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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1206. Composition of State Law Enforcement Planning Agency

RS 15:1206 - Composition of State Law Enforcement Planning Agency
A. The governor shall appoint an executive director of the planning agency who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor and who shall be the chief executive officer of the commission staff. He shall take all necessary action and devote his full time to assisting the commission in performing its duties and fulfilling its responsibilities, including staff recruitment, training and direction. The executive director shall be the appointing authority for commission staff and shall exercise administrative supervision over the district program directors, who shall be responsible to him for the accomplishment of all tasks assigned to the law enforcement planning district agencies by the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency, including the preparation of district plans and the preparation of projects in the respective law enforcement planning districts. The executive director shall have final authority on matters pertaining to the employment, termination of employment, and wages paid to professional staff members of the law enforcement planning district agencies, with the exception of such district staff as shall be covered by state or local civil service. The executive director shall fill vacancies which occur among professional staff of law enforcement planning districts from a list of at least three (3) names recommended by the local advisory council. Additionally, the executive director shall have the authority to award state agency grants in the amount of $10,000 or less with approval by the governor. Such grant awards must be consistent and compatible with the state plan.
B. The staff of the commission shall consist of necessary professional, administrative, and clerical personnel to accomplish required planning and plan implementation for each of the major law enforcement components, administration of the state subgrant program to local units of government, and for all other planning agency responsibilities. Staff members of the SLEPA shall be subject to the supervision of the executive director and shall perform duties directed by him.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1207. Functions of the staff

RS 15:1207 - Functions of the staff
The functions of the staff of the commission shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Preparation, development, and revision of comprehensive plans based on an evaluation of law enforcement and criminal justice problems within the state.
(2) Definition, development, and correlation of action programs under such plans.
(3) Establishment of priorities for law enforcement and criminal justice improvement in the state.
(4) Providing information to prospective aid recipients on procedures for grant application.
(5) Encouraging grant proposals from local units of government for law enforcement and criminal justice planning and improvement efforts.
(6) Encouraging project proposals from state law enforcement and criminal justice agencies.
(7) Evaluation of applications for aid and awarding of funds to units of government and other eligible applicants.
(8) Monitoring progress and expenditures under grants to state law enforcement agencies, local units of government, and other recipients of Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement grant funds.
(9) Encouraging regional, local, and metropolitan area planning efforts, action projects, and cooperative arrangement.
(10) Coordination of the state's law enforcement and criminal justice plan with other federally supported programs relating to or having an impact on law enforcement and criminal justice.
(11) Oversight and evaluation of the total state effort in plan implementation and law enforcement improvement.
(12) Provide technical assistance and services for programs and projects contemplated by the state plan and by units of general local government.
(13) Collecting and analyzing statistics and other data relevant to law enforcement and criminal justice in the state.
(14) Performing any other functions required by federal guidelines or state law.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1208. Office of Peace Officer Standards and Training; program director

RS 15:1208 - Office of Peace Officer Standards and Training; program director
A. An Office of Peace Officer Standards and Training is hereby created within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to be administered by a program director. He shall be a civil service employee selected by a majority vote of the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training from a list of candidates certified by the Department of Civil Service. Retention of this position is subject to the rules of the Department of Civil Service.
B. The program director, in conjunction with the council members' advice and consent, shall develop a staffing plan for the office. Persons selected for this staff shall be civil service employees. Employees currently in the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement may be transferred to any position in the Office of Peace Officer Standards and Training.
C. The program director and administrative staff shall receive policy and direction from the council. No rules or regulations, statutes, or procedures initiated by the administrative staff shall be instituted without majority approval of the council.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 546, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1209. Law enforcement planning district agencies

RS 15:1209 - Law enforcement planning district agencies
A. The planning agencies for the planning districts shall be those heretofore or hereafter recognized as such by the governor.
B. The law enforcement planning district agency staff shall consist of a district program director and such other administrative and clerical personnel whose services are required on a full-time basis in the accomplishment of law enforcement planning and administrative functions.
C. The district planning agencies shall have all of the functions of the state planning agency that are applicable within their respective districts as may be approved by the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1210. Law enforcement planning district advisory councils; composition

RS 15:1210 - Law enforcement planning district advisory councils; composition
A law enforcement planning district advisory council is hereby created and established for each law enforcement planning district agency. These councils shall be composed in accordance with the guidelines prescribed by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1211. Purpose and function of advisory councils

RS 15:1211 - Purpose and function of advisory councils
Law enforcement planning district advisory councils shall perform functions similar to those prescribed for the commission in planning, developing, coordinating, and administering criminal justice improvement programs within their respective law enforcement planning districts. They shall:
(1) Review, approve, and submit the comprehensive district law enforcement plan and projects to implement that plan in accordance with district problems, needs, and goals, and with such format, schedule, description, and other specifics as the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency may require.
(2) Identify criminal justice problems and needs in the district and encourage, support, and assist with programs and projects proposed by appropriate public entities toward resolving such problems and needs.
(3) Inform the SLEPA promptly and completely on all matters in the district affecting and/or affected by the SLEPA and its mission and advise the SLEPA in such matters.
(4) Inform public and private entities in the district affecting and/or affected by the SLEPA in any instance promptly and completely of the SLEPA's mission, policies, and action and advise such entities in criminal justice matters.
(5) Administer and monitor progress and/or changes in district projects on the basis of guidelines developed by the SLEPA.
(6) Make recommendations to the executive director of the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency on matters relating to the employment, termination of employment, and wages paid to professional staff members of the law enforcement planning district agency.
(7) Review and accept the district budget from the State Law Enforcement Planning Agency and assume responsibility for administering the district budget in conformity with state and federal requirements.
(8) Form task forces or committees to assist in planning, analysis, policy, and goal recommendations, and perform such other functions as the SLEPA deems necessary; appoint the chairmen of these task forces and committees and assure the satisfactory performance of each.
(9) Establish bylaws in compliance with the articles of incorporation specifically dealing with membership, including composition, method and duration of appointment; task force and special committee appointment, structure, and composition.
(10) Perform other functions in accordance with state and federal policy.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 592, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1212.1. Report to the system; duties of persons and agencies

RS 15:1212.1 - Report to the system; duties of persons and agencies
A. All law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies, and institutions shall provide the required data as provided for in R.S. 15:1212(B)(4) in accordance with the rules adopted by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.
B. All law enforcement agencies shall provide any other such assistance, information, and data which are reasonable and available to enable the commission to properly carry out its powers and duties.
C. A law enforcement agency shall obtain and certify to the commission that it has received the required information as provided in R.S. 15:1212(B)(4) from the database before hiring a law enforcement officer.
D. Except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence, the commission, Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, or a law enforcement agency, correctional agency, or institution shall not be civilly or criminally liable for the release or reporting of information provided in R.S. 15:1212(B)(4) when released or reported pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
E. The personal information of a peace officer including the peace officer's home address, home telephone number, birth date, Social Security number, driver's license number, and username for P.O.S.T. electronic data/training systems contained in the database central depository shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure by the commission or Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training pursuant to the Public Records Law but may be disclosed to a requesting law enforcement agency in this or another state, accredited training academies of the Council on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and to councils on peace officer standards and training in other states.
F. The information received by the commission as provided in R.S. 15:1212(B)(4), other than certification and training records of a law enforcement officer, shall be used for hiring or revocation purposes only and shall not be disclosed to any persons other than a qualifying law enforcement agency.
G.(1) Failure by a law enforcement agency to provide the data required by R.S. 15:1212(B)(4) within forty-five days of the change in employment status of a law enforcement officer shall result in a civil fine on the agency of up to five hundred dollars per day until the data is provided. Monies collected from such fines shall be directed to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
(2) Fines proposed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection may be waived or reduced by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice in the event of force majeure or exigent circumstances for good cause shown.
Acts 2015, No. 331, §1; Acts 2017, No. 272, §1, eff. June 16, 2017; Acts 2021, No. 418, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1220. Authorization

RS 15:1220 - Authorization
Parish governing bodies and the city of New Orleans are hereby authorized to create criminal justice information system policy boards established from representatives of all agencies who require service from the criminal justice information system, as well as such technical representatives as said local governing authorities may choose to appoint. Technical representation on the policy board shall be of an advisory nature and shall exist for the purpose of providing information to the policy board. Said technical representatives, however, shall not be voting or full members of the user group. Said policy boards shall be considered as a board of directors responsible for:
(1) The creation of a plan for the development of all information and statistical systems at the local level;
(2) Establishment of an operating policy for the criminal justice information system;
(3) Continued oversight over the development and operation of the criminal justice information system;
(4) And all other aspects of the planning, management, and operation of the system.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 597, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1221. Information system's plan

RS 15:1221 - Information system's plan
Each policy board shall establish a plan for the development of information and statistical systems.
(1) The plan shall specify systems, objectives, and services to be provided which shall include but not be limited to:
(a) Organization responsibilities;
(b) The scope of each system;
(c) Priorities for development; and
(d) A timetable for development.
(2) The plan shall indicate the appropriate funding source for both the development and operation of the system.
(3) The plan shall provide for the privacy, confidentiality, and security of data in the system.
(4) No plan for the development of said systems, however, shall be considered final or approved, nor shall implementation of said plan proceed until the plan has been reviewed and approved by the Louisiana Criminal Justice Information System and the local governing authority.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 597, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1222. Staffing; funding; powers; and duties of policy boards

RS 15:1222 - Staffing; funding; powers; and duties of policy boards
Upon approval of the criminal justice information plan by the Louisiana Criminal Justice Information System and the local governing body, each policy board shall establish an operating policy for the criminal justice information system. The policy shall specify;
(1) The staffing required for the implementation of the plan;
(2) The level of hardware and software required for the implementation of the plan;
(3) The budget required to implement said plan;
(4) Standards and techniques for the protection of the privacy, security, and confidentiality of data and recommended sanctions and penalties for the violation of the rules and regulations adopted under it. The recommended sanctions and penalties shall apply to the improper collection, storage, uses and dissemination of criminal justice information; and
(5) The operating policy of each criminal justice information system policy board shall require, prior to any implementation of said policy, the specific approval of the local governing authority. Upon approval of the policy, local governing authorities may enact ordinances in accordance with said policies to enact its provisions, and to provide penalties for the violation of privacy, security, and confidentiality provisions.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 597, §1, eff. July 19, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1223. Crime Victims Reparations Board

RS 15:1223 - Crime Victims Reparations Board
The Crime Victims Reparations Board as further provided for in Chapter 21 of Title 46 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 is hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
Acts 1984, No. 844, §1, eff. July 13, 1984.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1224. Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account; creation; purpose

RS 15:1224 - Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account; creation; purpose
A. The Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account, hereafter referred to as the " account", is hereby created as a special statutorily dedicated fund account in the state treasury, which shall be the depository for all fees collected under the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(E).
B. After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, an amount equal to that deposited as required by Subsection A of this Section shall be credited to the account. The monies in the account shall be used solely as provided by Subsection C of this Section and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. The monies in this account shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner as monies in the state general fund, and interest earned on the investment of these monies shall be credited to the account, again following compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund. Monies deposited into the account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriation by the legislature.
C. The monies available in the account shall be used exclusively by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to administer a grant program to assist local public and private nonprofit agencies involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment in developing drug abuse and treatment programs. In addition, the commission shall allocate from the account such monies as are necessary in administering this grant program.
D. The commission shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary in administering the assistance program, including procedures for application, audit and monitoring requirements, and annual report requirements. To this end, the commission may utilize resources and information developed pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:1255.
Acts 1989, No. 832, §2; Acts 2019, No. 404, §4, eff. July 1, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1226. Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Act of 1993

RS 15:1226 - Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Act of 1993
The Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Act of 1993, as provided for in Chapter 13 of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and its administration are hereby placed under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
Acts 1993, No. 461, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228. Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board

RS 15:1228 - Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board
The Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board, hereinafter known as "policy board", is established under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, office of the governor.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.1. Purposes

RS 15:1228.1 - Purposes
The purpose of the policy board is to assist the agencies involved in the operations of the individual systems by facilitating the development of the Integrated Criminal Justice Information System (ICJIS), providing for common standards which ensure communications among systems, and providing a common forum for the discussion of issues effecting the agencies involved. The duties and powers of the policy board shall include and be limited to the following functions pertaining solely to the development, maintenance, and operation of the ICJIS:
(1) The coordination of the design, development, maintenance, and use of an ICJIS serving the criminal justice agencies in Louisiana.
(2) The development and maintenance of a strategic plan for the design, development, maintenance and operation of the overall ICJIS.
(3) The development and maintenance of a criminal justice data dictionary for use by all criminal justice agencies in their activities relative to the ICJIS so as to facilitate communication among agencies on the system.
(4) The development and maintenance of communication hardware and software standards to be used by all criminal justice agencies desiring to participate in the ICJIS.
(5) The development of policy coordinating the development, maintenance, and utilization of the ICJIS and the state level criminal justice information systems in their capacity as components of the ICJIS.
(6) The coordination of developmental plans prepared by specific agencies charged with the responsibility of operating state level criminal justice information systems only in their capacity as components of the ICJIS so as to ensure that individual development plans are in accord with the overall system development effort.
(7) The promulgation of rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
(8) The review and approval of all fees and costs to be collected by state level criminal justice information systems from other state and local criminal justice agencies in Louisiana for the use of the ICJIS or the information and data provided therefrom.
(9) The review of local level criminal justice information system plans as may be submitted to it by the responsible local authorities to ensure compatibility with the ICJIS.
(10) The review of the operation and development of the ICJIS and the reporting to the governor, the supreme court, and the Louisiana Legislature on the status and needs of the system by April first of each year.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.2. Actions of the policy board

RS 15:1228.2 - Actions of the policy board
All actions of the policy board shall be in accordance with the agreement among the following:
(1) The Louisiana Supreme Court.
(2) The Louisiana District Attorneys' Association.
(3) The Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
(4) The Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police.
(5) The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(6) Louisiana Judges Association.
(7) Louisiana Associations of Clerks of Court.
(8) The Louisiana Department of Justice.
(9) The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
(10) Youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1; Acts 2004, No. 7, §2, eff. May 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.3. Membership

RS 15:1228.3 - Membership
The membership of the policy board shall consist of the following members or the member's designee:
(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.
(2) The deputy secretary for public safety services or his designee.
(3) One member designated by the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police.
(4) One member designated by the Louisiana Sheriff's Association.
(5) One member designated by the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association.
(6) One member designated by the Louisiana District Court Judges Association.
(7) One member designated by the Louisiana Association of Clerks of Court.
(8) The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana or his representative.
(9) The attorney general of Louisiana or his designee.
(10) The executive director of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
(11) A member of the Senate designated by the president of the Senate.
(12) A member of the House of Representatives designated by the speaker of the House of Representatives.
(13) One member designated by the governor.
(14) The deputy secretary of youth services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or his designee.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1; Acts 2004, No. 7, §2, eff. May 5, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.4. Expenses

RS 15:1228.4 - Expenses
Legislative members of the policy board shall receive for attendance at meetings the same per diem and travel allowances as are provided by their respective houses for attendance at interim meetings or standing committees. Other members of the policy board shall serve without per diem but may receive travel expenses in accordance with applicable travel regulations.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.5. Officers; meetings

RS 15:1228.5 - Officers; meetings
The organization of the policy board shall be as follows:
(1) The chairman of the policy board shall be the representative of the Supreme Court of Louisiana as designated by the chief justice. The vice chairman shall be designated by the governor from the membership of the policy board. The chairman shall serve as the chief executive officer of the policy board.
(2) The domicile of the policy board shall be East Baton Rouge Parish. The policy board shall hold public meetings quarterly, except as otherwise provided by vote of the policy board or by order of the chairman. A meeting of the policy board shall be called at any time upon the request of one-half of the members. Two-thirds of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All policy board decisions must be concurred by two-thirds of the members present.
(3) Proxies for any member of the policy board may attend any meeting of the board, but shall not vote.
(4) The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide to the policy board such clerical, professional, or technical staff as the policy board may require in the performance of its duties. The policy board, with the concurrence of the chief executive officer of the agency involved, may require additional personnel or technical assistance on a temporary basis from any unit of the executive branch of state government.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.6. Component systems

RS 15:1228.6 - Component systems
The component systems of the ICJIS shall include but are not limited to the following systems:
(1) The Law Enforcement Management Information System (LaLEMIS) developed by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice for use by local law enforcement agencies.
(2) The Louisiana Uniform Crime Reporting System (LUCR) operated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
(3) The Louisiana Incident Based Crime Reporting System (LIBRS) operated by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice.
(4) The Louisiana Computerized Criminal History System (LaCCH) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(5) The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(6) The Corrections Offender Management System operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(7) The Juvenile Electronic Tracking System (JETS) operated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(8) The Case Management Information System (CMIS) operated by the Louisiana Supreme Court, to the extent to which the chief justice shall deem the system a part of the ICJIS.
(9) Communications networks or devices which link one or more components of the ICJIS and involve the participation of more than one agency.
(10) Any other criminal justice information system which may be developed by the state to serve more than one agency and which is properly a part of the ICJIS as determined by the policy board.
(11) Any system to provide services to crime victims such as an automated crime victim notification system.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1; Acts 2012, No. 532, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.7. Authorization

RS 15:1228.7 - Authorization
The policy board is authorized to receive or accept grants, donations, contributions, or appropriations from public or private sources and is further authorized to expend any funds made available from these sources to carry out the purpose of the policy board.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1228.8. Cooperation; other agencies

RS 15:1228.8 - Cooperation; other agencies
All departments, commissions, boards, agencies, and officers of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, are authorized and directed to cooperate with the policy board in implementing these provisions.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1229. Automated victim notification system

RS 15:1229 - Automated victim notification system
A. There is hereby created within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, hereinafter referred to as the "commission", an automated victim notification system, hereinafter referred to as the "system". The commission may appoint such employees, agents, consultants, and special committees as it may deem necessary to properly manage the system.
B. The system, by and through the commission, shall have the following functions, powers, and duties:
(1) To establish an automated victim notification system on offenders that automatically provides crime victims or their families with notice pursuant to R.S. 46:1841 et seq.
(2) To develop and implement a system whereby families may initiate inquiries to receive the latest status report on the offender charged or convicted in the crime against that person or his family member.
(3) To provide the information accessible to victims and their families through the system to be the same information that is required by R.S. 46:1844 to be available to victims and their families.
(4) To promulgate rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as are necessary to effectuate the provisions of this Section and R.S. 15:1229.1.
(5) To develop and implement a notification form for victims and their families to utilize the system.
(6) To provide information about the system.
(7) To make, solicit, and request proposals and offers, and to execute and effectuate agreements or contracts for the operation of any part of the system.
(8) To do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the functions, powers, and duties set forth in this Section.
C. The automated victim notification system is provided as a service to victims of crime in Louisiana. The commission, or any unit of a local governing authority, or the state of Louisiana shall not be liable for the accuracy, timeliness, or completeness of the information contained in the system or the use of that information by any person.
D. The effect of this Section and R.S. 15:1229.1 shall be contingent upon receipt of adequate funding specifically covering the costs of the system and subject to the approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget.
Acts 1999, No. 979, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1229.1. Reports to the system; duties of persons and agencies

RS 15:1229.1 - Reports to the system; duties of persons and agencies
All law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies and institutions, district attorneys and municipal prosecutors, courts having criminal jurisdiction, or any other public agency dealing with crimes or criminals, when requested by the commission, shall:
(1) Install and maintain records needed for the system to accurately report to victims and their families information as required by the commission.
(2) Report to the commission any information requested or required.
(3) Upon the request of the commission, provide any other such assistance, information, and data which are reasonable and available as will enable the commission to properly carry out its powers and duties.
Acts 1999, No. 979, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1252. Statement of purpose

RS 15:1252 - Statement of purpose
The legislature enacts this Chapter to provide for a program to be administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, hereinafter in this Chapter referred to as the commission, intended to upgrade parish jail facilities to standards promulgated by the commission.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1253. Powers and duties of the commission

RS 15:1253 - Powers and duties of the commission
The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To administer state grants programs to parish jails in conformity with jail standards and application procedures as developed by the commission.
(2) To develop, continually review, and update minimum standards for parish jail facilities.
(3) To review and approve or disapprove all plans for purposes of grant applications submitted to the commission.
(4) To approve or disapprove the use and allocation of funds.
(5) To advise and make recommendations to the secretary of the Department of Corrections concerning the coordination of correctional services between the state and the parishes.
(6) To establish annual priorities for the disbursement of funds pursuant to R.S. 15:1255.
(7) To provide technical assistance to parishes regarding minimum standards for parish jail facilities upon request of appropriate parish authorities.
(8) To inspect and prepare reports on jail conditions at the request of the parish governing authority, a court, or on the commission's own initiative.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1254. Grant funds; appropriation; distribution and allocation of grant funds

RS 15:1254 - Grant funds; appropriation; distribution and allocation of grant funds
A. Funds appropriated for the purposes of this Chapter shall be appropriated by the legislature for the commission to issue as grants and such grants shall not be used to substitute for jail facility expenditures already allocated in the budget of a participating parish agency.
B. The amount which may be allocated and distributed annually to agencies in each parish shall be based on priorities established by the commission. All participating parish agencies are eligible to receive funds from other sources to supplement grants under the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1255. Applications for grants; eligibility; standards; procedures

RS 15:1255 - Applications for grants; eligibility; standards; procedures
A. Any parish governmental agency that has responsibility for a jail facility is eligible to apply for participation in the grant program herein authorized. Participation by any agency is voluntary; however, each recipient agency must comply with standards promulgated under this Chapter. The governmental agencies of adjoining parishes or two or more governmental agencies in the same parish which have responsibility for jail facilities may join together in implementing the provisions of this Section.
B. The commission shall promulgate the rules, regulations, and procedures by which the grants shall be distributed. Application forms shall be developed and submitted by the appropriate parish agency, and reviewed by the commission.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1256. Program review; reports; on-site inspections

RS 15:1256 - Program review; reports; on-site inspections
A. The commission shall prepare and submit an annual report to the legislature and to the governor which shall include: (1) an overall assessment of the parish jail facilities grant program, and (2) an evaluation of the extent to which program goals and objectives are being met.
B. The commission shall require such monitoring of individual grants as it deems necessary and may provide by rule for such audit requirements for grants as it deems appropriate.
C. The commission shall prepare and submit a report of each on-site inspection to the appropriate state and parish government agencies.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 753, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1304. Manufacture, distribution, or possession of wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited

RS 15:1304 - Manufacture, distribution, or possession of wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited
A. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person willfully to manufacture, assemble, possess, or sell any electronic, mechanical, or other device, knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of surreptitious interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications.
B. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and imprisoned for not less than two years nor more than ten years at hard labor.
C. It shall not be unlawful under this Section for:
(1) A communications common carrier or an officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with, a communications common carrier's business in the normal course of the communications common carrier's business, or
(2) An officer, agent, or employee of, or a person under contract with the United States or a commissioned state police officer of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections specially authorized by the deputy secretary of public safety services in writing to possess or use pursuant to court authorization, in the normal course of the activities of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, to manufacture, assemble, possess, or sell any electronic, mechanical, or other device knowing or having reason to know that the design of such device renders it primarily useful for the purpose of surreptitious interception of wire or oral communications.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2001, No. 403, §2, eff. June 15, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 727, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1305. Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices

RS 15:1305 - Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices
Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, manufactured, assembled, possessed, sold, or advertised in violation of R.S. 15:1304 may be seized. Upon seizure, it is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of by the state. No device shall be sold at public or private sale. Any competent judge in whose jurisdiction the device was seized or the judge of the trial court may order the device destroyed or may order it transferred without cost to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1306. Immunity of witnesses

RS 15:1306 - Immunity of witnesses
Whenever in the judgment of the attorney general or a district attorney, the testimony of any witness, or the production of books, papers, or other evidence by any witness, in any case or proceeding before any grand jury or court of the state involving any violation of this Chapter or any of the offenses enumerated in R.S. 15:1308, or any conspiracy to violate this Chapter or any of the offenses enumerated in R.S. 15:1308, is necessary to the public interest, the attorney general or such district attorney, with the approval of the attorney general, shall make application to the court that the witness shall be instructed to testify or produce evidence subject to the provisions of this Section, and upon order of the court such witness shall not be excused from testifying or from producing books, papers, or other evidence on the ground that the testimony or evidence required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture. No such witness shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, nor shall testimony so compelled be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding against him in any court, except that no witness shall be exempt under this Section from prosecution for perjury or contempt of court committed while giving testimony or producing evidence under compulsion as provided in this Section. Failure to so testify shall be punishable as contempt of court.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1307. Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications

RS 15:1307 - Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
A. Whenever any wire or oral communication has been intercepted, no part of the contents of such communication and no evidence derived therefrom may be received in evidence in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in or before any court, grand jury, department, officer, agency, regulatory body, legislative committee, or other authority of the state, or a political subdivision thereof, if the disclosure of that information would be in violation of this Chapter.
B. No person may broadcast, publish, disseminate, or otherwise distribute any part of the content of an electronic communication intercepted in violation of the provisions of this Chapter unless such dissemination or distribution is made to an investigator or law enforcement officer conducting an investigation into a violation of the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 1995, No. 1193, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1309. Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communications

RS 15:1309 - Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communications
A. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this Chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, may disclose such contents to another investigative or law enforcement officer to the extent that such disclosure is appropriate to the proper performance of the official duties of the officer making or receiving the disclosure, and provided that such disclosure of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, relates directly to the offense for which the order was granted.
B. Any investigative or law enforcement officer who, by any means authorized by this Chapter, has obtained knowledge of the contents of any wire, electronic, or oral communication or evidence derived therefrom may use such contents to the extent such use is appropriate to the proper performance of his official duties.
C. Any person who has received, by any means authorized by this Chapter, any information concerning a wire, electronic, or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, intercepted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter may disclose the contents of that communication or such derivative evidence while giving testimony under oath or affirmation in any criminal proceeding in any court of the United States or of the state or in any federal or state grand jury proceeding.
D. No otherwise privileged wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepted in accordance with, or in violation of, the provisions of this Chapter shall lose its privileged character.
E. When an investigative or law enforcement officer, while engaged in intercepting wire, electronic, or oral communications, obtains knowledge of communications relating to offenses other than those specified in the order of authorization or approval, the contents thereof, and evidence derived therefrom, may be disclosed or used as provided in Subsections A, B and C of this Section.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2012, No. 727, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1312. Recovery of civil damages authorized

RS 15:1312 - Recovery of civil damages authorized
A. Any person whose wire, electronic, or oral communication is intercepted, disclosed, or used in violation of this Chapter shall have a civil cause of action against any person who intercepts, discloses, or uses, or procures any other person to intercept, disclose, or use such communications, and be entitled to recover from any such person:
(1) Actual damages, but not less than liquidated damages computed at the rate of one hundred dollars a day for each day of violation or one thousand dollars, whichever is greater.
(2) A reasonable attorney's fee and other litigation costs reasonably incurred.
(3) Punitive damages.
B. A good faith reliance on a court order shall constitute a complete defense to any civil or criminal action brought under this Chapter.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985; Acts 2012, No. 727, §2.