Title 15, Criminal Procedure
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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 provisions of supervised release
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§561.7. Failure to comply with provisions 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. § 15:565 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. § 15:566.1 Repealed by Acts 1966, No
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§566.1. Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 310, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
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. § 15:569.1 Repealed by Acts 2025, No
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§569.1. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 193, §2, eff. June 8, 2025.
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. § 15:571.1 §§571.1, 571.2 Repealed by Acts 1966, No
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§571.1. §§571.1, 571.2 Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 310, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.10 Repealed by Acts 1991, No
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§571.10. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 138, §3.
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. § 15:571.14 Repealed by Acts 1991, No
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§571.14. Repealed by Acts 1991, No. 138, §3.
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. § 15:571.20 Repealed by Acts 2001, No
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§571.20. Repealed by Acts 2001, No. 609, §1.
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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.22 Limitation of liability; release of information
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§571.22. Limitation of liability; release of information Any probation and parole officer or specialist who releases or uses information contained in the case files of criminal offenders under his supervision, after first obtaining written consent of the district manager having j…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.3 Diminution of sentence for good behavior
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§571.3. Diminution of sentence for good behavior A.(1) Every prisoner in a parish prison convicted of an offense and sentenced to imprisonment without hard labor, except a prisoner convicted a second time of a crime of violence as defined by R.S. 14:2(B), may earn a diminution of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.3.1 Eligibility and applicability of diminution of sentence for crimes committed on
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§571.3.1. Eligibility and applicability of diminution of sentence for crimes committed on or after August 1, 2024 A. No person who commits an offense on or after August 1, 2024, shall be eligible to earn nor be entitled to any diminution of sentence, hereinafter known as "good ti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.31 Alternatives to traditional imprisonment; findings; purposes
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§571.31. Alternatives to traditional imprisonment; findings; purposes A. The legislature finds that the safety and welfare of the people of this state; the interests of the criminal justice community in prisoner security, humane and just conditions for prisoners, reduced recidivi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.32 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§571.32. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 2, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.33 Extension or alteration of pilot; approval of the budget committee; statewide implementation
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§571.33. Extension or alteration of pilot; approval of the budget committee; statewide implementation The pilot project undertaken as required in this Part may be varied, extended, or dissolved prior to evaluation only if approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:571.34 Alternative to traditional imprisonment; prisoners who are elderly or infirm
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§571.34. Alternative to traditional imprisonment; prisoners who are elderly or infirm A. Not later than October 1, 1997, contingent upon legislative appropriation, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall implement a pilot project using an alternative mode of incarce…