"E911" tape recordings or records; court order; certified copies; attestation
La. R.S. 13:3713.1
in effect13:3713.1. "E911" tape recordings or records; court order; certified copies; attestation
A. Whenever a certified copy of any record or tape recording of any participating agency within a communication district operating an Enhanced Universal Emergency Number Service or Enhanced 911 Service is offered in evidence or when any court of competent jurisdiction has ordered the production of any record or recording of any participating agency within a communication district, a certified copy of such record or tape recordings, attested to by the custodian for the participating agency, shall be received in evidence with the same force and effect as though the original record or tape recording were produced, and it shall be sufficient compliance with any order of court to furnish copies so certified.
B. A participating agency within a communication district operating an Enhanced Universal Emergency Number Service or Enhanced 911 Service shall retain and preserve each tape recording reel or unit for a period of not less than ninety days after the reel or unit is considered fully used and is removed from the function of recording calls and conversations. During this ninety-day period, the recorded content shall not be deleted or erased or removed by taping other conversations on the same tape.
Acts 1995, No. 1069, §1, eff. June 29, 1995.
Source: Louisiana State Legislature (legis.la.gov)URL: https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=77556Fetched: 10/20/2026