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LA Rev Stat § 15:259 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§259. Admissibility of depositions taken in jail

RS 259 - Admissibility of depositions taken in jail  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 § 15:260 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§260. Production of certain records of a victim; conditions

RS 260 - Production of certain records of a victim; conditions  A. If the defendant is charged with a violation of R.S. 14:93 or 93.2.3 or sex offense or human trafficking-related offense as defined in or enumerated in R.S. 46:1844(W), a subpoena or court order compelling the production of medical, psychological, school, or other records pertaining to the victim shall not be issued upon request of the defendant unless the subpoena or court order identifies the records sought with particularity and is reasonably limited as to subject matter, and the court finds, after a contradictory hearing with the state, that the requested records are likely to be relevant and admissible at trial and are not sought for the purpose of harassing the victim.  B. Any records obtained by the defendant or his attorney without full compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be inadmissable in any criminal proceeding.  C. The district attorney shall provide written notice to the victim, or counsel for the victim if applicable, of the contradictory hearing required by the provisions of this Section.  D. Willful violation of the provisions of this Section may be punishable as contempt of court.  Acts 1995, No. 755, §1; Acts 2017, No. 337, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 15:261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§261. Disposition of witness or appearance fees for off-duty law enforcement officers

RS 261 - Disposition of witness or appearance fees for off-duty law enforcement officers A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever by reason of the enforcement or imposition of any federal law or rule or for any other reason, an off-duty municipal law enforcement officer is compensated by his governmental employer for an appearance in court in his official capacity as a witness in any criminal case or delinquency adjudication in any city or district court during any time he would not otherwise be required to report to work or perform the duties of his office, then the officer of the court responsible for the disposition of any witness or appearance fee provided in law to compensate or reimburse for the cost of such officer's appearance shall pay the fee to the fiscal officer or other person designated by the officer's governmental employer to receive revenues on behalf of the governmental body. B. The governmental employer may retain such portion of the appearance fee as is necessary to reimburse it for salary, benefits, and other expenses it expends in making its employee available for the appearance. If the witness or appearance fee exceeds the amount the employer is required to pay in salary, benefits, and expenses for such appearance, the employer shall transmit the difference to the officer who made the appearance. In no case, however, shall the officer receive less than he would have been compensated if he had received the fee directly. Acts 1997, No. 918, §1; Acts 1999, No. 552, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§262. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 263, §4.

RS 262 - Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 263, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 15:270 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§270. Interpreters for deaf or severely hearing-impaired persons

RS 270 - Interpreters for deaf or severely hearing-impaired persons  A. In all criminal prosecutions, where the accused is deaf or severely hearing-impaired, he shall have the proceedings of the trial interpreted to him in a language that he can understand by a qualified interpreter appointed by the court. In all cases where the mental condition of a person is being considered and where such person may be committed to a mental institution, and where such person is deaf or severely hearing-impaired, all of the court proceedings pertaining to him shall be interpreted by a qualified interpreter appointed by the court. The qualification of an interpreter as an expert witness is governed by the Louisiana Code of Evidence.  B.(1) In any case where an interpreter is required to be appointed by the court under this Section, the court shall not commence proceedings until the appointed interpreter is in court.  (2) The interpreter appointed in accordance with this Section shall take an oath or affirmation that he will make a true interpretation to the deaf or severely hearing-impaired person accused or being examined of all the proceedings of his case in a language that he understands, and that he will repeat said deaf or severely hearing-impaired person's answer to questions to counsel, court or jury, to the best of his skill and judgment.  (3) Interpreters appointed in accordance with this Section shall receive for their services an amount to be fixed by the judge presiding. When travel of the interpreter is necessary, all of the actual expenses of travel, lodging, and meals incurred by the interpreter in connection with the case in which he is appointed to serve shall be paid at the same rate applicable to state employees.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 320, §1. Acts 1988, No. 515, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 109, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 15:271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§271. Plea of not guilty; burden of proof

RS 271 - Plea of not guilty; burden of proof  The plea of not guilty throws upon the state the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt each element of the crime necessary to constitute the defendant's guilt.  Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 150, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§272. Order for substitution of certified copy of missing document

RS 272 - Order for substitution of certified copy of missing document  The judge shall, upon proof of the loss, destruction or abstraction from the court of any indictment, information or bail bond, order that a certified copy from the judicial record of such lost, destroyed or abstracted document shall be substituted for the original and that the trial and all further proceedings in the cause be had as on the original.  Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 15:273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§273. Right of accused to be confronted with witnesses

RS 273 - Right of accused to be confronted with witnesses  The accused shall have the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him and the depositions of witnesses shall not be evidence either for or against him except as provided by law.  Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 15:274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§274. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 274 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§275. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 275 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:276 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§276. Self-incrimination of witness

RS 276 - Self-incrimination of witness  No witness can be forced to criminate himself, but the judge is not bound by the witness' statement that the answer would criminate him, when from the nature of the question asked and the circumstances of the case such statement can not be true.  Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
LA Rev Stat § 15:277 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§277. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 277 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:278 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§278. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 278 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:279 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§279. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 279 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:280 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§280. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 280 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:281 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§281. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 281 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:282 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§282. Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.

RS 282 - Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, §8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
LA Rev Stat § 15:283 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§283. Protected person; testimony taken outside courtroom

RS 283 - Protected person; testimony taken outside courtroom A. On its own motion or on the motion of the attorney for any party, a court may order that the testimony of a protected person who may have been a witness to or victim of a crime be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be simultaneously televised by closed circuit television to the court and jury, when the court makes a specific finding of necessity based upon both of the following: (1) Expert testimony that the protected person would be likely to suffer serious emotional distress if forced to give testimony in open court. (2) Expert testimony that, without such simultaneous televised testimony, the protected person cannot reasonably communicate his testimony to the court or jury. B. The court shall ensure that the protected person cannot see or hear the accused unless such viewing or hearing is requested for purposes of identification. However, the court shall ensure that the accused is afforded the ability to consult with his attorney during the testimony of the protected person. C. The only persons who may be present in the room with the protected person are the person or persons operating the audio-video equipment, the presiding judge, the attorneys for the state, the attorneys for the defendant, and any person, other than a relative of the protected person, whose presence is determined by the court to be necessary to the welfare and well-being of the protected person during his testimony. The persons operating the equipment shall be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror that permits them to see and hear the protected person during his testimony but does not permit the protected person to see or hear them. D. Only the attorneys, or the presiding judge as authorized by law, may question the protected person. E. For the purposes of this Section, "protected person" means a person who is the victim of a crime or a witness in a criminal prosecution who is either of the following: (1) Under the age of seventeen years. (2) Has a developmental disability as defined in R.S. 28:451.2(12). Acts 1984, No. 563, §1; Acts 1991, No. 500, §1; Acts 2004, No. 241, §1; Acts 2006, No. 764, §2; Acts 2007, No. 70, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:284 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§284. Facility dogs; use in court; procedure

RS 284 - Facility dogs; use in court; procedure  A. The court shall allow a witness who is either under eighteen years of age or who has a developmental disability as defined in R.S. 28:451.2 to have a facility dog, if available, accompany them while testifying in court.  B. The court may allow any witness who does not meet the criteria provided for in Subsection A of this Section to have a facility dog, if available, accompany them while testifying in court.  C. A party seeking the use of a facility dog must file a notice with the court that includes the certification of the dog, the name of the person or entity who certified the dog, and evidence that the dog is insured.  D. To ensure that the presence of a facility dog does not influence the jury or is not a reflection on the truthfulness of any testimony that is offered by the victim or witness, the court shall instruct the jury on the role of the facility dog and that the facility dog is a trained animal.  E. For the purposes of this Section, "facility dog" means a dog that is certified and a graduate of an assistance dog organization that is accredited by Assistance Dogs International or a similar internationally recognized organization whose main purpose is to grant accreditation to assistance dog organizations based on standards of excellence in all areas of assistance dog acquisition, training, and placement. A "facility dog" is one that is specially trained to provide emotional support to witnesses testifying in judicial proceedings without causing a distraction during the proceedings.  F. This Section may be referred to and may be cited as "Duvall's Law".  Acts 2018, No. 503, §1; Acts 2020, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:291 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§291. Right of accused to have testimony taken down; provision for paying

RS 291 - Right of accused to have testimony taken down; provision for paying The testimony of the witnesses on the question of guilt or innocence may be taken down under the supervision of the court and in order to explain any bill of exception which may be taken by counsel for the accused, the accused shall have the right, if he chooses, to have all of the testimony so taken made a part of the transcript; provided, that any accused desiring to send up the testimony of all of the witnesses so taken, shall pay for the same, and provided further, that the said testimony shall be considered only in explanation of the bills of exception reserved during the trial on behalf of the accused.
LA Rev Stat § 15:301 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§301. Remittance of fine or imprisonment

RS 301 - Remittance of fine or imprisonment  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 § 15:301.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§301.1. Sentences without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence; correction

RS 301.1 - Sentences without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence; correction A. When a criminal statute requires that all or a portion of a sentence imposed for a violation of that statute be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, each sentence which is imposed under the provisions of that statute shall be deemed to contain the provisions relating to the service of that sentence without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. The failure of a sentencing court to specifically state that all or a portion of the sentence is to be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence shall not in any way affect the statutory requirement that all or a portion of the sentence be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. B. If a sentence is inconsistent with statutory provisions, upon the court's own motion or motion of the district attorney, the sentencing court shall amend the sentence to conform to the applicable statutory provisions. The district attorney shall have standing to seek appellate or supervisory relief for the purpose of amending the sentence as provided in this Section. C. The provisions of this Section shall apply to each provision of law which requires all or a portion of a criminal sentence to be served without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence, or of any one of them, any combination thereof, or any substantially similar provision or combination of substantially similar provisions. D. Any amendment to any criminal sentence as authorized by the provisions of this Section shall be completed within one hundred eighty days of the initial sentencing. Acts 1999, No. 94, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:302 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§302. Sentences to prison districts; persons excluded

RS 302 - Sentences to prison districts; persons excluded   Whenever prison districts have been established the rules of sentencing set forth below shall be followed:   (1) The following persons shall be sentenced to prison districts:  (a) All persons convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to imprisonment by any state court within the judicial district.  (b) All persons convicted of violations of state or parish laws by any municipal court within the judicial district.  (2) The following persons may be sentenced to prison districts:  (a) Persons convicted of felonies by any state court within the judicial district notwithstanding the conviction ordinarily requires imprisonment in the penitentiary.  (b) Persons convicted of violations of municipal ordinances and sentenced to imprisonment by the municipal courts of those municipalities which have contracted with the governing authority of the prison district for the keeping of such persons.  (3) The following persons shall not be imprisoned in any prison district:  (a) Persons sentenced to life imprisonment.  (b) Persons convicted of treason, aggravated or first degree rape, simple or third degree rape, aggravated or simple arson, or aggravated or simple kidnapping.  (c) Bank and homestead officials convicted of theft by reason of misusing funds of depositors or other funds entrusted to them.  (d) Notaries public who are defaulters.  (e) Second or third offenders.  (f) Persons whose sentences exceed five years.  Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 419, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2.
LA Rev Stat § 15:303 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§303. Maximum fine or imprisonment when not specified

RS 303 - Maximum fine or imprisonment when not specified  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 § 15:304 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§304. Expenses to be paid by parishes; juror's fee in city of New Orleans

RS 304 - Expenses to be paid by parishes; juror's fee in city of New Orleans  All expenses incurred in the different parishes of the state or in the city of New Orleans by the arrest, confinement, and prosecution of persons accused or convicted of crimes, their removal to prison, the pay of witnesses specifically provided for by law, jurors and all prosecutorial expenses whatever attending criminal proceedings shall be paid by the respective parishes in which the offense charged may have been committed or by the city of New Orleans, as the case may be. The expenses shall be paid by the parish treasurer or by the city of New Orleans after an account of the expenses shall be duly certified to be correct by the presiding judge and the clerk of court. The fees, salaries, and expenses to be paid shall be fixed and regulated by the parish or city authority unless otherwise provided by law; however, those persons serving as jurors in the trial of criminal cases in the city of New Orleans shall be entitled to compensation of sixteen dollars for each and every day or part of a day on which they serve as jurors in any criminal case to be paid by the city of New Orleans; provided further that this shall not become effective until the council of the city of New Orleans will have appropriated sufficient funds for this purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the city of New Orleans shall only pay the above expenses after the special account created pursuant to R.S. 15:571.11(D), and to the extent authorized thereby, shall have been depleted. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to make the parishes or the city of New Orleans responsible for the expenses associated with the costs, expert fees, or attorney fees of a defendant in a criminal proceeding. Acts 1966, No. 311, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 541, §1; Acts 1975, No. 233, §2; Acts 1979, No. 156, §1, eff. July 3, 1979; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 81, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.