confinement, the confinement shall not exceed ten days per violation and shall not exceed a total of sixty days per year.

(4) For purposes of this Subsection, "technical violation" means any violation of a condition of parole as defined in R.S. 15:574.9(G)(2).

C.(1) If the chief probation and parole officer, upon recommendation by a parole officer, has reasonable cause to believe that a parolee has violated the conditions of parole, he shall notify the committee and shall cause the appropriate parole officer to submit the parolee's record to the committee. After consideration of the record submitted, and after such further investigation as it may deem necessary, the committee may order:

(a) The issuance of a reprimand and warning to the parolee.

(b) That the parolee be required to conform to one or more additional conditions of parole which may be imposed in accordance with R.S. 15:574.4.

(c) That the parolee be arrested, and upon arrest be given a prerevocation hearing within a reasonable time, at or reasonably near the place of the alleged parole violation or arrest, to determine whether there is probable cause to detain the parolee pending orders of the parole committee.

(2) Upon receiving a summary of the prerevocation proceeding, the committee may order the following:

(a) The parolee's return to the physical custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, corrections services, to await a hearing to determine whether his parole should be revoked.

(b) As an alternative to revocation, that the parolee, as a condition of parole, be committed to a community rehabilitation center or a substance abuse treatment program operated by, or under contract with, the department, for a period of time not to exceed six months, without benefit of good time, provided that such commitment does not extend the period of parole beyond the full parole term. Upon written request of the department that the offender be removed for violations of the rules or regulations of the community rehabilitation center or substance abuse program, the committee shall order that the parole be revoked, with credit for time served in the community rehabilitation center.

D.(1) Upon recommendation of the supervising parole officer and approval of the committee on parole, the level of supervision and the fees associated with the supervision of a parolee may be reduced after the parolee has served a minimum of three years without a violation of the terms and conditions of parole for a crime that is not a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined by R.S. 15:541 and a minimum of seven years without a violation of the terms and conditions of parole for a crime that is a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B).

(2) A parolee who satisfies the conditions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be placed on inactive status upon approval of the committee. A parolee on inactive status shall not be subject to the terms and conditions of parole under R.S. 15:574.4.2(A)(2).

(3) The committee shall maintain the authority to revoke parole as provided in this Section and R.S. 15:574.9.

(4) Nothing in this Subsection shall eliminate the committee's authority to reduce terms and conditions of parole prior to a parolee satisfying the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

E. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §3.

Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Amended by Acts 1974, No. 120, §1; Acts 1988, No. 380, §1; Acts 1992, No. 301, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §7; Acts 2011, No. 104, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 203, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §§2, 3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:552 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 552
Sexual Predator Apprehension Team
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall maintain a statewide Sexual Predator Apprehension Team within the Department of Justice. The Sexual Predator Apprehension Team shall be comprised of special agents, intelligence analysts, and prosecutors. The team shall focus on repeat sex offenders and perform the following activities:

(1) Coordinate with state and local investigative resources including but not limited to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of probation and parole, and office of state police, sheriffs' departments, police departments, and district attorneys' offices to apprehend sexual offenders and persons required to register under R.S. 15:542 and 542.1 who violate the law or conditions of probation or parole.

(2) Give priority to proactively targeting and monitoring sex offenders required to register under R.S. 15:542 and 542.1 before the commission of additional sexual offenses who are not currently being monitored by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of probation and parole, or office of state police.

(3) Offer specialized training and assistance to local law enforcement and prosecutors in the apprehension and prosecution of sexual offenders and violators of sexual offender registration requirements.

(4) Identify, monitor, arrest, and assist in the prosecution of sexual offenders who violate the terms and conditions of their probation or parole, who fail to comply with the registration and notification requirements of R.S. 15:542 and 542.1, or who commit new sexual assault offenses.

(5) Collect data to determine if the proactive law enforcement procedures adopted by the program are effective in reducing sexual assault offenses.

(6) Develop procedures for operating a multi-jurisdictional task force.

Acts 2006, No. 354, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1254 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1254
Grant funds; appropriation; distribution and allocation of grant funds
Status: in_force

A. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this Chapter shall be appropriated by the legislature for the commission to issue as grants and such grants shall not be used to substitute for jail facility expenditures already allocated in the budget of a participating parish agency.

B. The amount which may be allocated and distributed annually to agencies in each parish shall be based on priorities established by the commission. All participating parish agencies are eligible to receive funds from other sources to supplement grants under the provisions of this Chapter.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1136 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1136
Rules and regulations of Department of Corrections
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections shall adopt all regulations it deems essential to the proper conduct of community rehabilitation centers.

Added by Acts 1970, No. 441, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1171 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1171
Authority
Status: in_force

A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections and each sheriff may adopt an administrative remedy procedure at each of their adult and juvenile institutions, including private prison facilities.

B. The department or sheriff may also adopt, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, administrative remedy procedures for receiving, hearing, and disposing of any and all complaints and grievances by adult or juvenile offenders against the state, the governor, the department or any officials or employees thereof, the contractor operating a private prison facility or any of its employees, shareholders, directors, officers, or agents, or a sheriff, his deputies, or employees, which arise while an offender is within the custody or under the supervision of the department, a contractor operating a private prison facility, or a sheriff. Such complaints and grievances include but are not limited to any and all claims seeking monetary, injunctive, declaratory, or any other form of relief authorized by law and by way of illustration includes actions pertaining to conditions of confinement, personal injuries, medical malpractice, time computations, even though urged as a writ of habeas corpus, or challenges to rules, regulations, policies, or statutes. Such administrative procedures, when promulgated, shall provide the exclusive remedy available to the offender for complaints or grievances governed thereby insofar as federal law allows. All such procedures, including the adult and juvenile offender disciplinary process, promulgated and effective prior to June 30, 1989, shall be deemed to be the exclusive remedy for complaints and grievances to which they apply insofar as federal law allows.

C. The department or sheriff may also adopt procedures for adult or juvenile offenders to discover and produce evidence in order to substantiate their claims and promulgate rules and regulations governing the recommendation, review, and approval of an award for monetary relief.

D. For the purposes of this Part, status as an "offender" is determined as of the time the basis for a complaint or grievance arises. Subsequent events, including posttrial judicial action or release from custody, shall not affect status as an "offender" for the purposes of this Part.

Acts 1985, No. 672, §1; Acts 1987, No. 94, §1; Acts 1988, No. 212, §1; Acts 1989, No. 463, §1, eff. June 30, 1989; Acts 1993, No. 871, §1; Acts 1997, No. 575, §1; Acts 2001, No. 613, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:542.1.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 542.1.5
State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry; duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall develop and maintain the central registry known as the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. The registry shall contain the information transmitted to the bureau pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and shall be developed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto. Upon receipt of the registration and information of any person subject to the provisions of this Chapter, including juveniles required to register, the bureau shall immediately enter the appropriate information in the public registry. The bureau shall accept electronically submitted information and registration renewal information from law enforcement.

(2)(a) The bureau shall provide for public access to the information contained in the registry, including Internet-based access, which shall have field-search capabilities which comply with the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (2)(a) of this Subsection, the following information shall be exempt from public access as well as any other mandatory exemptions which are required by the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto:

(i) Social security numbers.

(ii) Names of the victims of the offenses requiring registration.

(iii) Any information with regard to arrests that did not result in convictions.

(iv) Telephone numbers, subject to the provisions of Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph.

(v) Travel and immigration documents.

(vi) E-mail addresses, online screen names, or other online identities used by offenders to communicate on the internet, subject to the provisions of Subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this Paragraph.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (2)(b) of this Subsection which provides for exemptions to public access of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, online screen names, or other online identities, the registry shall contain the ability to search by telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, online screen names, or other online identities to provide information to the person conducting the search regarding whether or not that information has been linked to a sex offender or child predator. This search shall not disclose the name or any other identifying information about the offender to the person conducting the search, except to identify that the information has been linked to a sex offender or child predator.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraphs (2)(b) and (c) of this Subsection, the bureau shall, upon request by any person or entity in a manner prescribed by the bureau, provide a list of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, online screen names, static internet protocol addresses, or other online identities of persons in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry for the purpose of identifying and monitoring a registered user associated with the telephone number, e-mail address, online screen name, static internet protocol address, or other online identity. The information provided to the person or entity shall not disclose the name or other identifying information of the sex offender that is associated with, or who is using, any of the telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, online screen names, static internet protocol addresses, or other online identities in the provided list.

B. The bureau shall develop and maintain the registry as to provide for automatic e-mail notifications at the time in which an offender begins residence, employment, or school attendance within a certain geographic radius or zip code. This function of the registry shall allow members of the public and organizations to request automatic e-mail notifications to be sent to an e-mail address provided by the requestor for a certain geographic radius or zip code specified by the requestor.

C. The bureau shall participate in the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry in accordance with the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto.

D.(1) Immediately upon entry of the required information into the registry, the bureau shall notify the sheriff of the parish in which the offender's address of residence is located, and the chief of police if the address is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. Additionally, the bureau shall notify the sheriff of the parish in which the offender is employed or attends school.

(2) Immediately upon entry of the required information into the registry, the bureau shall transmit to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the conviction data and fingerprints of the offender registered.

(3) Immediately upon entry of information that a person required to register under this Section is enrolled as a student or employed as a worker at any institution of postsecondary education into the registry, the bureau shall notify all law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction over the institution at which the offender is enrolled or employed, including but not limited to the campus law enforcement agency.

E. The bureau is hereby designated as the state agency to receive information regarding out-of-state sex offenders and child predators who establish a residence in this state pursuant to R.S. 15:542.1.3.

F. The bureau may promulgate rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Chapter, provided that such rules and regulations are promulgated in accordance with the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any federal guidelines adopted pursuant thereto.

G.(1) The bureau shall provide for the capability which would allow a social networking web site to compare the database of registered users of that social networking web site to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other similar online identifiers of persons in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry.

(2) A social networking web site desiring to compare its database of registered users to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons in the registry shall provide to the bureau all of the following information:

(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the entity operating the social networking web site.

(b) The legal nature and corporate status of the entity operating the social networking web site.

(c) A statement signed by the chief legal officer of the social networking web site to the effect that the information obtained from the registry shall not be disclosed for any purpose other than for comparing the database of registered users of the social networking web site against the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons contained in the state registry to protect children from online sexual predators, and that disclosure of this information for any other purpose may be unlawful.

(d) The name, address, and telephone number of a natural person who is authorized to receive service of process for the entity operating the social networking web site.

(3) After complying with the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the entity operating the social networking web site may screen users or compare its database of registered users to the list of electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers of persons contained in the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry as frequently as the bureau will allow for the purpose of identifying, monitoring, or removing a registered user associated with electronic mail addresses, instant message addresses, and other online identifiers contained in the registry.

(4) An entity operating a social networking web site which complies with the provisions of Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection, the entity, its directors, officers, employees, or agents may claim such compliance as a defense to a claim for liability arising against the entity or such persons.

Acts 2007, No. 460, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 273, §1; Acts 2008, No. 816, §1; Acts 2016, No. 375, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 560.5
Appeal of decision
Status: in_force

A sex offender determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter may petition the sentencing court for a review of this determination not more than once every three years, provided that the sex offender is currently receiving treatment from a court, or a treatment provider approved by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and good cause for such reconsideration is shown by the sex offender. If the court grants the petition for review, the court shall refer the case to the panel for review in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:560.2, and a recommendation to the court for a judicial determination as to whether or not the sex offender continues to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator. After receiving the recommendation of the panel, the court shall schedule a hearing and provide notice of the hearing in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:560.2(I). If, after a contradictory hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence, that the offender is a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator, the offender shall be ordered to comply with the provisions of R.S. 15:560.3 et seq.

Acts 2007, No. 126, §1; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:866 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 866
Payment to released prisoners
Status: in_force

The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations to determine which prisoners are eligible upon release from prison to receive a temporary maintenance payment not to exceed the sum of twenty dollars. Payments shall be made from a source determined by the secretary.

Acts 1988, No. 377, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1307 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1307
Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
Status: in_force

A. Whenever any wire or oral communication has been intercepted, no part of the contents of such communication and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the state, or a political subdivision thereof, if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of this Chapter.

B. No person may broadcast, publish, disseminate, or otherwise distribute any part of the content of an electronic communication intercepted in violation of the provisions of this Chapter unless such dissemination or distribution is made to an investigator or law enforcement officer conducting an investigation into a violation of the provisions of this Section.

Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1193, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:149.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 149.1
Domicile of office; venue
Status: in_force

A. The office shall be domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the venue for any civil proceeding by or against the office or to which the office is a party shall be East Baton Rouge Parish.

Acts 1999, No. 1012, §1; Acts 2007, No. 307, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1355 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1355
Arrest; warrant
Status: in_force

No person shall be arrested under the provisions of this Chapter without a warrant, except in emergency circumstances.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 727, §1, eff. July 22, 1983.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1105.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1105.3
Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
Status: in_force

A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board. The board may also elect an executive committee, composed of not more than five members, and establish its duties and responsibilities.

B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be held at the domicile of the board and shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month; however, the board may meet less frequently but not less than once each calendar quarter if it establishes an executive committee and requires it to hold regular meetings at least once in each calendar month.

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

Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:776 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 776
Federal aid
Status: in_force

Any state party to this compact may accept federal aid for use in connection with any institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by this compact or any contract pursuant thereto. Any inmate in a receiving state pursuant to this compact may participate in any such federally aided program or activity for which the sending and receiving states have made contractual provision. However, if such program or activity is not part of the customary correctional regimen, the express consent of the appropriate official of the sending state shall be required therefor.

Acts 2018, No. 440, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1105.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1105.1
Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
Status: in_force

A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its affairs. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners. There shall be one commissioner appointed from each of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each shall be a qualified elector and domiciled in the parish for which he is appointed. They shall be appointed for terms of four years, as follows:

(1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile jurisdiction within the participating parishes.

(2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating parishes.

(3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the chiefs of police of municipalities within the participating parishes.

(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the district attorneys with jurisdiction in the participating parishes.

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 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 848.3
Powers and duties of commission
Status: in_force

A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be keeper of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, and the sheriff of Lincoln Parish is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in his official capacity as sheriff.

B. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, upon relinquishing the custody of any prisoner, to any legally authorized agency, department, or body politic, neither the Lincoln Parish Detention Center nor the commission shall be responsible for the care, conduct, or control of such prisoner until his custody is returned to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and the commission, or the agents and/or employees of either. The responsibility for the care, conduct, and control of such prisoner in such cases shall be transferred to the agency, department, or body politic to which custody of the prisoner has been relinquished.

C. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be responsible for the physical maintenance of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, and the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in its official capacity as the governing authority of Lincoln Parish.

D. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall have all other powers and duties of the sheriff and/or governing authority of a parish heretofore or hereafter provided by law for equipping, maintaining, operating, and/or supporting the public jail of a parish and the prisoners therein, which powers and duties include, but are not limited to the following:

1) Adopting all rules and regulations necessary and proper for the governance and maintenance of proper operations and conduct of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and the prisoners thereof.

2) Appointing and employing all necessary superintendents, corrections officers, and other appropriate personnel, and fixing their salaries and adopting appropriate personnel policies and guidelines, which shall include policies and procedures for discipline and, if necessary, termination.

3) Authorizing and permitting the use of prisoners of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center to maintain road rights of way, not to include construction, within the Parish of Lincoln and remove litter on public grounds, all under the supervision of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury or other appropriate authorities when such prisoners are committed for such purposes by appropriate courts.

4) Creating, establishing, and conducting work release programs in accordance with law.

5) Creating, establishing, and conducting any and all programs, including vocational, rehabilitative, and corrective, not inconsistent with law and consistent with the purposes of this Part.

E. Any construction project undertaken under the auspices of this act shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1099.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1099.1
Construction of Subpart; controlling law
Status: in_force

To the extent that the provisions of this Subpart are inconsistent with any other statutory law, the provisions of this Subpart shall be considered controlling, except that all provisions of the Children's Code relative to the placement of juveniles in shelter care facilities and detention centers shall be considered controlling.

Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2021, No. 158, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:572.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 572.6
Finality of clemency determinations
Status: in_force

No person shall have a right of appeal from a decision of the board of pardons or the governor regarding clemency.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 490, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:551 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 551
Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator; penalties
Status: in_force

A. Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator is committed when a person knows or has reason to know that a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator convicted of a sex offense and required to register as a sex offender as provided for in Chapter 3-B of this Title has failed to comply with the registration requirements of this Chapter and with the intent of assisting the sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator in eluding a state or local law enforcement agency does any of the following:

(1) Withholds information from or does not notify the law enforcement agency about a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator's noncompliance with the requirements of this Chapter.

(2) Harbors or attempts to harbor or assists another person in harboring or attempting to harbor a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator.

(3) Conceals or attempts to conceal or assists another person in concealing or attempting to conceal a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator.

(4) Provides information to the law enforcement agency regarding a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator which the person knows to be false.

B. Whoever commits the crime of harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator shall be imprisoned not more than five years or fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both. At least two years of the sentence imposed shall be served without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Acts 2006, No. 137, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.41 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 571.41
Purpose
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this Part to authorize each judicial district to facilitate the creation of job intervention programs in the various district courts of this state to do the following:

(1) To reduce criminal recidivism.

(2) To increase the personal responsibility and accountability of first-time offenders to their families and to society through gainful employment.

(3) To instill in first-time offenders a belief in their own value and potential through the development of job readiness skills.

(4) To promote effective interaction and use of resources among criminal justice personnel and community employers.

(5) To reduce the overcrowding of prisons.

Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:553 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 553
Prohibition of employment for certain sex offenders
Status: in_force

A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to maintain registration pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 to operate any bus, taxicab, or limousine for hire.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to maintain registration pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 to engage in employment as a service worker who goes into a residence to provide any type of service.

C. It shall be unlawful for any person whose offense involved a minor child and who is required to maintain registration pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 to operate any carnival or amusement ride.

D. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to maintain registration pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 to engage in employment as a door-to-door solicitor, peddler, or itinerant vendor selling any type of goods or services including magazines or periodicals or subscriptions to magazines or periodicals.

E. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Bus" means a motor vehicle with a seating capacity of six or more persons, exclusive of the operator, which is used in the transportation of passengers for hire, excluding any vehicle leased without the provision of a driver.

(2) "Carnival or amusement ride" means either of the following:

(a) A device that is intended to give amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to riders whom the device carries along or around a fixed or restricted course or within a defined area.

(b) A structure that gives amusement, excitement, pleasure, or thrills to people who move around, over, or through the structure without the aid of a moving device integral to the structure.

(3) "Taxicab" means all motor vehicles for hire, carrying six passengers or less, including the driver thereof, which are subject to call from a garage, office, taxi stand, or otherwise.

F. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than five years nor more than ten years at hard labor. Three years shall be served without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

G. The provisions of this Section shall apply only to a person ordered by the court to register as a sex offender on or after August 15, 2010.

Acts 2010, No. 973, §2, eff. July 6, 2010; Acts 2016, No. 267, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:439 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 439
Burden of proof
Status: in_force

The burden of proof is upon him alleging the existence of a fact.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 574.6
Parole term; automatic discharge
Status: in_force

The parole term, when the committee orders an offender released on parole, shall be for the remainder of the offender's sentence. When the parolee has completed his full parole term, he shall be discharged from parole by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections without order by the committee, provided that:

(1) No warrant has been issued by the committee for the arrest of the parolee.

(2) No detainer has been issued by the parole officer for the detention of the parolee pending revocation proceedings.

(3) No indictment or bill of information is pending for any felony the parolee is suspected to have committed while on parole.

Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Acts 1991, No. 117, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2025, No. 158, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1504 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1504
Mandatory reports and immunity
Status: in_force

A. Any person, including but not limited to a health, mental health, and social service practitioner, having cause to believe that an adult's physical or mental health or welfare has been or may be further adversely affected by abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report in accordance with R.S. 15:1505.

B. No cause of action shall exist against any person who in good faith makes a report, cooperates in an investigation by an adult protective agency, or participates in judicial proceedings authorized under the provisions of this Chapter, or any adult protective services caseworker who in good faith conducts an investigation or makes an investigative judgment or disposition, and such person shall have immunity from civil or criminal liability that otherwise might be incurred or imposed. This immunity shall not be extended to:

(1) Any alleged principal, conspirator, or accessory to an offense involving the abuse or neglect of the adult.

(2) Any person who makes a report known to be false or with reckless disregard for the truth of the report.

(3) Any person charged with direct or constructive contempt of court, any act of perjury as defined in Subpart C of Part VII of Chapter 1 of Title 14, or any offense affecting judicial functions and public records as defined in Subpart D of Part VII of Chapter 1 of Title 14.

Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:1188 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 1188
Judicial screening and service of process
Status: in_force

A. The court shall review, before docketing if feasible or, in any event, before service on the defendants, a petition in a civil action in which a prisoner seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. On review, the court shall identify cognizable claims or dismiss the petition, or any portion of the petition, if the petition is frivolous, is malicious, fails to state a cause of action, seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, or fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

B. A court shall not authorize or permit service of a prisoner suit until compliance with both of the following:

(1) The screening required in Subsection A of this Section has been completed.

(2) The provisions of R.S. 15:1186(A)(1), (2), and (3) have been satisfied, if the plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis.

C. The clerk shall not have a prisoner suit served until specifically ordered to do so by the court as provided in Subsection B of this Section, and then the suit shall be served only upon those defendants specifically ordered by the court to be served.

Acts 1997, No. 731, §1, eff. July 9, 1997; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 110, §1, eff. May 5, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 801, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2025, No. 253, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:616 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 15 / Section 616
Confidentiality of records
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided, all DNA profiles and samples submitted to the state police pursuant to this Chapter shall be confidential.

Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.