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LA Code Crim Pro art. 228.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 228.3. Disposal of unclaimed property seized in any criminal investigation; Orleans Parish excepted

Any unclaimed property seized in connection with any criminal investigation under the jurisdiction of any sheriff, Orleans excepted, shall, if it remains unclaimed for more than one year after its use or from the time it was last used in connection with any criminal proceeding, be disposed of in the following manner:  (1) After the lapse of one year any sheriff may petition the court having proper jurisdiction for the disposal of said property in any lawful manner. (2) Before any sheriff petitions said court he shall cause an advertisement of his intention to seek approval of the court to be placed in the newspaper designated as the official journal of the parish one time at least ten days prior to filing of his petition, and shall mail a copy of the advertisement to the last known owner at his last known address, postage prepaid. In the petition for disposal the sheriff shall set forth a brief description of the items to be disposed of, the court in which the proceedings will be filed, the title of the proceedings, and method or methods of intended disposal. (3) The petition of the sheriff shall make specific recommendations as to the method of disposal for each item of unclaimed property and pray for the court to order its disposal. (4) The court shall order the property disposed of in the manner contained in the sheriff's petition or order the disposal of the property in any legal manner within the sole discretion of the court. (5) The costs of the proceedings to dispose of unclaimed property shall be derived from the disposal of the property as provided under this Subsection. (6) Any funds remaining after payment of the cost of the proceedings to dispose of unclaimed property shall be deposited in the sheriff's salary fund. Added by Acts 1975, No. 545, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 229 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 229. Duties of officer in charge

The officer in charge of the jail or police station shall immediately inform the prisoner booked:  (1) Of the charge against him;  (2) Of his rights to communicate with and procure counsel; and  (3) Of his right to request a preliminary examination when he is charged with a felony. The officer in charge shall, within forty-eight hours from the time of the booking, notify the district attorney in writing of all persons booked for violation of state statutes, and shall furnish without cost a certified copy of any booking entry to any person requesting it.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 230 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 230. Rights of person arrested

The person arrested has, from the moment of his arrest, a right to procure and confer with counsel and to use a telephone or send a messenger for the purpose of communicating with his friends or with counsel.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 230.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 230.1. Maximum time for appearance before judge for the purpose of appointment of counsel; court discretion to fix bail at the appearance; extension of time limit for cause; effect of failure of appearance

  A. The sheriff or law enforcement officer having custody of an arrested person shall bring him promptly, and in any case within seventy-two hours from the time of the arrest, before a judge for the purpose of appointment of counsel. Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays shall be excluded in computing the seventy-two-hour period referred to herein. The defendant shall appear in person unless the court by local rule provides for such appearance by telephone or audio-video electronic equipment. However, upon a showing that the defendant is incapacitated, unconscious, or otherwise physically or mentally unable to appear in court within seventy-two hours, then the defendant's presence is waived by law, and a judge shall appoint counsel to represent the defendant within seventy-two hours from the time of arrest.  B. At this appearance, if a defendant has the right to have the court appoint counsel to defend him, the court shall assign counsel to the defendant. The court may also, in its discretion, determine or review a prior determination of the amount of bail.  C. If the arrested person is not brought before a judge in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph A of this Article, he shall be released on his own recognizance.  D. The failure of the sheriff or law enforcement officer to comply with the requirements herein shall have no effect whatsoever upon the validity of the proceedings thereafter against the defendant.  Added by Acts 1972, No. 700, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 395, §1; Acts 1984, No. 206, §1; Acts 1985, No. 955, §1; Acts 2006, No. 811, §1; Acts 2018, No. 129, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 230.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 230.2. Probable cause determinations; persons arrested without a warrant and continued in custody; bail

A. A law enforcement officer effecting the arrest of a person without a warrant shall promptly complete an affidavit of probable cause supporting the arrest of the person and submit it to a magistrate. Persons continued or remaining in custody pursuant to an arrest made without a warrant shall be entitled to a determination of probable cause within forty-eight hours of arrest. The probable cause determination shall be made by a magistrate and shall not be an adversary proceeding. The determination may be made without the presence of the defendant and may be made upon affidavits or other written evidence, which may be transmitted to the magistrate by means of facsimile transmission or other electronic means. A magistrate's determination of probable cause hereunder shall not act as a waiver of a person's right to a preliminary examination pursuant to Article 292. B.(1) If a probable cause determination is not timely made in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph A of this Article, the arrested person shall be released on his own recognizance. (2) Nothing in this Paragraph shall preclude the defendant's rearrest and resetting of bond for the same offense or offenses upon the issuance of an arrest warrant based upon a finding of probable cause by a magistrate. Acts 1992, No. 674, §1; Acts 2010, No. 260, §1; Acts 2011, No. 83, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 231 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 231. Close pursuit of person from another state; authority to arrest

A state, county, or city peace officer of another state of the United States who enters this state in close pursuit of a person and continues within this state in close pursuit to arrest him on the ground that he is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in the other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold the person in custody as has a peace officer of this state to arrest and hold a person in custody on the ground that he is reasonably believed to have committed a felony in this state. This article shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state that would otherwise be lawful.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 232 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 232. Same; arrested person taken before judge for hearing

An officer making an arrest under Article 231 shall, without unnecessary delay, take the person arrested before a judge of the parish in which the arrest was made, who shall conduct a hearing for the purpose of determining the lawfulness of the arrest. If the judge determines that the arrest was lawful he shall, subject to rights of bail as stated in Article 271, commit the person arrested to jail for a period of time, not exceeding thirty days, to await the issuance of an extradition warrant by the governor of this state. If the judge determines that the arrest was unlawful he shall discharge the person arrested.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 233 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 233. Electronic signature of offender; requirements

A. Law enforcement agencies are authorized to utilize the electronic signature of any offender. The signature may be captured by any generally accepted method or process of electronic signature capture, including the use of devices which capture and convert analog writing to electronic or digital form. B. If any provision of law requires a signature or any record, bail undertaking, summons, or affidavit to be signed, acknowledged, verified, or made under oath by a criminal offender, the requirement is satisfied if the electronic signature of the offender, together with all other information required to be included by other applicable law, is attached to or logically associated with the signature or record. C. For purposes of this Section, "electronic signature" shall mean an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. Acts 2010, No. 583, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 251 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 251. Legislative intent

  A. The legislature finds that police investigations are strengthened by the use of best practices for investigative procedures, which increase the ability of law enforcement to keep communities safe and apprehend those suspected of criminal activity, reduce erroneous eyewitness identifications, and enhance the reliability and objectivity of eyewitness identification.  B. The legislature further finds that policies and procedures to improve the accuracy of eyewitness identifications, such as those recommended by the Louisiana Sheriff's Executive Management Institute (LSEMI) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, would help to ensure that the integrity of Louisiana criminal justice investigations is strengthened and enhanced so as to convict the guilty and protect the innocent.  Acts 2018, No. 466, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 252 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 252. Definitions

  For purposes of this Title:  (1) "Administrator" means the person conducting the photo or live lineup.  (2) "Blind" means conducted in such a way that the administrator does not know the identity of the suspect.  (3) "Blinded" means conducted in such a way that the administrator may know who the suspect is, but does not know which lineup member is being viewed by the eyewitness.  (4) "Criminal justice entity" means any government agency or subunit thereof, or private agency that, through statutory authorization or a legal formal agreement with a governmental unit or agency, has the power of investigation, arrest, detention, prosecution, adjudication, treatment, supervision, rehabilitation, or release of persons suspected, charged, or convicted of a crime.  (5) "Eyewitness" means a person who observes another person at or near the scene of an offense.  (6) "Filler" means either a person or a photograph of a person who is not suspected of an offense but is included in an identification procedure.  (7) "Folder shuffle method" means a blinded procedure in which the suspect photos and nonsuspect or filler photos are each placed in separate folders for a total of six photographs and shuffled together along with four blank folders and handed to the eyewitness one at a time so that the administrator cannot see which photograph the eyewitness is viewing.  (8) "Live lineup" means an identification procedure in which a group of persons, including the suspected perpetrator of an offense and other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.  (9) "Photo lineup" means an identification procedure in which an array of photographs, including a photograph of the suspected perpetrator of an offense and additional photographs of other persons not suspected of the offense, is displayed to an eyewitness either in hard copy form or via computer or similar device for the purpose of determining whether the eyewitness identifies the suspect as the perpetrator.  (10) "Suspect" means a person believed by law enforcement to be the possible perpetrator of an offense.  Acts 2018, No. 466, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 261 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 261. Special definitions

In this Title:  (1) "Crime" means any offense denounced by a state statute and does not include an offense denounced by a local ordinance. (2) "Governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state. (3) "Executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state. (4) "Indictment" is limited in meaning to the finding of a grand jury. (5) "Judge" means any judge of a district court with criminal jurisdiction. (6) "State," when used with reference to a state other than this state, means any state or territory of the United States of America, and includes the District of Columbia.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 262. Extradition of wanted criminals

Subject to the provisions of this Title, it is the duty of the governor of this state to have arrested and delivered to the executive authority of any other state any person charged with any felony in that state, or wanted for sentencing or to serve sentence after conviction of a crime, who has fled from justice and who is found in this state. Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 262.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 262.1. Extradition of persons not physically present in demanding state at the time of commission of crime

Subject to the provisions of this Title, the governor may, in his discretion, have arrested and delivered to the executive authority of any other state any person physically present in this state who commits an act which intentionally results in a criminal offense in the demanding state and who is thereafter charged with such offense even though such person was not physically present in that state at the time of the commission of the crime, and has not fled therefrom. Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 263. Form of demand for extradition; necessary papers

A demand for the extradition of a person wanted in another state shall not be recognized by the governor unless the demand is in writing and states the purpose for which he is wanted. The demand must be accompanied by:  (1) A statement of facts by the prosecuting officer having jurisdiction of the crime, and by a copy of an indictment found or of an information filed in the state having jurisdiction of the crime, or by a copy of an affidavit made before a magistrate there, together with a copy of any warrant which was issued thereupon; or  (2) A copy of a judgment of conviction or of a sentence imposed in execution thereof, together with a statement by the executive authority of the demanding state that the person claimed has escaped from confinement or has broken the terms of his bail, probation, parole, furlough, or reprieve. The indictment, information, or affidavit made before the magistrate must substantially charge the person demanded with having committed a crime under the law of that state; and the copy of the indictment, information, affidavit, judgment of conviction, or sentence must be authenticated by the executive authority making the demand.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 264 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 264. Investigation of demand by governor

When a demand is made upon the governor of this state by the executive authority of another state for surrender of a person wanted by the other state, the governor may call upon the attorney general, a district attorney, or other official or agency in this state to investigate or assist in investigating the demand, and to report to him the situation of and circumstances surrounding the person so demanded, and whether or not he ought to be surrendered.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 265 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 265. Governor's warrant; issuance and recitals

If the governor decides that a demand for extradition should be complied with, he shall sign a warrant of arrest directed to any peace officer for execution. The warrant shall recite facts showing substantial compliance with Article 263, but an incomplete recital of facts shall not invalidate the warrant if a proper basis for its issuance exists.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 266 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 266. Governor's warrant; execution and recall

The governor's warrant authorizes any peace officer to arrest the accused at any time and at any place he may be found in the state. The peace officer shall have authority to command the aid of other peace officers or persons in the execution of the warrant, and to deliver the accused, subject to the provisions of this Title, to the designated agent of the demanding state. The governor may recall his warrant of arrest or may issue another warrant at any time. Acts 1997, No. 1321, §1; Acts 2001, No. 822, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 267 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 267. Rights of accused; extradition hearing

A person arrested upon the governor's warrant shall not be delivered over to the agent appointed by the executive authority to receive him unless he shall first be taken before a judge, or in Orleans Parish, before a judge, a magistrate judge, or a commissioner of the magistrate section of the criminal district court, who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender, of the crime with which he is charged, of his right to procure legal counsel, and of his right to an extradition hearing. If the prisoner or his counsel states that he desires an extradition hearing, the court shall assign as early a day as practicable for the hearing, to be held in open court. At least one full day shall intervene between the assignment and the day fixed for the hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given to the district attorney of the parish in which the hearing is to be held. If an extradition hearing is not requested, the prisoner shall be delivered promptly to the agent of the demanding state. Acts 1986, No. 935, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 268 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 268. Issues at extradition hearing; resulting orders

A. The grounds for discharge at the extradition hearing are that:  (1) The accused is not the person mentioned in the governor's warrant, in the requisition, or in the judgment of conviction, sentence, indictment, information, or affidavit which is the basis of the requisition;  (2) The governor's warrant is not signed; or  (3) A requirement of Art. 263 has not been met. B. The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which he is charged is not an issue at the hearing. Unless one of the grounds for discharge is proven, the accused shall, without further delay, be delivered into the custody of the designated agent of the demanding state. C. The court may commit the accused for an additional thirty-day period, to enable the demanding state to furnish the proper and necessary papers, if a ground for discharge under Subparagraph (2) or (3) under Paragraph (A) has been established. If some other ground for discharge is established the accused shall, without further delay, be released.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 269 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 269. Arrest prior to demand for extradition; issuance of warrant

A judge may issue a warrant for the arrest of a person in this state, prior to a demand for extradition in conformity with Article 263, when on the oath or affidavit of a credible person, taken before a judge or clerk of court, the person to be arrested is charged with:  (1) Being a fugitive from justice of another state;  (2) Commission of a crime in another state; or  (3) Having been convicted of a crime in another state, and having escaped from confinement or having broken the terms of his bail, probation, parole, furlough, or reprieve. In this article, "judge" means any judge of a district, city, or parish court with criminal jurisdiction. Amended by Acts 1970, No. 292, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 270 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 270. Commitment to await extradition

A. The judge shall commit the accused for thirty days if it appears, after a hearing in open court pursuant to Article 271, that there is reasonable ground to hold him awaiting extradition. The order of commitment shall recite the accusation. The accused shall be imprisoned in the parish jail until the term of his commitment expires or he is otherwise legally discharged, unless he gives bail as provided in Article 271. B. The judge may extend the commitment of the accused for an additional period, not to exceed sixty days, if such additional period of commitment is for the purpose of awaiting receipt of the extradition requisition or other necessary or proper papers needed for the extradition of the accused. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 470, §1; Acts 2005, No. 358, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 271. Bail in extradition cases

A.(1) A judge may admit to bail a person arrested for extradition, or to await extradition, unless the offense with which the accused is charged is punishable by death or by life imprisonment under the laws of the state in which it was committed or unless the offender is charged as a parole or probation violator, is a convict charged with escape, or the offender is serving a sentence with the department of corrections in the state from which he has been extradited. Under no circumstances shall such an accused be admitted to bail. (2) Except as otherwise provided in Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph, if the accused is charged with a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) or with the production, manufacture, distribution, or dispensing or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance as defined by the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, the accused shall not be bailable if, after a contradictory hearing, the judge or magistrate finds by clear and convincing evidence that there is a substantial risk that the person may flee or poses an imminent danger to any person or the community. B. A governor's warrant issued under Article 265 shall be presumed to be valid. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph A of this Article, once a warrant is issued, the person named in the warrant shall be held in custody at all times thereafter and shall not be eligible for release on bail. C. After the extradition proceedings have been held or waived, the agent appointed by the executive authority to receive the prisoner shall have thirty days to do so. If no such agent appears within thirty days, the person arrested for extradition may be discharged. Acts 1983, No. 584, §1; Acts 2001, No. 846, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1; Acts 2005, No. 358, §1; Acts 2008, No. 617, §1.
LA Code Crim Pro art. 272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Code of Criminal Procedure|Art. 272. Persons under criminal prosecution or sentence in this state at time of requisition

If a criminal prosecution against the demanded person is pending under the laws of this state, or if he has been convicted in a court of this state but has not completely satisfied his sentence, the governor may, in his discretion, surrender him on demand of the executive authority of the other state. The surrender must be pursuant to a re-extradition agreement, and: (1) If a prosecution is pending the district attorney must agree to the surrender; or (2) If the person demanded has been convicted but has not been sentenced, the court of the conviction must agree to the surrender. Acts 2003, No. 1118, §1.