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.

• § 562 — Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedings
• § 571 — Crimes for which there is no time limitation
• § 571.1 — Time limitation for certain sex offenses
• § 572 — Limitation of prosecution of noncapital offenses
• § 573 — Running of time limitations; exception
• § 573.1 — Running of time limitations; exception; persons with infirmities
• § 573.2 — Running of time limitations; exception; video voyeurism
• § 573.3 — Running of time limitations; exception; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System
• § 573.4 — Running of time limitations; exception; third degree rape
• § 574 — Conviction and punishment for lesser offenses; limitations applicable
• § 575 — Interruption of time limitations
• § 575.1 — Suspension of time limitations; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement System
• § 576 — Filing of new charges upon dismissal of prosecution
• § 577 — Pleading of limitation; burden of proof
• § 578 — General rule
• § 579 — Interruption of time limitation
• § 580 — Suspension of time limitations
• § 581 — Expiration of limitations; motion to quash; effect
• § 582 — Time limitations; effect of new trial
• § 583 — Interruption of time limitation where new trial
• § 591 — Double jeopardy; definition
• § 592 — When jeopardy begins
• § 593 — Method of pleading
• § 594 — Method of trial; time for disposition
• § 595 — Double jeopardy; when not applicable
• § 596 — Requirements for double jeopardy
• § 597 — Prosecution in other jurisdiction
• § 598 — Effect of verdict
• § 6 — Conjunctive, disjunctive, or both
• § 61 — District attorney; powers and duties
• § 611 — Venue; trial where offense committed
• § 612 — Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles
• § 613 — Jurisdiction of court where body of water is parish boundary
• § 614 — Venue where offense committed within one hundred feet of parish boundary
• § 615 — Improper venue; pleading
• § 62 — Authority of attorney general; supervision of district attorney
• § 621 — Motion; form; time for filing
• § 622 — Grounds for change of venue
• § 623 — Change granted; transfer
• § 623.1 — Capital cases; transfer of jury
• § 624 — Grant of change of venue; procedure
• § 625 — Transfer of defendant in custody
• § 626 — Change of venue where defendant is on bail
• § 627 — Appeals
• § 63 — District attorney; assistance of other counsel
• § 64 — Relationship of district attorney with grand jury
• § 641 — Mental incapacity to proceed defined
• § 642 — How mental incapacity is raised; effect
• § 643 — Order for mental examination
• § 644 — Appointment of sanity commission; examination of defendant
• § 644.1 — Sanity proceedings for juvenile defendants transferred to criminal court
• § 645 — Report of sanity commission
• § 646 — Examination by physician retained by defense or district attorney
• § 647 — Determination of mental capacity to proceed
• § 648 — Procedure after determination of mental capacity or incapacity
• § 648.1 — Information required prior to admission
• § 649 — Procedure when capacity regained
• § 649.1 — Prescribed medication; administration
• § 65 — Defense of prosecution unlawful
• § 650 — Mental examination after plea of insanity
• § 651 — When defense of insanity at time of offense is available; method of trial
• § 652 — Burden of proof
• § 653 — Testimony of members of sanity commission
• § 654 — Legal effect of acquittal on ground of insanity; commitment
• § 654.1 — Information required prior to admission
• § 655 — Application for discharge or release on probation; review panel
• § 656 — Additional mental examinations
• § 657 — Discharge or release; hearing
• § 657.1 — Conditional release; criteria
• § 657.2 — Conditional release; additional requirements
• § 657.3 — Active supervised release for dangerous but not mentally ill committed persons
• § 658 — Probation; conditional release; reporting
• § 659 — Costs of mental examinations prior to commitment
• § 66 — Subpoena of witness to appear before attorney general and district attorney
• § 660 — Institutional costs after commitment
• § 661 — Progress reports; responsibility to furnish
• § 67 — Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 718, 1.
• § 671 — Grounds for recusal of judge
• § 672 — Recusal on court's own motion
• § 673 — Judge may act until recused
• § 674 — Procedure for recusal of trial judge
• § 675 — Selection of ad hoc judge to try motion to recuse
• § 676 — Ad hoc judge to try cause when judge recused
• § 677 — Repealed
• § 678 — Recusal of ad hoc judge
• § 679 — Recusal of an appellate judge and a supreme court justice
• § 680 — Grounds for recusation of district attorney
• § 681 — Procedure for recusation of district attorney
• § 682 — Appointment of substitute for a recused district attorney
• § 683 — Disability or absence of district attorney
• § 683.1 — Costs of prosecution and investigation
• § 684 — Review of recusal ruling
• § 691 — Dismissal of prosecution by district attorney
• § 692 — Dismissal of indictment after conviction
• § 693 — Effect of dismissal
• § 7 — Municipal and parochial officers included
• § 701 — Right to a speedy trial
• § 702 — Setting cases for trial
• § 703 — Motion to suppress evidence
• § 704 — Severance
• § 705 — Effects of severance
• § 706 — Consolidation for trial
• § 707 — Motion for continuance; time for filing
• § 708 — Continuance and recess; definitions
• § 709 — Continuance based on absence of a witness
• § 710 — Prevention of continuance by admission of adverse party
• § 711 — Trial of motion
• § 712 — Discretionary grounds
• § 713 — Peremptory grounds
• § 714 — Continuance to defendants jointly indicted
• § 715 — Continuance to definite date or indefinitely
• § 716 — Statements by the defendant, codefendants, and witnesses
• § 717 — Disclosure by the state; criminal records of defendant and witnesses; inducements to the state's witnesses
• § 718 — Documents and tangible objects
• § 718.1 — Evidence of obscenity, video voyeurism, child sexual abuse materials, or unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity; prohibition on reproduction of child sexual abuse materials
• § 719 — Reports of examinations and tests
• § 720 — Evidence of other crimes
• § 721 — Statements of coconspirators
• § 722 — Confessions and statements of codefendants
• § 723 — State reports and other matters not subject to disclosure, favorable evidence
• § 724 — Documents and tangible objects
• § 725 — Reports of examinations and tests
• § 725.1 — Disclosure by the defendant; names of defense witnesses
• § 726 — Notice of defense based upon mental condition
• § 727 — Notice of alibi
• § 728 — Defense information and other matters not subject to disclosure
• § 729 — Time and scope of motion by defendant
• § 729.1 — Court's disposition of motion for discovery; vacation or restriction of order
• § 729.2 — Time, place and manner of discovery and inspection
• § 729.3 — Continuing duty to disclose
• § 729.4 — Pretrial conferences
• § 729.5 — Failure to comply; sanctions
• § 729.6 — Applicability of discovery
• § 729.7 — Protection of witness identity
• § 731 — Issuance of subpoenas
• § 732 — Subpoena duces tecum
• § 732.1 — Subpoena duces tecum regarding sex offenses against victims who are minors
• § 732.2 — Subpoena duces tecum regarding human trafficking offenses
• § 733 — Form
• § 734 — Service of subpoena by sheriff; investigators
• § 735 — Types of service
• § 736 — Return of subpoena by sheriff
• § 737 — Contempt; attachment of witnesses failing to appear
• § 738 — Number of witnesses allowed
• § 739 — Indigent defendant
• § 740 — Restrictions on subpoenas; members of the legislature and personnel
• § 741 — Method of obtaining a witness from another state
• § 742 — Method of summoning a witness in this state to testify in another state
• § 743 — Exemption from arrest and service of process
• § 744 — Witness; state; defined
• § 745 — Uniformity of interpretation
• § 761 — Commencement of trial
• § 761.1 — Homicide victim's picture; possession by family member in courtroom
• § 762 — Place of sessions of court
• § 763 — Proceedings on holidays
• § 764 — Exclusion of witnesses
• § 765 — Normal order of trial
• § 766 — Opening statement by state; scope
• § 767 — Same; prohibition against adverting to confessions
• § 768 — Same; use of confession or inculpatory statement; notice to defendant prior to opening statement
• § 769 — Same; effect on introduction of evidence
• § 770 — Prejudicial remarks; basis of mistrial
• § 771 — Admonition
• § 772 — Comment on facts by judge in jury's presence prohibited
• § 773 — Order of evidence; foundation
• § 774 — Argument; scope
• § 775 — Mistrial; grounds for
• § 775.1 — Automatic stay following order of mistrial
• § 776 — Oath of witness
• § 777 — Recordation of proceedings
• § 778 — Motion for acquittal
• § 779 — Trial of misdemeanors
• § 780 — Right to waive trial by jury
• § 781 — Charges in cases tried without a jury
• § 782 — Number of jurors composing jury; number which must concur; waiver
• § 783 — Excusing, tendering, and attachment of members of the venire
• § 784 — Method of selecting panel
• § 785 — Tales jurors
• § 786 — Examination of jurors
• § 787 — Disqualification of petit jurors in particular cases
• § 788 — Tendering jurors
• § 789 — Alternate jurors
• § 790 — Swearing of jurors
• § 791 — Sequestration of jurors and jury
• § 792 — Selection of foreman
• § 793 — Use of evidence in jury room; reading of recorded testimony; jurors' notes
• § 794 — Removal of jury
• § 795 — Time for challenges; method; peremptory challenges based on race or gender; restrictions
• § 796 — Removal of juror after swearing
• § 797 — Challenge for cause
• § 798 — Causes for challenge by the state
• § 799 — Number of peremptory challenges
• § 799.1 — Challenges; use of all available challenges
• § 8 — Assistants and deputies included
• § 800 — Objection to ruling on challenge for cause
• § 801 — Time for charge; when written charge required
• § 802 — General charge; scope
• § 803 — Same; charge as to included minor offenses and plea of insanity
• § 804 — Same; charge as to presumption of innocence, reasonable doubt, and several grades of offense
• § 805 — Same; charge as to verdict acquitting on account of insanity