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LA Rev Stat § 15:610 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§610. Procedures for withdrawal, collection, and transmission of DNA samples

RS 610 - Procedures for withdrawal, collection, and transmission of DNA samples A. Each DNA sample required to be drawn or taken under this Chapter from persons who are arrested, incarcerated, or confined shall be drawn or taken at the place of booking, incarceration, or confinement. DNA samples from persons who are not ordered or sentenced to a term of confinement shall be drawn or taken at a prison, jail unit, juvenile facility, or other facility to be specified by the court. Only those individuals qualified to draw or take DNA samples in a medically approved manner shall draw or take a DNA sample to be submitted for DNA analysis. The DNA sample and a set of fingerprints taken upon booking shall be delivered to the state police in accordance with state police rules and regulations. B. A person authorized to draw or take DNA samples under this Chapter shall not be criminally liable for withdrawing or taking a DNA sample and transmitting test results pursuant to this Chapter if he performed these activities in good faith and shall not be civilly liable for such activities when he acted in a reasonable manner according to generally accepted medical and other professional practices. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2009, No. 9, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:611 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§611. Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis

RS 611 - Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis A. The state police shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted pursuant to this Chapter. The DNA sample typing results shall be stored in the state DNA data base and records of testing shall be retained on file with the state police. B. The state police may contract with third parties to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 15:612(C), the tests to be performed on each DNA sample shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes or to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters or for other humanitarian identification purposes, including identification of missing persons. D. Any other party contracting to carry out the functions of this Chapter shall be subject to the same restrictions and requirements of this Chapter, insofar as applicable, as apply to the state police, and subject to any additional restrictions imposed by the state police. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:612 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§612. DNA data base exchange

RS 612 - DNA data base exchange A. The state police shall receive, store, and perform analysis on DNA samples or contract for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets the guidelines as established by the state police, and shall classify and file the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted under this Chapter and make such information available as provided in this Section. The state police may enter a contract for the storage of DNA typing analysis and for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets guidelines as established by the state police. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the state DNA data base shall be made available: (1) To criminal justice agencies or approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies. (2) Upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense or offender or suspected offender. B. The state police shall adopt guidelines governing the methods of obtaining information from the state DNA data base and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requestor. C. The state police may create a separate population data base comprised of DNA samples obtained under this Chapter after all personal identification is removed. The state police may share or disseminate the population data base with other criminal justice agencies or crime laboratories that serve to assist the state police with statistical data bases. The population data base may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:613 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§613. Cancellation of authority to access or exchange DNA records

RS 613 - Cancellation of authority to access or exchange DNA records The state police, for good cause shown, may revoke or suspend the right of a forensic DNA laboratory within this state to access or exchange DNA identification records with criminal justice agencies. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:614 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§614. Removal of records

RS 614 - Removal of records  A. A person whose DNA record or profile has been included in the data base or data bank pursuant to this Chapter may request that his record or profile be removed on the following grounds:  (1) The arrest on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based does not result in a conviction or plea agreement resulting in a conviction.  (2) The conviction on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed.  B. The state police shall remove all reports and records and identifiable information in the database or data bank pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a written request for the removal of the report and record and a certified court order of expungement and sealing properly obtained pursuant to the provisions of Title XXXIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Children's Code Articles 917 through 926.  Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2017, No. 362, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 15:615 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§615. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.

RS 615 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 15:616 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§616. Confidentiality of records

RS 616 - Confidentiality of records Unless otherwise provided, all DNA profiles and samples submitted to the state police pursuant to this Chapter shall be confidential. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:617 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§617. Disclosure prohibited

RS 617 - Disclosure prohibited A. Any person, by virtue of employment or official position, or any person contracting to carry out any functions under this Chapter, including any officer, employee, or agent of such contractor, who has possession of or access to individually identifiable DNA information contained in the state DNA data base or in the state DNA data bank shall not disclose it in any manner to any person or agency not authorized to receive it knowing that such person or agency is not authorized to receive it. B. No person shall obtain individually identifiable DNA information from the state DNA data base or the state DNA data bank without authorization to do so. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:618 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§618. Criminal penalties

RS 618 - Criminal penalties A. Any person who violates R.S. 15:617(A) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both. B. Any person who knowingly violates R.S. 15:617(B) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both. C. Any person who tampers or attempts to tamper with any sample of blood, tissue, or other bodily fluids or the collection container without lawful authority shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:619 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§619. Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.

RS 619 - Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 15:620 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§620. Authority of law enforcement officers

RS 620 - Authority of law enforcement officers Nothing in this Chapter shall limit or abrogate any existing authority of law enforcement officers to take, maintain, store, and utilize DNA samples for law enforcement purposes. Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
LA Rev Stat § 15:621 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§621. Prohibition on destruction of evidence; certain cases

RS 621 - Prohibition on destruction of evidence; certain cases A. Prior to December 31, 2012, no criminal justice agency or clerk of court shall destroy any biological evidence in its possession in relation to the investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of any of the following enumerated offenses or attempts to commit any of these offenses: homicide (R.S. 14:29), rape (R.S. 14:41), and armed robbery (R.S. 14:64). B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only in cases in which an offender has been convicted at trial or has entered a guilty plea pursuant to North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), and the offender is in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. C. Nothing in this Section should preclude any criminal justice agency or clerk of court from removing parts containing biological evidence from large items of evidence and retaining only the parts containing biological evidence. D. Failure by any criminal justice agency or clerk of court to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be governed by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 926.1(H)(6). E. As used in this Section: (1) "Biological evidence" means the contents of a sexual assault examination kit or any item that contains blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingerprints, or other identifiable human biological material that may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate any person in the criminal investigation, whether that material is catalogued separately on a slide or swab, in a test tube, or some other similar method, or is present on clothing, ligatures, bedding, other household materials, drinking cups, cigarettes, or any other item of evidence, including those that are alleged to have been touched or worn by the perpetrator of the offense. Work product generated during DNA analysis shall not be considered biological evidence with the exception of the extracted DNA when the original biological evidence is consumed during analysis. In this event, the extracted DNA shall be retained. (2) "Criminal justice agency" means any criminal justice agency as defined in R.S. 15:576(3). Acts 2011, No. 250, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
LA Rev Stat § 15:623 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§623. Submission of sexual assault collection kits

RS 623 - Submission of sexual assault collection kits  A. Within thirty days of receiving a sexual assault collection kit for a reported case involving an unknown suspect, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory for testing.  B. If a prosecuting agency makes an official request for analysis of a sexual assault collection kit, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory within thirty days of receiving the request from the prosecuting agency.  Acts 2015, No. 229, §2, eff. June 23, 2015.
LA Rev Stat § 15:625 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§625. Material witness warrant data; reporting

RS 625 - Material witness warrant data; reporting  A. By February fifteenth of each year, each district attorney or other prosecution agency shall report all of the following information for the prior calendar year to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice:  (1) The number of material witness warrants applied for pursuant to this Section which has been filed into the record of any criminal prosecution proceeding within their jurisdiction.  (2) The number of material witness warrants signed by a judge.  (3) The number of material witness warrants executed.  (4) The number of victims as defined in R.S. 15:257.1(C) incarcerated pursuant to a material witness warrant.  B. By March first of each year, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall transmit the information required in Subsection A of this Section to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and the chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and shall publish the information on the website of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration on Criminal Justice.  Acts 2019, No. 410, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 15:641 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§641. Short title

RS 641 - Short title This Chapter may be referred to and may be cited as "The Trey Hutchison Act". Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 15:642 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§642. Definitions

RS 642 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings ascribed to them:  (1) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information as established in Chapter 6 of this Title.  (2) "Offense against a peace officer" means any of the following:  (a) Disarming of a peace officer.  (b) Aggravated assault upon a peace officer.  (c) Any of the following criminal offenses when the peace officer is engaged in the performance of his lawful duties, or when the specific intent to commit the offense is directly related to the victim's status as a peace officer:  (i) Solicitation for murder.  (ii) First degree murder.  (iii) Second degree murder.  (iv) Manslaughter.  (v) Aggravated battery.  (vi) Second degree battery.  (vii) Aggravated second degree battery.  (viii) Second degree kidnapping.  (ix) Simple kidnapping.  (x) Extortion.  (xi) Assault by drive-by shooting.  (xii) Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.  (xiii) Terrorism.  (xiv) Aggravated assault with a firearm.  (d) Any offense under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, that is equivalent to an offense provided for in this Paragraph.  (3) "Peace officer" means any peace officer, as defined in R.S. 40:2402, and includes any constable, marshal, deputy marshal, sheriff, deputy sheriff, commissioned police officer, commissioned wildlife enforcement agent, and federal law enforcement officer.  (4) "Terrorism offense" includes the crime of terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.1, the crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.2, and any offense under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, that is equivalent to the crime of terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.1 or the crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.2.  Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2016, No. 225, §2; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:643 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§643. Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses

RS 643 - Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses  A. Any adult residing in this state who has pled guilty to, has been convicted of, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for the perpetration or attempted perpetration of, or for the conspiracy to commit any offense against a peace officer or any terrorism offense, as those terms are defined in R.S. 15:642, shall register within ten days of establishing residence in Louisiana, or if a current resident, within ten days after release from confinement with the sheriff of the parish of the person's residence and with the chief of police if the address of the residence is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. If the adult resides in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, he shall register with the police department of his municipality of residence.  B. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall provide the law enforcement agency as required by Subsection A of this Section with his name, address of offender's place of residence upon release from confinement, date of birth, social security number, any aliases used by the offender, crime for which the offender was convicted which gave rise to the requirement to register under the provisions of this Section, and date and place of conviction. The sheriff of every parish and the chief of police of each municipality shall also record the fingerprints of all persons who register with those law enforcement agencies in accordance with this Section.  C. The law enforcement agency that receives information in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall forward such information to the bureau for inclusion in a central registry as provided in R.S. 15:645 within five days of receiving such information.  D. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall maintain his registration for a period of ten years.  Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:644 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§644. Transmission of information to the bureau

RS 644 - Transmission of information to the bureau When a person who is required to register under the provisions of this Chapter is released from prison, or placed under parole, supervised release, or probation, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall inform the person of the duty to register and shall obtain the information required for such registration and within five days of obtaining the necessary information, shall transmit this information to the bureau for inclusion in a central registry as provided in R.S. 15:645. The department shall also record the fingerprints of the person if they have not already been obtained. Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 15:645 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§645. Central registry

RS 645 - Central registry  A. The bureau shall establish and maintain a central registry to collect and disseminate information regarding those offenders who are required to register in accordance with this Chapter. The bureau shall provide the information to all law enforcement agencies in this state who request such information in an effort to assist in the prevention of violence and protection of peace officers. The bureau shall establish an alert flag on the criminal history record information of each person who is required to register pursuant to this Chapter that would be visible and accessible to law enforcement agencies and peace officers while in the performance of their duties.  B. Once each year, the bureau shall mail a non-forwardable verification form, not less than five days prior to the anniversary of the date of the offender's initial registration, to the last reported address of each person subject to the provisions of this Section. The person subject to registration shall mail the verification to the bureau within ten days of receipt of the verification form. If the bureau does not receive the verification form within thirty days, the bureau shall immediately notify the sheriff of the parish in which the person's last reported address of residence is located, or in the case of a person residing in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, the police department of his municipality of residence.  Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:646 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§646. Failure to register; penalties

RS 646 - Failure to register; penalties A person who fails to register as required by this Chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both. Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 15:647 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§647. Limitation of liability

RS 647 - Limitation of liability No person shall have a cause of action against a law enforcement agency or an employee thereof for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter. This limitation shall not apply to any loss or damage caused by the willful and wanton act or gross negligence of the agency or employee. Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
LA Rev Stat § 15:651 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§651. Short title

RS 651 - Short title This Chapter shall be known as the "Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program". Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:652 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§652. Legislative findings and objectives

RS 652 - Legislative findings and objectives The Legislature of Louisiana finds and declares that forensic anthropology combined with DNA data banks are important tools in criminal investigations and in the identification of unidentified human remains. It is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations and in the identification of missing persons, to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters, and to assist with other humanitarian identification purposes. It is therefore in the best interest of the state to establish a Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program to be used in conjunction with a DNA database and forensic anthropology to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations and in the identification of missing persons, to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters, and to assist with other humanitarian identification purposes. Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.