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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:548 Dissemination policy
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§548. Dissemination policy A. Conviction records may be disseminated without restriction. B. Any criminal history record information which pertains to an incident for which a person is currently being processed by the criminal justice system, including the entire period of correc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:549 Notification of release or escape of inmate
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§549. Notification of release or escape of inmate A. At the earliest possible date, and in no event later than ten days before release, except in the event of escape or emergency furloughs, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall send written notice of parole, commu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:551 Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator; penalties
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§551. Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator; penalties A. Harboring or concealing a sexual offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator is committed when a person knows or has reason to know that a sexual offender, sexua…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:552 Sexual Predator Apprehension Team
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§552. Sexual Predator Apprehension Team The attorney general shall maintain a statewide Sexual Predator Apprehension Team within the Department of Justice. The Sexual Predator Apprehension Team shall be comprised of special agents, intelligence analysts, and prosecutors. The team…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:553 Prohibition of employment for certain sex offenders
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§553. Prohibition of employment for certain sex offenders A. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required to maintain registration pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15 to operate any bus, taxicab, or limousine for hire. B. It shall be unlawful for any person who is required…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:555 Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission; creation; membership; meetings
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§555. Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission; creation; membership; meetings A. The Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission is hereby created within the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general. The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:556 Duties of the commission
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§556. Duties of the commission A.(1) The commission shall develop recommendations for a standardized sexual assault collection kit and protocols for forensic medical examinations of victims of sexually oriented criminal offenses to be used statewide. The recommendations shall inc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:557 Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission; sexual assault response standards
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§557. Louisiana Sexual Assault Oversight Commission; sexual assault response standards subcommittee A. The Sexual Assault Response Standards Subcommittee, referred to in this Section as the "subcommittee", is hereby established as a subcommittee of the Louisiana Sexual Assault Ov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560 Legislative findings
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§560. Legislative findings A. The Legislature of Louisiana has long recognized the need to protect our most innocent and defenseless citizens from sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators and has enacted statutory provisions to provide one of the most extens…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.1 Definitions
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§560.1. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter: (1) "Child sexual predator" means a person who has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 and who is likely to engage in additional sex offenses against children, because he has a mental abnormality or condi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.2 Louisiana Sex Offender Assessment Panel
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§560.2. Louisiana Sex Offender Assessment Panel A. The Louisiana Sex Offender Assessment Panel is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may create not more than three sex offender as…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.3 Effects of determination of status as a sexually violent predator or as a child sexual predator; lifetime registration; notification
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§560.3. Effects of determination of status as a sexually violent predator or as a child sexual predator; lifetime registration; notification A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, upon a determination by a Sex Offender Assessment Panel and the court that t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.4 Electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators or child sexual predators
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§560.4. Electronic monitoring of sexually violent predators or child sexual predators A. Each sexual offender determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be required to be electronically monitored by the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.5 Appeal of decision
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§560.5. Appeal of decision A sex offender determined to be a sexually violent predator or a child sexual predator pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter may petition the sentencing court for a review of this determination not more than once every three years, provided that th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:560.6 Rights of action
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§560.6. Rights of action A. Except for the review provided for in R.S. 15:560.5, 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561 Legislative findings
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§561. Legislative findings A. The Legislature of Louisiana has long recognized the need to protect our most innocent and defenseless citizens from sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators and has enacted statutory provisions to provide some of the strictest …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.1 Applicability
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§561.1. Applicability The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to any person convicted, on or after August 15, 2006, of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 when the victim is under the age of thirteen years. Acts 2006, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.2 Supervised release upon expiration of sentence
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§561.2. Supervised release upon expiration of sentence A. A person convicted on or after August 15, 2006, of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 when the victim is under the age of thirteen years shall be placed upon supervised release as provided for by this Chapter whenever…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.3 Supervised release; division of probation and parole
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§561.3. Supervised release; division of probation and parole A. Supervised release shall be administered by the division of probation and parole, Department of Public Safety and Corrections. B. Supervised release officers shall be officers in the division of probation and parole,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.4 Duty to inform offender
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§561.4. Duty to inform offender A. When a person is sentenced for a conviction of a sex offense and is required to be placed upon supervised release in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the court shall: (1) Inform the person that he will be placed upon supervised re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.5 Conditions of supervised release
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§561.5. Conditions of supervised release A person placed on supervised release shall comply with the following conditions: (1) Report immediately to the division of probation and parole office, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, which is listed on the face of the certif…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.6 Adoption of rules
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§561.6. Adoption of rules A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt all rules necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter. B. All rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act. Acts 2006, No. 242, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:561.7 Failure to comply with conditions of supervised release
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§561.7. Failure to comply with conditions of supervised release A. A person who fails to comply with the conditions of supervised release as provided for in R.S. 15:561.5 shall, upon first conviction, be fined not more than one thousand dollars and imprisoned with hard labor for …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562 Findings; purpose
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§562. Findings; purpose The legislature finds that persons who commit offenses involving arson, even after being released from incarceration or commitment, are of paramount governmental interest. The legislature further finds that local law enforcement officers' efforts to protec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.1 Definitions
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§562.1. Definitions For the purposes of this Chapter, the following shall apply: (1) "Conviction" means any disposition of charges adverse to the defendant, including a plea of guilty, deferred adjudication, adjudication withheld for the perpetration or attempted perpetration of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.2 Powers and duties of state fire marshal
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§562.2. Powers and duties of state fire marshal A. In addition to any other powers and duties conferred in this Chapter, the state fire marshal shall: (1) Be responsible for the policy management and administration of the registration of persons who commit offenses involving arso…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.3 Registration of arson offenders
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§562.3. Registration of arson offenders A. Any person over the age of seventeen residing in this state who has been convicted of an offense involving arson as defined in R.S. 15:562.1 shall be required to register with the state fire marshal. B.(1) The offender shall register and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.4 Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address, residence, or other registration information
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§562.4. Duty of offenders to notify law enforcement of change of address, residence, or other registration information A. Those persons required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall appear in person at the fire marshal's office or his designee's office wit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.5 Failure to register; penalties
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§562.5. Failure to register; penalties A. A person who fails to register, periodically renew and update registration, provide proof of residence or notification of change of address or other registration information, as required by the provisions of this Chapter, and a person who…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:562.6 Duration of registration and notification period
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§562.6. Duration of registration and notification period A person required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the requirement for ten years from the date of initial registration for a first offense and for the duration of the lifetime of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563 Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect
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§563. Registration of persons convicted of child abuse or neglect A. Any person residing in this state who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been convicted of, any of the following felony offenses, or who has pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or has been convicted of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.1 Duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information
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§563.1. Duties of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information A.(1) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information shall develop and maintain the central registry known as the Child Abuse and Neglect Registry. The registry shall contain the in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.2 Duration of registration and notification period
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§563.2. Duration of registration and notification period A person required to register pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall comply with the requirement and keep current his registration information for ten years from the date of initial registration in Louisiana for a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.3 Subject to appropriation
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§563.3. Subject to appropriation The implementation of this Chapter shall be subject to the appropriation of funds by the legislature for this purpose. Acts 2023, No. 460, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.4 Short title
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§563.4. Short title This Chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as "The Remy Mann Act". Acts 2024, No. 64, §1, eff. July 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:563.5 Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force
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§563.5. Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force A. The Legislature of Louisiana creates in this Section the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force to study, evaluate, and make recommendations for legislation to provide access to services for survivors of sexual ass…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:565 Duty of sheriff
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§565. Duty of sheriff The sheriff, as soon as any sentence to imprisonment, without hard labor, or to imprisonment without hard labor in default of the payment of fine and costs, shall have become final, shall, unless the governor shall have reprieved the person convicted, procee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:566 Pendency of appeal, payments; delivery to penitentiary
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§566. Pendency of appeal, payments; delivery to penitentiary A. The Department of Corrections shall pay the sum of eighteen dollars and twenty-five cents per day to the sheriff of each parish, or to the governing authority of those parishes in which said authority operates the pa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:566.2 Commencing of sentence to state penitentiary
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§566.2. Commencing of sentence to state penitentiary Whenever a prisoner is sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary, and has not been released on bail or perfected a suspensive appeal, such sentence shall be considered as commencing on the day following the day on whi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:567 Conditions precedent to execution
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§567. Conditions precedent to execution A. Whenever the Supreme Court of Louisiana affirms a sentence of death, after review on appeal provided by Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Article 905.9, the court of original jurisdiction shall cause to be forwarded to the secretary o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:567.1 Mental incompetence to proceed to execution
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§567.1. Mental incompetence to proceed to execution A. A person who is not competent to proceed to execution may not be executed. B. A person is not competent to proceed to execution when a defendant presently lacks the competence to understand that he is to be executed, and the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:568 Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender
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§568. Execution of death sentence; prior confinement of offender The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or a competent person selected by him, shall execute the offender in conformity with the death warrant issued in the case. Until the time of his exec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:569 Place for execution of death sentence; manner of execution
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§569. Place for execution of death sentence; manner of execution A. Every sentence of death imposed in this state shall be executed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Every execution shall be made in a room entirely cut off from view of all except those permitted by l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:570 Execution; officials and witnesses; minors excluded; time of execution; notice to
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§570. Execution; officials and witnesses; minors excluded; time of execution; notice to victim's relatives A. Every execution of the death sentence shall take place in the presence of: (1) The warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, or a competent person selected by…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571 Proces verbal of execution; attesting and filing
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§571. Proces verbal of execution; attesting and filing When the sentence shall have been executed, the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, or his deputy performing the execution, shall make a proces verbal of said execution immediately thereafter, which proces v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.11 RS 15:571.11
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§6, and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §571.11. Dispositions of fines and forfeitures A.(1)(a) All fines and forfeitures, except for forfeitures of criminal bail bonds imposed by district courts and district attorn…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.12 Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to receive fines
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§571.12. Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children to receive fines All fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred and appearance bonds forfeited in prosecutions instituted or conducted by the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.13 Supervised release of parish prisoners; rules of conduct; revocation
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§571.13. Supervised release of parish prisoners; rules of conduct; revocation A. When a prisoner who has been sentenced to a parish prison is released pursuant to this Part, he may be released as if on parole. B. A prisoner released in accordance with Subsection A herein shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.15 Venue
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§571.15. Venue Venue in any action in which an individual committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections contests the computation of his sentence or sentences, discharge, good time dates, or any action concerning parole shall be in the parish of East Baton Rouge. Ve…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.21 Deposit of fees and assessments
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§571.21. Deposit of fees and assessments A. All probation supervision fees received by the department pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(C) shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury. B. For all monetary assessments imposed as a conditio…