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LA Code Crim Pro art. 932 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 932. Jurors, juries, and jury venires

Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this Code:  (1) "Juror" means a grand or a petit juror. (2) "Petit jury" means the jury that tries a defendant. (3) "Panel" is a group of persons selected according to law from a grand jury or petit jury venire to serve as a grand jury, or as a petit jury.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 933 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 933. Offenses

Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this Code:  (1) "Offense" includes both a felony and a misdemeanor. (2) "Capital offense" means an offense that may be punished by death. (3) "Felony" means an offense that may be punished by death or by imprisonment at hard labor. (4) "Misdemeanor" means any offense other than a felony, and includes the violation of an ordinance providing a penal sanction.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 934 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 934. Miscellaneous definitions

Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this Code:  (1) "Act" includes a failure or omission to perform a legal duty. (2) "City" means a city, town, village, or other municipality. (3) "Convicted" means adjudicated guilty after a plea or after trial on the merits. (4) "Defendant" means a person who has been charged with or accused of an offense. (5) "District Attorney" includes an assistant district attorney, and where the prosecution is in a city court, includes the prosecuting officer of that court. (6) "Indictment" includes information and affidavit, unless it is the clear intent to restrict that word to the finding of a grand jury. (7) "Institution of prosecution" means the finding of an indictment, or the filing of an information, or affidavit, which is designed to serve as the basis of a trial. (8) "Oath" includes affirmation. (9) "Person" includes an individual, partnership, unincorporated association of individuals, joint stock company, or corporation. (10) "State" includes a city or other political subdivision of the state. (11) "Statute" and "criminal law" mean a criminal statute, a constitutional provision, or an ordinance of a city or other political subdivision of the state. (12) "Trial on the merits" means trial on the issue of guilt or innocence.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 941 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 941. Legislative findings

The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The state of Louisiana could suffer future catastrophic damage through the occurrence of emergencies and disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or manmade causes resulting in the displacement of residents or the destruction of or severe damage to courthouses and other facilities supporting the criminal justice system. (2) The magnitude of such catastrophic events may cause a disruption of the criminal justice system in any parish directly impacted by the emergency or disaster. (3) The response to such an emergency or disaster should ensure the continued effective operation and integrity of the state's criminal justice system while minimizing adverse effects on the interests of the defendant and the state. (4) Considering these factors, the Legislature of Louisiana, exercising its authority vested in Article III and Article VI, Section 3 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and recognizing the necessity of creating a classification of parishes based upon the need to conduct emergency sessions of court, does hereby enact the provisions of this Title to provide for the effective operation and integrity of the criminal justice system during times of emergency or disaster. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 942 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 942. Definitions

As used in this Title: (1) "Affected court" means any appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, traffic, juvenile, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings for which the Louisiana Supreme Court has made a determination that the court shall conduct emergency sessions outside its parish or territorial jurisdiction as provided for by the provisions of this Title. (2) "Emergency sessions" means any criminal court proceeding conducted by an affected court as authorized by the provisions of this Title and by order of the Louisiana Supreme Court. (3) "Host jurisdiction" means the location or locations in which the Louisiana Supreme Court has ordered the affected court to conduct emergency sessions. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 943 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 943. Preemption of conflicting provisions

The provisions of this Title shall preempt and supersede but not repeal any conflicting provisions of this Code or any other provision of law. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 944 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 944. Emergency sessions of court; criteria

A. When the supreme court makes the determination that an appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, juvenile, traffic, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings shall conduct proceedings outside its parish or territorial jurisdiction, the supreme court may order emergency sessions of court at a location or locations which are both feasible and practicable outside the parish or territorial jurisdiction of that court. This determination shall be based upon emergency or disaster circumstances, including but not limited to the lack of a readily available alternative location to conduct court within the parish, terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, earthquake, or other natural or manmade causes resulting in the displacement of thousands of residents and the destruction of or severe damage to courthouses and other facilities supporting the criminal justice system. In making this determination, the supreme court shall make a reasonable effort to consult with the chief judge, the district attorney, the district public defender, and the clerk of the affected court. B. The supreme court order requiring emergency sessions of court shall name the affected court, the location or locations in which the emergency sessions of that court shall be conducted, and the date on which emergency sessions shall commence. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 307, §10.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 945 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpus

A. Venue for criminal prosecutions in an affected court shall be changed by operation of law to the parish where the affected court is ordered to conduct criminal sessions for the duration of the emergency sessions. Criminal proceedings may take place in a parish other than the parish where the crime was committed if the supreme court has ordered emergency sessions of that court in another parish pursuant to Article 944 or as otherwise provided by law. B. Venue for a writ of habeas corpus for an individual whose physical custody has been transferred as a result of the circumstances which are the basis for the emergency session shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge. If the court in East Baton Rouge Parish is also an affected court, venue shall be in the host jurisdiction which has been established by supreme court order for the affected court in East Baton Rouge Parish. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 946 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 946. Jurisdiction of affected court conducting emergency sessions

A. The affected court conducting emergency sessions outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 shall retain jurisdiction over all criminal proceedings and prosecutions that would otherwise be conducted by the affected court. B. All court proceedings, grand jury proceedings, hearings, preliminary matters, pretrial hearings, and trials may be conducted in the emergency sessions of the affected court. C. The affected court conducting emergency sessions may retain jurisdiction to complete all matters in progress in the host jurisdiction even though the order rendered pursuant to Article 944 has been withdrawn, canceled, or rescinded. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 947 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 947. Affected court conducting emergency sessions; authority and powers

An affected court ordered to conduct emergency sessions outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 shall retain all authority and powers previously exercised by that court in its parish or territorial jurisdiction. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 948 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 948. Emergency sessions; length; recision; continuation; extensions

A. Emergency sessions of court shall continue until the supreme court withdraws, cancels, or rescinds the order authorizing the emergency sessions. The supreme court shall give notice at least ten days prior to the conclusion of the emergency session to the chief judge, the district attorney, the district public defender, and the clerk of the affected court. B. The supreme court may withdraw, cancel, or rescind an order authorizing emergency sessions of court at any time that it determines that the conditions which warranted the issuance of the order no longer exist. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 307, §10.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 949 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 949. Court costs and fees

All court costs, fees, and fines assessed or taxed and collected previously by the affected court prior to the supreme court order authorizing the conducting of emergency sessions shall be assessed, taxed, collected, distributed, and retained in the same amounts by and to the same entities and in the same manner by the affected court conducting the emergency session in the host jurisdiction. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 950 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 950. Authority of district attorney in emergency sessions of court

A. The district attorney or prosecuting attorney, where applicable, of the affected court conducting emergency sessions of court outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 shall have entire charge and control of every criminal prosecution and authority in the host jurisdiction that he would otherwise have exercised in the affected court. B. The provisions of this Article are included in the other duties of the district attorney provided by law as authorized by Article V, Section 26(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 951 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 951. Sheriff; law enforcement officer

A. The sheriff and any other law enforcement agency or officer or court official having jurisdiction in the affected court shall have all necessary authority and powers to operate within the host jurisdiction in which the affected court is conducting emergency sessions pursuant to Article 944, including the collection of fines, fees, costs, and bonds. This authority shall be limited to those matters being conducted in the emergency session of court. B. The provisions of this Article shall constitute an exception to territorial jurisdiction of the sheriff in the same manner as Articles 204 and 213. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 952 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 952. Clerk of affected court

A. During the period in which the supreme court has ordered emergency sessions of court pursuant to Article 944, the clerk of court of the affected court is authorized to establish an ancillary office in the host jurisdiction in which the emergency sessions of the court are held. B. The clerk of court of the affected court shall continue to exercise all necessary powers, duties, and authority of his office in order to maintain the effective operation and integrity of the criminal justice system of the affected court in the host jurisdiction, including but not limited to the assessment of fees to which the clerk is entitled. This authority shall be limited to all matters and proceedings within the jurisdiction of the affected court. C. If the affected court is located in Orleans Parish, the provisions of this Article shall apply to the recorder of mortgages and register of conveyances for the parish of Orleans. D. The provisions of this Article are included in the other duties of the clerk provided by law as authorized by Article V, Section 28(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 953 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 953. Authority of indigent defender board in emergency sessions of court

The district public defender, or regional director, where applicable, of the affected court conducting emergency sessions of court outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 shall retain the authority for the appointment of attorneys residing in either the parish or territorial jurisdiction of the affected court or in the host jurisdiction to represent indigent defendants in the host jurisdiction that would otherwise have been exercised in the affected court. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2007, No. 307, §10.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 954 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 954. Jury pool; emergency sessions

A. Upon motion by the district attorney and after a contradictory hearing, the court may summon jurors from the host jurisdiction. The district attorney must show that the interests of justice are served by the approval of such motion. B. The summoning of jurors shall be conducted by the clerk of the host jurisdiction. The cost of summoning jurors and all costs regarding jurors shall be paid by the affected court. Acts 2005, 1st. Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 955 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 955. Suspension of time limitations in affected courts; ninety days; recision; extensions; exceptions

A. The time periods, limitations, and delays established by the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Children's Code, Title 15, and Chapter 26 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be suspended in the jurisdiction of the affected court for a period of ninety days following the issuance of an order authorizing emergency sessions of court as provided for in Article 944. B. The ninety-day suspension provided for by this Article shall commence to run from the date the supreme court issued its order authorizing the emergency sessions of court or from the date specified therein, whichever is earlier. C. The ninety-day suspension may be extended upon a determination by the supreme court that the continuation of the suspension is necessary. D. The supreme court may rescind the suspension at any time and for any jurisdiction within the state upon a determination by the supreme court that the suspension is no longer necessary. E. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 230.1, 230.2, 351, 354, and 362. F. When the supreme court makes the determination and orders an emergency session of court at a location which are both feasible and practical outside the parish or territorial jurisdiction of the affected court, pursuant to Article 944, in addition to the provisions of Paragraph A of this Article, the supreme court may order an extension of time not to exceed four hundred fifty days for the surrender of the defendant as provided for in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 349.8. This extension of time is in addition to the one hundred eighty days provided for in Article 349.8 and the ninety days provided for in Paragraph A of this Article, and also applies to the deadlines for filing motions to set aside judgments of bond forfeiture. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 466, §2, eff. June 15, 2006; Acts 2010, No. 914, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 956 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 956. Appeals; application for supervisory writs

An application for a supervisory writ or an appeal from a judgment or ruling of an affected court ordered to conduct emergency sessions shall be taken to the appropriate appellate court which exercised proper appellate or supervisory jurisdiction over the affected court prior to the issuance of the supreme court order. If the appropriate appellate court is also an affected court, an application for a supervisory writ or an appeal from a judgment or ruling of an affected court shall be taken to the host jurisdiction which has been established by supreme court order for the affected appellate court. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 957 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offenses

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an affected court conducting emergency sessions of court outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 may release a defendant on bail through an unsecured personal surety as authorized by Article 317, without proof of a security interest pursuant to the provisions of this Article. B. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to any defendant who has been arrested for any of the following offenses: (1) A crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B). (2) A sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541. (3) A felony offense, an element of which includes the discharge, use, or possession of a firearm. (4) A violation of R.S. 14:98, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or a parish or municipal ordinance that prohibits operating a vehicle while intoxicated, while impaired, or while under the influence of alcohol or any controlled dangerous substance. C. The affected court may release a defendant on bail through a personal surety without proof of a security interest as required by Article 319 if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The defendant was arrested for an offense which is not excluded by Paragraph B of this Article. (2) The personal surety meets the requirements of Articles 315 and 318 for a secured personal surety. (3) Proof of a security interest cannot be obtained due to emergency or disaster circumstances as provided for in Article 944. (4) The court requires that the unsecured surety be converted to a commercial surety or secured personal surety as soon as proof of a security interest can be obtained, or within thirty days of issuance of the unsecured bail, whichever occurs earlier. If proof of a security interest cannot be obtained due to emergency or disaster circumstances, the court may extend the period to obtain proof of the security interest for additional thirty-day increments as determined to be necessary by the court. D. The provisions of this Article shall not be construed to limit the constitutional right to bail or the inherent authority of the court to set bail. Acts 2010, No. 141, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 958 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 958. Suspension of time limitations in declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency

  A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the governor has declared a disaster or emergency pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 29:721 et seq. or a public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:760 et seq., the supreme court is authorized to issue an order, or series of orders as it determines to be necessary and appropriate, that shall have the full force and effect of suspending all time periods, limitations, and delays pertaining to the initiation, continuation, prosecution, defense, appeal, and post-conviction relief of any prosecution of any state or municipal criminal, juvenile, wildlife, or traffic matter within the state of Louisiana including but not limited to any such provisions in this Code, the Children's Code, and Titles 14, 15, 32, 40, and 56 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or in any other provision of Louisiana law, for a determinate period of thirty days except as otherwise provided by this Article.  B. The thirty-day period provided for in this Article shall commence to run from the date the supreme court issues the order or from a particular date specified by the supreme court in the order, whichever is earlier.  C. The thirty-day period provided in Paragraph A of this Article may be extended by further order of the supreme court for additional successive periods with each period not exceeding thirty days.  D. The period of suspension authorized by the provisions of this Article shall terminate upon order of the supreme court or upon termination of the declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency, whichever is earlier.  E. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to Articles 230.1, 230.2, and 232 and Children's Code Articles 624 and 819.  F. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to negate or impair the application of any other provision of law regarding the suspension or interruption of time periods, limitations, or delays.  Acts 2020, No. 285, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 971 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 971. Legislative findings

The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) Louisiana law provides for the expungement of certain arrest and conviction records under limited circumstances. Obtaining an expungement of these records allows for the removal of a record from public access but does not result in the destruction of the record. (2) An expunged record is confidential, but remains available for use by law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, and other statutorily defined agencies. (3) Following the passage of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, all individuals who wish to work at ports or on vessels regulated by this Act are required to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). Obtaining a TWIC card requires a criminal history check and clearance which cannot be obtained without either a clean record or an expunged record with respect to certain offenses. (4) The inability to obtain an expungement can prevent certain individuals from obtaining gainful employment. (5) The need for employment must be balanced appropriately against the desire for public safety. Nothing in this Title shall be construed to limit or impair in any way the subsequent use of any expunged record of arrest or conviction in any lawful manner by law enforcement, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, or judges, including its use as a predicate offense or for the provisions of the Habitual Offender Law. (6) It is the intention of the legislature that this Title will provide opportunities to break the cycle of criminal recidivism, increase public safety, and assist the growing population of criminal offenders reentering the community to establish a self-sustaining life through opportunities in employment. (7) In balancing the legitimate needs of law enforcement agencies and the desire to afford employment opportunities to all Louisiana citizens, the Louisiana Legislature enacts the provisions of this Title within the Code of Criminal Procedure. Acts 2014, No. 145, §1.