Title 15, Criminal Procedure
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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.2.1 Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record
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§574.2.1. Prohibited contact with committee on parole; penalties; public record A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:574.12, or any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall contact or communicate with the committee on parole or any of its members urging par…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.20 Medical parole program; medical treatment furlough; eligibility; revocation
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§574.20. Medical parole program; medical treatment furlough; eligibility; revocation A. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Part or any other law to the contrary, and except as provided in this Section, any person sentenced to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.21 Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules
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§574.21. Parole risk assessment pilot program; statistical system; agency cooperation; rules promulgation A. The Board of Parole shall establish a parole risk assessment pilot program which shall incorporate risk assessment analysis into the parole decision making process. The ri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.22 Parole ineligibility
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§574.22. Parole ineligibility No person committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for an offense committed on or after August 1, 2024, shall be eligible for parole under this Part except a person who satisfies the provisions of R.S. 15:574.4(D), (E), (F), (G), …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.3 Personnel and reports to be furnished by the Department of Public Safety and
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§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 A. The Dep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.31 Intent; purpose
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§574.31. Intent; purpose A. The Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Parolees and Probationers was established in 1937. It is the earliest corrections "compact" established among the states and has not been amended since its adoption over sixty-two years ago. (1) This compac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.32 Definitions
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§574.32. Definitions As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: (1) "Adult" means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law. (2) "Bylaws" means those bylaw…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.33 The Interstate Commission; membership; creation of the executive committee
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§574.33. The Interstate Commission; membership; creation of the executive committee A. The compacting states hereby create the "Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision". The Interstate Commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states. Th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.34 State Council
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§574.34. State Council A. Each member state shall create a State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision which shall be responsible for the appointment of the commissioner who shall serve on the Interstate Commission from that state. Each state council shall appoint as …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.35 Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission
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§574.35. Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers: (1) To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the Interstate Commission. (2) To promulgate rules which shall have the force and e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.36 Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
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§574.36. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission A. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members, within twelve months of the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.37 Activities of the Interstate Commission
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§574.37. Activities of the Interstate Commission A. The Interstate Commission shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact. Except as otherwise provided in this compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the bylaws, in order t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.38 Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
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§574.38. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission A. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact including transition rules governing administration of the compact during the period in which…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.39 Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission
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§574.39. Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution by the Interstate Commission A. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4 Parole; eligibility; juvenile offenders
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§574.4. Parole; eligibility; juvenile offenders A.(1)(a) Unless eligible at an earlier date, a person otherwise eligible for parole shall be eligible for parole consideration upon serving twenty-five percent of the sentence imposed. The provisions of this Subparagraph shall not a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.1 Parole consideration and hearings
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§574.4.1. Parole consideration and hearings A.(1)(a) The parole hearings shall be conducted in a formal manner in accordance with the rules formulated by the committee and with the provisions of this Part. Before the parole of any prisoner is ordered, the prisoner shall appear be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.2 Decisions of committee on parole; nature, order, and conditions of parole; rules
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§574.4.2. Decisions of committee on parole; nature, order, and conditions of parole; rules of conduct; infectious disease testing A.(1) The committee on parole may make rules for the conduct of persons heretofore or hereafter granted parole. When a prisoner is released on parole,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.3 Parole requirements for certain sex offenders
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§574.4.3. Parole requirements for certain sex offenders A.(1) Before having a parole hearing for any offender who has been convicted of a violation of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, when the law permits parole consideration for that offense, and when according to law an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.4 Intensive incarceration program; eligibility
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§574.4.4. Intensive incarceration program; eligibility A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defendant convicted of a nonviolent first felony offense and committed to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, or of a nonviolent second felony offense and committe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.4.5 Probation and parole processing fee
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§574.4.5. Probation and parole processing fee A. A one-time fee of sixty-five dollars shall be assessed for each case file existing on June 30, 2009, and for each new case file opened thereafter by a probation and parole officer of the office of adult services in the Department o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.40 Finance
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§574.40. Finance A. The Interstate Commission shall pay or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. B. The Interstate Commission shall levy on and collect an annual assessment from each compacting state to cove…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.41 Eligibility of compacting states, effective date, and amendment
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§574.41. Eligibility of compacting states, effective date, and amendment A. Any state, as defined in R.S. 15:574.32, is eligible to become a compacting state. The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than thirty-…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.42 Withdrawal, default, termination, and judicial enforcement
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§574.42. Withdrawal, default, termination, and judicial enforcement A.(1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every compacting state provided that a compacting state may withdraw from the compact (withdrawing state) by enacting a s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.43 Severability and construction
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§574.43. Severability and construction The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provision of the compact shall be enforceable. The provisions of this compact shall be liberally cons…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.44 Binding effect of compact and other laws
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§574.44. Binding effect of compact and other laws A. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a compacting state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All compacting states' laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.45 Interstate transfer or travel of parolees or probationers; fees
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§574.45. Interstate transfer or travel of parolees or probationers; fees A. Any parolee or probationer under the supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who requests to transfer his residence to another state pursuant to the Interstate Compact for Adult Off…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.5 Intensive incarceration and parole supervision of persons held by sheriff in Orleans Parish
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§574.5. Intensive incarceration and parole supervision of persons held by sheriff in Orleans Parish A. An offender sentenced to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections but held by the sheriff of an eligible parish, as defined in Subsection E, and who is oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.6 Parole term; automatic discharge
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§574.6. Parole term; automatic discharge The parole term, when the committee orders an offender released on parole, shall be for the remainder of the offender's sentence. When the parolee has completed his full parole term, he shall be discharged from parole by the Department of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.6.1 Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex
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§574.6.1. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.6.2 Supervised release; commuted sentences
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§574.6.2. Supervised release; commuted sentences A.(1) Any offender who has received a commuted sentence and who is released on parole or because of diminution of sentence shall be evaluated through a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Departmen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.61 Short title
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§574.61. Short title This Subpart may be referred to and may be cited as the "Substance Abuse Conditional Release Act". Acts 2013, No. 389, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.62 Substance abuse conditional release
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§574.62. Substance abuse conditional release A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to release an offender sentenced to the custody of the department to intense parole supervision as provided in R.S. 15:574.4.4, if the offender me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.7 Custody and supervision of parolees; modification or suspension of supervision;
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§574.7. Custody and supervision of parolees; modification or suspension of supervision; violation of conditions of parole; sanctions; alternative conditions; administrative sanctions A. Each parolee shall remain in the legal custody of the Department of Public Safety and Correcti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.71 Definitions
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§574.71. Definitions As used in this Subpart: (1) "Alien" shall have the same meaning as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101. (2) "Committee" means the Deportation Eligibility Hearing Committee, which shall be comprised of a three-member panel of the members of the committee on parole, and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.72 Alien removal process; deportation eligibility hearing
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§574.72. Alien removal process; deportation eligibility hearing A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an offender shall be eligible for parole consideration and release for the purposes of deportation or removal pursuant to this Section if the following c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.8 Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees
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§574.8. Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees A. Parole officers shall be deemed to be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal matters and the enforcement of the law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:574.9 Revocation of parole for violation of condition; committee panels; return to custody
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§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 A. When a parolee has been returned to the physical custody…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:575 Legislative findings and objectives
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§575. Legislative findings and objectives The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (1) The improvement of public safety and sound law enforcement and administration of criminal justice requires the complete and timely collection, processing, and dissemination of available …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:576 Definitions
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§576. Definitions As used in this Chapter: (1) The term "bureau" means the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. (2) The terms "criminal history record" or "criminal history record information" mean information collected by criminal justice agencies on indi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:577 Bureau of criminal identification and information; creation and organization
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§577. Bureau of criminal identification and information; creation and organization A. There is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety as a part of the office of state police, the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. The bureau shall be admin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:578 Functions, powers, and duties of the bureau; crime laboratory
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§578. Functions, powers, and duties of the bureau; crime laboratory A. The bureau shall perform the following functions: (1) To establish and maintain a central repository of criminal history record information and to adopt regulations and procedures to prescribe the terms and co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:578.1 Pretrial diversion program for driving while intoxicated; criminal history records
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§578.1. Pretrial diversion program for driving while intoxicated; criminal history records Pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:242, the prosecuting authority shall maintain a list of all persons arrested for a violation of R.S. 14:98, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:579 Rules and regulations
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§579. Rules and regulations The bureau shall issue rules and regulations, consistent with United States Department of Justice requirements, the Constitution of Louisiana, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Children's Code, and the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, governing th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:580 Forms; procedures; training; assistance
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§580. Forms; procedures; training; assistance The bureau shall develop, print, and distribute forms and/or related procedures and regulations for the collection of any information or statistics which it is empowered to obtain to insure the correct reporting of data to the bureau.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:581 Authorized audits and investigations
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§581. Authorized audits and investigations With the written authorization of the deputy secretary, any employee or agent of the bureau, for purpose of audit or investigation of violations of any provisions herein, or any official rule or regulation of the bureau, shall be granted…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:582 Civil identification files
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§582. Civil identification files The bureau may accept and file the names, fingerprints, photographs, and other personal identification data submitted to local criminal justice agencies by the individuals or submitted by parents on behalf of their children for the purpose of secu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:583 Transmission of information
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§583. Transmission of information The bureau may transmit any information in its possession which the deputy secretary shall designate, to any person or agency eligible to receive it under any provision of this Chapter. For this purpose the bureau shall operate and coordinate a m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:584 Cooperation with federal and other state agencies
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§584. Cooperation with federal and other state agencies A. The bureau shall cooperate with the United States Department of Justice and other federal criminal justice agencies and with similar agencies in other states and cities toward developing a comprehensive state, interstate,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:585 Admissibility of bureau records in evidence
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§585. Admissibility of bureau records in evidence Any original record including fingerprints, pictures, photographs, other documents or data, or any copy thereof, when certified by the deputy secretary or his authorized representative, shall be admissible as evidence in all crimi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:586 Authority to purge records of the central repository
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§586. Authority to purge records of the central repository Except for the provisions of R.S. 44:9, no records of the bureau may be permanently destroyed until five years after the person identified is known or reasonably believed to be dead. Upon the official issuance of appropri…