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LA Rev Stat § 15:572.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§572.3. Powers of the board

RS 572.3 - Powers of the board  In addition to the other powers, duties, and functions set forth in this Part, the board may:  (1) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part and its duties and functions in connection therewith. (2) Employ a staff, including such administrative, clerical and legal personnel, and other professional personnel with training or past experience in criminology or related fields such as sociology, psychology, or psychiatry, as it finds are necessary to effectuate its purposes, powers, and duties. The board shall fix the compensation and duties of its staff, in conformity with applicable civil service and other laws. (3) Do such other things as are necessary to carry out its powers, duties, and functions. (4) Sanction the applicant's disorderly, threatening, or insolent behavior, or use of insulting, abusive, or obscene language or written communication in connection with the application before the board. A decision to sanction may result in the immediate termination of the proceedings and a recommendation against the relief sought by the applicant. The applicant shall be informed of the sanction at the commencement of the proceedings. Added by Acts 1975, No. 593, §2, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1196, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:572.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§572.5. Information to be provided to Board of Pardons

RS 572.5 - Information to be provided to Board of Pardons  A. Upon request of the Board of Pardons, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the Board of Pardons with such records of the fact and circumstances of the offense for which the person applying for a pardon was convicted, the offender's past criminal record, his social history, the prison record, and the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the person applying for a pardon, and any other records or other reports that may be requested.  B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may charge a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars for conducting the clemency investigation provided for in this Section.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 593, §2, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2016, No. 52, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:572.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§572.6. Finality of clemency determinations

RS 572.6 - Finality of clemency determinations  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 § 15:572.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§572.7. Representation of applicants before board; prohibitions

RS 572.7 - Representation of applicants before board; prohibitions  A.(1) The following persons shall not represent any person, directly or indirectly, for compensation before the board:  (a) The executive counsel to the governor.  (b) The executive secretary to the governor.  (c) Any member of the immediate staff of the governor.  (d) Any member of a law firm, law partnership, or law corporation of which a member, associate, or partner is the executive counsel to the governor, the executive secretary to the governor, or a member of the immediate staff of the governor.  (2) If an executive counsel, executive secretary, or member of the immediate staff of the governor violates the provisions of this Section, such person shall forfeit the office or position held and all emoluments of the office or position. In addition, if a member of a law firm, partnership, or corporation of which such a person is a member, associate, or partner violates the provisions of this Section, the office or position held with the governor and all emoluments of said office or position shall be forfeited.  Added by Acts 1980, No. 755, §1, eff. April 1, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 15:572.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§572.9. Avery C. Alexander Act; application process

RS 572.9 - Avery C. Alexander Act; application process A. This Section shall be known and cited as "The Avery C. Alexander Act." B.(1) A person who has been convicted of violating a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain or enforce racial separation or discrimination of individuals, upon application to the Board of Pardons shall be granted a pardon for the conviction as provided in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The Board of Pardons shall provide notice of the application to the district attorney of the parish where the violation occurred within seven days after its submission. The pardon shall be submitted to the governor within fourteen days after the submission of the application unless it is objected to by the state on the grounds that the conviction did not result from a violation of a law the purpose of which was to maintain racial separation or racial discrimination of individuals. If the state objects, a hearing shall be scheduled as soon as practical with notice of the hearing to all interested parties. (2) If the person who has been convicted of violating a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain or enforce racial separation or discrimination of individuals is deceased, the application may be filed by his or her relatives or any interested individual. Acts 2006, No. 125, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
LA Rev Stat § 15:573 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§573. Sessions of Board of Pardons open

RS 573 - Sessions of Board of Pardons open All sessions of the Board of Pardons shall be public. No action shall be taken by the board on any pardon application at any time other than during a meeting that is open to the public. Any pardon or commutation of sentence granted outside of an open, public meeting of the board shall be null, void, and of no effect. Acts 1999, No. 246, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:573.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§573.1. Prohibited contact with Board of Pardons; penalties; public record

RS 573.1 - Prohibited contact with Board of Pardons; penalties; public record A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.12, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall contact or communicate with the Board of Pardons or any of its members urging pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or otherwise regarding any inmate except in the following ways: (1) In an open hearing as provided in this Part. (2) By written letter addressed to the Board of Pardons. B. Any communication with the Board of Pardons urging pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or otherwise regarding an inmate as provided in Paragraph A(2) of this Section shall be deemed a public record and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq. C. Any member of the Board of Pardons improperly contacted by an individual shall immediately notify the individual in writing accompanied by a copy of this Section of law that such contact is illegal and inappropriate, cease the inappropriate communication with the individual, and report the contact to the other board members. D. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section after being informed of the inappropriate contact as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. E. This Section does not apply to any letter written by, or on behalf of, any victim of a crime committed by the inmate under consideration for pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or any letter written in opposition to pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence. The exception provided by this Subsection shall not apply to any elected or appointed public official. F. The Board of Pardons shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for uniform notification procedures pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, and a method of documenting which persons have received such notification. Acts 1997, No. 821, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:573.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§573.2. Teleconference communications by certain persons

RS 573.2 - Teleconference communications by certain persons  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, persons providing testimony may appear before the Board of Pardons by means of teleconference or telephone communication.  Acts 1997, No. 870, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Oct. 20, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574. Adoption of rules by Board of Pardons

RS 574 - Adoption of rules by Board of Pardons A. The Board of Pardons may adopt for its governance such rules as it may deem proper, not contrary to law. B.(1) The board shall not take up for consideration any application for a hearing or any application for a pardon, commutation, or clemency, until the district attorney of the parish in which the person applying for the pardon, commutation, or clemency was convicted has been notified, and has had ample opportunity to attend the session at which said application shall be considered. (2) The board shall not take up any consideration of an application for a hearing or for a pardon, clemency, or commutation until it has made reasonable efforts to contact the victim or the surviving family members of the victim, including correspondence mailed at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing to the last known address of the victim or the surviving family members of the victim, and it has notified the Crime Victims Services Bureau of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Acts 1997, No. 828, §1; Acts 1999, No. 7, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.1. Expenses of members of Board of Pardons; reimbursement

RS 574.1 - Expenses of members of Board of Pardons; reimbursement  Except for the ex officio member, members of the Board of Pardons, whose expenses are not now provided for by law, shall be reimbursed their actual traveling expenses and hotel bills incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Pardons. The reimbursement shall be made on the warrant of the member, in the same manner and from the same source as that from which he receives his salary. Acts 2011, No. 153, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.2.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.2.1. Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record

RS 574.2.1 - Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.12, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall contact or communicate with the committee on parole or any of its members urging parole, or otherwise regarding any inmate except in the following ways: (1) In an open hearing as provided in this Part. (2) By written letter addressed to the committee on parole. B. Any communication with the committee on parole regarding an inmate as provided in Paragraph A(2) of this Section shall be deemed a public record and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq. C. Any member of the committee on parole improperly contacted by an individual shall immediately notify the individual in writing accompanied by a copy of this Section of law that such contact is illegal and inappropriate, cease the inappropriate communication with the individual, and report the contact to the other committee members. D. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section after being informed of the inappropriate contact as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both. E. This Section does not apply to any letter written by, or on behalf of, any victim of a crime committed by the inmate eligible for parole, or any letter written in opposition to the inmate's being placed on parole. The exception provided by this Subsection shall not apply to any elected or appointed public official. F. The committee on parole shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for uniform notification procedures pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, and a method of documenting which persons have received such notification. Acts 1997, No. 821, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.3. Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the committee on parole; reports to be provided to the Board of Pardons; intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program data compilation; annual report

RS 574.3 - Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the committee on parole; reports to be provided to the Board of Pardons; intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program data compilation; annual report  A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the necessary clerical and administrative personnel, equipment, office space, and facilities for the committee on parole and its members.  B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall see that every offender is interviewed and explained the rules with respect to release on parole. It shall secure all relevant data and shall assist the offender in formulating a parole plan. Whenever the committee orders a parole hearing to be held, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall secure a report with respect to the personality of the offender, his social history, his adjustment to authority, the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the offender when such information is available, and his prison record, and may include any recommendation with reference to the release of the offender on parole.  C. In an application for pardon or commutation, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the board of pardons and the governor with such records of the facts and circumstances of the offense for which the offender was confined, the offender's past criminal record and his social history, the prison record, the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the offender, and any other records or other reports that may be requested.   D. The department shall compile statistical data to document successful program completions and program failures by offenders assigned to the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program. The department shall utilize the statistical data to evaluate the operation of the program, define policies, and formulate eligibility standards. The secretary of the department shall establish regulations for the administration of the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program.  E. The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the legislature and to the governor, which shall include the following:  (1) An overall assessment of the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program.  (2) An evaluation of the extent to which program goals and objectives are being met.  (3) A statement regarding the fiscal impact of the program.  Acts 1968, No. 191, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 107, §1; Acts 1986, No. 747, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2020, No. 103, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.4.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.4.1. Parole consideration and hearings

RS 574.4.1 - Parole consideration and hearings  A.(1) The parole hearings shall be conducted in a formal manner in accordance with the rules formulated by the committee and with the provisions of this Part. Before the parole of any prisoner is ordered, such prisoner shall appear before and be interviewed by the committee, except those incarcerated in parish prisons or parish correctional centers, in which case one committee member may conduct the interview. The committee may order a reconsideration of the case or a rehearing at any time.  (2) Persons wishing to provide testimony may appear before the committee on parole by means of teleconference or telephone communication.  B. The committee shall render its decision ordering or denying the release of the prisoner on parole within thirty days after the hearing. A parole shall be ordered only for the best interest of society, not as an award of clemency, and upon determination by the committee that there is reasonable probability that the prisoner is able and willing to fulfill the obligations of a law-abiding citizen so that he can be released without detriment to the community or to himself.  C. All paroles shall issue upon order of the committee and each order of parole shall recite the conditions thereof; provided, however, that before any prisoner is released on parole he shall be provided with a certificate of parole that enumerates the conditions of parole. These conditions shall be explained to the prisoner and the prisoner shall agree in writing to such conditions.  D.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) or (3) of this Subsection, the release date of the prisoner shall be fixed by the committee, but such date shall not be later than six months after the parole hearing or the most recent reconsideration of the prisoner's case.  (2) If the committee on parole determines that it is necessary for the prisoner to complete one or more rehabilitative programs prior to his release to ensure public safety and enhance the prisoner's opportunity for success, the release date of the prisoner may be extended to no later than nine months after the parole hearing or the most recent reconsideration of the prisoner's case.  (3) When granting parole of a prisoner who was sentenced as a habitual offender pursuant to R.S. 15:529.1, if the committee on parole determines that it is necessary for the prisoner to participate in a work release program established pursuant to R.S. 15:1111, the release date of the prisoner may be extended to no later than one year after the parole hearing or the most recent reconsideration of the prisoner's case.  Acts 2008, No. 266, §2; Acts 2008, No. 337, §1; Acts 2009, No. 168, §2; Acts 2009, No. 182, §2; Acts 2010, No. 241, §§1 and 2; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2017, No. 70, §1; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, No. 369, §2; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Oct. 20, 2020.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.4.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.4.5. Probation and parole processing fee

RS 574.4.5 - Probation and parole processing fee  A. A one-time fee of sixty-five dollars shall be assessed for each case file existing on June 30, 2009, and for each new case file opened thereafter by a probation and parole officer of the office of adult services in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such fee shall be collected at the offender's first meeting with any such officer after June 30, 2009, or, if provided for by rule promulgated by the department, over a time period not to exceed twelve months after the first meeting.  B. All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be remitted to the treasurer's office on a monthly basis and may be used to defray the cost of supervision which includes salaries for probation and parole officers.  Acts 2009, No. 299, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 241, §2; Acts 2018, No. 267, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.6. Parole term; automatic discharge

RS 574.6 - Parole term; automatic discharge  The parole term, when the committee orders an offender released on parole, shall be for the remainder of the offender's sentence, with credits for compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision pursuant to R.S. 15:574.6.1. 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.
LA Rev Stat § 15:574.6.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§574.6.1. Compliance credits; parole

RS 574.6.1 - Compliance credits; parole  A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, every offender on parole for an offense other than a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined by R.S. 15:541 shall earn a diminution of parole term, to be known as "earned compliance credits", by good behavior on parole. The amount of diminution of parole term allowed under this Section shall be at the rate of thirty days for every full calendar month on parole.  (2) A defendant who as a condition of his release on parole is required to enter and complete a reentry court program established pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 is not eligible to receive earned compliance credits pursuant to the provisions of this Section.  B.(1) If the probation and parole officer has reasonable cause to believe that an offender on parole has not been compliant with the conditions of his parole in a given calendar month, he may rescind thirty days of earned compliance credits as an administrative sanction under R.S. 15:574.7. Credits may be rescinded only for a month in which the offender is found not to be in compliance.  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of R.S. 15:574.7(B)(1)(c) requiring consent of the parolee shall not apply to the rescinding of earned compliance credits as an administrative sanction under R.S. 15:574.7.  C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop written policies and procedures for the implementation of earned compliance credits for offenders on parole supervision provided by the provisions of this Section. The policies and procedures shall include but not be limited to written guidelines regarding the process to rescind earned compliance credits and the placement of these credits in the administrative sanctions grids. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall also collect data on the implementation of earned compliance credits, including the names of offenders that earned credits, how many credits are applied to each offender, and reductions to supervision periods at the time of discharge.  D. When the offender's total parole term is satisfied through a combination of time served on parole and earned compliance credits, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall order the discharge of the offender from parole.  Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 508, §2; Acts 2018, No. 668, §3.