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Revised Statutes - Title 15
RS 15 TITLE 15.CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
RS 15:21 TITLE 15CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
RS 15:22 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 315, 1, eff. June 17, 1992.
RS 15:30 Returns
RS 15:31 Confiscation and destruction of gambling devices
RS 15:31.1 Antique slot machines
RS 15:32 Disposition of money used as evidence in criminal cases
RS 15:33 Confiscation and destruction of criminal instruments
RS 15:41 Disposition of property seized in connection with criminal proceedings
RS 15:42 News media, restrictions on search warrants
RS 15:43 Attorneys; restrictions on search warrants
RS 15:81 Bond for release for violation of municipal ordinances; parole or release of prisoners; penalty
RS 15:82 Guaranteed arrest bond certificates as cash bail; forfeiture; sureties
RS 15:83 Bail bond contracts
RS 15:84 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 834, 6, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.
RS 15:85 Failure to satisfy judgment of bond forfeiture
RS 15:85.1 Posting of criminal bond; fee assessed
RS 15:85.2 Posting of criminal bonds in parishes of Iberia, St. Mary, and St. Martin; fee assessed
RS 15:85.3 Posting of criminal bonds; Denham Springs Marshal's Office; additional fee assessed
RS 15: 85.4 Posting of criminal bonds; Baton Rouge City Constable's Office; additional fee assessed
RS 15:86 Forfeiture of cash, checks, or securities and discharge of the bail undertaking
RS 15:86.1 Unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
RS 15:86.2 City Court of Thibodaux; unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
RS 15:86.3 City courts: unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
RS 15:87 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 914, §5.
RS 15:88 Appearance bond defined
RS 15:89 Prescription of forfeiture judgment; revival; prescription by limitation of prosecution
RS 15:111 Parish of Orleans; salary of jury commissioners; vacancy; appointment of secretary
RS 15:112 Parish of Orleans; process servers
RS 15:113 Duty of Orleans registrar to furnish jury commission lists of voters added to or deleted from rolls
RS 15:114 Repealed
RS 15:115 Service of jury commission process; general rule
RS 15:116 Preparation of general venire list; assistance
RS 15:117 Discharge of grand jury; review of discharge by supreme court
RS 15:121 Authority to inspect prisons and hospitals; reports
RS 15:141 Short title
RS 15:142 Legislative findings
RS 15:143 Definitions
RS 15:144 Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 307, §11.
RS 15:145 Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 307, §11.
RS 15:145.1 Repealed by Acts 2007, No. 307, §11.
RS 15:146 Office of the state public defender
RS 15:147 Powers; duties; responsibilities
RS 15:148 Rulemaking; considerations in developing rules
RS 15:149 Authority of supreme court not affected
RS 15:149.1 Domicile of office; venue
RS 15:149.2 Offices; meetings
RS 15:150 Executive staff for office; general qualifications
RS 15:151 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:152 State public defender; qualifications; powers and duties; salary
RS 15:153 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:154 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:155 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:156 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:157 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:158 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:159 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:160 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:161 District public defender; powers; duties; accounting; audit reporting; existing district public defenders continued; establishment of office of the district public defender
RS 15:162 Vacancies in position of district public defender; formation of district public defender selection committee; powers and duties of committee; process for filling vacancy for district public defender; interim district public defender
RS 15:162.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:163 Regionalization of district public defender services by office
RS 15:164 Regional defense service centers
RS 15:165 Methods of delivery of public defender services; selection of methods; emergency circumstances
RS 15:166 Disbursement of funds
RS 15:167 Louisiana Public Defender Fund
RS 15:168 Judicial district indigent defender fund
RS 15:169 Representation of capital defendants
RS 15:170 Disciplinary action; sanctions of district public defenders; just cause; hearing
RS 15:171 (Reserved).
RS 15:172 (Reserved)
RS 15:173 Right of action not created
RS 15:174 Special reporting requirements; penalties
RS 15:175 Proceedings to determine indigency
RS 15:176 Partial reimbursement by indigents
RS 15:177 (Reserved)
RS 15:178 Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case
RS 15:179 Appointment of counsel at parole revocation and prerevocation hearings
RS 15:180 Special reporting requirements
RS 15:181 Limited effect
RS 15:182 Limited effect in capital cases
RS 15:183 Effect of signing of pleadings
RS 15:184 Reserved
RS 15:185.1 Purpose
RS 15:185.2 Definitions
RS 15:185.3 Indigent Parents' Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation
RS 15:185.4 Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent parents; rulemaking
RS 15:185.5 Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
RS 15:185.6 Special reporting requirements; indigent parent representation cases; penalties
RS 15:185.7 Rights of action; interpretation of Part
RS 15:185.8 Auditing; district reporting
RS 15:185.9 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
RS 15:186.1 Purpose
RS 15:186.2 Definitions
RS 15:186.3 Safe Return Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation
RS 15:186.4 Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent children in custody; rulemaking
RS 15:186.5 Safe Return Representation Program Fund
RS 15:186.6 Implementation of Safe Return Representation Fund
RS 15:191 Place of trial of criminal neglect of family cases
RS 15:211 Procedures in handling defendants committed to mental institutions because of lack of capacity to stand trial
RS 15:221 Appointment of substitute judge by supreme court
RS 15:241 Medical, psychological, psychiatric examination of certain victims under age eighteen; polygraph examinations; prohibition
RS 15:242 Pretrial diversion for driving while intoxicated; reporting
RS 15:243 Buyer Beware Program; post-conviction program for offenders; pre-trial diversion program for defendants; individuals engaged in the purchase of sexual activity and solicitation of prostitutes
RS 15:244 Military pretrial diversion program
RS 15:251 Blank
RS 15:252 Witnesses' fees and mileage
RS 15:253 Witnesses not residents of parish
RS 15:254 Sheriffs, jurors and law enforcement officers not entitled to witness fees
RS 15:254.1 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of New Iberia
RS 15:254.2 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Lafayette Parish
RS 15:254.3 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of Lafayette
RS 15:254.4 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish
RS 15:254.5 Plans for witness fees to off-duty law enforcement officers; Ascension Parish
RS 15:254.6 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Welsh
RS 15:254.7 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of Slidell
RS 15:254.8 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Vinton
RS 15:254.9 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; parish of Plaquemines
RS 15:255 Witness fees to off-duty law enforcement officers
RS 15:255.1 Witness fees to retired or former law enforcement officers
RS 15:256 Fees where more than one case on same day
RS 15:257 Placing material witness under bond; exception for victims
RS 15:257.1 Exception for material witness warrants for victims of sex offenses and intimate partner violence; legislative intent
RS 15:258 Taking deposition of witness imprisoned in default of bond
RS 15:259 Admissibility of depositions taken in jail
RS 15:260 Production of certain records of victim under age eighteen; conditions
RS 15:261 Disposition of witness or appearance fees for off-duty law enforcement officers
RS 15:262 Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 263, §4.
RS 15:270 Interpreters for deaf or severely hearing-impaired persons
RS 15:271 Plea of not guilty; burden of proof
RS 15:272 Order for substitution of certified copy of missing document
RS 15:273 Right of accused to be confronted with witnesses
RS 15:274 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:275 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:276 Self-incrimination of witness
RS 15:277 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:278 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:279 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:280 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:281 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:282 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:283 Protected person; testimony taken outside courtroom
RS 15:284 Facility dogs; use in court; procedure
RS 15:291 Right of accused to have testimony taken down; provision for paying
RS 15:301 Remittance of fine or imprisonment
RS 15:301.1 Sentences without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence; correction
RS 15:302 Sentences to prison districts; persons excluded
RS 15:303 Maximum fine or imprisonment when not specified
RS 15:304 Expenses to be paid by parishes; juror's fee in city of New Orleans
RS 15:305 Probation in neglect of family cases
RS 15:306 Operating a vehicle while intoxicated; additional conditions of probation; ignition interlock devices
RS 15:307 Ignition interlock devices; installation and certification
RS 15:307.1 Ignition interlock affordability
RS 15:308 Ameliorative penalty provisions; retroactivity; amendment of sentence; time limitations
RS 15:321 Purpose; duties of the commission; conducting of evaluation of sentencing structure; report
RS 15:322 Louisiana Sentencing Commission
RS 15:323 Composition of commission
RS 15:324 Officers; meetings; staff
RS 15:325 Twenty-Second Judicial District Court; sentencing policy
RS 15:326 Administration of presentence investigation assessment tool and evaluation report
RS 15:327 Use of assessment tool and report
RS 15:328 Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 942, 3.
RS 15:329 Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 942, 3.
RS 15:422 EVIDENCE
RS 15:423 Proof of registration of physicians and surgeons
RS 15:424 Statute law of other states
RS 15:425 Recitals in report of lunacy commissions
RS 15:426 Proof of signature of articles of vessels
RS 15:427 Recitals in act of protest of commercial paper
RS 15:428 Dishonored checks and drafts prima facie evidence of insufficient funds in bank
RS 15:429 Corporate existence presumed unless affidavit of denial filed before trial
RS 15:430 Proof of truth of recitals in copy of registry of birth, baptism or circumcision
RS 15:430.1 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:431 Theft by public officer
RS 15:432 Effect of legal presumptions; rebutting evidence; illustrations
RS 15:433 Conclusive presumption defined; illustration
RS 15:434 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:435 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:436 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:436.1 Photographs of objects of theft; affidavit of value and ownership; notice to defendant
RS 15:436.2 Photographs of animals cruelly treated; affidavit of condition; notice to defendant
RS 15:437 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:438 Circumstantial evidence
RS 15:439 Burden of proof
RS 15:440 Relative weight of positive and negative testimony
RS 15:440.1 Purpose
RS 15:440.2 Authorization
RS 15:440.3 Videotape; admissibility; exception to hearsay rule
RS 15:440.4 Method of recording videotape; competency
RS 15:440.5 Admissibility of videotaped statements; discovery by defendant
RS 15:440.6 Confidentiality
RS 15:440.7 Admissibility in civil, family, and administrative proceedings; discovery; confidentiality
RS 15:440.8 Confidentiality of records; child advocacy centers
RS 15:441 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:441.1 DNA, blood, and saliva testing; relevance
RS 15:442 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:443 Repealed
RS 15:444 Proof of intent unnecessary in statutory crimes; inadmissible evidence
RS 15:445 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:446 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:447 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:448 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:449 Applicability
RS 15:450 Use of confession, admission or declaration in entirety
RS 15:451 Condition precedent to use of confession; free and voluntary rule
RS 15:452 Rights of arrested person as to confession
RS 15:453 Confessions obtained by questions and answers
RS 15:454 Inapplicability of free and voluntary rule to admissions not involving criminal intent
RS 15:455 Effect of declarations and acts of coconspirators
RS 15:456 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:457 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:458 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:459 Use of records or documents of trial court as evidence
RS 15:460 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:460.1 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:461 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 376, 6, eff. Jan 1, 1993.
RS 15:462 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:463 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:464 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:465 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:466 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:467 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:468 Duty to testify as to bribery or corruptly influencing voters; immunity
RS 15:469 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:469.1 Receipt of testimony from victims of certain crimes who are fifteen years of age or younger; closed session of court or in chambers; procedure
RS 15:470 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:471 Grand jurors and district attorneys incompetent to testify as to grand jury proceedings; perjury cases
RS 15:472 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:473 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:474 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:475 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 376, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
RS 15:476 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 376, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
RS 15:477 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 376, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
RS 15:477.1 Privileged communications to "crime stoppers" organizations
RS 15:477.2 Privileged communications; public records exception for state governmental agencies; citizens hotline for alleged fraud, abuse, or wrongdoing
RS 15:478 Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 376, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1993.
RS 15:479 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:480 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:481 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:482 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:483 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:484 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:485 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:486 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:487 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:488 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:489 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:490 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:491 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:492 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:493 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:494 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:495 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:496 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:497 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:498 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 515, 8., eff. Jan. 1, 1989.
RS 15:499 Certificates of analysis
RS 15:500 Admissibility
RS 15:501 Notice of opposing party and opportunity to cross-examine expert; certification of subpoena request
RS 15:502 Testimony by simultaneous broadcast
RS 15:511 Court reporters, retention and destruction of notes and recordings of criminal cases
RS 15:521 Certificates of official driving records
RS 15:522 Admissibility
RS 15:523 Notice of opposing party and opportunity to cross-examine expert; certification of subpoena request
RS 15:529.1 Sentences for second and subsequent offenses; certificate of warden or clerk of court in the state of Louisiana as evidence
RS 15:529.2 Intensive parole supervision for certain habitual offenders
RS 15:535 Blood and saliva testing; AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases; victim's testing and services
RS 15:536 Definitions
RS 15:537 Sentencing of sexual offenders; serial sexual offenders
RS 15:538 Conditions of probation, parole, and suspension or diminution of sentence
RS 15:539 Notification by school superintendents of allegations of the commission of a sex offense
RS 15:539.1 Forfeited property related to certain sex crimes; exempt property; allocation of forfeited property
RS 15:539.2 Survivor's Special Fund
RS 15:539.3 Mandatory restitution
RS 15:539.4 Fines related to solicitation of prostitutes and purchase of commercial sexual activity
RS 15:540 Findings; purpose
RS 15:541 Definitions
RS 15:541.1 Posting of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline; content; languages; notice; civil penalty
RS 15:542 Registration of sex offenders and child predators
RS 15:542.1 Notification of sex offenders and child predators
RS 15:542.1.1 In-person periodic renewal of registration by offenders
RS 15:542.1.2 Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address, residence, or other registration information
RS 15:542.1.3 Procedures for offenders convicted or adjudicated under the laws of another state, or military, territorial, foreign, tribal, or federal law; procedures for Louisiana offenders with out-of-state activities
RS 15:542.1.4 Failure to register and notify as a sex offender or child predator; penalties
RS 15:542.1.5 State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry; duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
RS 15:542.1.6 Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 205, §2.
RS 15:542.1.7 Court records; disclosure
RS 15:543 Duties of the courts, sheriffs, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections; informing the offender of the registration and notification requirements
RS 15:543.1 Written notification by the courts; form to be used
RS 15:543.2 Sex offenders; emergency situations
RS 15:544 Duration of registration and notification period
RS 15:544.1 Petitions for injunctive relief or declaratory judgments
RS 15:544.2 Registration and notification period end date; determination; procedures
RS 15:545 Duty of law enforcement
RS 15:545.1 Duty of interactive computer service
RS 15:546 Release of information
RS 15:547 Committee on Parole
RS 15:548 Dissemination policy
RS 15:549 Notification of release or escape of inmate
RS 15:550 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 2, §1.
RS 15:551 Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator; penalties
RS 15:552 Sexual Predator Apprehension Team
RS 15:553 Prohibition of employment for certain sex offenders
RS 15:555 Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission; creation; membership; meetings
RS 15:556 Duties of the commission
RS 15:560 Legislative findings
RS 15:560.1 Definitions
RS 15:560.2 Louisiana Sex Offender Assessment Panel
RS 15:560.3 Effects of determination of status as a sexually violent predator or as a child sexual predator; lifetime registration; notification
RS 15:560.4 Electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators or child sexual predators
RS 15:560.5 Appeal of decision
RS 15:560.6 Rights of action
RS 15:561 Legislative findings
RS 15:561.1 Applicability
RS 15:561.2 Supervised release upon expiration of sentence
RS 15:561.3 Supervised release; division of probation and parole
RS 15:561.4 Duty to inform offender
RS 15:561.5 Conditions of supervised release
RS 15:561.6 Adoption of rules
RS 15:561.7 Failure to comply with provisions of supervised release
RS 15:562 Findings; purpose
RS 15:562.1 Definitions
RS 15:562.2 Powers and duties of state fire marshal
RS 15:562.3 Registration of arson offenders
RS 15:562.4 Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address, residence, or other registration information
RS 15:562.5 Failure to register; penalties
RS 15:562.6 Duration of registration and notification period
RS 15:563 §563. Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect
RS 15:563.1 §563.1. Duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
RS 15:563.2 §563.2. Duration of registration and notification period
RS 15:563.3 Subject to appropriation
RS 15:563.4 Short title
RS 15:565 EXECUTION OF SENTENCE
RS 15:566 Pendency of appeal, payments; delivery to penitentiary
RS 15:566.1 Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 310, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
RS 15:566.2 Commencing of sentence to state penitentiary
RS 15:567 Conditions precedent to execution
RS 15:567.1 Mental incompetence to proceed to execution
RS 15:568 Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender
RS 15:569 Place for execution of death sentence; manner of execution
RS 15:569.1 Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 193, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
RS 15:570 Execution; officials and witnesses; minors excluded; time of execution; notice to victim's relatives
RS 15:571 Proces verbal of execution; attesting and filing
RS 15:571.1 Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 310, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
RS 15:571.3 Diminution of sentence for good behavior
RS 15:571.3.1 Eligibility and applicability of diminution of sentence for crimes committed on or after August 1, 2024
RS 15:571.4 Forfeiture of diminution of sentence
RS 15:571.5 Supervision upon release after diminution of sentence for good behavior; conditions of release; revocation
RS 15:571.6 Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 186, §4.
RS 15:571.7 Supervision upon release from parish prison after diminution of sentence for good behavior; conditions of release; revocation
RS 15:571.8 Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 186, §4.
RS 15:571.9 Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 138, 3.
RS 15:571.10 Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 138, 3.
RS 15:571.11 Dispositions of fines and forfeitures
RS 15:571.12 Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to receive fines
RS 15:571.13 Supervised release of parish prisoners; rules of conduct; revocation
RS 15:571.14 Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 138, 3.
RS 15:571.15 Venue
RS 15:571.20 Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 609, 1.
RS 15:571.21 Deposit of fees and assessments
RS 15:571.22 Limitation of liability; release of information
RS 15:571.31 Alternatives to traditional imprisonment; findings; purposes
RS 15:571.32 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 2, §1.
RS 15:571.33 Extension or alteration of pilot; approval of the budget committee; statewide implementation
RS 15:571.34 Alternative to traditional imprisonment; prisoners who are elderly or infirm
RS 15:571.35 §571.35. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 2, §1.
RS 15:571.35.1 Pilot program; Lafourche Parish Pretrial Home Incarceration Program; electronic monitoring
RS 15:571.36 Electronic monitoring equipment
RS 15:571.37 Electronic monitoring programs
RS 15:571.38 Violation of electronic monitoring conditions
RS 15:571.41 Purpose
RS 15:571.42 Definitions
RS 15:571.43 Job intervention programs
RS 15:571.44 Stipulations; advice by court
RS 15:571.45 Probation agreement
RS 15:571.46 Probation
RS 15:571.47 Employer participation; report
RS 15:571.48 Successful completion: effects
RS 15:571.49 Discharge and dismissal; effects
RS 15:571.50 Written guidelines
RS 15:571.51 Evaluation of program effectiveness
RS 15:571.52 Record of participation
RS 15:571.61 Post-Release Facilities pilot program; legislative findings; establishment; rules promulgation; reporting
RS 15:572 Powers of governor to grant reprieves and pardons; automatic pardon for first offender; payment of court costs required
RS 15:572.1 Board of Pardons; membership; domicile; session; quorum
RS 15:572.2 Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 714, §3.
RS 15:572.3 Powers of the board
RS 15:572.4 Board of Pardons; rules, regulations, and procedures; notice; restrictions on applications; time periods for additional review
RS 15:572.5 Information to be provided to Board of Pardons
RS 15:572.6 Finality of clemency determinations
RS 15:572.7 Representation of applicants before board; prohibitions
RS 15:572.8 Compensation for wrongful conviction and imprisonment; petition process; compensation; proof; assignment of powers and duties
RS 15:572.9 Avery C. Alexander Act; application process
RS 15:573 Sessions of Board of Pardons open
RS 15:573.1 Prohibited contact with Board of Pardons; penalties; public record
RS 15:573.2 Teleconference communications by certain persons
RS 15:574 Adoption of rules by Board of Pardons
RS 15:574.1 Expenses of members of Board of Pardons; reimbursement
RS 15:574.2 Committee on parole, Board of Pardons; membership; qualifications; vacancies; compensation; domicile; venue; meetings; quorum; panels; powers and duties; transfer of property to board; representation of applicants before the board; prohibitions
RS 15:574.2.1 Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record
RS 15:574.3 Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to the committee on parole; reports to be provided to the Board of Pardons; intensive incarceration and intensive parole supervision program data compilation; annual report
RS 15:574.4 Parole; eligibility; juvenile offenders
RS 15:574.4.1 Parole consideration and hearings
RS 15:574.4.2 Decisions of committee on parole; nature, order, and conditions of parole; rules of conduct; infectious disease testing
RS 15:574.4.3 Parole requirements for certain sex offenders
RS 15:574.4.4 Parole; intensive parole supervision; eligibility
RS 15:574.4.5 Probation and parole processing fee
RS 15:574.5 Intensive incarceration and parole supervision of persons held by sheriffs in Orleans Parish
RS 15:574.6 Parole term; automatic discharge
RS 15:574.6.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §2.
RS 15:574.6.2 Supervised release; commuted sentences
RS 15:574.7 Custody and supervision of parolees; modification or suspension of supervision; violation of conditions of parole; sanctions; alternative conditions; administrative sanctions
RS 15:574.8 Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees
RS 15:574.9 Revocation of parole for violation of condition; committee panels; return to custody hearing; duration of reimprisonment and reparole after revocation; credit for time served; revocation for a technical violation
RS 15:574.10 Conviction of a felony while on parole
RS 15:574.11 Finality of committee determinations; venue; jurisdiction and procedure; peremptive period; service of process
RS 15:574.12 Information as to offenders and ex-offenders; confidentiality
RS 15:574.12.1 Testimony provided in executive session before the Board of Pardons and committee on parole; confidentiality
RS 15:574.13 General applicability; juveniles in correctional institutions excepted
RS 15:574.14 Required reporting of parolees; alternative to in-person meetings
RS 15:574.15 Power of elected state, parochial, or municipal officials to parole persons arrested for violation of municipal ordinances
RS 15:574.16 Refusal to parole; penalty
RS 15:574.17 Kenner; power of elected municipal officials to parole or release persons in custody for violations of ordinances
RS 15:574.18 Prohibition of city council members to parole or release persons
RS 15:574.20 Medical parole program; medical treatment furlough; eligibility; revocation
RS 15:574.21 Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules promulgation
RS 15:574.22 Parole ineligibility
RS 15:574.31 Intent; purpose
RS 15:574.32 Definitions
RS 15:574.33 The Interstate Commission; membership; creation of the executive committee
RS 15:574.34 State Council
RS 15:574.35 Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission
RS 15:574.36 Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
RS 15:574.37 Activities of the Interstate Commission
RS 15:574.38 Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
RS 15:574.39 Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission
RS 15:574.40 Finance
RS 15:574.41 Eligibility of compacting states, effective date, and amendment
RS 15:574.42 Withdrawal, default, termination, and judicial enforcement
RS 15:574.43 Severability and construction
RS 15:574.44 Binding effect of compact and other laws
RS 15:574.45 Interstate transfer or travel of parolees or probationers; fees
RS 15:574.61 Short title
RS 15:574.62 Substance abuse conditional release
RS 15:574.71 Definitions
RS 15:574.72 Alien removal process; deportation eligibility hearing
RS 15:575 LOUISIANA BUREAU OF CRIMINAL
RS 15:576 Definitions
RS 15:577 Bureau of criminal identification and information; creation and organization
RS 15:578 Functions, powers, and duties of the bureau; crime laboratory
RS 15:578.1 Pretrial diversion program for driving while intoxicated; criminal history records
RS 15:579 Rules and regulations
RS 15:580 Forms; procedures; training; assistance
RS 15:581 Authorized audits and investigations
RS 15:582 Civil identification files
RS 15:583 Transmission of information
RS 15:584 Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
RS 15:585 Admissibility of bureau records in evidence
RS 15:586 Authority to purge records of the central repository
RS 15:587 Duty to provide information; processing fees; Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
RS 15:587.1 Provision of information to protect children
RS 15:587.1.1 Portability of criminal history information for licensed child care facilities
RS 15:587.1.2 Provision of information to protect children who receive services at a therapeutic group home
RS 15:587.2 Institutions of postsecondary education; criminal history information
RS 15:587.3 Volunteers and employees in youth-serving institutions or organizations; other youth coaches; criminal background information
RS 15:587.4 Authority of municipal or parish fire department, a fire protection district, or a volunteer fire department; criminal history information
RS 15:587.5 Agencies with access to federal tax information; criminal history information
RS 15:587.6 Division of administration, office of technology services; access to criminal history information or state-issued REAL ID Information
RS 15:587.7 Volunteer and employee criminal history system
RS 15:587.8 Access to criminal history system for victims of domestic abuse, victims of human trafficking, victims of dating violence, and victims of sexual assault.
RS 15:588 Right of individual access
RS 15:589 Duty to maintain security
RS 15:589.1 Handling of information; juvenile criminal conduct
RS 15:590 Obtaining and filing fingerprint and identification data
RS 15:591 Submission of information; statistics; data
RS 15:592 Submission of fingerprints and identification data
RS 15:593 Prohibition against destruction of records
RS 15:594 Access to records
RS 15:595 Duty to abide by regulations
RS 15:596 Penalties
RS 15:597 Disposition reporting
RS 15:598 Criminal Identification and Information Dedicated Fund Account
RS 15:601 Short title
RS 15:602 Legislative findings and objectives
RS 15:603 Definitions
RS 15:604 Powers and duties of state police
RS 15:605 State DNA data base
RS 15:606 State DNA data bank
RS 15:607 State police recommendation of additional offenses
RS 15:608 Procedural compatibility with FBI
RS 15:609 Drawing or taking of DNA samples
RS 15:610 Procedures for withdrawal, collection, and transmission of DNA samples
RS 15:611 Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of DNA analysis
RS 15:612 DNA data base exchange
RS 15:613 Cancellation of authority to access or exchange DNA records
RS 15:614 Removal of records
RS 15:615 Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.
RS 15:616 Confidentiality of records
RS 15:617 Disclosure prohibited
RS 15:618 Criminal penalties
RS 15:619 Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 487, §3, eff. June 20, 2003.
RS 15:620 Authority of law enforcement officers
RS 15:621 Prohibition on destruction of evidence; certain cases
RS 15:622 Sexual assault collection kits
RS 15:622.1 Sexual assault collection kits; prohibited use in criminal investigation of victim
RS 15:623 Submission of sexual assault collection kits
RS 15:624 Sexually oriented criminal offense data; reporting
RS 15:624.1 §624.1. Submission of sexual assault collection kits
RS 15:625 Material witness warrant data; reporting
RS 15:641 Short title
RS 15:642 Definitions
RS 15:643 Registration of offenders who commit certain violent offenses
RS 15:644 Transmission of information to the bureau
RS 15:645 Central registry
RS 15:646 Failure to register; penalties
RS 15:647 Limitation of liability
RS 15:651 Short title
RS 15:652 Legislative findings and objectives
RS 15:653 Definitions
RS 15:654 Powers and duties of the F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory
RS 15:655 Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing Persons Information Program
RS 15:656 F.A.C.E.S. Laboratory recommendations
RS 15:657 Applicability of Chapter
RS 15:658 Collection of forensic anthropology samples from unidentified human remains and missing persons
RS 15:659 Procedures for conduct, disposition, and use of forensic anthropological analysis
RS 15:660 Confidentiality of records
RS 15:661 Disclosure prohibited
RS 15:662 Criminal penalties
RS 15:701 PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
RS 15:702 Maintenance of parish jails
RS 15:703 Physician to be appointed for each parish; salary
RS 15:704 Sheriff keeper of jail
RS 15:705 Food and clothing provisions for prisoners; payment of incarceration expenses; payment of medical expenses; imposition of restitution on offenders
RS 15:706 Transfer of prisoners to jail of another parish
RS 15:707 United States prisoners to be kept in custody; compensation of sheriff
RS 15:708 Labor by prisoners permitted; workday release program; indemnification
RS 15:709 Prisoners convicted in other states and housed in Louisiana
RS 15:710 Exchange of prisoners between parishes
RS 15:711 Work release program
RS 15:711.1 Jefferson Davis work-release program
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
RS 15:713 Medical expenses of prisoners in extraordinary circumstances
RS 15:714 Letters of incarceration
RS 15:715 Reporting of escapes from parish prison facilities and jails
RS 15:731 Short title
RS 15:732 Legislative findings and declaration
RS 15:733 Prohibition of karate, judo, or other martial arts programs
RS 15:737 Title
RS 15:738 Minimum standard of living
RS 15:739 Inmate blood and saliva testing
RS 15:741 Short title
RS 15:742 Definitions
RS 15:743 Authority of private correctional facility employees
RS 15:744 Title
RS 15: 744.1 Legislative findings
RS 15:744.2 Restraint during second and third trimesters
RS 15: 744.3 Restraint during childbirth
RS 15: 744.4 Monitoring
RS 15: 744.5 Definitions
RS 15: 744.6 Notice
RS 15: 744.7 Recordkeeping and retention
RS 15: 744.8 Return to prison
RS 15:745 Short title
RS 15:745.1 Declaration of public policy
RS 15:745.2 Offender Reentry Support Pilot Program; establishment; participating correctional institution; content; administration; implementation; reporting
RS 15:745.3 Advisory council; establishment; duties; membership
RS 15:745.4 Back on Track Louisiana Pilot Program; establishment
RS 15:751 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:752 To 759 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 623, 1.
RS 15:760 Hospital quarters
RS 15:761 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 623, 1.
RS 15:762 Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 623, 1
RS 15:763 Procedure upon failure to comply with the provisions of this Part
RS 15:764 Parish jail overcrowding; state of emergency
RS 15:771 Purpose and policy
RS 15:772 Definitions
RS 15:773 Contracts
RS 15:774 Procedures and rights
RS 15:775 Receiving state review of sending state acts; extradition
RS 15:776 Federal aid
RS 15:777 Effectiveness
RS 15:778 Withdrawal and termination
RS 15:779 Other arrangements unaffected
RS 15:780 Construction and severability
RS 15:801 Creation of multiparish prisons
RS 15:802 Title of multiparish prison
RS 15:803 Organization and powers
RS 15:804 Board of governors
RS 15:805 Powers and duties of board of governors
RS 15:806 Budget and revenues
RS 15:807 Municipalities may send prisoners to multiparish prisons for confinement
RS 15:808 Prisoners confined in multiparish prisons
RS 15:809 Preexisting facilities
RS 15:810 Preexisting facilities operated by parish governing authorities
RS 15:811 Inmate contact with persons outside of parish or multiparish prison; temporary release or furlough
RS 15:821 Louisiana Department of Corrections; created; transfer of functions; functions of department
RS 15:821.1 Louisiana Department of Corrections; domicile
RS 15:822 Repealed by Acts 1981, No. 873, 4, eff. Oct. 1, 1981
RS 15:823 §823. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:824 Commitment of persons to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
RS 15:824.1 Deputy marshals, town of Jackson; Department of Corrections to provide funds
RS 15:824.2 Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund
RS 15:825 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:825.1 Appointment of ex-officio notaries at state correctional institutions; scope of powers
RS 15:825.2 Special agents; appointment; carrying weapons
RS 15:825.3 Criminal history review
RS 15:826 Services performed by department
RS 15:827 Duties of Department of Public Safety and Corrections
RS 15:827.1 Reentry preparation program; establishment
RS 15:827.2 Data collection and reporting requirements; report to criminal justice committees
RS 15:827.3 Savings attributable to criminal justice reforms
RS 15:827.4 Establishment of Medical Advisory Council
RS 15:828 Classification and treatment programs; qualified sex offender programs; reports; earned credits
RS 15:828.1 Prison rehabilitation pilot program; establishment; participating correctional institutions; content; administration; implementation; reporting
RS 15:828.2 Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring
RS 15:828.3 Pilot program; substance abuse counseling
RS 15:828.4 Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment
RS 15:829 Discipline of inmates
RS 15:830 Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
RS 15:830.1 Refusal of treatment by inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
RS 15:830.2 Security for mental health patients
RS 15:830.3 Mental health transition pilot program
RS 15:831 Medical care of inmates; testing
RS 15:832 Work by inmates; allowance
RS 15:832.1 Work by inmates; construction, renovation, custodial, maintenance, or repairs; exemptions
RS 15:833 Inmate contact with persons outside institution; temporary release
RS 15:833.1 Community resource centers; participation; conditions
RS 15:833.2 Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes
RS 15:834 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:834.1 Free housing; employees living at correctional institutions
RS 15:834.2 Plan for expansion of existing space or contracts for additional housing of individuals in the custody of the department; legislative approval
RS 15:835 §835. Registration of electronic monitoring service providers
RS 15:836 Cooperation and agreements with other agencies; federal government; local government
RS 15:837 Transfer of functions; records, money and equipment; employees
RS 15:838 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:839 Effect of R.S. 40:2001 through 40:2017.9
RS 15:840 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:840.1 Access to records; cooperation by other agencies; confidentiality; disclosure
RS 15:840.2 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:841 Establishment; purpose
RS 15:842 Board of governors; membership, powers, duties; suits
RS 15:843 Powers of board of governors
RS 15:844 Suits; service of process
RS 15:845 Municipalities, agreements with for use
RS 15:846 Prisoners
RS 15:847 Additional facilities
RS 15:848 Establishment; purpose and title
RS 15:848.1 Organization and powers
RS 15:848.2 Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members
RS 15:848.3 Powers and duties of commission
RS 15:848.4 Funding for operation and maintenance of Lincoln Parish Detention Center
RS 15:848.5 Use of other jail and prison facilities
RS 15:848.6 Superintendent and corrections officers
RS 15:849 Establishment; purpose and title
RS 15:849.1 Organization and powers
RS 15:849.2 Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commission; establishment; members
RS 15:849.3 Powers and duties of commission
RS 15:849.4 Commission's right to incur debt; funding for operation and maintenance of Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; authority to levy ad valorem tax; tax election; approval by parish council
RS 15:849.5 Use of other jail and prison facilities
RS 15:849.6 Personnel
RS 15:850.1 Establishment; purpose and title
RS 15:850.2 Organization and powers
RS 15:850.3 Union Parish Detention Center Commission members
RS 15:850.4 Powers and duties of commission
RS 15:850.5 Funding for operation and maintenance of Union Parish Detention Center
RS 15:850.6 Use of other jail and prison facilities
RS 15:850.7 Superintendent and corrections officers
RS 15:850.11 Establishment; purpose and title
RS 15:850.12 Organization and powers
RS 15:850.13 Commission members
RS 15:850.14 Powers and duties of commission
RS 15:850.15 Funding for operation and maintenance of Jackson Parish Detention Center
RS 15:850.16 Use of other jail and prison facilities
RS 15:850.17 Superintendent and corrections officers
RS 15:851 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 496, 1, eff. July 22, 1980
RS 15:852 To 854 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
RS 15:855 Road, street, highway, right of way maintenance and litter removal, weed cutting, drug free school zone sign posting, and solid waste recycling programs by convict labor; indemnification
RS 15:855.1 To 855.4 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 114, 2, eff. June 29, 1985.
RS 15:856 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
RS 15:857 Chaplains; access to inmates
RS 15:858 Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates
RS 15:859 Inmate spiritual and guidance services; leasing of property
RS 15:860 Right of inmate to decline medical treatment
RS 15:861 Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 373, 3
RS 15:862 Officials and employees not to be personally interested in contracts; penalty
RS 15:863 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 569, 2, eff. July 12, 1978
RS 15:864 Trespass on state prison property prohibited; penalty; exceptions
RS 15:865 Solitary confinement abolished
RS 15:866 Payment to released prisoners
RS 15:866.1 Transportation for released prisoners
RS 15:866.2 Disposition of abandoned property of discharged inmates
RS 15:867 Compensation for damage or injury occasioned by escape
RS 15:867.1 Search teams; appointment and duties; training
RS 15:868 Appointment of attorney to represent inmates; fees
RS 15:869 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
RS 15:870 Work assignments not to be refused; overtime
RS 15:871 Inmates eligible for compensation
RS 15:872 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 312, 2
RS 15:873 Rate of inmate compensation; source of funding
RS 15:874 Compensation account
RS 15:875 Imposition of restitution on offenders; procedures
RS 15:891 Location of prison facilities
RS 15:892 Women's correctional facility
RS 15:892.1 Standards and requirements for the incarceration of women
RS 15:893 Adult correctional institutions
RS 15:893.1 Inmates who may not be assigned to J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center
RS 15:894 Diagnostic and treatment center
RS 15:895 Geriatric correctional facilities; establishment as a pilot project; report
RS 15:901 Juvenile reception and diagnostic center; establishment, commitment of juveniles, substance abuse inpatient program, order, report, fact of commitment
RS 15:901.1 Juvenile substance abuse programs; locations
RS 15:902 Juvenile institutions
RS 15:902.1 Transfer of adjudicated juvenile delinquents
RS 15:902.2 Closure of Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit as a facility for juveniles
RS 15:902.3 Juvenile placement review process
RS 15:902.4 Closure of Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit as a facility for juveniles
RS 15:903 Separate facilities for males and females
RS 15:903.1 Tiered system of secured juvenile facilities
RS 15:904 Superintendent; powers and duties
RS 15:905 Rules and regulations; education; training and discipline; work opportunities; vocational training; contracts and agreements; solitary confinement
RS 15:905.1 Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center; rates and fees
RS 15:906 Release from commitment
RS 15:907 Return of juveniles to committing court for transfer
RS 15:908 Student furlough program
RS 15:909 Reporting of escapes from state juvenile institutions; records
RS 15:910 Juvenile offenders; collection of parental support payments for cost of care
RS 15:911 Administration of medication; definitions; conditions; restrictions
RS 15:921 Youthful Offender Management Dedicated Fund Account; creation
RS 15:931 Purpose and policy
RS 15:932 Definitions
RS 15:933 Office of juvenile justice; statistical data collection; reporting
RS 15:933.1 Office of juvenile justice; statistical data collection; Louisiana Department of Health
RS 15:934 Detention centers
RS 15:941 Purpose and policy
RS 15:942 Definitions
RS 15:943 Program
RS 15:944 Program funding
RS 15:945 Program design
RS 15:951 Back on Track Youth Pilot Program
RS 15:971 Legislative intent
RS 15:972 Definitions
RS 15:973 Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program; creation
RS 15:974 Eligibility for participation
RS 15:1011 To 1018 Repealed by Acts 1970, No. 353, 3
RS 15:1031 Establishment of parish schools for youths authorized
RS 15:1032 Commitment to parish school
RS 15:1033 Appointment of commissioners; compensation; term
RS 15:1034 Board of commissioners; domicile; powers; officers
RS 15:1035 Selection of site; construction
RS 15:1036 Duties of board of commissioners; appointment, term, and compensation of superintendent; report
RS 15:1037 Rules and regulations; classification of inmates; education, training, and discipline
RS 15:1038 Probation and parole; release of inmates
RS 15:1039 Return of inmates to committing court for transfer
RS 15:1061 To 1071 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 379, 1.
RS 15:1081 Purpose
RS 15:1082 Definitions
RS 15:1083 Participation
RS 15:1084 Establishment of rates for payment for care in nonstate operated agencies and facilities
RS 15:1085 Payment for care and treatment
RS 15:1086 Contribution to cost of care by parent, custodian
RS 15:1087 Non-state providers; contracts; performance-based contracting and grant making
RS 15:1091 Regional system of shelter care and detention facilities; alternative shelter care programs
RS 15:1092 Method of payment
RS 15:1092.1 Other laws applicable
RS 15:1093 Juvenile detention centers; special court costs
RS 15:1093.1 Immunity from civil liability
RS 15:1093.2 Auditing; regional district reporting; report to legislative auditor; misuse of funds
RS 15:1093.3 Commission president; secretary; treasurer
RS 15:1093.4 Required training for the commission
RS 15:1094 Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1094.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1094.2 Purpose
RS 15:1094.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1094.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1094.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1094.6 Method of payment; facility situated in Tangipahoa Parish
RS 15:1094.7 Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
RS 15:1095 Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1095.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1095.2 Purpose
RS 15:1095.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1095.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1095.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1096 Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction; definitions
RS 15:1096.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1096.2 Purpose
RS 15:1096.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1096.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1096.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
RS 15:1096.6 Use of facilities
RS 15:1096.7 Participation by parishes; appropriations
RS 15:1097 Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1097.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1097.2 Purpose
RS 15:1097.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1097.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1097.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1097.6 Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
RS 15:1097.7 Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
RS 15:1098.1 Construction of Subpart; controlling law
RS 15:1098.2 Definitions
RS 15:1098.3 Purpose
RS 15:1098.4 General authority
RS 15:1098.5 Power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1098.6 Use of youth center
RS 15:1098.7 Participation by other parishes; appropriations
RS 15:1099.1 Construction of Subpart; controlling law
RS 15:1099.2 Definitions
RS 15:1099.3 Purpose
RS 15:1099.4 General authority
RS 15:1099.5 Power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
RS 15:1099.6 Use of youth center
RS 15:1099.7 Participation by other parishes; appropriations
RS 15:1101 St. Bernard Parish Juvenile Detention Center; fee for keeping juveniles
RS 15:1105 Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1105.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1105.2 Purpose
RS 15:1105.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1105.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1105.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1105.6 Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
RS 15:1105.7 Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
RS 15:1106 Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1106.1 Board of directors; appointment; terms
RS 15:1106.2 Purpose
RS 15:1106.3 Board of directors; officers; meetings
RS 15:1106.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1106.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1107 Feliciana Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1107.1 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1107.2 Purpose
RS 15:1107.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1107.4 Board; general authority
RS 15:1107.5 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
RS 15:1107.6 Court costs; Twentieth Judicial District; funding for drug and alcohol awareness programs
RS 15: 1108 Multi-jurisdictional board; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1109 §1109. Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District; creation; definitions; domicile
RS 15:1109.1 §1109.1. Board of commissioners; appointments; terms
RS 15:1109.2 Purpose
RS 15:1109.3 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1109.4 Board of commissioners; general authority
RS 15:1109.5 Power to levy taxes, incur debt and issue bonds
RS 15:1109.6 Use of facilities
RS 15:1109.7 Immunity from civil liability
RS 15:1109.11 River Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1109.12 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1109.13 Purpose
RS 15:1109.14 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1109.15 Board; general authority
RS 15:1109.16 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
RS 15:1109.17 Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
RS 15:1109.21 Renaissance district; creation; jurisdiction
RS 15:1109.22 Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
RS 15:1109.23 Purpose
RS 15:1109.24 Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
RS 15:1109.25 Board; general authority
RS 15:1109.26 Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
RS 15:1110 Detention standards; licensing; fees
RS 15:1110.1 Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 445, §3, eff. July 1, 2024.
RS 15:1110.2 Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 445, §3, eff. July 1, 2024.
RS 15:1110.3 Licensing; transfer to office of juvenile justice
RS 15:1111 Work release program
RS 15:1112 Reports to law enforcement agencies
RS 15:1113 Facilities providing housing or temporary residence to individuals participating in work release or workforce development work release programs administered by the department
RS 15:1131 Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
RS 15:1132 Pre-sentence investigations
RS 15:1133 Sentence to community rehabilitation centers
RS 15:1134 Staff and facilities of community rehabilitation centers
RS 15:1135 Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 266, §2.
RS 15:1136 Rules and regulations of Department of Corrections
RS 15:1151 Definitions
RS 15:1152 Prison enterprises
RS 15:1153 Purposes
RS 15:1154 Administration
RS 15:1155 Prison Enterprises Board
RS 15:1156 Rules
RS 15:1157 Sales of goods and services; contractual powers
RS 15:1158 Inmate labor
RS 15:1159 Proceeds of sales
RS 15:1160 Used agricultural equipment purchases
RS 15:1161 Sale of livestock breeding services; contractual powers
RS 15:1171 Authority
RS 15:1172 Administrative remedies; applicability; initiation
RS 15:1173 Publication of procedure
RS 15:1174 Definitions
RS 15:1175 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 871, 3.
RS 15:1176 Records, confidentiality
RS 15:1177 Judicial review of administrative acts; exception
RS 15:1178 Judicial screening
RS 15:1179 Service of process
RS 15:1181 Definitions
RS 15:1182 Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
RS 15:1183 Experts
RS 15:1184 Suits by prisoners
RS 15:1185 Attorney fees
RS 15:1186 Proceedings in forma pauperis
RS 15:1187 Successive claims
RS 15:1188 Judicial screening and service of process
RS 15:1189 Payment of damage award in satisfaction of pending restitution orders
RS 15:1190 Earned release credit or good time credit revocation
RS 15:1191 Claims arising under federal law
RS 15:1196 Project return post-release skills program
RS 15:1199.1 Short title
RS 15:1199.2 Legislative findings
RS 15:1199.3 Definitions
RS 15:1199.4 Reentry Advisory Council; creation; members; powers and duties
RS 15:1199.5 Administration of program; purposes
RS 15:1199.6 Adoptions of regulations
RS 15:1199.7 Inmate eligibility for program; prohibitions
RS 15:1199.8 Eligible inmate selection and participation in program
RS 15:1199.9 Workforce development work release for participants and graduates of program administered by the department
RS 15:1199.10 Workforce development work release for participants and graduates of the program administered by the sheriff
RS 15:1199.11 Traditional work release programs not affected
RS 15:1199.12 Program duration; development; selection of craft
RS 15:1199.13 Removal from program
RS 15:1199.14 Substance abuse treatment and counseling
RS 15:1199.15 Authorized providers for intensive training
RS 15:1199.16 Drug testing
RS 15:1199.21 Short title
RS 15:1199.22 Purpose; authorization of Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program
RS 15:1199.23 Definitions
RS 15:1199.24 Post-Conviction Veterans Mentor Program for incarcerated veterans; eligibility criteria
RS 15:1199.25 Mentor program for Veterans Court probation program; job assistance
RS 15:1199.26 Transitional facilities
RS 15:1201 LOUISIANA COMMISSION ON LAW
RS 15:1202 Composition of commission
RS 15:1203 Officers; meetings
RS 15:1204 Functions
RS 15:1204.1 Correctional coordination; duties of agency
RS 15:1204.2 Creation of system; functions; powers; duties
RS 15:1204.3 Report to the system; duties of persons and agencies
RS 15:1204.4 Studies; surveys; report
RS 15:1204.5 Penalties
RS 15:1205 State Law Enforcement Planning Agency
RS 15:1206 Composition of State Law Enforcement Planning Agency
RS 15:1207 Functions of the staff
RS 15:1208 Office of Peace Officer Standards and Training; program director
RS 15:1209 Law enforcement planning district agencies
RS 15:1210 Law enforcement planning district advisory councils; composition
RS 15:1211 Purpose and function of advisory councils
RS 15:1212 Creation of database; functions
RS 15:1212.1 Report to the system; duties of persons and agencies
RS 15:1220 Authorization
RS 15:1221 Information system's plan
RS 15:1222 Staffing; funding; powers; and duties of policy boards
RS 15:1223 Crime Victims Reparations Board
RS 15:1224 Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Fund; creation; purpose
RS 15:1226 Juvenile Delinquency and Gang Prevention Act of 1993
RS 15:1227 Juvenile boot camp clearinghouse
RS 15:1228 Integrated Criminal Justice Information System Policy Board
RS 15:1228.1 Purposes
RS 15:1228.2 Actions of the policy board
RS 15:1228.3 Membership
RS 15:1228.4 Expenses
RS 15:1228.5 Officers; meetings
RS 15:1228.6 Component systems
RS 15:1228.7 Authorization
RS 15:1228.8 Cooperation; other agencies
RS 15:1228.9 Impaired Driver Tracking System; purpose; procedure
RS 15:1228.10 Electronic submission of criminal justice data; ICJIS broker system
RS 15:1229 Automated victim notification system
RS 15:1229.1 Reports to the system; duties of persons and agencies
RS 15:1231 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1232 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1233 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1234 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1235 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1236 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1237 Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2010.
RS 15:1251 PARISH JAIL FACILITIES
RS 15:1252 Statement of purpose
RS 15:1253 Powers and duties of the commission
RS 15:1254 Grant funds; appropriation; distribution and allocation of grant funds
RS 15:1255 Applications for grants; eligibility; standards; procedures
RS 15:1256 Program review; reports; on-site inspections
RS 15:1301 ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
RS 15:1302 Definitions
RS 15:1303 Interception and disclosure of wire, electronic, or oral communications
RS 15:1304 Manufacture, distribution, or possession of wire, electronic, or oral communication intercepting devices prohibited
RS 15:1305 Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices
RS 15:1306 Immunity of witnesses
RS 15:1307 Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications
RS 15:1308 Authorization for interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications
RS 15:1309 Authorization for disclosure and use of intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communications
RS 15:1310 Procedure for interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications
RS 15:1311 Reports concerning intercepted wire, electronic, or oral communications
RS 15:1312 Recovery of civil damages authorized
RS 15:1312.1 Assistance in installation and use of a wire, oral, or electronic intercepting device
RS 15:1313 Pen registers, trap and trace devices, and cellular tracking devices; use prohibited
RS 15:1314 Application for an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
RS 15:1315 Issuance of an order for a pen register or a trap and trace device
RS 15:1316 Assistance in installation and use of a pen register, a trap and trace device, or a cellular tracking device
RS 15:1317 Application for an order for use of a cellular tracking device
RS 15:1318 Issuance of an order for a cellular tracking device
RS 15:1351 Short title
RS 15:1352 Definitions
RS 15:1353 Prohibited activities
RS 15:1354 Penalties
RS 15:1355 Arrest; warrant
RS 15:1356 Civil remedies
RS 15:1401 CRIMINAL STREET GANGS
RS 15:1402 Legislative findings and declaration
RS 15:1403 Criminal street gangs and patterns of criminal street gang activity; prohibitions and criminal penalties
RS 15:1403.1 Solicitation of membership in a criminal street gang; penalty
RS 15:1404 Definitions
RS 15:1405 Premises used by criminal street gang; nuisances; actions for injunction, abatement, and damages; other remedies for unlawful use; exceptions
RS 15:1405.1 Civil cause of action by state and political subdivisions against criminal street gangs
RS 15:1405.2 Possession of firearms, ammunition, and dangerous weapons by criminal street gangs; forfeiture
RS 15:1405.3 Notification of the release of a member of a criminal street gang
RS 15:1406 Mutual aid activities; labor organizations
RS 15:1407 Local laws; no preemption
RS 15:1421 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND
RS 15:1422 Legislative findings and declaration
RS 15:1423 Definitions
RS 15:1424 Juvenile delinquency and gang prevention advisory boards; membership
RS 15:1425 Purposes
RS 15:1426 Powers and duties
RS 15:1427 Establishment
RS 15:1428 Delinquency prevention plan; programs; grants
RS 15:1429 Grant application procedures
RS 15:1430 Restrictions
RS 15:1441 Short title
RS 15:1442 Louisiana Juvenile Jurisdiction Planning Implementation Committee; composition; authority; responsibilities
RS 15:1461 Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 119, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
RS 15:1462 Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 119, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
RS 15:1463 Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 119, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
RS 15:1464 Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 119, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.
RS 15:1501 Citation
RS 15:1502 Legislative findings and declaration
RS 15:1503 Definitions
RS 15:1504 Mandatory reports and immunity
RS 15:1505 Contents of report and agency to receive report
RS 15:1506 Receipt of reports
RS 15:1507 Investigation of reports, assessment, actions taken, and court orders
RS 15:1508 Petition for hearing, criminal proceedings, and subpoenas
RS 15:1509 Hearing
RS 15:1510 Implementation
RS 15:1511 Emergency protective services; ex parte order
RS 15:1601 Repealed
RS 15:1602 Repealed
RS 15:1603 Repealed
RS 15:1604 Repealed
RS 15:1605 Repealed
RS 15:1606 Repealed
RS 15:1607 Repealed
RS 15:1608 Repealed
RS 15:1609 Repealed
RS 15:1610 Repealed
RS 15:1611 Repealed
RS 15:1612 Repealed
RS 15:1613 Repealed
RS 15:1614 Repealed





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