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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:605. State DNA data base

RS 15:605 - State DNA data base
There is hereby established the state DNA data base. It shall be administered by the state police and provide DNA records to the FBI for storage and maintenance by CODIS. The state DNA data base shall have the capability provided by computer software and procedures administered by the state police to store and maintain DNA records related to:
(1) Forensic casework.
(2) Offenders required to provide a DNA sample under this Chapter.
(3) Anonymous DNA records used for research or quality control.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:606. State DNA data bank

RS 15:606 - State DNA data bank
There is hereby established the state DNA data bank. It shall serve as the repository of DNA samples collected under this Chapter.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:607. State police recommendation of additional offenses

RS 15:607 - State police recommendation of additional offenses
The state police may recommend to the legislature that it enact legislation for the inclusion of additional offenses for which DNA samples shall be taken and otherwise subjected to the provisions of this Chapter. In determining whether to recommend additional offenses, the state police shall consider those offenses for which DNA testing will have a substantial impact on the detection and identification of sex offenders and violent offenders.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:608. Procedural compatibility with FBI

RS 15:608 - Procedural compatibility with FBI
The DNA identification system as established by the state police shall be compatible with the procedures specified by the FBI, including use of comparable test procedures, laboratory equipment, supplies, and computer software.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:610. Procedures for withdrawal, collection, and transmission of DNA samples

RS 15:610 - Procedures for withdrawal, collection, and transmission of DNA samples
A. Each DNA sample required to be drawn or taken under this Chapter from persons who are arrested, incarcerated, or confined shall be drawn or taken at the place of booking, incarceration, or confinement. DNA samples from persons who are not ordered or sentenced to a term of confinement shall be drawn or taken at a prison, jail unit, juvenile facility, or other facility to be specified by the court. Only those individuals qualified to draw or take DNA samples in a medically approved manner shall draw or take a DNA sample to be submitted for DNA analysis. The DNA sample and a set of fingerprints taken upon booking shall be delivered to the state police in accordance with state police rules and regulations.
B. A person authorized to draw or take DNA samples under this Chapter shall not be criminally liable for withdrawing or taking a DNA sample and transmitting test results pursuant to this Chapter if he performed these activities in good faith and shall not be civilly liable for such activities when he acted in a reasonable manner according to generally accepted medical and other professional practices.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2009, No. 9, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:611. Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis

RS 15:611 - Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis
A. The state police shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of DNA samples and typing results of DNA samples submitted pursuant to this Chapter. The DNA sample typing results shall be stored in the state DNA data base and records of testing shall be retained on file with the state police.
B. The state police may contract with third parties to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter.
C. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 15:612(C), the tests to be performed on each DNA sample shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes or to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters or for other humanitarian identification purposes, including identification of missing persons.
D. Any other party contracting to carry out the functions of this Chapter shall be subject to the same restrictions and requirements of this Chapter, insofar as applicable, as apply to the state police, and subject to any additional restrictions imposed by the state police.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:612. DNA data base exchange

RS 15:612 - DNA data base exchange
A. The state police shall receive, store, and perform analysis on DNA samples or contract for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets the guidelines as established by the state police and shall classify and file the DNA record of identification characteristic profiles of DNA samples submitted under this Chapter and make such information available as provided in this Section. The state police may enter a contract for the storage of DNA typing analysis and for DNA typing analysis with a qualified DNA laboratory that meets guidelines as established by the state police. The results of the DNA profile of individuals in the state DNA database shall be made available:
(1) To criminal justice agencies or approved crime laboratories which serve these agencies.
(2) Upon written or electronic request and in furtherance of an official investigation of a criminal offense or offender or suspected offender.
B. The state police shall adopt guidelines governing the methods of obtaining information from the state DNA database and procedures for verification of the identity and authority of the requestor.
C.(1) The state police may create a separate population database comprised of DNA samples obtained under this Chapter after all personal identification is removed. The state police may share or disseminate the population database with other criminal justice agencies or crime laboratories that serve to assist the state police with statistical databases. The population database may be made available to and searched by other agencies participating in the CODIS system. This separate population database may be used for the following:
(a) To assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations or in declared or nondeclared disaster victim identification.
(b) For a population statistics database.
(c) For identification and protocol development purposes.
(d) For quality control purposes.
(e) To reduce the rape kit backlog at the Louisiana State Police crime lab.
(2) The state police shall maintain this separate population database, and it shall be subject to the same disclosure prohibitions as the state data bank pursuant to R.S. 15:617.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2023, No. 86, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:613. Cancellation of authority to access or exchange DNA records

RS 15:613 - Cancellation of authority to access or exchange DNA records
The state police, for good cause shown, may revoke or suspend the right of a forensic DNA laboratory within this state to access or exchange DNA identification records with criminal justice agencies.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:614. Removal of records

RS 15:614 - Removal of records
A. A person whose DNA record or profile has been included in the data base or data bank pursuant to this Chapter may request that his record or profile be removed on the following grounds:
(1) The arrest on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based does not result in a conviction or plea agreement resulting in a conviction.
(2) The conviction on which the authority for including his DNA record or profile was based has been reversed and the case dismissed.
B. The state police shall remove all reports and records and identifiable information in the database or data bank pertaining to the person and destroy all samples from the person upon receipt of a written request for the removal of the report and record and a certified court order of expungement and sealing properly obtained pursuant to the provisions of Title XXXIV of the Code of Criminal Procedure or Children's Code Articles 917 through 926.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999; Acts 2017, No. 362, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:616. Confidentiality of records

RS 15:616 - Confidentiality of records
Unless otherwise provided, all DNA profiles and samples submitted to the state police pursuant to this Chapter shall be confidential.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:617. Disclosure prohibited

RS 15:617 - Disclosure prohibited
A. Any person, by virtue of employment or official position, or any person contracting to carry out any functions under this Chapter, including any officer, employee, or agent of such contractor, who has possession of or access to individually identifiable DNA information contained in the state DNA data base or in the state DNA data bank shall not disclose it in any manner to any person or agency not authorized to receive it knowing that such person or agency is not authorized to receive it.
B. No person shall obtain individually identifiable DNA information from the state DNA data base or the state DNA data bank without authorization to do so.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:618. Criminal penalties

RS 15:618 - Criminal penalties
A. Any person who violates R.S. 15:617(A) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
B. Any person who knowingly violates R.S. 15:617(B) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
C. Any person who tampers or attempts to tamper with any sample of blood, tissue, or other bodily fluids or the collection container without lawful authority shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:620. Authority of law enforcement officers

RS 15:620 - Authority of law enforcement officers
Nothing in this Chapter shall limit or abrogate any existing authority of law enforcement officers to take, maintain, store, and utilize DNA samples for law enforcement purposes.
Acts 1997, No. 737, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; H.C.R. No. 40, 1999 R.S., eff. June 21, 1999.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:621. Prohibition on destruction of evidence; certain cases

RS 15:621 - Prohibition on destruction of evidence; certain cases
A. Prior to December 31, 2012, no criminal justice agency or clerk of court shall destroy any biological evidence in its possession in relation to the investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of any of the following enumerated offenses or attempts to commit any of these offenses: homicide (R.S. 14:29), rape (R.S. 14:41), and armed robbery (R.S. 14:64).
B. The provisions of this Section shall apply only in cases in which an offender has been convicted at trial or has entered a guilty plea pursuant to
North Carolina v. Alford
, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), and the offender is in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
C. Nothing in this Section should preclude any criminal justice agency or clerk of court from removing parts containing biological evidence from large items of evidence and retaining only the parts containing biological evidence.
D. Failure by any criminal justice agency or clerk of court to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be governed by Code of Criminal Procedure Article 926.1(H)(6).
E. As used in this Section:
(1) "Biological evidence" means the contents of a sexual assault examination kit or any item that contains blood, semen, hair, saliva, skin tissue, fingerprints, or other identifiable human biological material that may reasonably be used to incriminate or exculpate any person in the criminal investigation, whether that material is catalogued separately on a slide or swab, in a test tube, or some other similar method, or is present on clothing, ligatures, bedding, other household materials, drinking cups, cigarettes, or any other item of evidence, including those that are alleged to have been touched or worn by the perpetrator of the offense. Work product generated during DNA analysis shall not be considered biological evidence with the exception of the extracted DNA when the original biological evidence is consumed during analysis. In this event, the extracted DNA shall be retained.
(2) "Criminal justice agency" means any criminal justice agency as defined in R.S. 15:576(3).
Acts 2011, No. 250, §1, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:622.1. Sexual assault collection kits; prohibited use in criminal investigation of victim

RS 15:622.1 - Sexual assault collection kits; prohibited use in criminal investigation of victim
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, DNA obtained by a criminal justice agency from a sexual assault collection kit as defined in R.S. 15:622 shall not be compared with other DNA records as defined in R.S. 15:603 for the purpose of investigating the victim of the sexually oriented criminal offense who submitted the DNA if that victim is charged with or suspected of committing any criminal offense.
Acts 2022, No. 625, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:623. Submission of sexual assault collection kits

RS 15:623 - Submission of sexual assault collection kits
A. Within thirty days of receiving a sexual assault collection kit for a reported case, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory for testing.
B. If a prosecuting agency makes an official request for analysis of a sexual assault collection kit, the criminal justice agency shall submit the sexual assault collection kit to a forensic laboratory within thirty days of receiving the request from the prosecuting agency.
Acts 2015, No. 229, §2, eff. June 23, 2015; Acts 2023, No. 193, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:625. Material witness warrant data; reporting

RS 15:625 - Material witness warrant data; reporting
A. By February fifteenth of each year, each district attorney or other prosecution agency shall report all of the following information for the prior calendar year to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice:
(1) The number of material witness warrants applied for pursuant to this Section which has been filed into the record of any criminal prosecution proceeding within their jurisdiction.
(2) The number of material witness warrants signed by a judge.
(3) The number of material witness warrants executed.
(4) The number of victims as defined in R.S. 15:257.1(C) incarcerated pursuant to a material witness warrant.
B. By March first of each year, the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall transmit the information required in Subsection A of this Section to the chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary C and the chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary and shall publish the information on the website of the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration on Criminal Justice.
Acts 2019, No. 410, §1, eff. June 11, 2019.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:642. Definitions

RS 15:642 - Definitions
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information as established in Chapter 6 of this Title.
(2) "Offense against a peace officer" means any of the following:
(a) Disarming of a peace officer.
(b) Aggravated assault upon a peace officer.
(c) Any of the following criminal offenses when the peace officer is engaged in the performance of his lawful duties, or when the specific intent to commit the offense is directly related to the victim's status as a peace officer:
(i) Solicitation for murder.
(ii) First degree murder.
(iii) Second degree murder.
(iv) Manslaughter.
(v) Aggravated battery.
(vi) Second degree battery.
(vii) Aggravated second degree battery.
(viii) Second degree kidnapping.
(ix) Simple kidnapping.
(x) Extortion.
(xi) Assault by drive-by shooting.
(xii) Illegal use of weapons or dangerous instrumentalities.
(xiii) Terrorism.
(xiv) Aggravated assault with a firearm.
(d) Any offense under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, that is equivalent to an offense provided for in this Paragraph.
(3) "Peace officer" means any peace officer, as defined in R.S. 40:2402, and includes any constable, marshal, deputy marshal, sheriff, deputy sheriff, commissioned police officer, commissioned wildlife enforcement agent, and federal law enforcement officer.
(4) "Terrorism offense" includes the crime of terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.1, the crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.2, and any offense under the laws of another state, or under any military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law, that is equivalent to the crime of terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.1 or the crime of aiding others in terrorism as defined by R.S. 14:128.2.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2016, No. 225, §2; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:643. Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses

RS 15:643 - Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses
A. Any adult residing in this state who has pled guilty to, has been convicted of, or where adjudication has been deferred or withheld for the perpetration or attempted perpetration of, or for the conspiracy to commit any offense against a peace officer or any terrorism offense, as those terms are defined in R.S. 15:642, shall register within ten days of establishing residence in Louisiana, or if a current resident, within ten days after release from confinement with the sheriff of the parish of the person's residence and with the chief of police if the address of the residence is located in an incorporated area which has a police department. If the adult resides in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, he shall register with the police department of his municipality of residence.
B. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall provide the law enforcement agency as required by Subsection A of this Section with his name, address of offender's place of residence upon release from confinement, date of birth, social security number, any aliases used by the offender, crime for which the offender was convicted which gave rise to the requirement to register under the provisions of this Section, and date and place of conviction. The sheriff of every parish and the chief of police of each municipality shall also record the fingerprints of all persons who register with those law enforcement agencies in accordance with this Section.
C. The law enforcement agency that receives information in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall forward such information to the bureau for inclusion in a central registry as provided in R.S. 15:645 within five days of receiving such information.
D. Any person required to register pursuant to this Section shall maintain his registration for a period of ten years.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:644. Transmission of information to the bureau

RS 15:644 - Transmission of information to the bureau
When a person who is required to register under the provisions of this Chapter is released from prison, or placed under parole, supervised release, or probation, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall inform the person of the duty to register and shall obtain the information required for such registration and within five days of obtaining the necessary information, shall transmit this information to the bureau for inclusion in a central registry as provided in R.S. 15:645. The department shall also record the fingerprints of the person if they have not already been obtained.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:645. Central registry

RS 15:645 - Central registry
A. The bureau shall establish and maintain a central registry to collect and disseminate information regarding those offenders who are required to register in accordance with this Chapter. The bureau shall provide the information to all law enforcement agencies in this state who request such information in an effort to assist in the prevention of violence and protection of peace officers. The bureau shall establish an alert flag on the criminal history record information of each person who is required to register pursuant to this Chapter that would be visible and accessible to law enforcement agencies and peace officers while in the performance of their duties.
B. Once each year, the bureau shall mail a non-forwardable verification form, not less than five days prior to the anniversary of the date of the offender's initial registration, to the last reported address of each person subject to the provisions of this Section. The person subject to registration shall mail the verification to the bureau within ten days of receipt of the verification form. If the bureau does not receive the verification form within thirty days, the bureau shall immediately notify the sheriff of the parish in which the person's last reported address of residence is located, or in the case of a person residing in a municipality with a population in excess of three hundred thousand persons, the police department of his municipality of residence.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 18, §1; Acts 2019, No. 298, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:646. Failure to register; penalties

RS 15:646 - Failure to register; penalties
A person who fails to register as required by this Chapter shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:647. Limitation of liability

RS 15:647 - Limitation of liability
No person shall have a cause of action against a law enforcement agency or an employee thereof for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this Chapter. This limitation shall not apply to any loss or damage caused by the willful and wanton act or gross negligence of the agency or employee.
Acts 2005, No. 163, §1, eff. June 28, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:652. Legislative findings and objectives

RS 15:652 - Legislative findings and objectives
The Legislature of Louisiana finds and declares that forensic anthropology combined with DNA data banks are important tools in criminal investigations and in the identification of unidentified human remains. It is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations and in the identification of missing persons, to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters, and to assist with other humanitarian identification purposes. It is therefore in the best interest of the state to establish a Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program to be used in conjunction with a DNA database and forensic anthropology to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations and in the identification of missing persons, to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters, and to assist with other humanitarian identification purposes.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:653. Definitions

RS 15:653 - Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "CODIS" means the Combined DNA Index System, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's national DNA identification index system that allows the storage and exchange of DNA records of missing persons submitted by state and local forensic DNA laboratories.
(2) "Criminal justice agency" means any criminal justice agency as defined in R.S. 15:576(3).
(3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, which is located in cells and provides an individual's personal genetic blueprint and which encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification.
(4) "DNA record" means DNA identification information stored in the state DNA database or the Combined DNA Index System for missing persons for the purpose of generating investigative leads or supporting statistical interpretation of DNA test results. The DNA record is the result obtained from the DNA typing tests. The DNA record is comprised of the characteristics of a DNA sample which is of value in establishing the identity of individuals.
(5) "DNA sample" means a blood, bone, tissue, or bodily fluid sample provided as a result of the location of unidentified human remains submitted to the LSU Forensic Anthropology Computer Enhancement Services (F.A.C.E.S.) Laboratory or as a result of the collection of said samples from family members of missing persons pursuant to this Chapter for analysis or storage, or both.
(6) "F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory" means the Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory located within the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(7) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(8) "Forensic anthropology" means the use of human remains to establish an identification based on the anthropological profile which includes age range, sex, ancestry, and other identifying characteristics.
(9) "Missing person" means any Louisiana resident who has been reported missing to local or state law enforcement agencies.
(10) "Unidentified human remains" means any human body or portion of a human body where the identity is unknown. A "body" refers to both skeletal and/or soft tissue remains of a human.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:654. Powers and duties of the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory

RS 15:654 - Powers and duties of the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory
In addition to any other powers and duties conferred by this Chapter, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall:
(1) Be responsible for the policy management and administration of the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program to support law enforcement agencies and other criminal justice agencies.
(2) Serve as the central repository for all unidentified human remains information and all missing persons data collected pursuant to this Chapter.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:655. Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program

RS 15:655 - Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program
A. There is hereby established the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program which shall be administered by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.
B. The Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program shall have the capability to store and maintain forensic anthropological and DNA records related to all of the following:
(1) Unidentified human remains.
(2) Missing persons.
(3) Anonymous DNA records used for research or quality control.
C. The data stored and maintained as provided in Subsection B of this Section shall comprise the state forensic anthropology database which shall be a part of the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:656. F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory recommendations

RS 15:656 - F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory recommendations
The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory may recommend proposed legislation to the legislature regarding the collection and regulation of unidentified and missing persons information. In determining the need for any such recommendations, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall consider any provisions of forensic anthropological testing that may have a substantial impact on the detection and identification of unidentified human remains.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:657. Applicability of Chapter

RS 15:657 - Applicability of Chapter
The provisions of this Chapter regarding the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program administered by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall not be applicable to those unidentified human remains found within the state resulting from a mass disaster or mass fatality. However, in the event a mass disaster or mass fatality occurs within the state, the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall be consulted and work in conjunction with other state agencies and any appropriate federal agencies responding to said mass disaster or mass fatality for the identification of any unidentified human remains resulting from said mass disaster or mass fatality.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:659. Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of forensic anthropological analysis

RS 15:659 - Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of forensic anthropological analysis
A. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory shall prescribe procedures to be used in the collection, submission, identification, analysis, storage, and disposition of unidentified human remains samples submitted pursuant to this Chapter. The information obtained by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory from analysis of the unidentified human remains shall be stored in the state forensic anthropology database in the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program and records of testing shall be retained by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.
B. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory may store any DNA profile obtained from analysis of the unidentified human remains and missing persons in the state forensic anthropology database.
C. The F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory may contract with third parties to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter. Any such third-party contractor shall be subject to all of the restrictions and requirements of this Chapter which are applicable to the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory and shall be subject to any additional restrictions deemed appropriate by the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory.
D. Except for analysis on quality control samples, tests performed on all unidentified human remains and missing persons samples shall be used only for law enforcement identification purposes or to assist in the recovery or identification of human remains from disasters or for other humanitarian identification purposes.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:660. Confidentiality of records

RS 15:660 - Confidentiality of records
Unless otherwise provided, all medical records, dental records, DNA information, and associated DNA samples submitted to the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory pursuant to this Chapter shall be confidential.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:661. Disclosure prohibited

RS 15:661 - Disclosure prohibited
A. Any person, by virtue of employment or official position, or any person contracting to carry out any functions pursuant to this Chapter, including any officer, employee, or agent of such contractor, who has possession of or access to individually identifiable anthropological or DNA information contained in the state forensic anthropology database shall not knowingly disclose it in any manner to any person or agency not authorized to receive it.
B. No person shall obtain individually identifiable anthropological or DNA information from the Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program without authorization to do so.
C. Nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the release or sharing of information regarding the sex, race, approximate age, or appearance of an unidentified or missing person in an effort to identify or locate the person.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:662. Criminal penalties

RS 15:662 - Criminal penalties
A. Any person who violates R.S. 15:661(A) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
B. Any person who knowingly violates R.S. 15:661(B) shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
C. Any person who tampers or attempts to tamper with any sample of blood, bone, tissue, or other bodily fluids or the collection container without lawful authority shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2006, No. 227, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:701. Cities to provide covered patrol wagons; use of uncovered vehicles prohibited; penalty

RS 15:701 - Cities to provide covered patrol wagons; use of uncovered vehicles prohibited; penalty
All cities with a population of twenty thousand or more, shall provide covers or canopies for all vehicles owned, controlled, or employed by the city for the purpose of conveying prisoners to any place of detention, in order to prevent the exposure of prisoners to public view.
City authorities or officers shall not compel any person who is under arrest, imprisoned, or detained, or in their custody, or charge to be conveyed in an open or uncovered vehicle, in or through any street or public place in this state.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not less than twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:702. Maintenance of parish jails

RS 15:702 - Maintenance of parish jails
The governing authority of each parish shall be responsible for the physical maintenance of all parish jails and prisons. In those parishes in which the governing authority operates the parish jail the governing authority shall pass all bylaws and regulations they may deem expedient for the police and good government of the jails and prisons being operated by the parish governing authority.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 200, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:703. Physician to be appointed for each parish; salary

RS 15:703 - Physician to be appointed for each parish; salary
A. The governing authority of each parish shall appoint annually a physician who shall attend the prisoners who are confined in parish jails whenever they are sick. His salary shall be fixed by the governing authority. Any physician so appointed shall be licensed as provided in R.S. 37:1271 and shall be a qualified health care provider in accordance with R.S. 40:1231.2.
B. In lieu of appointing a physician, the governing authority of any parish may enter into a contract with a health care provider, licensed or regulated by the laws of this state, to provide requisite health care services, as required in this Section. The term "health care provider" as used in this Subsection means a person, partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, corporation, facility, or institution licensed or regulated by the laws of this state to provide health care services or professional services as a physician and qualified as such in accordance with R.S. 40:1231.2.
C. When a physician has been appointed or a contract for health care services for prisoners has been entered into in accordance with this Section, any action by a prisoner or his representative to recover damages or any other losses, including those for the death of the prisoner, as a result of the actions or inactions of the physician or health care provider in the performance or nonperformance of health care services shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 40:1231.1 et seq. The term "health care provider" as used in this Subsection shall be as defined in R.S. 40:1231.1.
D. The sole responsibility of the governing authority of each parish which is mandated by the provisions of this Section with respect to providing health care services for prisoners shall be the appointment of a physician and the payment of the salary of that physician or its contractual obligations with a health care provider selected in accordance with this Section. The parish and its governing authority shall not be liable for any action arising as a result of the actions or inactions of the physician or health care provider, whether ex delicto or ex quasi delicto or ex contractu, by a prisoner or his representative to recover damages or any other losses, including those for the death of the prisoner, unless the governing authority exercises gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties and obligations imposed by this Section, and such gross negligence or willful misconduct was a substantial factor in causing the injury.
Acts 2003, No. 681, §1, eff. June 27, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:707. United States prisoners to be kept in custody; compensation of sheriff

RS 15:707 - United States prisoners to be kept in custody; compensation of sheriff
All the sheriffs, jailers, prison keepers, and their deputies to whom any person shall be sent or committed by United States marshals or their deputies, under the authority of the United States, whether on civil or criminal process, or upon any process or warrant which may be issued by the President of the United States, or those to whom he may delegate authority for any cause whatever under the law of the United States, shall take the prisoners into custody and keep them safely until their discharge by due course of law.
Any sheriff, jailer or prison keeper violating this Section shall be liable to the same penalties and the parties aggrieved shall be entitled to the same remedies as if the prisoners had been committed to their custody by virtue of legal process issued under the authority of Louisiana.
The sheriffs or jailers may contract with the U.S. Marshal of his district for the payment of a minimum rate of one dollar per day for the keeping of each federal prisoner. The sheriffs may use the funds for the proper care and safekeeping of the federal prisoners and to pay any expenses incurred in connection with their office or jail.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:709. Prisoners convicted in other states and housed in Louisiana

RS 15:709 - Prisoners convicted in other states and housed in Louisiana
A. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, a prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state shall not be housed for the commission of that offense in a state correctional facility in Louisiana; however, nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the prosecution, sentencing, or incarceration of any person for the commission of a criminal offense in the state of Louisiana.
B. Except as provided in R.S. 15:774, a prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state who is housed in a local jail or private correctional facility in Louisiana shall not be released in this state. Any prisoner housed in a local jail or private correctional facility shall be returned to an appropriate correctional facility located within the state where he was convicted and sentenced for release in that state.
C. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, a prisoner convicted and sentenced by another state shall not be housed in a local jail or private correctional facility if the prisoner would be classified as maximum custody by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections classification procedure.
D. Except as provided by Part II-A of this Chapter, the state where the prisoner was convicted and sentenced shall be responsible for the costs associated with returning the prisoner to that state.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any prisoner kept in custody under the authority of the United States or held under the jurisdiction of the United States.
F. For the purposes of this Section:
(1) "Local jail" means a correctional facility operated by a political subdivision of the state or defined by law as a political corporation.
(2) "Private correctional facility" means a correctional facility operated by a private entity.
(3) "State correctional facility" means a correctional facility owned and operated by the state of Louisiana or the Louisiana Correctional Facilities Corporation housing prisoners committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 2002, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 74, §1; Acts 2010, No. 222, §1; Acts 2018, No. 440, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:710. Exchange of prisoners between parishes

RS 15:710 - Exchange of prisoners between parishes
The governing authorities of the various parishes composing any one judicial district may arrange with each other or among themselves for the transfer of prisoners from one parish to another in the same judicial district for the purpose of performing any kind of work that may legally be required of them, under whatever conditions and upon whatever terms may be mutually agreed upon by the governing authorities.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:711.1. Jefferson Davis work-release program

RS 15:711.1 - Jefferson Davis work-release program
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:711, and any other law to the contrary, the sheriff of the parish of Jefferson Davis is hereby authorized to establish and administer a work-release program for the inmates of any jail or prison under his jurisdiction who have been convicted of misdemeanors. The sheriff shall adopt rules and regulations providing for the administration of the program subject to the approval of the district attorney and the judge of the Thirty-First Judicial District Court. The rules and regulations, among other things, may provide:
(1) The criteria for eligibility of the inmates for participation in the program.
(2) The conditions to be observed by participants while released for work.
(3) The disposition of monies earned, including contribution to the expenses of confinement; support of any family; payment of fines, court costs, restitution, and judgments; and retention of earnings until release from confinement.
(4) Diminution of sentence for participation in the program which shall not exceed one and one-third days credit on the sentence for each day served on the work-release program, the diminution to be allowed only for inmates who spend each night in jail.
B. Beginning in 1979, and in every fourth year thereafter, on or before October 1 of the year, the sheriff shall disburse all monies collected under the program towards the expenses of administration by transferring one-half of such monies to the general fund of the parish governing authority of Jefferson Davis Parish and the remaining one-half to the operating fund of the sheriff.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 190, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:712. Facilities providing housing or temporary residence to individuals participating in work release or workforce development work release programs administered by the sheriff

RS 15:712 - Facilities providing housing or temporary residence to individuals participating in work release or workforce development work release programs administered by the sheriff
A. No facility that provides housing or temporary residence for individuals who are participating in work release programs as authorized by the provisions of R.S. 15:711 or 1199.10 shall be located within one thousand feet of any school or child day care center property.
B.(1) In municipalities and unincorporated areas which are divided into subdivisions with streets, blocks, and sidewalks, this distance shall be measured as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the school or day care center to the nearest point of the premises to be used to provide housing or temporary residence.
(2) Outside of municipalities and unincorporated areas which are not divided into subdivisions with streets, blocks, or sidewalks, the measurement of this distance shall be a straight line from the nearest point of the premises to provide housing or temporary residence to the nearest point of the school or day care center property.
C.(1) The prohibitions provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to any facility that provides housing or temporary residence which has been in operation for a year or longer prior to August 15, 2009.
(2) The subsequent construction, erection, development, or movement of a school or day care center which causes the facility providing housing or temporary residence to be located within the prohibited distance as provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall not be cause for a violation of the provisions of this Section.
D. For purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Child day care center property" means property on which is located a facility licensed as a day care center under the provisions of the Child Care Facility and Child-Placing Agency Licensing Act (R.S. 46:1401 et seq.) or licensed as a group child day care home under the provisions of the Child Care Registration Law (R.S. 46:1441 et seq.).
(2) "Premises" includes that land and any improvements thereon.
(3) "School property" means the property of any public elementary or secondary school or any nonpublic elementary or secondary school.
E. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
Acts 2009, No. 151, §1.