Louisiana

Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15

1,828 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — Short title; citation of Code
• § 10 — Article headings, source notes, and comments not part of law
• § 1001 — Definitions
• § 1001.1 — Duties of the sheriff; other law enforcement agencies
• § 1002 — Transfer of firearms
• § 1002.1 — Designation of crime of violence against family member, household member, or dating partner
• § 1003 — Transfer or storage of transferred firearms
• § 1003.1 — Public records; exception
• § 1004 — Implementation
• § 1005 — Transfer of firearms; aggregate data collection and reporting
• § 101 — Abolition of coroner's jury and inquest; investigation by coroner
• § 102 — Autopsy
• § 103 — Subpoena of witnesses; testimony; subpoena duces tecum; issuance
• § 104 — Employment of expert assistants
• § 105 — Coroner's report; admissibility in evidence
• § 106 — Arrest of criminal suspect
• § 11 — Clerical and typographical errors disregarded
• § 12 — Pleading a statute
• § 13 — Computation of time
• § 131 — Duties and powers
• § 14 — Oath or affirmation in criminal proceedings; witness
• § 14.1 — Electronic filings
• § 14.2 — Facsimile filings
• § 15 — TITLE 15.CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• § 15:1011 — To 1018 Repealed by Acts 1970, No. 353, 3
• § 15:1031 — Establishment of parish schools for youths authorized
• § 15:1032 — Commitment to parish school
• § 15:1033 — Appointment of commissioners; compensation; term
• § 15:1034 — Board of commissioners; domicile; powers; officers
• § 15:1035 — Selection of site; construction
• § 15:1036 — Duties of board of commissioners; appointment, term, and compensation of superintendent; report
• § 15:1037 — Rules and regulations; classification of inmates; education, training, and discipline
• § 15:1038 — Probation and parole; release of inmates
• § 15:1039 — Return of inmates to committing court for transfer
• § 15:1061 — To 1071 Repealed by Acts 1988, No. 379, 1.
• § 15:1081 — Purpose
• § 15:1082 — Definitions
• § 15:1083 — Participation
• § 15:1084 — Establishment of rates for payment for care in nonstate operated agencies and facilities
• § 15:1085 — Payment for care and treatment
• § 15:1086 — Contribution to cost of care by parent, custodian
• § 15:1087 — Non-state providers; contracts; performance-based contracting and grant making
• § 15:1091 — Regional system of shelter care and detention facilities; alternative shelter care programs
• § 15:1092 — Method of payment
• § 15:1092.1 — Other laws applicable
• § 15:1093 — Juvenile detention centers; special court costs
• § 15:1093.1 — Immunity from civil liability
• § 15:1093.2 — Auditing; regional district reporting; report to legislative auditor; misuse of funds
• § 15:1093.3 — Commission president; secretary; treasurer
• § 15:1093.4 — Required training for the commission
• § 15:1094 — Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1094.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1094.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1094.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1094.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1094.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1094.6 — Method of payment; facility situated in Tangipahoa Parish
• § 15:1094.7 — Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
• § 15:1095 — Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1095.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1095.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1095.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1095.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1095.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1096 — Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction; definitions
• § 15:1096.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1096.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1096.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1096.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1096.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
• § 15:1096.6 — Use of facilities
• § 15:1096.7 — Participation by parishes; appropriations
• § 15:1097 — Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1097.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1097.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1097.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1097.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1097.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1097.6 — Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
• § 15:1097.7 — Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
• § 15:1098.1 — Construction of Subpart; controlling law
• § 15:1098.2 — Definitions
• § 15:1098.3 — Purpose
• § 15:1098.4 — General authority
• § 15:1098.5 — Power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1098.6 — Use of youth center
• § 15:1098.7 — Participation by other parishes; appropriations
• § 15:1099.1 — Construction of Subpart; controlling law
• § 15:1099.2 — Definitions
• § 15:1099.3 — Purpose
• § 15:1099.4 — General authority
• § 15:1099.5 — Power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
• § 15:1099.6 — Use of youth center
• § 15:1099.7 — Participation by other parishes; appropriations
• § 15:1101 — St. Bernard Parish Juvenile Detention Center; fee for keeping juveniles
• § 15:1105 — Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1105.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1105.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1105.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1105.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1105.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1105.6 — Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
• § 15:1105.7 — Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
• § 15:1106 — Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1106.1 — Board of directors; appointment; terms
• § 15:1106.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1106.3 — Board of directors; officers; meetings
• § 15:1106.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1106.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1107 — Feliciana Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1107.1 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1107.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1107.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1107.4 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1107.5 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
• § 15:1107.6 — Court costs; Twentieth Judicial District; funding for drug and alcohol awareness programs
• § 15:1109 — §1109. Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District; creation; definitions; domicile
• § 15:1109.1 — §1109.1. Board of commissioners; appointments; terms
• § 15:1109.11 — River Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1109.12 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1109.13 — Purpose
• § 15:1109.14 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1109.15 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1109.16 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
• § 15:1109.17 — Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
• § 15:1109.2 — Purpose
• § 15:1109.21 — Renaissance district; creation; jurisdiction
• § 15:1109.22 — Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
• § 15:1109.23 — Purpose
• § 15:1109.24 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1109.25 — Board; general authority
• § 15:1109.26 — Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, and issue bonds
• § 15:1109.3 — Board of commissioners; officers; meetings
• § 15:1109.4 — Board of commissioners; general authority
• § 15:1109.5 — Power to levy taxes, incur debt and issue bonds
• § 15:1109.6 — Use of facilities
• § 15:1109.7 — Immunity from civil liability
• § 15:111 — Parish of Orleans; salary of jury commissioners; vacancy; appointment of secretary
• § 15:1110 — Detention standards; licensing; fees
• § 15:1110.1 — Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 445, §3, eff. July 1, 2024.
• § 15:1110.2 — Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 445, §3, eff. July 1, 2024.
• § 15:1110.3 — Licensing; transfer to office of juvenile justice
• § 15:1111 — Work release program
• § 15:1112 — Reports to law enforcement agencies
• § 15:1113 — Facilities providing housing or temporary residence to individuals participating in work release or workforce development work release programs administered by the department
• § 15:112 — Parish of Orleans; process servers
• § 15:113 — Duty of Orleans registrar to furnish jury commission lists of voters added to or deleted from rolls
• § 15:1131 — Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
• § 15:1132 — Pre-sentence investigations
• § 15:1133 — Sentence to community rehabilitation centers
• § 15:1134 — Staff and facilities of community rehabilitation centers
• § 15:1135 — Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 266, §2.
• § 15:1136 — Rules and regulations of Department of Corrections
• § 15:114 — Repealed
• § 15:115 — Service of jury commission process; general rule
• § 15:1151 — Definitions
• § 15:1152 — Prison enterprises
• § 15:1153 — Purposes
• § 15:1154 — Administration
• § 15:1155 — Prison Enterprises Board
• § 15:1156 — Rules
• § 15:1157 — Sales of goods and services; contractual powers
• § 15:1158 — Inmate labor
• § 15:1159 — Proceeds of sales
• § 15:116 — Preparation of general venire list; assistance
• § 15:1160 — Used agricultural equipment purchases
• § 15:1161 — Sale of livestock breeding services; contractual powers
• § 15:117 — Discharge of grand jury; review of discharge by supreme court
• § 15:1171 — Authority
• § 15:1172 — Administrative remedies; applicability; initiation
• § 15:1173 — Publication of procedure
• § 15:1174 — Definitions
• § 15:1175 — REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 871, 3.
• § 15:1176 — Records, confidentiality
• § 15:1177 — Judicial review of administrative acts; exception
• § 15:1178 — Judicial screening
• § 15:1179 — Service of process
• § 15:1181 — Definitions
• § 15:1182 — Appropriate remedies with respect to prison conditions
• § 15:1183 — Experts
• § 15:1184 — Suits by prisoners
• § 15:1185 — Attorney fees
• § 15:1186 — Proceedings in forma pauperis
• § 15:1187 — Successive claims
• § 15:1188 — Judicial screening and service of process
• § 15:1189 — Payment of damage award in satisfaction of pending restitution orders
• § 15:1190 — Earned release credit or good time credit revocation
• § 15:1191 — Claims arising under federal law
• § 15:1196 — Project return post-release skills program
• § 15:1199.1 — Short title
• § 15:1199.10 — Workforce development work release for participants and graduates of the program administered by the sheriff
• § 15:1199.11 — Traditional work release programs not affected
• § 15:1199.12 — Program duration; development; selection of craft
• § 15:1199.13 — Removal from program
• § 15:1199.14 — Substance abuse treatment and counseling
• § 15:1199.15 — Authorized providers for intensive training
• § 15:1199.16 — Drug testing
• § 15:1199.2 — Legislative findings
• § 15:1199.21 — Short title