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2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 553. Method of pleading

Art. 553. Method of pleading
A. Except when otherwise provided under Paragraph B of this Article or by local rule in accordance with Articles 551 and 562, the defendant in a felony case shall plead in person. In misdemeanor cases, the defendant may plead not guilty through counsel, may plead guilty through counsel with consent of the court, may appear and enter his plea of guilty by way of simultaneous audio-visual transmission in accordance with local rules of court and Articles 551 and 562, and may plead and be arraigned in accordance with procedures established according to R.S. 32:57(C). A corporation may plead through counsel in all cases. The plea shall be made in open court and shall be immediately entered in the minutes of the court. A failure to enter a plea in the minutes shall not affect the validity of any proceeding in the case.
B. By rule adopted pursuant to R.S. 13:472, the judge of the district court or a majority of the judges in a multi-district court may permit the defendant in a noncapital felony case to waive formal arraignment and enter a plea of not guilty without pleading in person. The rule shall require that the plea be in writing and shall set forth the filing procedure. Any formal defect shall not affect the validity of the proceeding.
C. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 160, §2.
Acts 1980, No. 570, §1; Acts 1990, No. 543, §1; Acts 1990, No. 593, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1011, §1; Acts 2003, No. 206, §1; Acts 2017, No. 406, §1; Acts 2020, No. 160, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 554. Effect of failure to plead

Art. 554. Effect of failure to plead
A defendant shall plead when arraigned. If he stands mute, refuses to plead, or pleads evasively, a plea of not guilty shall be entered of record. When a defendant is a corporation and fails to appear for arraignment when summoned, a plea of not guilty shall be entered of record.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 555. Waivers

Art. 555. Waivers
Any irregularity in the arraignment, including a failure to read the indictment, is waived if the defendant pleads to the indictment without objecting thereto. A failure to arraign the defendant or the fact that he did not plead, is waived if the defendant enters upon the trial without objecting thereto, and it shall be considered as if he had pleaded not guilty.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 556. Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases; duty of court

Art. 556. Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases; duty of court
A. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph B of this Article or in R.S. 32:57 or in any other applicable law, in a misdemeanor case, if the defendant is not represented by counsel of record, the court shall not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere without first determining that the plea is voluntary and is made with an understanding of the nature of the charge and of his right to be represented by counsel.
B. In a misdemeanor case in which the court determines that a sentence of imprisonment will actually be imposed or in which the conviction can be used to enhance the grade or statutory penalty for a subsequent offense, the court shall not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere without first addressing the defendant personally in open court and informing him of, and determining that he understands, all of the following:
(1) The nature of the charge to which the plea is offered, the mandatory minimum penalty provided by law, if any, and the maximum possible penalty provided by law.
(2) If the defendant is not represented by an attorney, that he has the right to be represented by an attorney at every stage of the proceeding against him and, if financially unable to employ counsel, one will be appointed to represent him.
(3) That he has the right to have a trial, and if the maximum penalty provided for the offense exceeds imprisonment for six months or a fine of one thousand dollars, a right to trial by a jury or by the court, at his option.
(4) At that trial he has the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against him and the right not to be compelled to incriminate himself.
(5) That if he pleads guilty or nolo contendere there will not be a further trial of any kind, so that by pleading guilty or nolo contendere he waives the right to a trial.
C. The court shall require either:
(1) That a verbatim record of the proceedings at which the defendant enters a plea be made.
(2) That a form reflecting the court's advice to the defendant and the court's inquiry into the voluntariness of the plea be signed by the court and the defendant and filed in the record at the time of the plea.
D. Any variance from the procedures required by this Article which does not affect substantial rights of the defendant shall not invalidate the plea.
E. Nothing in this Article prohibits the court, by local rule, from providing for a defendant's appearance at the entry of his plea of guilty or nolo contendere by simultaneous audio-visual transmission.
Acts 2001, No. 243, §1; Acts 2017, No. 406, §1; Acts 2020, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 557. Plea of guilty in capital cases

Art. 557. Plea of guilty in capital cases
A. A court shall not receive an unqualified plea of guilty in a capital case. However, with the consent of the court and the state, a defendant may plead guilty with the stipulation either that the court shall impose a sentence of life imprisonment without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence without conducting a sentencing hearing, or that the court shall impanel a jury for the purpose of conducting a hearing to determine the issue of penalty in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Code.
B. If a defendant makes an unqualified plea, the court shall order a plea of not guilty entered for him.
Amended by Acts 1973, No. 134, §1; Acts 1995, No. 434, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 558.1. Adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity

Art. 558.1. Adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity
The court may adjudicate a defendant not guilty by reason of insanity without trial, when the district attorney consents and the court makes a finding based upon expert testimony that there is a factual basis for the plea.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 530, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 559. Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty

Art. 559. Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guilty
A. Upon motion of the defendant and after a contradictory hearing, which may be waived by the state in writing, the court may permit a plea of guilty to be withdrawn at any time before sentence.
B. The court shall not accept a plea of guilty of a felony within forty-eight hours of the defendant's arrest. When such a plea has been accepted within the forty-eight hour period, the court, upon a motion filed by the defendant within thirty days after the plea was entered, shall set aside the plea and any sentence imposed thereon.
C. The admissibility of a withdrawn plea of guilty and the facts surrounding it, is governed by Louisiana Code of Evidence Article 410.
Acts 1988, No. 515, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1989; Acts 2014, No. 85, §1.
{{NOTE: See Acts 1988, No. 515, §12, regarding effectiveness and applicability.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 561. Change of plea of "not guilty" to "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity"

Art. 561. Change of plea of "not guilty" to "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity"
The defendant may withdraw a plea of "not guilty" and enter a plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity," within ten days after arraignment. Thereafter, the court may, for good cause shown, allow such a change of plea at any time before the commencement of the trial.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 562. Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedings

Art. 562. Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedings
A. In a case where the offense is a noncapital felony or a misdemeanor, the defendant, who is confined in a jail, prison, or other detention facility in Louisiana, may, with the court's consent and the consent of the district attorney, appear at the entry of his plea of guilty, at any revocation hearing for a probation violation, including any hearing for a contempt of court, and at sentencing by simultaneous audio-visual transmission if the court, by local rule, provides for the defendant's appearance in this manner and the defendant waives his right to be physically present at the proceeding.
B. In a capital case, the defendant may not enter his plea by simultaneous audio-visual transmission.
C. If the defendant is represented by an attorney during the proceeding in which a simultaneous audio-visual transmission system is used, the attorney may elect to be present either in the courtroom with the presiding judicial officer or in the place where the defendant is confined. Upon request by the defendant or the attorney representing the defendant, the court shall provide the opportunity for confidential communication between the defendant and the attorney representing him at any time prior to or during the proceeding.
D. The law enforcement agency who has custody of the defendant at the time of the proceeding shall obtain the fingerprints of the defendant for purposes of Article 871. The fingerprints may be taken electronically or in ink and converted to electronic format.
Acts 2017, No. 406, §1; Acts 2020, No. 160, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 571. Crimes for which there is no time limitation

TITLE XVII
TIME LIMITATIONS
CHAPTER 1. LIMITATIONS UPON INSTITUTION
OF PROSECUTION
Art. 571. Crimes for which there is no time limitation
There is no time limitation upon the institution of prosecution for any crime for which the punishment may be death or life imprisonment or for the crime of forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1).
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 926, §1; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 571.1. Time limitation for certain sex offenses

Art. 571.1. Time limitation for certain sex offenses
Except as provided by Article 572, the time within which to institute prosecution of the following sex offenses, regardless of whether the crime involves force, serious physical injury, death, or is punishable by imprisonment at hard labor shall be thirty years: attempted first degree rape, also formerly titled aggravated rape (R.S. 14:27, R.S. 14:42), attempted second degree rape, also formerly titled forcible rape (R.S. 14:27, R.S. 14:42.1), sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.1), second degree sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.2), oral sexual battery (R.S. 14:43.3), human trafficking (R.S. 14:46.2(B)(2) or (3)), trafficking of children for sexual purposes (R.S. 14:46.3), felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile (R.S. 14:80), indecent behavior with juveniles (R.S. 14:81), pornography involving juveniles (R.S. 14:81.1), molestation of a juvenile or a person with a physical or mental disability (R.S. 14:81.2), prostitution of persons under eighteen (R.S. 14:82.1), enticing persons into prostitution (R.S. 14:86), crime against nature (R.S. 14:89), aggravated crime against nature (R.S. 14:89.1), crime against nature by solicitation (R.S. 14:89.2(B)(3)), that involves a victim under eighteen years of age. This thirty-year period begins to run when the victim attains the age of eighteen.
Acts 1993, No. 592, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2001, No. 533, §1; Acts 2003, No. 809, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 676, §3; Acts 2005, No. 186, §1; Acts 2012, No. 446, §5; Acts 2014, No. 602, §2, eff. June 12, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 41, §1; Acts 2022, No. 202, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 572. Limitation of prosecution of noncapital offenses

Art. 572. Limitation of prosecution of noncapital offenses
A. Except as provided in Articles 571 and 571.1, no person shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for an offense not punishable by death or life imprisonment, unless the prosecution is instituted within the following periods of time after the offense has been committed:
(1) Six years, for a felony necessarily punishable by imprisonment at hard labor.
(2) Four years, for a felony not necessarily punishable by imprisonment at hard labor.
(3) Two years, for a misdemeanor punishable by a fine, or imprisonment, or both.
(4) Six months, for a misdemeanor punishable only by a fine or forfeiture.
B.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 571.1 and Paragraph A of this Article, prosecutions for any sex offense may be commenced beyond the time limitations set forth in this Title if the identity of the offender is established after the expiration of such time limitation through the use of a DNA profile or newly discovered photographic or video evidence.
(2) A prosecution under the exception provided by this Paragraph shall be commenced within three years from the date on which the identity of the suspect is established by DNA testing or by the use of newly discovered photographic or video evidence.
(3) For purposes of this Article, "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, which is located in cells and provides an individual's personal genetic blue print and which encodes genetic information that is the basis of human heredity and forensic identification.
(4) This Paragraph shall have retroactive application to crimes committed prior to June 20, 2003.
C. Upon expiration of the time period in which a prosecution may be instituted, any bail bond applicable to that prosecution which bond has not been forfeited shall also expire, and all obligations of that bail undertaking shall be extinguished as a matter of law.
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 926, §1; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2003, No. 487, §2, eff. June 20, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 809, §1, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2006, No. 123, §1, eff. June 2, 2006; Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 3, §1, eff. March 5, 2024.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 487, §5, relative to application.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 573. Running of time limitations; exception

Art. 573. Running of time limitations; exception
The time limitations established by Article 572 shall not commence to run as to the following offenses until the relationship or status involved has ceased to exist when:
(1) The offense charged is based on the misappropriation of any money or thing of value by one who, by virtue of his office, employment, or fiduciary relationship, has been entrusted therewith or has control thereof.
(2) The offense charged is extortion or false accounting committed by a public officer or employee in his official capacity.
(3) The offense charged is public bribery.
(4) The offense charged is a felony crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) or cruelty to juveniles as defined in R.S. 14:93 and the victim is under eighteen years of age, unless a longer period of limitation is established by Article 571.1 or any other provision of law.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 753, §1; Acts 1987, No. 587, §1; Acts 1988, No. 436, §1; Acts 1988, No. 693, §1; Acts 1993, No. 592, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 2021, No. 142, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 573.1. Running of time limitations; exception; persons with infirmities

Art. 573.1. Running of time limitations; exception; persons with infirmities
A. The time limitations established by Article 572 shall not commence to run as to any crime wherein the victim is a person with infirmities until the crime is discovered by a competent victim, or in the case of an incompetent victim, by a law enforcement officer. This shall include but is not limited to the crimes of simple battery of persons with infirmities (R.S. 14:35.2), cruelty to persons with infirmities (R.S. 14:93.3), exploitation of persons with infirmities (R.S. 14:93.4), sexual battery of persons with infirmities (R.S. 14:93.5), and abuse of persons with infirmities through electronic means (R.S. 14:283.3).
B.(1) "Law enforcement officer" shall mean any employee of the state, a political subdivision, a municipality, a sheriff, or other public agency whose permanent duties include the making of arrests, the performing of searches and seizures, or the execution of criminal warrants, and who is responsible for the prevention or detection of crime or for the enforcement of the penal, traffic, or highway laws of this state.
(2) "Person with infirmities" shall mean a person who suffers from a mental or physical disability, including those associated with advanced age, which renders the person incapable of adequately providing for his personal care. The term "person with infirmities" may include but is not limited to any individual who is an outpatient or resident of a nursing home, facility for persons with intellectual disabilities, mental health facility, hospital, or other residential facility, or a recipient of home or community-based care or services.
Acts 2010, No. 317, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §31, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2021, No. 72, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 573.2. Running of time limitations; exception; video voyeurism

Art. 573.2. Running of time limitations; exception; video voyeurism
The time limitations established by Article 572 shall not commence to run as to the crime of video voyeurism (R.S. 14:283) until the crime is discovered by the victim.
Acts 2016, No. 352, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 573.3. Running of time limitations; exception; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System

Art. 573.3. Running of time limitations; exception; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System
The time limitations established by this Chapter shall not commence to run as to a crime described in R.S. 11:2261.1(C) and committed against the Firefighters' Retirement System until the crime is discovered by the Firefighters' Retirement System.
Acts 2018, No. 115, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 575. Interruption of time limitations

Art. 575. Interruption of time limitations
The periods of limitation established by this Chapter shall be interrupted when the defendant:
(1) For the purpose of avoiding detection, apprehension or prosecution, flees from the state, is outside the state, or is absent from his usual place of abode within the state; or
(2) Lacks mental capacity to proceed at trial and is committed in accordance with Article 648 of this Code.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 318, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 575.1. Suspension of time limitations; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System

Art. 575.1. Suspension of time limitations; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System
The periods of limitation established by this Chapter shall be suspended when a civil suit is filed as provided in R.S. 11:2261.1(C).
Acts 2018, No. 115, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 576. Filing of new charges upon dismissal of prosecution

Art. 576. Filing of new charges upon dismissal of prosecution
When a criminal prosecution is timely instituted in a court of proper jurisdiction and the prosecution is dismissed by the district attorney with the defendant's consent, or before the first witness is sworn at the trial on the merits, or the indictment is dismissed by a court for any error, defect, irregularity, or deficiency, a new prosecution for the same offense or for a lesser offense based on the same facts may be instituted within the time established by this Chapter or within six months from the date of dismissal, whichever is longer.
A new prosecution shall not be instituted under this article following a dismissal of the prosecution by the district attorney unless the state shows that the dismissal was not for the purpose of avoiding the time limitation for commencement of trial established by Article 578.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 577. Pleading of limitation; burden of proof

Art. 577. Pleading of limitation; burden of proof
The issue that a prosecution was not timely instituted may be raised at any time, but only once, and shall be tried by the court alone. If raised during the trial, a hearing thereon may be deferred until the end of the trial.
The state shall not be required to allege facts showing that the time limitation has not expired, but when the issue is raised, the state has the burden of proving the facts necessary to show that the prosecution was timely instituted.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 578. General rule

CHAPTER 2. LIMITATIONS UPON TRIAL
Art. 578. General rule
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, no trial shall be commenced nor any bail obligation be enforceable:
(1) In capital cases after three years from the date of institution of the prosecution;
(2) In other felony cases after two years from the date of institution of the prosecution; and
(3) In misdemeanor cases after one year from the date of institution of the prosecution.
B. The offense charged shall determine the applicable limitation.
Acts 2006, No. 123, §1, eff. June 2, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 579. Interruption of time limitation

Art. 579. Interruption of time limitation
A. The period of limitation established by Article 578 shall be interrupted if:
(1) The defendant at any time, with the purpose to avoid detection, apprehension, or prosecution, flees from the state, is outside the state, or is absent from his usual place of abode within the state; or
(2) The defendant cannot be tried because of insanity or because his presence for trial cannot be obtained by legal process, or for any other cause beyond the control of the state; or
(3) The defendant fails to appear at any proceeding pursuant to actual notice, proof of which appears of record.
B. The periods of limitation established by Article 578 shall commence to run anew from the date the cause of interruption no longer exists.
C. If the defendant fails to appear in court pursuant to any provision of this Article and the defendant is subsequently arrested, the periods of limitations established by Article 578 of this Code shall not commence to run anew until the defendant appears in person in open court where the case on the original charge is pending, or the district attorney prosecuting the original charge has notice of the defendant's custodial location. For purposes of this Paragraph, "notice" shall mean either of the following:
(1) Filing in the court record by either the defendant or his counsel advising the court of his incarceration with a copy provided to the district attorney and certification of notice provided to the district attorney.
(2) Following the seventy-two hour hearing provided by Article 230.1 of this Code, actual notice of arrest is provided to the district attorney and filed in the record of the proceeding of which the warrant against the defendant was issued.
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 671, §1; Acts 2013, No. 6, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 580. Suspension of time limitations

Art. 580. Suspension of time limitations
A. When a defendant files a motion to quash or other preliminary plea, the running of the periods of limitation established by Article 578 shall be suspended until the ruling of the court thereon; but in no case shall the state have less than one year after the ruling to commence the trial.
B. The periods of limitation established by Article 578 shall also be suspended if the court grants a continuance in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph B of Article 709.
Acts 2010, No. 744, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 581. Expiration of limitations; motion to quash; effect

Art. 581. Expiration of limitations; motion to quash; effect
Upon the expiration of the limitations established by this Chapter, the court shall, upon motion of the defendant, dismiss the indictment. This right of dismissal is waived unless the motion to quash is made prior to trial.
If the indictment is dismissed under this article, there shall be no further prosecution against the defendant for the same or a lesser offense based on the same facts.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 583. Interruption of time limitation where new trial

Art. 583. Interruption of time limitation where new trial
The period of limitation established by Article 582 shall be interrupted by any of the causes stated in Article 579. Where such interruption occurs, the state must commence the new trial within one year from the date the cause of interruption no longer exists.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 647, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 591. Double jeopardy; definition

TITLE XVIII
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Art. 591. Double jeopardy; definition
No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of life or liberty for the same offense, except, when on his own motion, a new trial has been granted or judgment has been arrested, or where there has been a mistrial legally ordered under the provisions of Article 775 or ordered with the express consent of the defendant.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 592. When jeopardy begins

Art. 592. When jeopardy begins
When a defendant pleads not guilty and is tried by jury, jeopardy begins when the jury panel is sworn pursuant to Article 790. When a defendant pleads not guilty, and is tried without a jury, jeopardy begins when the first witness is sworn at the trial on the merits. When a defendant pleads guilty, jeopardy begins when a valid sentence is imposed.
Acts 1990, No. 525, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 595. Double jeopardy; when not applicable

Art. 595. Double jeopardy; when not applicable
A person shall not be considered as having been in jeopardy in a trial in which:
(1) The court was illegally constituted or lacked jurisdiction;
(2) The prosecution was dismissed because it was instituted in an improper venue; or
(3) The indictment was invalid.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 596. Requirements for double jeopardy

Art. 596. Requirements for double jeopardy
Double jeopardy exists in a second trial only when the charge in that trial is:
(1) Identical with or a different grade of the same offense for which the defendant was in jeopardy in the first trial, whether or not a responsive verdict could have been rendered in the first trial as to the charge in the second trial; or
(2) Based on a part of a continuous offense for which offense the defendant was in jeopardy in the first trial.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 598. Effect of verdict

Art. 598. Effect of verdict
A. When a person is found guilty of a lesser degree of the offense charged, the verdict or judgment of the court is an acquittal of all greater offenses charged in the indictment and the defendant cannot thereafter be tried for those offenses on a new trial.
B. When a jury returns a verdict in the sentencing hearing in a capital case determining that the defendant should be sentenced to life imprisonment, the defendant cannot thereafter be sentenced to death for that offense on a new trial.
Amended by Acts 1973, No. 133, §1; Acts 1980, No. 430, §1; Acts 1988, No. 779, §1, eff. July 18, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed

TITLE XIX
JURISDICTION AND VENUE
Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed
A. All trials shall take place in the parish where the offense has been committed, unless the venue is changed. If acts constituting an offense or if the elements of an offense occurred in more than one place, in or out of the parish or state, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish in this state in which any such act or element occurred.
B. If the offender is charged with any criminal homicide enumerated in R.S. 14:29 or any other crime involving the death of a human being and it cannot be determined where the offense or the elements of the offense occurred, the offense is deemed to have been committed in the parish where the body of the victim was found.
C. If the offender is charged with any of the following offenses, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the offense occurred or where the victim resides:
(1) R.S. 14:67.3, unauthorized use of an access card.
(2) R.S. 14:67.16, identity theft.
(3) R.S. 14:70.4, access device fraud.
(4) R.S. 14:70.8, illegal transmission of monetary funds.
(5) R.S. 14:71.1, bank fraud.
(6) R.S. 14:72, forgery.
(7) R.S. 14:72.2, monetary instrument abuse.
D.(1) If the offender is charged with the crime of accessory after the fact, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the principal felony was committed or in the parish where any act or element constituting the basis for the accessory after the fact prosecution occurred.
(2) If the offender is charged with the crime of obstruction of justice, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish of the underlying actual or potential present, past, or future criminal proceeding or investigation or in the parish where any act or element constituting the basis for the obstruction of justice prosecution occurred.
Acts 2004, No. 379, §1; Acts 2006, No. 158, §1; Acts 2017, No. 164, §1, eff. June 12, 2017; Acts 2018, No. 125, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 612. Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles

Art. 612. Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles
If an offense is committed on a train, vessel, aircraft, or other public or private vehicle while in transit in this state and the exact place of the offense in this state cannot be established, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish through or over which the train, vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle passed, and in which the crime could have been committed.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 615. Improper venue; pleading

Art. 615. Improper venue; pleading
Improper venue shall be raised in advance of trial by motion to quash, and shall be tried by the judge alone. Venue shall not be considered an essential element to be proven by the state at trial, rather it shall be a jurisdictional matter to be proven by the state by a preponderance of the evidence and decided by the court in advance of trial.
Acts 1988, No. 554, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 621. Motion; form; time for filing

TITLE XX CHANGE OF VENUE
Art. 621. Motion; form; time for filing
A motion for a change of venue may be filed by either the state or the defendant. It shall be filed in accordance with Article 521; or thereafter, in the discretion of the court, any time before the first witness is sworn at the trial of the merits. The motion shall be in writing, sworn to by mover or his counsel, and shall contain:
(1) Allegations of fact upon which the motion is based; and
(2) A statement that the motion is not made for the purpose of delay, but to obtain a fair and impartial trial.
A contradictory hearing shall be held upon the motion.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 291, §1; Acts 1978, No. 735, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 622. Grounds for change of venue

Art. 622. Grounds for change of venue
A change of venue shall be granted when the applicant proves that by reason of prejudice existing in the public mind or because of undue influence, or that for any other reason, a fair and impartial trial cannot be obtained in the parish where the prosecution is pending.
In deciding whether to grant a change of venue the court shall consider whether the prejudice, the influence, or the other reasons are such that they will affect the answers of jurors on the voir dire examination or the testimony of witnesses at the trial.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 623.1. Capital cases; transfer of jury

Art. 623.1. Capital cases; transfer of jury
In a case involving a capital offense, upon motion to transfer a jury or on its own motion, if the court determines it is in the interest of justice, the court may, as an alternative to transferring the case to another parish after a change of venue is granted, select a jury in the parish to which venue would otherwise have been transferred, and thereafter, transfer such jury to the court in which the case is pending.
Acts 1991, No. 82, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 624. Grant of change of venue; procedure

Art. 624. Grant of change of venue; procedure
When a change of venue is granted, the clerk of the court in which the case is pending shall make and retain copies of all documents relating to the case. He shall deliver the original documents together with certified copies of all minute entries of the case to the clerk of the court to which the case is transferred, who shall enter the case upon the docket of the court, and the case shall be proceeded with in the same manner as if the proceedings had originally been instituted therein.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 627. Appeals

Art. 627. Appeals
If a change of venue is granted to the defendant over the objection of the state, or if the court denies an application by the state for a change of venue, the state shall have the right to appeal from the ruling, within the legal delays for making a motion for an appeal, before a trial on the merits. Prior to sentence the defendant may not appeal from a ruling changing or refusing to change the venue.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 641. Mental incapacity to proceed defined

TITLE XXI
INSANITY PROCEEDINGS
CHAPTER 1. MENTAL INCAPACITY TO PROCEED
Art. 641. Mental incapacity to proceed defined
Mental incapacity to proceed exists when, as a result of mental disease or defect, a defendant presently lacks the capacity to understand the proceedings against him or to assist in his defense.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 642. How mental incapacity is raised; effect

Art. 642. How mental incapacity is raised; effect
The defendant's mental incapacity to proceed may be raised at any time by the defense, the district attorney, or the court. When the question of the defendant's mental incapacity to proceed is raised, there shall be no further steps in the criminal prosecution, except the institution of prosecution, until the defendant is found to have the mental capacity to proceed.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 643. Order for mental examination

Art. 643. Order for mental examination
The court shall order a mental examination of the defendant when it has reasonable ground to doubt the defendant's mental capacity to proceed. Prior to the ordering of any such mental examination, the court shall appoint counsel to represent the defendant if he has not already retained counsel.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 325, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 644.1. Sanity proceedings for juvenile defendants transferred to criminal court

Art. 644.1. Sanity proceedings for juvenile defendants transferred to criminal court
A. Any juvenile transferred for criminal trial in accordance with Articles 305 and 857 of the Children's Code may seek a special sanity hearing which shall be conducted in accordance with Articles 833 through 836 of the Children's Code.
B. The determination of the juvenile's capacity or incapacity to proceed to trial shall be governed by the provisions of Articles 837 and 838 of the Children's Code. In all other cases, the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 648 through 649.1 shall govern the determination of capacity or incapacity to proceed to trial.
Acts 2006, No. 308, §1; Acts 2012, No. 698, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 645. Report of sanity commission

Art. 645. Report of sanity commission
A.(1) The report of the sanity commission members shall address their specific findings with regard to all of the following:
(a) The defendant's capacity to understand the proceedings against him.
(b) His ability to assist in his defense.
(c) His need for inpatient hospitalization in the event he is found incompetent.
(2) The fact that the defendant claims to be unable to remember the time period surrounding the alleged offense shall not, by itself, bar a finding of competency if the defendant otherwise understands the charges against him and can assist in his defense.
B. The report of the sanity commission shall be filed in triplicate with the presiding judge within thirty days after the date of the order of appointment. The time for filing may be extended by the court. The clerk shall make copies of the report available to the district attorney and to the defendant or his counsel without cost.
Acts 1990, No. 436, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 646. Examination by physician retained by defense or district attorney

Art. 646. Examination by physician retained by defense or district attorney
The court order for a mental examination shall not deprive the defendant or the district attorney of the right to an independent mental examination by a physician or mental health expert of his choice, and such physician or mental health expert shall be permitted to have reasonable access to the defendant for the purposes of the examination.
Acts 1999, No. 1104, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 647. Determination of mental capacity to proceed

Art. 647. Determination of mental capacity to proceed
The issue of the defendant's mental capacity to proceed shall be determined by the court in a contradictory hearing. The report of the sanity commission is admissible in evidence at the hearing, and members of the sanity commission may be called as witnesses by the court, the defense, or the district attorney. Regardless of who calls them as witnesses, the members of the commission are subject to cross-examination by the defense, by the district attorney, and by the court. Other evidence pertaining to the defendant's mental capacity to proceed may be introduced at the hearing by the defense and by the district attorney.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 648.1. Information required prior to admission

Art. 648.1. Information required prior to admission
No superintendent of an institution shall admit a defendant found by the court to lack the mental capacity to proceed pursuant to Article 648 unless he is furnished by the court the following information:
(1) The name and address of the defendant's attorney.
(2) The crime or crimes with which the defendant is charged and the date of such charge or charges.
(3) A copy of the report of the sanity commission.
(4) Any other pertinent information concerning the defendant's health which has come to the attention of the court such as injuries sustained at the time of arrest or injuries sustained following incarceration.
(5) A copy of the defendant's criminal history record.
(6) A copy of the police report concerning the charged offense.
(7) A copy of the judgment and order specifying the nature and purpose of the commitment or recommitment to the state institution.
Acts 1975, No. 325, §2; Acts 1990, No. 754, §1; Acts 1992, No. 399, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 649.1. Prescribed medication; administration

Art. 649.1. Prescribed medication; administration
When a person is returned to the committing court from an institution pursuant to Article 649 pending a sanity hearing, and the superintendent of the committing institution deems it necessary that the patient receive prescribed medication, it shall be the duty of the chief administrative officer of the parish jail to make such medication available to the person until such time as the coroner or another physician finds that the medication or its prescribed dosage is no longer necessary.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 325, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 650. Mental examination after plea of insanity

CHAPTER 2. DEFENSE OF INSANITY AT TIME OF OFFENSE
Art. 650. Mental examination after plea of insanity
When a defendant enters a combined plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity," the court may appoint a sanity commission as provided in Article 644 to make an examination as to the defendant's mental condition at the time of the offense. The court may also order the commission to make an examination as to the defendant's present mental capacity to proceed. Mental examinations and reports under this article shall be conducted and filed in conformity with Articles 644 through 646.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 651. When defense of insanity at time of offense is available; method of trial

Art. 651. When defense of insanity at time of offense is available; method of trial
When a defendant is tried upon a plea of "not guilty", evidence of insanity or mental defect at the time of the offense shall not be admissible.
The defenses available under a combined plea of "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity" shall be tried together.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 653. Testimony of members of sanity commission

Art. 653. Testimony of members of sanity commission
Upon the trial of the defense of insanity at the time of the offense, the members of the sanity commission may be called as witnesses by the court, the defense, or the district attorney. Regardless of who calls them as witnesses, the members of the commission are subject to cross-examination by the defense, by the district attorney, and by the court. Other evidence pertaining to the defense of insanity at the time of the offense may be introduced at the trial by the defense and by the district attorney.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 654. Legal effect of acquittal on ground of insanity; commitment

Art. 654. Legal effect of acquittal on ground of insanity; commitment
When a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity is returned in a capital case, the court shall commit the defendant to a proper state mental institution or to a private mental institution approved by the court for custody, care, and treatment.
When a defendant is found not guilty by reason of insanity in any other felony case, the court shall remand him to the parish jail or to a private mental institution approved by the court and shall promptly hold a contradictory hearing at which the defendant shall have the burden of proof, to determine whether the defendant can be discharged or can be released on probation, without danger to others or to himself. If the court determines that the defendant cannot be released without danger to others or to himself, it shall order him committed to a proper state mental institution or to a private mental institution approved by the court for custody, care, and treatment. If the court determines that the defendant can be discharged or released on probation without danger to others or to himself, the court shall either order his discharge, or order his release on probation subject to specified conditions for a fixed or an indeterminate period. The court shall assign written findings of fact and conclusions of law; however, the assignment of reasons shall not delay the implementation of judgment.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 805, §1; Acts 1982, No. 689, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 654.1. Information required prior to admission

Art. 654.1. Information required prior to admission
No superintendent of a mental institution shall admit a defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant to Article 654 unless the court furnishes the following information:
(1) The defendant's commitment order specifying not guilty by reason of insanity.
(2) A copy of the defendant's criminal history record.
(3) A police report concerning the charged offense.
(4) Victim and witness statements, if any.
(5) The name, address, and telephone number of the district attorney who prosecuted the defendant.
Acts 1990, No. 753, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 655. Application for discharge or release on probation; review panel

Art. 655. Application for discharge or release on probation; review panel
A.(1) When the superintendent of a mental institution is of the opinion that a person committed pursuant to Article 654 can be discharged or can be released on probation, without danger to others or to himself, he shall recommend the discharge or release of the person in a report to a review panel comprised of the person's treating physician, the clinical director of the facility to which the person is committed, and a physician, medical psychologist, or psychologist who served on the sanity commission which recommended commitment of the person. If any member of the panel is unable to serve, a physician, medical psychologist, or a psychologist engaged in the practice of clinical or counseling psychology with at least three years' experience in the field of mental health shall be appointed by the remaining members.
(2) The panel shall review all reports received promptly. After review, the panel shall make a recommendation to the court by which the person was committed as to the person's mental condition and whether he can be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, without being a danger to others or himself. If the review panel recommends to the court that the person be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, the court shall conduct a contradictory hearing following notice to the district attorney.
(3) A recommendation that the person be discharged or released on probation shall require a unanimous vote of the panel.
(4) The panel shall render specific findings of fact in support of its recommendation.
B. A person committed pursuant to Article 654 may make application to the review panel for discharge or for release on probation. Such application by a committed person may not be filed until the committed person has been confined for a period of at least six months after the original commitment. If the review panel recommends to the court that the person be discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or placed on probation, the court shall conduct a hearing following notice to the district attorney. If the recommendation of the review panel or the court is adverse, the applicant shall not be permitted to file another application until one year has elapsed from the date of determination.
C. The superintendent of the mental institution shall, under both Paragraphs A and B of this Article, transmit a copy of this report and recommendation to the person committed or his attorney and to the district attorney of the parish from which the person was committed.
Acts 1985, No. 925, §1; Acts 1987, No. 928, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 2018, No. 532, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Code of Criminal Procedure › Art. 656. Additional mental examinations

Art. 656. Additional mental examinations
A. Upon receipt of the superintendent's report, filed in conformity with Article 655, the review panel may examine the committed person and report, to the court promptly, whether he can be safely discharged, conditionally or unconditionally, or be safely released on probation, without danger to others or to himself.
B. The committed person or the district attorney may also retain a physician to examine the committed person for the same purpose. The physician's report shall be filed with the court.
C. Upon receipt by the superintendent of the state hospital or other treatment facility to which the person has been committed of the recommendation of the hospital-based treatment team that the person is appropriate for probated outpatient status as set forth in this Chapter, the superintendent shall immediately forward such recommendation to the administrator of the conditional release program, together with the proposed aftercare plans. The administrator or a designee shall submit to the review panel a recommended plan, if appropriate, for outpatient supervision and monitoring. The plan shall set forth any additional terms and conditions to be followed during outpatient status, if recommended.
Acts 1987, No. 928, §1, eff. July 20, 1987; Acts 1995, No. 800, §1.