Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 581: Expiration of limitations; motion to quash; effect
What this law says, in plain English
A court must dismiss an indictment if the prosecution's time limit has expired, upon the defendant's motion before trial. The defendant cannot be prosecuted again for the same or lesser offense based on those facts.
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