Title 15, Criminal Procedure
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La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.2 Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring
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§828.2. Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring The legislature finds and declares that faith-based programs offered in state and private correctional institutions and facilities have the potential to facilitate inmate institutional adjustment, to help inmates a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.3 Pilot program; substance abuse counseling
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§828.3. Pilot program; substance abuse counseling A. The "Prison Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. B. Not later than March 1, 2008, the Department of Public Safety and Correc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:828.4 Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment
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§828.4. Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment A. Subject to the availability of funds and appropriate resources, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to create a Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:829 Discipline of inmates
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§829. Discipline of inmates A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall prescribe rules and regulations for the maintenance of good order and discipline for inmates sentenced to the legal custody of the department whether housed in local or state fac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:83 Bail bond contracts
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§83. Bail bond contracts A. As criminal bail bonds are contractual and civil in nature, their creation and enforcement are governed both by the laws applicable to civil contracts and by the laws set forth in the statutes and code articles governing criminal procedure. B. The sure…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:830 Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
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§830. Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability A. This Section shall be cited and referred to as the "Mental Healing Justice for Incarcerated People Act". B. It is the intent of the legislature that the state of Louisiana shall allocate state funding fo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:830.1 Refusal of treatment by inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
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§830.1. Refusal of treatment by inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability A. Whenever an inmate with a mental illness or an intellectual disability refuses treatment and any staff physician, staff psychiatrist, or consulting psychiatrist of the institution certifies …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:830.2 Security for mental health patients
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§830.2. Security for mental health patients The department may contract with the Louisiana Department of Health to provide security personnel for mental health patients who are confined to forensic units or other facilities to which such patients may be temporarily referred for m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:830.3 Mental health transition pilot program
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§830.3. Mental health transition pilot program A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall establish a mental health transition pilot program to be administered within the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa to provide eligible individuals with tran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:831 Medical care of inmates; testing
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§831. Medical care of inmates; testing A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, using the recommendations of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections Medical Advisory Council, shall establish and shall prescribe standards for health, medical, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:832 Work by inmates; allowance
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§832. Work by inmates; allowance A. The department shall provide employment opportunities and vocational training for all inmates, regardless of gender, consistent with available resources, physical custody, and appropriate classification criteria. Insofar as is possible, the equ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:832.1 Work by inmates; construction, renovation, custodial, maintenance, or repairs;
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§832.1. Work by inmates; construction, renovation, custodial, maintenance, or repairs; exemptions A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governor, upon determining that it is appropriate and in furtherance of the rehabilitation and training of inmat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:833 Inmate contact with persons outside institution; temporary release
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§833. Inmate contact with persons outside institution; temporary release A.(1)(a) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may authorize visits and correspondence under reasonable conditions between inmates and approved friends, relatives, and other person…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:833.1 Community resource centers; participation; conditions
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§833.1. Community resource centers; participation; conditions A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to establish community resource centers to provide housing for inmates to remediate the damage done following a natural disaster …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:833.2 Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes
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§833.2. Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the secretary may authorize the temporary release of any inmate, except an inmate sentenced to death, for palliative or medical care when an inmate is diagnose…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:834 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§834. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:834.1 Free housing; employees living at correctional institutions
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§834.1. Free housing; employees living at correctional institutions The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with all other provisions of law to provide for free housing for persons who are not inmates, and…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:834.2 Plan for expansion of existing space or contracts for additional housing of
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§834.2. Plan for expansion of existing space or contracts for additional housing of individuals in the custody of the department; legislative approval A. Before the execution of any agreement or contract for the expansion of space for the housing of individuals in the custody of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:835 Registration of electronic monitoring service providers
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§835. Registration of electronic monitoring service providers A. Any person or entity who provides electronic monitoring services for the purpose of monitoring, tracking, or supervising pretrial or post-conviction persons within the state shall certify in writing that the provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:836 Cooperation and agreements with other agencies; federal government; local government
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§836. Cooperation and agreements with other agencies; federal government; local government The department shall cooperate with public and private agencies and officials to assist in fulfilling its functions. The department may enter into agreements with other departments of this …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:837 Transfer of functions; records, money and equipment; employees
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§837. Transfer of functions; records, money and equipment; employees A. Upon the transfer of functions, any pending or unfinished business shall be taken over and completed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections with the same power and authority as the agenc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:838 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§838. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:839 Effect of R.S
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§839. Effect of R.S. 40:2001 through 40:2017.9 The provisions of Act No. 207 of 1956, as amended, providing for the organization and powers of the State Department of Hospitals, and incorporated into the Revised Statutes as Part I of Chapter 11 of Title 40, including R.S. 40:2001…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:84 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO
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§84. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 834, §6, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:840 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§840. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:840.1 Access to records; cooperation by other agencies; confidentiality; disclosure
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§840.1. Access to records; cooperation by other agencies; confidentiality; disclosure A. During the course of any investigation which the Department of Corrections is authorized by law to conduct, or any investigation necessary to the rehabilitation of persons in the custody of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:840.2 Repealed by Acts 2014, No
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§840.2. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:841 Establishment; purpose
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§841. Establishment; purpose The Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center is hereby created as a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued. It shall be administered by a board of governors. Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, N…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:842 Board of governors; membership, powers, duties; suits
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§842. Board of governors; membership, powers, duties; suits A. The board of governors shall be composed of the sheriff of Concordia Parish, the sheriff of Catahoula Parish, the chief judge of the Seventh Judicial District or a judge of the Seventh Judicial District designated by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:843 Powers of board of governors
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§843. Powers of board of governors The board of governors: (1) May inaugurate, conduct, and carry on farming vocational training programs, and other operations on behalf of the center on property owned or leased by the center for these purposes. (2) Shall keep an accurate account…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:844 Suits; service of process
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§844. Suits; service of process Suit may be instituted against the Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the president or secretary of the board of governors. Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:845 Municipalities, agreements with for use
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§845. Municipalities, agreements with for use A municipality, whenever it so desires, may have prisoners convicted by the municipal courts of violations of municipal ordinances sentenced to work on or be confined at the center upon agreement by the governing authority of the muni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:846 Prisoners
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§846. Prisoners Any person convicted of misdemeanors and felonies not necessarily punishable by hard labor may be confined in the center. A judge of the Seventh Judicial District shall have full authority to sentence any party convicted of such offenses in the Seventh Judicial Di…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:847 Additional facilities
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§847. Additional facilities Any prison, correctional institute, or other type of prison facility which is operated by the Concordia or Catahoula Parish Police Jury may be made available by said police jury to the Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center on a per prisoner fee basis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848 Establishment; purpose and title
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§848. Establishment; purpose and title The governing authority of Lincoln Parish may create, establish, and construct a centralized, single-parish jail and prison for the purpose of providing for the maintenance and upkeep of all persons lawfully incarcerated in Lincoln Parish. I…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.1 Organization and powers
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§848.1. Organization and powers A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.2 Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members
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§848.2. Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be composed of the president of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury during his tenure as such; a member of the police jury, other than its president, who shall be selecte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.3 Powers and duties of commission
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§848.3. Powers and duties of commission A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be keeper of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, and the sheriff of Lincoln Parish is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in his official capacity as sheriff. B. Any other provi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.4 Funding for operation and maintenance of Lincoln Parish Detention Center
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§848.4. Funding for operation and maintenance of Lincoln Parish Detention Center A. The expenses or costs of the operation and maintenance of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, including salaries, wages, facility operating costs, and the feeding and maintenance of prisoners inc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.5 Use of other jail and prison facilities
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§848.5. Use of other jail and prison facilities A. No person shall be incarcerated overnight in Lincoln Parish except in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Other jail and prison facilities in Lincoln Parish may be used only to hold prisoners for court during the day, except by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:848.6 Superintendent and corrections officers
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§848.6. Superintendent and corrections officers A. The day-to-day operations of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission. B. The …
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849 Establishment; purpose and title
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§849. Establishment; purpose and title A. The governing authority of Terrebonne Parish may create a department of corrections and rehabilitation. Said department shall have the authority to establish, and construct or designate a centralized, single-parish jail and prison for the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.1 Organization and powers
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§849.1. Organization and powers A. The Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, hereinafter referred to as the "department", shall be a political subdivision with power to sue and be sued. B. The department may acquire title to movable property for public p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.2 Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commission; establishment; members
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§849.2. Terrebonne Parish Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commission; establishment; members A. The department shall be governed by the Terrebonne Parish Corrections and Rehabilitation Commission, hereinafter to be referred to as the "commission". It shall be domicil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.3 Powers and duties of commission
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§849.3. Powers and duties of commission A. The commission shall be keeper of the Terrebonne Parish Detention Center or any other designated facility, and the sheriff of Terrebonne Parish is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in his official capacity as sheriff. B. Any othe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 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 p
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§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 A. The commission shall have the right to incur debt, ente…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.5 Use of other jail and prison facilities
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§849.5. Use of other jail and prison facilities The commission may designate the existing parish jail or subsequently acquired facility as a detention center under the department, and may use such in accordance with the provisions of this Part. Acts 1984, No. 821, §1, eff. July 1…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:849.6 Personnel
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§849.6. Personnel A. The day-to-day operations of the department shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission. B. The superintendent and all corrections officers may mak…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:85 Failure to satisfy judgment of bond forfeiture
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§85. Failure to satisfy judgment of bond forfeiture A. If a defendant fails to appear after January 1, 2017, and a judgment of bond forfeiture rendered against a commercial surety company has not been satisfied, nor has a suspensive appeal been timely perfected, the prosecuting a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 15:85.1 Posting of criminal bond; fee assessed
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§85.1. Posting of criminal bond; fee assessed A.(1) There shall be a fee in the amount of fifteen dollars assessed in connection with the issuance of every criminal bond posted within each parish. The fee shall be collected by the sheriff of each parish from every person seeking …