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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.46. Probation

RS 15:571.46 - Probation
A. The imposition or execution of sentence shall be postponed during the time defendant is participating in the job intervention program. As long as the probationer follows the conditions of his agreement, he or she shall remain on probation.
B. At the conclusion of the period of probation, the district attorney, on advice of the person providing the probationer's employment and the probation officer, may recommend that the district court take one of the following courses of action:
(1) That the probationer's probation be revoked and the probationer be sentenced because the probationer has not successfully completed the program and has violated one or more conditions of probation; or, if already sentenced, that the probation be revoked and the probationer be remanded to the appropriate custodian to serve that sentence.
(2) That the probationer's conviction be set aside and the prosecution dismissed because the probationer has successfully completed all the conditions of the probation agreement.
C. The district attorney shall make the final determination on whether to request revocation or dismissal.
D. If a probationer violates any of the conditions of his probation or appears to be performing unsatisfactorily in the assigned program, or if it appears that the probationer is not benefiting from employment, the employer, probation officer, or the district attorney may move the court for a hearing to determine if the probationer should remain in the program or whether the probation should be revoked and the probationer removed from the program and sentenced or ordered to serve any sentence previously imposed. If at the hearing the moving party can show sufficient proof that the probationer has violated any of the conditions of his probation, the probationer may be removed from the program or his probation agreement may be altered appropriately.
E. If the court finds that the probationer has violated a condition of the probation agreement and that the probationer should be removed from the probation program, then the court may revoke the probation and sentence the defendant in accordance with his or her guilty plea or, if the defendant has been sentenced and the sentence suspended, order the defendant to begin serving the sentence.
F. If a defendant who has been admitted to the probation program fails to complete the program and is thereafter sentenced to jail time for the offense, he shall be entitled to credit for the time served in any correctional facility in connection with the charge before the court.
G. At any time and for any appropriate reason, the probationer, his probation officer, the district attorney, or his employer may petition the court to reconsider, suspend, or modify its order for employment concerning that probationer.
H. The burden of proof at any hearings at which the probation may be revoked shall be the burden of proof required to revoke probation as otherwise provided by law.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.47. Employer participation; report

RS 15:571.47 - Employer participation; report
An employer participating in the job intervention program shall report the following changes or conditions to the district attorney at any periodic reporting period specified by the court:
(1) The probationer fails to comply with program rules and expectations.
(2) The probationer refuses to engage constructively in the employment program.
(3) The probationer terminates his or her participation in the program.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.48. Successful completion: effects

RS 15:571.48 - Successful completion: effects
Upon successful completion of the job intervention program and its terms and conditions, the judge, after receiving a recommendation from the district attorney, may vacate the judgment of conviction and dismiss the criminal proceedings against the probationer or may discharge the defendant from probation in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.49. Discharge and dismissal; effects

RS 15:571.49 - Discharge and dismissal; effects
A. Discharge and dismissal under this Part, as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894, shall have the same effect as acquittal, except that the conviction may provide the basis for subsequent prosecution of the party as a multiple offender and shall be considered as an offense for the purposes of any other law or laws relating to cumulation of offenses. Dismissal under this Part shall occur only once with respect to any person. Nothing herein shall be construed as a basis for the destruction of records of the arrest and prosecution of the person.
B. Nothing contained in this Part shall confer a right or an expectation of a right to participate in a job intervention program for any defendant.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.50. Written guidelines

RS 15:571.50 - Written guidelines
A. Each judicial district that establishes a job intervention program shall adopt written policies and guidelines for the implementation of a probation program in accordance with this Part.
B. The policies and guidelines shall include provisions concerning the following:
(1) How to qualify the defendant.
(2) How to advise the defendant of the program if the court has reason to believe the defendant may benefit from participation in the program.
(3) The criteria to be used to select employers for participation in such intervention programs to be approved and ordered by the court, which shall include but shall not be limited to all of the following:
(a) A requirement that the employer register for the program with the district court with jurisdiction where the employer is located.
(b) Agreement by the employer to such terms as set forth by the district court as a condition for participation.
(c) A written statement from the employer that no worker will be displaced by this program.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.51. Evaluation of program effectiveness

RS 15:571.51 - Evaluation of program effectiveness
Each judicial district shall evaluate the job intervention program effectiveness in writing. These evaluations shall be compiled annually and transmitted to the judicial administrator of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:571.52. Record of participation

RS 15:571.52 - Record of participation
A record of the fact that an individual has participated in a job intervention program shall be sent to the office of the attorney general and shall be made available upon request to any district attorney for the purpose of determining if an individual has previously participated in such a program.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:572.3. Powers of the board

RS 15:572.3 - Powers of the board
In addition to the other powers, duties, and functions set forth in this Part, the board may:
(1) Adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Part and its duties and functions in connection therewith.
(2) Employ a staff, including such administrative, clerical and legal personnel, and other professional personnel with training or past experience in criminology or related fields such as sociology, psychology, or psychiatry, as it finds are necessary to effectuate its purposes, powers, and duties. The board shall fix the compensation and duties of its staff, in conformity with applicable civil service and other laws.
(3) Do such other things as are necessary to carry out its powers, duties, and functions.
(4) Sanction the applicant's disorderly, threatening, or insolent behavior, or use of insulting, abusive, or obscene language or written communication in connection with the application before the board. A decision to sanction may result in the immediate termination of the proceedings and a recommendation against the relief sought by the applicant. The applicant shall be informed of the sanction at the commencement of the proceedings.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 593, §2, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1997, No. 1196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:572.5. Information to be provided to Board of Pardons

RS 15:572.5 - Information to be provided to Board of Pardons
A. Upon request of the Board of Pardons, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the Board of Pardons with such records of the fact and circumstances of the offense for which the person applying for a pardon was convicted, the offender's past criminal record, his social history, the prison record, and the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the person applying for a pardon, and any other records or other reports that may be requested.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may charge a fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars for conducting the clemency investigation provided for in this Section.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 593, §2, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 2016, No. 52, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:572.7. Representation of applicants before board; prohibitions

RS 15:572.7 - Representation of applicants before board; prohibitions
A.(1) The following persons shall not represent any person, directly or indirectly, for compensation before the board:
(a) The executive counsel to the governor.
(b) The executive secretary to the governor.
(c) Any member of the immediate staff of the governor.
(d) Any member of a law firm, law partnership, or law corporation of which a member, associate, or partner is the executive counsel to the governor, the executive secretary to the governor, or a member of the immediate staff of the governor.
(2) If an executive counsel, executive secretary, or member of the immediate staff of the governor violates the provisions of this Section, such person shall forfeit the office or position held and all emoluments of the office or position. In addition, if a member of a law firm, partnership, or corporation of which such a person is a member, associate, or partner violates the provisions of this Section, the office or position held with the governor and all emoluments of said office or position shall be forfeited.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 755, §1, eff. April 1, 1981.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:572.9. Avery C. Alexander Act; application process

RS 15:572.9 - Avery C. Alexander Act; application process
A. This Section shall be known and cited as "The Avery C. Alexander Act."
B.(1) A person who has been convicted of violating a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain or enforce racial separation or discrimination of individuals, upon application to the Board of Pardons shall be granted a pardon for the conviction as provided in Article IV, Section 5 of the Constitution of Louisiana. The Board of Pardons shall provide notice of the application to the district attorney of the parish where the violation occurred within seven days after its submission. The pardon shall be submitted to the governor within fourteen days after the submission of the application unless it is objected to by the state on the grounds that the conviction did not result from a violation of a law the purpose of which was to maintain racial separation or racial discrimination of individuals. If the state objects, a hearing shall be scheduled as soon as practical with notice of the hearing to all interested parties.
(2) If the person who has been convicted of violating a state law or municipal ordinance the purpose of which was to maintain or enforce racial separation or discrimination of individuals is deceased, the application may be filed by his or her relatives or any interested individual.
Acts 2006, No. 125, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:573. Sessions of Board of Pardons open

RS 15:573 - Sessions of Board of Pardons open
All sessions of the Board of Pardons shall be public. No action shall be taken by the board on any pardon application at any time other than during a meeting that is open to the public. Any pardon or commutation of sentence granted outside of an open, public meeting of the board shall be null, void, and of no effect.
Acts 1999, No. 246, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:573.1. Prohibited contact with Board of Pardons; penalties; public record

RS 15:573.1 - Prohibited contact with Board of Pardons; penalties; public record
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.12, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall contact or communicate with the Board of Pardons or any of its members urging pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or otherwise regarding any inmate except in the following ways:
(1) In an open hearing as provided in this Part.
(2) By written letter addressed to the Board of Pardons.
B. Any communication with the Board of Pardons urging pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or otherwise regarding an inmate as provided in Paragraph A(2) of this Section shall be deemed a public record and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.
C. Any member of the Board of Pardons improperly contacted by an individual shall immediately notify the individual in writing accompanied by a copy of this Section of law that such contact is illegal and inappropriate, cease the inappropriate communication with the individual, and report the contact to the other board members.
D. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section after being informed of the inappropriate contact as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
E. This Section does not apply to any letter written by, or on behalf of, any victim of a crime committed by the inmate under consideration for pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or any letter written in opposition to pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence. The exception provided by this Subsection shall not apply to any elected or appointed public official.
F. The Board of Pardons shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for uniform notification procedures pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, and a method of documenting which persons have received such notification.
Acts 1997, No. 821, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:573.2. Teleconference communications by certain persons

RS 15:573.2 - Teleconference communications by certain persons
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, persons providing testimony may appear before the Board of Pardons by means of teleconference or telephone communication.
Acts 1997, No. 870, §1; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 6, §1, eff. Oct. 20, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574. Adoption of rules by Board of Pardons

RS 15:574 - Adoption of rules by Board of Pardons
A. The Board of Pardons may adopt for its governance such rules as it may deem proper, not contrary to law.
B.(1) The board shall not take up for consideration any application for a hearing or any application for a pardon, commutation, or clemency, until the district attorney of the parish in which the person applying for the pardon, commutation, or clemency was convicted has been notified, and has had ample opportunity to attend the session at which said application shall be considered.
(2) The board shall not take up any consideration of an application for a hearing or for a pardon, clemency, or commutation until it has made reasonable efforts to contact the victim or the surviving family members of the victim, including correspondence mailed at least thirty days prior to the date of the hearing to the last known address of the victim or the surviving family members of the victim, and it has notified the Crime Victims Services Bureau of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 1997, No. 828, §1; Acts 1999, No. 7, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.1. Expenses of members of Board of Pardons; reimbursement

RS 15:574.1 - Expenses of members of Board of Pardons; reimbursement
Except for the ex officio member, members of the Board of Pardons, whose expenses are not now provided for by law, shall be reimbursed their actual traveling expenses and hotel bills incurred in attending meetings of the Board of Pardons. The reimbursement shall be made on the warrant of the member, in the same manner and from the same source as that from which he receives his salary.
Acts 2011, No. 153, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.2.1. Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record

RS 15:574.2.1 - Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.12, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall contact or communicate with the committee on parole or any of its members urging parole, or otherwise regarding any inmate except in the following ways:
(1) In an open hearing as provided in this Part.
(2) By written letter addressed to the committee on parole.
B. Any communication with the committee on parole regarding an inmate as provided in Paragraph A(2) of this Section shall be deemed a public record and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq.
C. Any member of the committee on parole improperly contacted by an individual shall immediately notify the individual in writing accompanied by a copy of this Section of law that such contact is illegal and inappropriate, cease the inappropriate communication with the individual, and report the contact to the other committee members.
D. Any person who violates the provisions of this Section after being informed of the inappropriate contact as provided in Subsection C of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
E. This Section does not apply to any letter written by, or on behalf of, any victim of a crime committed by the inmate eligible for parole, or any letter written in opposition to the inmate's being placed on parole. The exception provided by this Subsection shall not apply to any elected or appointed public official.
F. The committee on parole shall adopt rules and regulations to provide for uniform notification procedures pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, and a method of documenting which persons have received such notification.
Acts 1997, No. 821, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.3. Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the committee on parole; reports to be provided to the Board of Pardons; intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program data compilation; annual report

RS 15:574.3 - Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the committee on parole; reports to be provided to the Board of Pardons; intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program data compilation; annual report
A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the necessary clerical and administrative personnel, equipment, office space, and facilities for the committee on parole and its members.
B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall see that every offender is interviewed and explained the rules with respect to release on parole. It shall secure all relevant data and shall assist the offender in formulating a parole plan. Whenever the committee orders a parole hearing to be held, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall secure a report with respect to the personality of the offender, his social history, his adjustment to authority, the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the offender when such information is available, and his prison record, and may include any recommendation with reference to the release of the offender on parole.
C. In an application for pardon or commutation, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the board of pardons and the governor with such records of the facts and circumstances of the offense for which the offender was confined, the offender's past criminal record and his social history, the prison record, the physical, mental, or psychiatric condition of the offender, and any other records or other reports that may be requested.
D. The department shall compile statistical data to document successful program completions and program failures by offenders assigned to the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program. The department shall utilize the statistical data to evaluate the operation of the program, define policies, and formulate eligibility standards. The secretary of the department shall establish regulations for the administration of the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program.
E. The department shall prepare and submit an annual report to the legislature and to the governor, which shall include the following:
(1) An overall assessment of the intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program.
(2) An evaluation of the extent to which program goals and objectives are being met.
(3) A statement regarding the fiscal impact of the program.
Acts 1968, No. 191, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 107, §1; Acts 1986, No. 747, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2020, No. 103, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.4.5. Probation and parole processing fee

RS 15:574.4.5 - Probation and parole processing fee
A. A one-time fee of sixty-five dollars shall be assessed for each case file existing on June 30, 2009, and for each new case file opened thereafter by a probation and parole officer of the office of adult services in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Such fee shall be collected at the offender's first meeting with any such officer after June 30, 2009, or, if provided for by rule promulgated by the department, over a time period not to exceed twelve months after the first meeting.
B. All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be remitted to the treasurer's office on a monthly basis and may be used to defray the cost of supervision which includes salaries for probation and parole officers.
Acts 2009, No. 299, §2, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 241, §2; Acts 2018, No. 267, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.6. Parole term; automatic discharge

RS 15:574.6 - Parole term; automatic discharge
The parole term, when the committee orders an offender released on parole, shall be for the remainder of the offender's sentence, with credits for compliance with the terms and conditions of parole supervision pursuant to R.S. 15:574.6.1. When the parolee has completed his full parole term, he shall be discharged from parole by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections without order by the committee, provided that:
(1) No warrant has been issued by the committee for the arrest of the parolee.
(2) No detainer has been issued by the parole officer for the detention of the parolee pending revocation proceedings.
(3) No indictment or bill of information is pending for any felony the parolee is suspected to have committed while on parole.
Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Acts 1991, No. 117, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.6.1. Compliance credits; parole

RS 15:574.6.1 - Compliance credits; parole
A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, every offender on parole for an offense other than a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B) or a sex offense as defined by R.S. 15:541 shall earn a diminution of parole term, to be known as "earned compliance credits", by good behavior on parole. The amount of diminution of parole term allowed under this Section shall be at the rate of thirty days for every full calendar month on parole.
(2) A defendant who as a condition of his release on parole is required to enter and complete a reentry court program established pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 is not eligible to receive earned compliance credits pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
B.(1) If the probation and parole officer has reasonable cause to believe that an offender on parole has not been compliant with the conditions of his parole in a given calendar month, he may rescind thirty days of earned compliance credits as an administrative sanction under R.S. 15:574.7. Credits may be rescinded only for a month in which the offender is found not to be in compliance.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of R.S. 15:574.7(B)(1)(c) requiring consent of the parolee shall not apply to the rescinding of earned compliance credits as an administrative sanction under R.S. 15:574.7.
C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop written policies and procedures for the implementation of earned compliance credits for offenders on parole supervision provided by the provisions of this Section. The policies and procedures shall include but not be limited to written guidelines regarding the process to rescind earned compliance credits and the placement of these credits in the administrative sanctions grids. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall also collect data on the implementation of earned compliance credits, including the names of offenders that earned credits, how many credits are applied to each offender, and reductions to supervision periods at the time of discharge.
D. When the offender's total parole term is satisfied through a combination of time served on parole and earned compliance credits, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall order the discharge of the offender from parole.
Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 508, §2; Acts 2018, No. 668, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.8. Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees

RS 15:574.8 - Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees
A. Parole officers shall be deemed to be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and police officers have in their respective jurisdictions. They have all the immunities and matters of defense now available or hereafter made available to sheriffs, constables, and police officers in any suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in the course of their employment.
B. If a parole officer has reasonable cause to believe that a parolee has violated or is attempting to violate a condition of his parole and that an emergency exists, so that awaiting action by the committee under R.S. 15:574.7 would create an undue risk to the public or to the parolee, such parole officer may arrest the parolee without a warrant or may authorize any peace officer to do so. The authorization may be in writing or oral, but if not written, shall be subsequently confirmed by a written statement. The written authorization or subsequent confirmation shall set forth that, in the judgment of the parole officer, the person to be arrested has violated or was attempting to violate a condition of his parole. The parolee arrested hereunder, if detained, shall be held in a local jail, state prison, or other detention facility, pending action by the committee. Immediately after such arrest and detention, the parole officer concerned shall notify the chief probation and parole officer and submit a written report of the reason for the arrest. After consideration of the written report, the chief probation and parole officer shall, with all practicable speed, make a preliminary determination, and shall either order the parolee's release from detention or proceed promptly in accordance with R.S. 15:574.7.
Acts 1952, No. 162, §7. Amended by Acts 1956, No. 66, §1; Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Acts 2001, No. 608, §1; Acts 2010, No. 924, §2, eff. July 2, 2010; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.10. Conviction of a felony while on parole

RS 15:574.10 - Conviction of a felony while on parole
When a person is convicted in this state of a felony committed while on parole or is convicted under the laws of any other state or of the United States or any foreign government or country of an offense committed while on parole, and which if committed in this state would be a felony, his parole shall be deemed revoked as of the date of the commission of the felony or such offense under the laws of the other jurisdiction. His parole officer shall inform the sentencing judge of the fact that the convicted defendant is a parole violator. The term for which the defendant shall be imprisoned as a parole violator shall be the same as that provided in cases of revocation of parole for violation of the conditions of parole. The new sentence of imprisonment shall be served consecutively to the term of imprisonment for violation of parole unless a concurrent term of imprisonment is directed by the court. An appeal by the defendant on the new conviction or sentence shall not suspend the revocation provisions of this Section, unless the defendant has been admitted to post-conviction bail on the new sentence of imprisonment. In the event of a successful appeal of the new conviction or sentence, the state shall be liable for any loss of income sustained by the defendant due to such revocation of parole.
Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Acts 1987, No. 95, §1; Acts 1993, No. 104, §1; Acts 2008, No. 144, §1.
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NOTE: See Acts 1987, No. 95, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.13. General applicability; juveniles in correctional institutions excepted

RS 15:574.13 - General applicability; juveniles in correctional institutions excepted
A. The provisions of this Part shall apply to all persons who, on July 31, 1968, are sentenced to or serving prison sentences, are on parole, or are eligible to be placed on parole, with the same force and effect as if it had been in operation at the time such persons were sentenced, imprisoned, placed on parole, or became eligible to be placed on parole, as the case may be provided that prisoners on parole prior to July 31, 1968 shall continue on parole subject to the provisions of this Part.
B. The provisions of this Part shall not apply to parole from any correctional institution for juveniles now in operation or which may be established hereafter.
Acts 1968, No. 191, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.14. Required reporting of parolees; alternative to in-person meetings

RS 15:574.14 - Required reporting of parolees; alternative to in-person meetings
A. A probation and parole officer who supervises a parolee shall schedule meetings, which are required as a condition of an individual's release, at such times and locations that take into consideration and accommodate the work schedule of a parolee who is employed by another person or entity.
B. To comply with the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, in lieu of requiring the parolee to appear in-person for the required reporting or meetings, the probation and parole officer may utilize technology portals, including cellular telephone and other electronic communication devices, that allow simultaneous voice and video communication in real time between the parolee and the probation and parole officer. Such technology may also be used for required reporting or meetings of a parolee who is self-employed at the discretion of the parolee's probation and parole officer and in accordance with any rules promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections pursuant to this Section.
C. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules promulgated by the department pursuant to this Section shall include but are not limited to minimum standards and guidelines for the authorized technology and how it may be used as well as standards for determining the eligibility and suitability of parolees to meet their reporting requirements through the use of such technology. The eligibility and suitability standards shall include consideration of the severity of the parolee's underlying criminal conviction and the parolee's criminal history, supervision level, and past supervision history.
Acts 2020, No. 98, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.16. Refusal to parole; penalty

RS 15:574.16 - Refusal to parole; penalty
Should any officer of any such municipality described in R.S. 15:574.15 refuse to parole any such person or persons upon the verbal request, or otherwise, of any such officer herein mentioned, such officer of the municipality shall upon conviction before the criminal district court of such parish be condemned to pay a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or suffer imprisonment of not less than thirty days, nor more than six months, or both, as the judge of said criminal district court of said parish shall deem expedient.
Acts 1950, No. 94, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.17. Kenner; power of elected municipal officials to parole or release persons in custody for violations of ordinances

RS 15:574.17 - Kenner; power of elected municipal officials to parole or release persons in custody for violations of ordinances
A. Every elected municipal official of the city of Kenner may parole and authorize the release from custody of any person who is under arrest or in custody in the city of Kenner for the violation of any ordinance of the city of Kenner by notifying the head or acting head of the parish or municipal law enforcement agency holding the person to be released.
B. The notice from the elected official may be verbal if the elected official authorizing the release or parole is contacted at his office or his place of residence; otherwise, the notice shall be in writing on a form supplied by the office of the law enforcement agency holding the person to be released. The form shall contain a place for the elected official's signature, the name of his office, the name of the person to be released or paroled, the nature of the charge or charges pending against the person to be released, and the date his release is requested. The form shall be signed by the elected official and all information called for therein correctly completed. The form shall be delivered by the elected official, or someone acting on his behalf, to the parish or municipal officer in charge of holding or detaining the person to be released.
C. In any sixty-day period, if three persons paroled or released by an elected official described in Subsection A above fail to appear for any court proceeding of which the released person had been properly notified, the authority of that official to parole or release persons in accordance with this Section may be suspended for a period of sixty days by the chief officer of any parish or municipal law enforcement agency having jurisdiction in the city of Kenner.
Acts 1988, No. 288, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.18. Prohibition of city council members to parole or release persons

RS 15:574.18 - Prohibition of city council members to parole or release persons
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no member of a city council or the chief of police in a municipality with a population under eighty thousand shall have the power or authority to parole or authorize the release from custody of any person who is under arrest or in custody for the violation of an ordinance of that municipality. The chief of police shall not have the authority to suspend the parole power of the mayor or his designated magistrate of such municipality.
Acts 1991, No. 758, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.21. Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules promulgation

RS 15:574.21 - Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules promulgation
A. The Board of Parole shall establish a parole risk assessment pilot program which shall incorporate risk assessment analysis into the parole decision making process. The risk assessment analysis shall be designed to enhance objectivity and consistency in the parole decision making process. The program shall include the development of objective parole criteria consisting of statistical evaluation of the threat to society posed by parole candidates based on past patterns of recidivism.
B. The board shall utilize in the program, an offender risk assessment scoring system designed to measure the threat of risk of new criminal activity in general and the specific threat of new violence.
C. The pilot program shall conclude on April 15, 1995, unless the legislature extends this date or establishes a similar program prior to that date. The Board of Parole shall report annually to the legislature on the progress of the program, with such information on the impact of the use of objective criteria on the parole rate, prison population levels, and public protection as may be available from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice.
D. Contingent upon the availability of funding, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide the necessary resources, including clerical and administrative personnel, required by the committee on parole to establish, implement and evaluate the risk assessment pilot program. Specifically, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice, the Louisiana Sentencing Commission, and the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall provide technical assistance to the committee on parole, and shall make available all facts, records, information, data and data processing assistance required by the committee.
E. The committee on parole is hereby authorized to promulgate rules necessary to effectuate this Subpart.
Acts 1990, No. 411, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.32. Definitions

RS 15:574.32 - Definitions
As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:
(1) "Adult" means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law.
(2) "Bylaws" means those bylaws established by the Interstate Commission for its governance, or for directing or controlling the Interstate Commission's actions or conduct.
(3) "Commissioner" means the voting representative of each compacting state appointed pursuant to R.S. 15:574.33.
(4) "Compact administrator" means the individual in each compacting state appointed pursuant to the terms of this compact responsible for the administration and management of the state's supervision and transfer of offenders subject to the terms of this compact, the rules adopted by the Interstate Commission and policies adopted by the State Council under this compact.
(5) "Compacting state" means any state which has enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
(6) "Interstate Commission" means the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision established by this compact.
(7) "Member" means the commissioner of a compacting state or designee who shall be a person officially connected with the commissioner.
(8) "Noncompacting state" means any state which has not enacted the enabling legislation for this compact.
(9) "Offender" means an adult placed under, or subject to supervision as the result of the commission of a criminal offense and released to the community under the jurisdiction of courts, paroling authorities, corrections, or other criminal justice agencies.
(10) "Person" means any individual, corporation, business enterprise, or other legal entity, either public or private.
(11) "Rules" means acts of the Interstate Commission, duly promulgated pursuant to R.S. 15:574.38, substantially affecting interested parties in addition to the Interstate Commission, which shall have the force and effect of law in the compacting states.
(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possessions of the United States.
(13) "State Council" means the resident members of the State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision created by each state under R.S. 15:574.34.
Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.33. The Interstate Commission; membership; creation of the executive committee

RS 15:574.33 - The Interstate Commission; membership; creation of the executive committee
A. The compacting states hereby create the "Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision". The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. The Interstate Commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, and duties set forth herein, including the power to sue and be sued, and such additional powers as may be conferred upon it by subsequent action of the respective legislatures of the compacting state in accordance with the terms of this compact.
B. The Interstate Commission shall consist of commissioners selected and appointed by resident members of a state council for interstate adult offender supervision for each state. In addition to the commissioners who are the voting representatives of each state, the Interstate Commission shall include individuals who are not commissioners but who are members of interested organizations. Such noncommissioner members must include a member of the national organizations of governors, legislators, state chief justices, attorneys general, and crime victims. All noncommissioner members of the Interstate Commission shall be ex officio nonvoting members. The Interstate Commission may provide in its bylaws for such additional, ex officio, nonvoting members as it deems necessary.
C. Each compacting state represented at any meeting of the Interstate Commission is entitled to one vote. A majority of the compacting states shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless a larger quorum is required by the bylaws of the Interstate Commission. The Interstate Commission shall meet at least once each calendar year. The chairperson may call additional meetings and, upon the request of a majority of the compacting states, shall call additional meetings. Public notice shall be given of all meetings and meetings shall be open to the public.
D. The Interstate Commission shall establish an executive committee which shall include commission officers, members, and others as shall be determined by the bylaws. The executive committee shall have the power to act on behalf of the Interstate Commission during periods when the Interstate Commission is not in session, with the exception of rulemaking and amendment to the compact. The executive committee oversees the day-to-day activities managed by the executive director and Interstate Commission staff, administers enforcement and compliance with the provisions of the compact, its bylaws and as directed by the Interstate Commission, and performs other duties as directed by commission or set forth in the bylaws.
Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:574.34. State Council

RS 15:574.34 - State Council
A. Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state. Each state council shall appoint as its commissioner the compact administrator or his designee from that state to serve on the Interstate Commission in such capacity under or pursuant to applicable law of the member state. Each member state may determine the membership of its own state council, and its membership must include at least one representative from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government, victims groups, and compact administrators. Additionally, the compact administrator shall have the authority to appoint additional representatives to the State Council when he deems necessary. The initial legislative representative shall be appointed by the speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives for a term of two years. Upon the expiration of the initial legislative member's term, the president of the Louisiana Senate shall appoint the next legislative member for a term of two years. Thereafter, the legislative representative shall be appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and by the president of the Senate alternating between houses every two years.
B. Each compacting state retains the right to determine the qualifications of the compact administrator who shall be appointed by the governor. In addition to appointment of its commissioner to the National Interstate Commission, each state council shall exercise oversight and advocacy concerning its participation in Interstate Commission activities and other duties as may be determined by each member state including but not limited to development of policy concerning operations and procedures of the compact within that state.
Acts 2001, No. 606, §1, eff. June 19, 2002.