Louisiana
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
1,846 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 15:851 — Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 496, 1, eff. July 22, 1980
- § 15:852 — To 854 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
- § 15:855 — Road, street, highway, right of way maintenance and litter removal, weed cutting, drug free school zone sign posting, and solid waste recycling programs by convict labor; indemnification
- § 15:855.1 — To 855.4 Repealed by Acts 1985, No. 114, 2, eff. June 29, 1985.
- § 15:856 — Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
- § 15:857 — Chaplains; access to inmates
- § 15:858 — Catholic priest for penitentiary; method of appointment; access to inmates
- § 15:859 — Inmate spiritual and guidance services; leasing of property
- § 15:86 — Forfeiture of cash, checks, or securities and discharge of the bail undertaking
- § 15:86.1 — Unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
- § 15:86.2 — City Court of Thibodaux; unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
- § 15:86.3 — City courts: unclaimed bail bonds; disposition; return to owner
- § 15:860 — Right of inmate to decline medical treatment
- § 15:861 — Repealed by Acts 1976, No. 373, 3
- § 15:862 — Officials and employees not to be personally interested in contracts; penalty
- § 15:863 — Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 569, 2, eff. July 12, 1978
- § 15:864 — Trespass on state prison property prohibited; penalty; exceptions
- § 15:865 — Solitary confinement abolished
- § 15:866 — Payment to released prisoners
- § 15:866.1 — Transportation for released prisoners
- § 15:866.2 — Disposition of abandoned property of discharged inmates
- § 15:867 — Compensation for damage or injury occasioned by escape
- § 15:867.1 — Search teams; appointment and duties; training
- § 15:868 — Appointment of attorney to represent inmates; fees
- § 15:869 — Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 134, 1
- § 15:87 — Repealed by Acts 2010, No. 914, §5.
- § 15:870 — Work assignments not to be refused; overtime
- § 15:871 — Inmates eligible for compensation
- § 15:872 — Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 312, 2
- § 15:873 — Rate of inmate compensation; source of funding
- § 15:874 — Compensation account
- § 15:875 — Imposition of restitution on offenders; procedures
- § 15:88 — Appearance bond defined
- § 15:89 — Prescription of forfeiture judgment; revival; prescription by limitation of prosecution
- § 15:891 — Location of prison facilities
- § 15:892 — Women's correctional facility
- § 15:892.1 — Standards and requirements for the incarceration of women
- § 15:893 — Adult correctional institutions
- § 15:893.1 — Inmates who may not be assigned to J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center
- § 15:894 — Diagnostic and treatment center
- § 15:895 — Geriatric correctional facilities; establishment as a pilot project; report
- § 15:901 — Juvenile reception and diagnostic center; establishment, commitment of juveniles, substance abuse inpatient program, order, report, fact of commitment
- § 15:901.1 — Juvenile substance abuse programs; locations
- § 15:902 — Juvenile institutions
- § 15:902.1 — Transfer of adjudicated juvenile delinquents
- § 15:902.2 — Closure of Swanson Correctional Center for Youth-Madison Parish Unit as a facility for juveniles
- § 15:902.3 — Juvenile placement review process
- § 15:902.4 — Closure of Jetson Center for Youth-East Baton Rouge Parish Unit as a facility for juveniles
- § 15:903 — Separate facilities for males and females
- § 15:903.1 — Tiered system of secured juvenile facilities
- § 15:904 — Superintendent; powers and duties
- § 15:905 — Rules and regulations; education; training and discipline; work opportunities; vocational training; contracts and agreements; solitary confinement
- § 15:905.1 — Cecil J. Picard Educational and Recreational Center; rates and fees
- § 15:906 — Release from commitment
- § 15:907 — Return of juveniles to committing court for transfer
- § 15:908 — Student furlough program
- § 15:909 — Reporting of escapes from state juvenile institutions; records
- § 15:910 — Juvenile offenders; collection of parental support payments for cost of care
- § 15:911 — Administration of medication; definitions; conditions; restrictions
- § 15:921 — Youthful Offender Management Dedicated Fund Account; creation
- § 15:931 — Purpose and policy
- § 15:932 — Definitions
- § 15:933 — Office of juvenile justice; statistical data collection; reporting
- § 15:933.1 — Office of juvenile justice; statistical data collection; Louisiana Department of Health
- § 15:933.2 — Office of juvenile justice; annual report to the legislature
- § 15:934 — Detention centers
- § 15:941 — Purpose and policy
- § 15:942 — Definitions
- § 15:943 — Program
- § 15:944 — Program funding
- § 15:945 — Program design
- § 15:951 — Back on Track Youth Pilot Program
- § 15:971 — Legislative intent
- § 15:972 — Definitions
- § 15:973 — Functional Family Therapy Pilot Program; creation
- § 15:974 — Eligibility for participation
- § 16 — Jurisdiction and powers of courts
- § 161 — Property subject to seizure
- § 162 — Issuance of warrant; affidavit; description
- § 162.1 — Warrant issued upon oral testimony
- § 162.2 — Warrant issued upon electronic testimony
- § 162.3 — No-knock warrant
- § 162.4 — Search of a person's place of residence; odor of marijuana
- § 163 — Officer to whom directed; time for execution; electronic devices
- § 163.1 — Search of a person for bodily samples; warrants; execution
- § 163.2 — Search warrant for medical records
- § 164 — Means and force in executing warrant
- § 165 — Authority of peace officer in executing a search warrant
- § 166 — Receipt for seized property
- § 167 — Custody of seized property; disposition
- § 17 — Inherent power and authority of courts
- § 18 — Adoption of local rules of court
- § 19 — Special sessions of court
- § 2 — Purpose and construction
- § 20 — Contempt of court; kinds of contempt
- § 201 — Arrest defined
- § 202 — Warrant of arrest; issuance; recall
- § 203 — Form and contents of warrant
- § 204 — Execution of warrant
- § 205 — Effective period
- § 206 — Procedure when warrant defective
- § 207 — Procedure when arrest made for offense triable in another parish
- § 208 — Summons; defined
- § 209 — When summons may be issued by magistrate
- § 21 — Direct contempt
- § 210 — Service of summons
- § 211 — Summons by officer instead of arrest and booking
- § 211.1 — Persons with outstanding warrant; arrest or release of person
- § 211.2 — Contempt; attachment of arrest for failing to appear; summons by peace officer instead of arrest
- § 211.3 — Summons by officer instead of arrest and booking; improper supervision of a minor by parent or legal guardian
- § 211.4 — Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.
- § 211.5 — Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.
- § 211.6 — Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.
- § 212 — Securing jurisdiction over corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated association
- § 213 — Arrest by officer without warrant; when lawful
- § 214 — Arrest by private person; when lawful
- § 215 — Detention and arrest of shoplifters
- § 215.1 — Temporary questioning of persons in public places; frisk and search for weapons
- § 215.2 — Detaining of persons on premises of correctional institution for questioning about contraband; detention for arrest
- § 216 — Time and place of making arrest
- § 217 — Method of arrest by officer under warrant
- § 218 — Method of arrest without warrant
- § 218.1 — Advice of reasons for arrest or detention and of rights
- § 219 — Officer may summon assistance
- § 22 — Procedure for punishing direct contempt
- § 22.1 — Direct contempt; fingerprinting and photographing; exceptions
- § 220 — Submission to arrest; use of force
- § 221 — Blood and saliva testing
- § 222 — Blood and saliva testing; expedited, nonincriminating procedure
- § 223 — Identification of minor or dependent children upon arrest; required inquiry; guidelines
- § 224 — Forcible entry in making arrest
- § 225 — Duty of peace officer as to weapons and incriminating articles
- § 226 — Duty of private person after making arrest
- § 227 — Rearrest after escape
- § 227.1 — Prevention of escape; use of force
- § 228 — Booking of arrested person, submission of booking information summary
- § 228.1 — Disposal of property of prisoners; Orleans Parish
- § 228.2 — Disposal of property of prisoners; Orleans Parish excepted
- § 228.3 — Disposal of unclaimed property seized in any criminal investigation; Orleans Parish excepted
- § 228.4 — Disposal of noncontraband unclaimed property seized in criminal investigations
- § 229 — Duties of officer in charge
- § 23 — Constructive contempt
- § 230 — Rights of person arrested
- § 230.1 — Maximum time for appearance before judge for the purpose of appointment of counsel; court discretion to fix bail at the appearance; extension of time limit for cause; effect of failure of appearance
- § 230.2 — Probable cause determinations; persons arrested without a warrant and continued in custody; bail
- § 231 — Close pursuit of person from another state; authority to arrest
- § 232 — Same; arrested person taken before judge for hearing
- § 233 — Electronic signature of offender; requirements
- § 234 — Booking photographs
- § 24 — Procedure for punishing constructive contempt
- § 25 — Penalties for contempt
- § 25.1 — Appointment of interpreter
- § 251 — Legislative intent
- § 252 — Definitions
- § 253 — Eyewitness identification procedures
- § 26 — Power to order peace bonds
- § 261 — Special definitions
- § 262 — Extradition of wanted criminals
- § 262.1 — Extradition of persons not physically present in demanding state at the time of commission of crime
- § 263 — Form of demand for extradition; necessary papers
- § 264 — Investigation of demand by governor
- § 265 — Governor's warrant; issuance and recitals
- § 266 — Governor's warrant; execution and recall
- § 267 — Rights of accused; extradition hearing
- § 268 — Issues at extradition hearing; resulting orders
- § 269 — Arrest prior to demand for extradition; issuance of warrant
- § 27 — Application for peace bond; examination
- § 270 — Commitment to await extradition
- § 271 — Bail in extradition cases
- § 272 — Persons under criminal prosecution or sentence in this state at time of requisition
- § 273 — Waiver of extradition proceedings
- § 274 — Application for issuance of requisition
- § 275 — Application for return of wanted fugitive
- § 276 — Documents to be filed with application for requisition
- § 277 — Appointment of agents to receive prisoner
- § 278 — Re-extradition agreements
- § 279 — Extradition costs and expenses
- § 28 — Issuance of summons or warrant of arrest
- § 280 — Immunity of extradited person from service of process in civil actions
- § 281 — No right of asylum or immunity from other criminal prosecutions
- § 29 — Peace bond hearing; costs
- § 291 — Authority to conduct preliminary examinations
- § 292 — Order for preliminary examination before and after indictment
- § 293 — Time for examination; procurement of counsel
- § 294 — Examination of witnesses; transcript of testimony
- § 295 — Admissibility of transcripts in other proceedings
- § 296 — Scope of preliminary examination before and after indictment
- § 297 — Transmission of transcripts and other evidence
- § 298 — Effect of informality in proceedings
- § 3 — Procedures not otherwise specified
- § 30 — The peace bond
- § 31 — Failure to give peace bond; effect
- § 311 — Definitions
- § 312 — Right to bail before and after conviction
- § 312.1 — Revocation of bail upon subsequent felony arrest
- § 313 — Gwen's Law; bail hearings; detention without bail
- § 313.1 — Detention of noncitizen defendant pending bail hearing
- § 314 — Authority to fix bail; bail order
- § 315 — Schedules of bail
- § 316 — Factors in fixing amount of bail