Title 15, Criminal Procedure

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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:171 (Reserved)
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§171. (Reserved).
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:172 (Reserved)
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§172. (Reserved).
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:173 Right of action not created
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§173. Right of action not created A. It is not the intent of the legislature to create any new right, right of action, or cause of action or eliminate any right, right of action, or cause of action existing under current law. Nothing in the provisions of this Part shall create, e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:174 Special reporting requirements; penalties
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§174. Special reporting requirements; penalties A. In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, each district shall submit an annual report to the office no later than February first of each year, commencing in 2009. The report, using the uniform definition …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:175 Proceedings to determine indigency
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§175. Proceedings to determine indigency A.(1)(a) A preliminary inquiry and determination of indigency of any accused person shall be made by the court not later than arraignment and such determination may be reviewed by the court at any other stage of the proceedings. (b) A pers…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:176 Partial reimbursement by indigents
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§176. Partial reimbursement by indigents A. To the extent that a person is financially able to provide for an attorney, other necessary services, and facilities of representation and court costs, the court shall order him to pay for these items. The court may order payment in ins…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:177 (Reserved)
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§177. (Reserved)
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:178 Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case
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§178. Appointment of appellate and post-conviction counsel in death penalty case In a capital case in which the trial counsel was provided to an indigent defendant and in which the jury imposed the death penalty, the court, within thirty days of the imposition of the sentence of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:179 Appointment of counsel at parole revocation and prerevocation hearings
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§179. Appointment of counsel at parole revocation and prerevocation hearings A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide legal representation for each indigent parolee who is charged with violating the conditions of his parole with respect to which he has the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:180 Special reporting requirements
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§180. Special reporting requirements In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, the office shall submit an annual report to the legislature not later than February first of each year, commencing in 1999. The report shall include a comprehensive status repo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:181 Limited effect
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§181. Limited effect The provisions of this Part are intended to facilitate the providing of legal services and related expenses only to the extent required by the Constitution of Louisiana or the Constitution of the United States of America and specific statutory provisions affo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:182 Limited effect in capital cases
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§182. Limited effect in capital cases The provisions of R.S. 15:178 are intended for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing legal services and related expenses for capital defendants who have been sentenced to death and are not intended to confer substantive or procedural ri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:183 Effect of signing of pleadings
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§183. Effect of signing of pleadings The provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 863 shall be applicable to any petition for post-conviction relief and related or responsive pleadings filed by counsel for petitioner or respondent pursuant to the provisions of Code of Crimin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:184 (Reserved)
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§184. (Reserved)
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.1 Purpose
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§185.1. Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for an effective and efficient system of providing qualified legal representation, including curatorship appointments, for indigent or absent parents in child abuse and neglect cases as required by the provisions of the Louis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.2 Definitions
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§185.2. Definitions As used in this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) "Board" means the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board. (2) "Child abuse and neglect case" means a child protection proceeding conducted by a court exercising juvenile jurisd…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.3 Indigent Parents' Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to
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§185.3. Indigent Parents' Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation A.(1) Subject to appropriation or the availability of other monies made available to the program, the office shall administer a program to provide representation, including curatorshi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.4 Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent parents; rulemaking
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§185.4. Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent parents; rulemaking A. The board shall adopt all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Part. B. The rules shall include but not be limited to: (1) Creating mandatory statewide standards and guidelines f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.5 Repealed by Acts 2018, No
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§185.5. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 612, §22, eff. July 1, 2020.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.6 Special reporting requirements; indigent parent representation cases; penalties
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§185.6. Special reporting requirements; indigent parent representation cases; penalties A. In addition to the general oversight requirements provided by law, each district public defender shall submit an annual report to the office no later than February first of each year, comme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.7 Rights of action; interpretation of Part
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§185.7. Rights of action; interpretation of Part A. It is not the intent of the legislature to create any new right, right of action, or cause of action or eliminate any right, right of action, or cause of action existing under current law. Nothing contained in the provisions of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.8 Auditing; district reporting
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§185.8. Auditing; district reporting Each district public defender shall work in conjunction with the legislative auditor in developing uniform audit reports regarding the representation of indigent or absent parents as required by R.S. 24:515.1, which shall require the following…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:185.9 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex
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§185.9. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §3, eff. March 20, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.1 Purpose
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§186.1. Purpose The purpose of this Part is to provide for an effective and efficient system of providing qualified legal representation for indigent children committed to the custody of the office of juvenile justice pursuant to Title VII and Title VIII of the Louisiana Children…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.2 Definitions
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§186.2. Definitions For the purposes of this Part, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) "Board" means the Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board. (2) "Custody" means the legal custody of the office of juvenile justice, which follows on commitment by a Lou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.3 Safe Return Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation
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§186.3. Safe Return Representation Program; duties of the office; subject to appropriation A.(1) Subject to appropriation and the availability of other monies to the program, the office shall administer a program to provide qualified legal representation to indigent children comm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.4 Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent children in custody;
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§186.4. Standards and guidelines for representation of indigent children in custody; rulemaking A. The board shall adopt all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Part. B. The rules shall include mandatory statewide standards and guidelines for the representation of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.5 Safe Return Representation Program Fund
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§186.5. Safe Return Representation Program Fund A. "The Louisiana Safe Return Representation Program Fund", hereafter referred to as "the fund", is hereby created within the state treasury. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited into the fund. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:186.6 Implementation of Safe Return Representation Fund
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§186.6. Implementation of Safe Return Representation Fund A. Subject to appropriation, or the availability of other monies to the program, the board shall develop a program to establish a flexible delivery system that is responsive to jurisdictional variances and local community …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:191 Place of trial of criminal neglect of family cases
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§191. Place of trial of criminal neglect of family cases When any person shall desert or intentionally not support his family in violation of R.S. 14:74, the offense may be prosecuted and punished: (1) In the parish where the person owing the duty of support resides or is found, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:21 Repealed by Acts 1983, No
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§21. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 609, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:211 Procedures in handling defendants committed to mental institutions because of lack of capacity to stand trial
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§211. Procedures in handling defendants committed to mental institutions because of lack of capacity to stand trial A. The medical staff of a mental institution to which a defendant is committed after he has been found not guilty by reason of insanity or after a court determines …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:22 Repealed by Acts 1992, No
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§22. Repealed by Acts 1992, No. 315, §1, eff. June 17, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:221 Appointment of substitute judge by supreme court
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§221. Appointment of substitute judge by supreme court Whenever any district judge is prevented by any cause whatever from holding court, and that fact is made to appear, by the certificate of the clerk under the seal of the court, to the supreme court or to any justice thereof, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:241 Medical, psychological, psychiatric examination of certain victims under age eighteen; polygraph examinations; prohibition
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§241. Medical, psychological, psychiatric examination of certain victims under age eighteen; polygraph examinations; prohibition A. If the defendant is charged with a violation of R.S. 14:93 or any provision of Subpart C of Part II, Subpart B of Part IV, or Subpart A(1) or A(4) o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:242 Pretrial diversion for driving while intoxicated; reporting
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§242. Pretrial diversion for driving while intoxicated; reporting Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if a person is placed into a pretrial diversion program following an arrest for a violation of R.S. 14:98, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or a parish or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:243 Buyer Beware Program; post-conviction program for offenders; pre-trial diversion
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§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 A.(1) The district attorney for each judicial district, alone or in conjunction wi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:244 Military pretrial diversion program
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§244. Military pretrial diversion program A. In addition to any existing pretrial diversion program, the district attorney for each judicial district, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicial district, may create and administer a special pretrial…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:251 Blank
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§251. Blank
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:252 Witnesses' fees and mileage
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§252. Witnesses' fees and mileage Witnesses subpoenaed in all preliminary criminal trials or proceedings, for attendance before grand juries and upon final trials shall receive a per diem of three dollars per day and mileage of not more than five cents for each mile necessarily t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:253 Witnesses not residents of parish
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§253. Witnesses not residents of parish Witnesses who are summoned to testify in prosecutions pending in other parishes than those in which they reside, shall receive a compensation of five cents for every mile they may necessarily travel in going and returning, and five dollars …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254 Sheriffs, jurors and law enforcement officers not entitled to witness fees
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§254. Sheriffs, jurors and law enforcement officers not entitled to witness fees No sheriff, deputy sheriff or juror, and no law enforcement officer except as otherwise provided by R.S. 15:254.1 and R.S. 15:255 while attending court as such, shall be allowed any compensation for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.1 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of New Iberia
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§254.1. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of New Iberia A. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a traffic, criminal, or juvenile case before the City Court of New Iberia or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.2 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Lafayette Parish
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§254.2. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Lafayette Parish Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case in Lafayette Parish before the Fifte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.3 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of Lafayette
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§254.3. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of Lafayette Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a traffic or criminal case before the City Court of Lafayette on a date or at a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.4 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, St
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§254.4. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; Twenty-Seventh Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish A. Any deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a criminal case before the Twenty-Seventh Judicial D…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.5 Plans for witness fees to off-duty law enforcement officers; Ascension Parish
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§254.5. Plans for witness fees to off-duty law enforcement officers; Ascension Parish A. The governing authority of Ascension Parish shall adopt a plan under which each law enforcement officer who, because of his official connections with any criminal case as the arresting office…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.6 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Welsh
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§254.6. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Welsh A. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a case before the mayor's court of Welsh on a date or at a time when suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.7 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of East St
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§254.7. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; City Court of East St. Tammany Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a traffic, criminal, or juvenile case before the City Court of East St. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:254.8 Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Vinton
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§254.8. Compensation of off-duty law enforcement officers; mayor's court, town of Vinton A. Any sheriff, deputy sheriff, city or state police officer, or other law enforcement officer subpoenaed to testify in a case before the mayor's court of Vinton on a date or at a time when s…