Code of Criminal Procedure
La. Laws div. CCRP
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section1. Short title; citation of Codesection2. Purpose and constructionsection3. Procedures not otherwise specifiedsection4. Number; sexsection5. Mandatory and permissive languagesection6. Conjunctive, disjunctive, or bothsection7. Municipal and parochial officers includedsection8. Assistants and deputies includedsection9. References to Code articles or statutory sectionssection10. headings, source notes, and comments not part of lawsection11. Clerical and typographical errors disregardedsection12. Pleading a statutesection13. Computation of timesection14. Oath or affirmation in criminal proceedings; witnesssection14.1. Electronic filingssection14.2. Facsimile filingssection15. Courts to which applicable; military not affectedsection16. Jurisdiction and powers of courtssection17. Inherent power and authority of courtssection18. Adoption of local rules of courtsection19. Special sessions of courtsection20. Contempt of court; kinds of contemptsection21. Direct contemptsection22. Procedure for punishing direct contemptsection22.1. Direct contempt; fingerprinting and photographing; exceptionssection23. Constructive contemptsection24. Procedure for punishing constructive contemptsection25. Penalties for contemptsection25.1. Appointment of interpretersection26. Power to order peace bondssection27. Application for peace bond; examinationsection28. Issuance of summons or warrant of arrestsection29. Peace bond hearing; costssection30. The peace bondsection31. Failure to give peace bond; effectsection32. Forfeiture of peace bondsection33. Automatic dischargesection61. District attorney; powers and dutiessection62. Authority of attorney general; supervision of district attorneysection63. District attorney; assistance of other counselsection64. Relationship of district attorney with grand jurysection65. Defense of prosecution unlawfulsection66. Subpoena of witness to appear before attorney general and district attorneysection67. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 718, §1.section101. Abolition of coroner's jury and inquest; investigation by coronersection102. Autopsysection103. Subpoena of witnesses; testimony; subpoena duces tecum; issuancesection104. Employment of expert assistantssection105. Coroner's report; admissibility in evidencesection106. Arrest of criminal suspectsection131. Duties and powerssection161. Property subject to seizuresection162. Issuance of warrant; affidavit; descriptionsection162.1. Warrant issued upon oral testimonysection162.2. Warrant issued upon electronic testimonysection162.3. No-knock warrantsection162.4. Search of a person's place of residence; odor of marijuanasection163. Officer to whom directed; time for execution; electronic devicessection163.1. Search of a person for bodily samples; warrants; executionsection163.2. Search warrant for medical recordssection164. Means and force in executing warrantsection165. Authority of peace officer in executing a search warrantsection166. Receipt for seized propertysection167. Custody of seized property; dispositionsection201. Arrest definedsection202. Warrant of arrest; issuance; recallsection203. Form and contents of warrantsection204. Execution of warrantsection205. Effective periodsection206. Procedure when warrant defectivesection207. Procedure when arrest made for offense triable in another parishsection208. Summons; definedsection209. When summons may be issued by magistratesection210. Service of summonssection211. Summons by officer instead of arrest and bookingsection211.1. Persons with outstanding warrant; arrest or release of personsection211.2. Contempt; attachment of arrest for failing to appear; summons by peace officer instead of arrestsection211.3. Summons by officer instead of arrest and booking; improper supervision of a minor by parent or legal guardiansection211.4. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.section211.5. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.section211.6. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 403, §2.section212. Securing jurisdiction over corporation, partnership, or other unincorporated associationsection213. Arrest by officer without warrant; when lawfulsection214. Arrest by private person; when lawfulsection215. Detention and arrest of shoplifterssection215.1. Temporary questioning of persons in public places; frisk and search for weaponssection215.2. Detaining of persons on premises of correctional institution for questioning about contraband; detention for arrestsection216. Time and place of making arrestsection217. Method of arrest by officer under warrantsection218. Method of arrest without warrantsection218.1. Advice of reasons for arrest or detention and of rightssection219. Officer may summon assistancesection220. Submission to arrest; use of forcesection221. Blood and saliva testingsection222. Blood and saliva testing; expedited, nonincriminating proceduresection223. Identification of minor or dependent children upon arrest; required inquiry; guidelinessection224. Forcible entry in making arrestsection225. Duty of peace officer as to weapons and incriminating articlessection226. Duty of private person after making arrestsection227. Rearrest after escapesection227.1. Prevention of escape; use of forcesection228. Booking of arrested person, submission of booking information summarysection228.1. Disposal of property of prisoners; Orleans Parishsection228.2. Disposal of property of prisoners; Orleans Parish exceptedsection228.3. Disposal of unclaimed property seized in any criminal investigation; Orleans Parish exceptedsection228.4. Disposal of noncontraband unclaimed property seized in criminal investigationssection229. Duties of officer in chargesection230. Rights of person arrestedsection230.1. 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 appearancesection230.2. Probable cause determinations; persons arrested without a warrant and continued in custody; bailsection231. Close pursuit of person from another state; authority to arrestsection232. Same; arrested person taken before judge for hearingsection233. Electronic signature of offender; requirementssection234. Booking photographssection251. Legislative intentsection252. Definitionssection253. Eyewitness identification proceduressection261. Special definitionssection262. Extradition of wanted criminalssection262.1. Extradition of persons not physically present in demanding state at the time of commission of crimesection263. Form of demand for extradition; necessary paperssection264. Investigation of demand by governorsection265. Governor's warrant; issuance and recitalssection266. Governor's warrant; execution and recallsection267. Rights of accused; extradition hearingsection268. Issues at extradition hearing; resulting orderssection269. Arrest prior to demand for extradition; issuance of warrantsection270. Commitment to await extraditionsection271. Bail in extradition casessection272. Persons under criminal prosecution or sentence in this state at time of requisitionsection273. Waiver of extradition proceedingssection274. Application for issuance of requisitionsection275. Application for return of wanted fugitivesection276. Documents to be filed with application for requisitionsection277. Appointment of agents to receive prisonersection278. Re-extradition agreementssection279. Extradition costs and expensessection280. Immunity of extradited person from service of process in civil actionssection281. No right of asylum or immunity from other criminal prosecutionssection291. Authority to conduct preliminary examinationssection292. Order for preliminary examination before and after indictmentsection293. Time for examination; procurement of counselsection294. Examination of witnesses; transcript of testimonysection295. Admissibility of transcripts in other proceedingssection296. Scope of preliminary examination before and after indictmentsection297. Transmission of transcripts and other evidencesection298. Effect of informality in proceedingssection311. Definitionssection312. Right to bail before and after convictionsection312.1. Revocation of bail upon subsequent felony arrestsection313. Gwen's Law; bail hearings; detention without bailsection313.1. Detention of noncitizen defendant pending bail hearingsection314. Authority to fix bail; bail ordersection315. Schedules of bailsection316. Factors in fixing amount of bailsection317. Organization performing or providing pretrial servicessection318. Juvenile records in fixing bailsection319. Modifications of bailsection320. Conditions of bail undertakingsection321. Types of bail; restrictionssection322. Commercial suretysection323. Secured personal suretysection324. Unsecured personal suretysection325. Bail without suretysection325.1. Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 256, §1.section326. Cash depositssection327. Those who may not be suretiessection327.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section328. Bail undertakingsection329. Declaration of address of service; waiver of noticesection330. Notice of defendant's required appearancesection330.1. Posting bail when arrested outside of originating jurisdictionsection330.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section330.3. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section331. Discharge of bail obligationsection332. Court order for arrest of defendantsection333. Failure to appear; notice and issuance of warrant for arrest; effect on suretysection334. Repealed by Acts 2026, No. 672, §3.section334.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section334.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section334.3. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section334.4. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section334.5. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section334.6. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section335. show cause; bond forfeituresection335.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section335.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section336. Proof necessary at bond forfeiture hearingsection336.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section336.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section337. Interruption of the period for obtaining a bond forfeiture judgmentsection338. Cases of nonforfeituresection339. Notice of judgmentsection340. Recordation of judgmentsection341. Appealssection342. Enforcement of judgmentsection343. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section344. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section345. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section346. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section347. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section348. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.3. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.4. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.5. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.6. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.7. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.8. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section349.9. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 613, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.section351. Habeas corpus; definitionsection352. Venuesection353. Application for writ; form and contentssection354. Granting of writ; time and place for answersection355. Persons authorized to make service; proof of servicesection356. Method of servicesection357. Answer; production of person in custodysection358. Transfer of custody; answersection359. Nonproduction of person confined; justificationsection360. Hearingsection361. Custody without court ordersection362. Custody with court ordersection363. Effect of appealsection364. New warrant; when issuedsection365. Burden of proofsection366. Custody pendente litesection367. Rearrest after dischargesection368. Disobedience of writ or judgment; contemptsection369. Appeal not permittedsection370. Custody pending application for writssection381. Nature of criminal prosecutionsection382. Methods of instituting criminal prosecutionssection383. Indictmentsection384. Informationsection385. Affidavitsection386. Institution of prosecution after discharge at preliminary examination; after failure of grand jury to indictsection387. Additional information required when prosecuting certain offensessection388. Additional information provided when prosecuting offensessection389. Information to be provided to supreme court; daily reportssection390. Burden of proof; justification of self-defense raised; probable causesection401. General qualifications of jurorssection401.1. Court instructions for interpretersection402. Repealed by Acts 1974, Ex.Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. January 1, 1975section403. Exemption from jury servicesection403.1. Disqualification for undue hardshipsection404. Appointment of jury commissions; term of office; oath; quorum; performance of functions of jury commissions in certain parishessection404.1. Powers, duties, and functions of the board of jury commissioners in Orleans Parishsection405. Notice of jury commission meetingssection406. Powers of jury commission; penalty for disobedience of commission processsection407. Administration of oath to witnessessection408. Selection of general venire in parishes other than Orleanssection408.1. Initial selection of general venire; sourcesection409. Selection of general venire in Orleans Parishsection409.1. Orleans parish central jury poolsection409.2. Jefferson Parish central jury poolsection409.3. Central jury pools; local rulessection409.4. Nineteenth Judicial District Court central jury poolsection409.5. One day/one trial jury systemsection410. Revising and supplementing the general veniresection411. Drawing of grand jury venire; disposition of slips; jury box; subpoena of persons on grand jury veniresection412. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 389, §3.section413. Method of impaneling of grand jury; selection of foremansection414. Time for impaneling grand juries; period of servicesection415. Method of filling vacancies on grand jurysection415.1. Selection of additional grand juriessection415.2. Duration of additional grand juries; extension of impanelmentsection416. Drawing petit jury venire in parishes other than Orleans; term of servicesection416.1. One-step qualification/summoningsection417. Proces verbal; summoning of petit jurors; parishes other than Orleanssection418. Drawing petit jury venire in Orleans parish; number chosen; term of service; petit jury venire listsection419. Challenge of venire not permitted except for fraud or irreparable injury or systematic exclusion based on racesection431. Oath of grand jurysection432. Charge to grand jurysection433. Persons present during grand jury sessionssection434. Secrecy of grand jury meetings; procedures for crimes in other parishessection434.1. Exceptions to grand jury secrecysection435. Meetings of grand jurysection436. The foreman; rules of proceduresection437. Inquiry into offenses; authority and dutiessection438. Duty of grand juror having knowledge of offense; investigationsection439. Subpoena of witnesses to appear before the grand jurysection439.1. Witnesses; authority to compel testimony and evidencesection440. Administration of oath to witnessessection441. Administration of oath to other personssection442. Evidence to be received by grand jurysection443. When indictment to be foundsection444. Action by grand jurysection461. Special definitionssection462. Form of grand jury indictmentsection463. Form of informationsection464. Nature and contents of indictmentsection465. Specific indictment formssection466. Name of defendantsection467. Naming corporation, partnership or other unincorporated associationsection468. Date and timesection469. Venue and placesection470. Value, price, or damagesection471. Ownershipsection472. General intentsection473. Identification of victimsection474. Property described as moneysection475. Description of written instruments and printed objectssection476. Description of spoken or written mattersection477. Meaning of words and phrasessection478. Judgments and other determinationssection479. Exceptionssection480. Conjunctive chargingsection481. Theftsection482. Alternative offenses; special joinder rulessection483. Allegations of prior convictionssection484. Bill of particularssection485. Effect of inconsistent or limiting allegations of bill of particularssection486. Repugnancy; surplusagesection487. Defective indictment; amendmentsection487.1. Indictment for driving while intoxicated; amendmentsection488. Variances; amendmentsection489. Continuance where amendment prejudicialsection490. Countssection491. , 492 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 528, §1section493. Joinder of offensessection493.1. Joinder of misdemeanors; penaltiessection493.2. Joinder of felonies; mode of trialsection494. Joinder of defendantssection495. Objections to misjoindersection495.1. Severance of offensessection496. Warrant of arrest on indictment or informationsection497. Summons in misdemeanor casessection498. Copy of indictment or informationsection499. AIDS testing of the accusedsection511. Right to counselsection512. Assignment of counsel in capital casessection513. Assignment of counsel in other casessection514. Minute entry regarding counselsection515. Substitution of counselsection516. Belated pleas and motions; when authorizedsection517. Joint representation of co-defendants; duty of courtsection521. Time for filing of pretrial motionssection522. Hearings on motions; audio-visual appearancesection523. Notice for hearing of pretrial motions; dismissalsection531. Motion to quash; nature of motionsection532. General grounds for motion to quashsection533. Special grounds for motion to quash grand jury indictmentsection534. Special grounds for motion to quash informationsection535. Time to file motion to quashsection536. Form and contents of motion to quash; place to filesection537. Trial of issues arising on motion to quashsection538. Effect of sustaining motion to quashsection551. Arraignment of defendantsection551.1. Substitution of railroad defendant at arraignmentsection552. Pleas at the arraignmentsection553. Method of pleadingsection554. Effect of failure to pleadsection555. Waiverssection556. Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in misdemeanor cases; duty of courtsection556.1. Plea of guilty or nolo contendere in felony cases; duties of the court and defense counselsection557. Plea of guilty in capital casessection558. Plea of guilty of lesser included offensesection558.1. Adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanitysection559. Withdrawal or setting aside of plea of guiltysection560. Change of plea of not guilty to guiltysection561. Change of plea of "not guilty" to "not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity"section562. Use of simultaneous audio-visual transmission for certain proceedingssection571. Crimes for which there is no time limitationsection571.1. Time limitation for certain sex offensessection571.2. Time limitation for certain offenses committed by elected officials or public employeessection572. Limitation of prosecution of noncapital offensessection573. Running of time limitations; exceptionsection573.1. Running of time limitations; exception; persons with infirmitiessection573.2. Running of time limitations; exception; video voyeurismsection573.3. Running of time limitations; exception; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement Systemsection573.4. Running of time limitations; exception; third degree rapesection574. Conviction and punishment for lesser offenses; limitations applicablesection575. Interruption of time limitationssection575.1. Suspension of time limitations; crimes against the Firefighters' Retirement Systemsection576. Filing of new charges upon dismissal of prosecutionsection577. Pleading of limitation; burden of proofsection578. General rulesection579. Interruption of time limitationsection580. Suspension of time limitationssection581. Expiration of limitations; motion to quash; effectsection582. Time limitations; effect of new trialsection583. Interruption of time limitation where new trialsection591. Double jeopardy; definitionsection592. When jeopardy beginssection593. Method of pleadingsection594. Method of trial; time for dispositionsection595. Double jeopardy; when not applicablesection596. Requirements for double jeopardysection597. Prosecution in other jurisdictionsection598. Effect of verdictsection611. Venue; trial where offense committedsection612. Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehiclessection613. Jurisdiction of court where body of water is parish boundarysection614. Venue where offense committed within one hundred feet of parish boundarysection615. Improper venue; pleadingsection621. Motion; form; time for filingsection622. Grounds for change of venuesection623. Change granted; transfersection623.1. Capital cases; transfer of jurysection624. Grant of change of venue; proceduresection625. Transfer of defendant in custodysection626. Change of venue where defendant is on bailsection627. Appealssection641. Mental incapacity to proceed definedsection642. How mental incapacity is raised; effectsection643. Order for mental examinationsection644. Appointment of sanity commission; examination of defendantsection644.1. Sanity proceedings for juvenile defendants transferred to criminal courtsection645. Report of sanity commissionsection646. Examination by physician retained by defense or district attorneysection647. Determination of mental capacity to proceedsection648. Procedure after determination of mental capacity or incapacitysection648.1. Information required prior to admissionsection649. Procedure when capacity regainedsection649.1. Prescribed medication; administrationsection650. Mental examination after plea of insanitysection651. When defense of insanity at time of offense is available; method of trialsection652. Burden of proofsection653. Testimony of members of sanity commissionsection654. Legal effect of acquittal on ground of insanity; commitmentsection654.1. Information required prior to admissionsection655. Application for discharge or release on probation; review panelsection656. Additional mental examinationssection657. Discharge or release; hearingsection657.1. Conditional release; criteriasection657.2. Conditional release; additional requirementssection657.3. Active supervised release for dangerous but not mentally ill committed personssection658. Probation; conditional release; reportingsection659. Costs of mental examinations prior to commitmentsection660. Institutional costs after commitmentsection661. Progress reports; responsibility to furnishsection671. Grounds for recusal of judgesection672. Recusal on court's own motionsection673. Judge may act until recusedsection674. Procedure for recusal of trial judgesection675. Selection of ad hoc judge to try motion to recusesection676. Ad hoc judge to try cause when judge recusedsection677. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 42, §2.section678. Recusal of ad hoc judgesection679. Recusal of an appellate judge and a supreme court justicesection680. Grounds for recusation of district attorneysection681. Procedure for recusation of district attorneysection682. Appointment of substitute for a recused district attorneysection683. Disability or absence of district attorneysection683.1. Costs of prosecution and investigationsection684. Review of recusal rulingsection691. Dismissal of prosecution by district attorneysection692. Dismissal of indictment after convictionsection693. Effect of dismissalsection701. Right to a speedy trialsection702. Setting cases for trialsection703. Motion to suppress evidencesection704. Severancesection705. Effects of severancesection706. Consolidation for trialsection707. Motion for continuance; time for filingsection708. Continuance and recess; definitionssection709. Continuance based on absence of a witnesssection710. Prevention of continuance by admission of adverse partysection711. Trial of motionsection712. Discretionary groundssection713. Peremptory groundssection714. Continuance to defendants jointly indictedsection715. Continuance to definite date or indefinitelysection716. Statements by the defendant, codefendants, and witnessessection717. Disclosure by the state; criminal records of defendant and witnesses; inducements to the state's witnessessection718. Documents and tangible objectssection718.1. 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 materialssection719. Reports of examinations and testssection720. Evidence of other crimessection721. Statements of coconspiratorssection722. Confessions and statements of codefendantssection723. State reports and other matters not subject to disclosure, favorable evidencesection724. Documents and tangible objectssection725. Reports of examinations and testssection725.1. Disclosure by the defendant; names of defense witnessessection726. Notice of defense based upon mental conditionsection726.1. Notice of medical conditionsection727. Notice of alibisection728. Defense information and other matters not subject to disclosuresection729. Time and scope of motion by defendantsection729.1. Court's disposition of motion for discovery; vacation or restriction of ordersection729.2. Time, place and manner of discovery and inspectionsection729.3. Continuing duty to disclosesection729.4. Pretrial conferencessection729.5. Failure to comply; sanctionssection729.6. Applicability of discoverysection729.7. Protection of witness identitysection731. Issuance of subpoenassection732. Subpoena duces tecumsection732.1. Subpoena duces tecum regarding sex offenses against victims who are minorssection732.2. Subpoena duces tecum regarding human trafficking offensessection733. Formsection734. Service of subpoena by sheriff; investigatorssection735. Types of servicesection736. Return of subpoena by sheriffsection737. Contempt; attachment of witnesses failing to appearsection738. Number of witnesses allowedsection739. Indigent defendantsection740. Restrictions on subpoenas; members of the legislature and personnelsection741. Method of obtaining a witness from another statesection742. Method of summoning a witness in this state to testify in another statesection743. Exemption from arrest and service of processsection744. Witness; state; definedsection745. Uniformity of interpretationsection761. Commencement of trialsection761.1. Homicide victim's picture; possession by family member in courtroomsection762. Place of sessions of courtsection763. Proceedings on holidayssection764. Exclusion of witnessessection765. Normal order of trialsection766. Opening statement by state; scopesection767. Same; prohibition against adverting to confessionssection768. Same; use of confession or inculpatory statement; notice to defendant prior to opening statementsection769. Same; effect on introduction of evidencesection770. Prejudicial remarks; basis of mistrialsection771. Admonitionsection772. Comment on facts by judge in jury's presence prohibitedsection773. Order of evidence; foundationsection774. Argument; scopesection775. Mistrial; grounds forsection775.1. Automatic stay following order of mistrialsection776. Oath of witnesssection777. Recordation of proceedingssection778. Motion for acquittalsection779. Trial of misdemeanorssection780. Right to waive trial by jurysection781. Charges in cases tried without a jurysection782. Number of jurors composing jury; number which must concur; waiversection783. Excusing, tendering, and attachment of members of the veniresection784. Method of selecting panelsection785. Tales jurorssection786. Examination of jurorssection787. Disqualification of petit jurors in particular casessection788. Tendering jurorssection789. Alternate jurorssection790. Swearing of jurorssection791. Sequestration of jurors and jurysection792. Selection of foremansection793. Use of evidence in jury room; reading of recorded testimony; jurors' notessection794. Removal of jurysection794.1. Disclosure of juror informationsection795. Time for challenges; method; peremptory challenges based on race or sex; restrictionssection796. Removal of juror after swearingsection797. Challenge for causesection798. Causes for challenge by the statesection799. Number of peremptory challengessection799.1. Challenges; use of all available challengessection800. Objection to ruling on challenge for causesection801. Time for charge; when written charge requiredsection802. General charge; scopesection803. Same; charge as to included minor offenses and plea of insanitysection804. Same; charge as to presumption of innocence, reasonable doubt, and several grades of offensesection805. Same; charge as to verdict acquitting on account of insanitysection806. Prohibited chargessection807. Special written chargessection808. Manner of giving further charges after jury retiressection809. Judge to give jury written list of responsive verdictssection810. Form of verdict; delivery of verdictsection811. Receipt and recordation of verdictsection812. Same; polling and disposition of jurysection813. Improper verdict; proceduresection814. Responsive verdicts; in particularsection815. Responsive verdicts; in generalsection816. Verdict acquitting on account of insanitysection817. Qualifying verdictssection818. Separate verdict for each defendantsection819. Separate verdict for each countsection820. Application of chapter to cases tried without a jurysection821. Motion for post verdict judgment of acquittalsection822. Motion for amending or modifying sentencesection831. Presence of defendant; felony prosecutionsection832. Continued presence not requiredsection833. Presence of defendant; misdemeanor prosecutionsection834. When presence of defendant not necessarysection835. Presence of defendant at pronouncement of sentencesection836. Presence of corporation or associationsection841. Bill of exceptions unnecessary; objections requiredsection842. Codefendants; presumption as to objectionssection843. Recording of proceedingssection844. Assignment of errors; sanctions for failure to file timelysection845. Repealed by Acts 1982, No. 143, §3section851. Grounds for new trialsection852. Form, content, and trial of motion for new trialsection853. Time for filing motion for new trialsection854. Newly discovered evidence; necessary allegationssection855. Errors discovered after verdict or judgment of guilty; necessary allegationssection855.1. Conviction based on acts committed as a victim of traffickingsection856. Motion to urge all available grounds; exceptionssection857. Effect of granting new trialsection858. Review of ruling on motion for new trialsection859. Grounds for arrest of judgmentsection860. Form, content, and trial of motion in arrestsection861. Time for filing motion in arrestsection862. Effect of sustaining motion in arrest of judgmentsection871. Sentence defined; pronouncing and recording of sentence; certification of convictionsection871.1. Sentencing orders to be sent to Louisiana Protective Order Registrysection871.2. Presentence inquiry of veteran statussection872. Basis for valid sentencesection873. Delay between conviction and sentencesection874. Prompt sentence required; relief by writssection875. Presentence investigation; juvenile records; drug screening; veteranssection875.1. Determination of substantial financial hardship to the defendantsection876. Sentence for crime committed as a childsection877. Protection of investigation reportssection878. Cruel or unusual punishmentsection878.1. Hearing to determine parole eligibility for certain juvenile offenderssection879. Determinate sentence requiredsection880. Credit for prior custody; limitationssection881. Amendment of sentencesection881.1. Motion to reconsider sentencesection881.2. Review of sentencesection881.3. Record on review of sentencesection881.4. Action by appellate courtsection881.5. Correction of illegal sentence by trial courtsection881.6. Reducing a sentence for substantial assistancesection881.7. Memorandum of understanding; limits on reduction of sentence for substantial assistance by a defendantsection882. Correction of illegal sentence; review of illegal sentencesection883. Concurrent and consecutive sentencessection883.1. Sentences concurrent with sentences of other jurisdictionssection883.2. Restitution to victimsection884. Sentence of fine with imprisonment for defaultsection885. Release on payment of fine and costssection885.1. Suspension of driving privileges; failure to pay criminal finessection886. Enforcement of fine by civil process; offset of tax refundsection886.1. Judgment for fines and costs declared executory; required noticesection887. Defendant's liability for costs; suspension of costs; no advance costssection888. Costs and fines; paymentsection889. Collection and disposition of fines, costs, and forfeituressection890. Method of service of sentence of imprisonment; labor and confinement; workday release programsection890.1. Waiver of minimum mandatory sentences; procedure; exceptionssection890.2. Fines for individual defendantssection890.3. Sentencing for crimes of violencesection891. Forfeiture of weaponssection892. Post-sentence statement by sheriff; accompanying documentssection892.1. Driver improvement programssection892.2. Notice of controlled dangerous substance conviction; licensing authoritysection892.3. Transfer of foreign nationals or citizens; treatysection893. Suspension and deferral of sentence and probation in felony casessection893.1. Motion to invoke firearm sentencing provisionsection893.2. Discharge, use, or possession of firearm in commission of a felony or a specifically enumerated misdemeanor; submission to jurysection893.3. Sentence imposed on felony or specifically enumerated misdemeanor in which firearm was possessed, used, or dischargedsection893.4. Inapplicability to unintentional feloniessection893.5. Community service in lieu of imprisonmentsection894. Suspension and deferral of sentence; probation in misdemeanor casessection894.1. Sentencing guidelines; generallysection894.2. Home incarceration; requirementssection894.3. Notice to victim for sentencingsection894.4. Probation; extensionsection894.5. Submission of DWI - Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894 Plea Records to office of motor vehicles; forms to be used and completed by the clerk of courtsection894.6. Sentencing considerations and conditions of probation for pregnant defendantssection895. Conditions of probationsection895.1. Probation; restitution; judgment for restitution; feessection895.2. Probation; restitution for values of wildlifesection895.3. Probationer transferred between states; feessection895.4. Probation; fees; certified crime stoppers organizationssection895.5. Restitution recovery division; district attorneys; establishmentsection895.6. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 7, §2.section896. Modifying or changing conditions of probationsection897. Termination of probation or suspended sentence; discharge of defendantsection898. Satisfaction of suspended sentence and probationsection899. Arrest or summons for violation of probationsection899.1. Administrative sanctions for technical violationssection899.2. Repealed by Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §3.section900. Violation hearing; sanctionssection901. Revocation for commission of another offensesection901.1. Additional sanctions for probation revocationsection902. Drug addict; pre-sentence investigation; voluntary treatment; conditions of probationsection903. Substance abuse probation program; authorizationsection903.1. Substance abuse probation program; eligibilitysection903.2. Substance abuse probation; sentencingsection903.3. Substance abuse treatment program; costsection904. Mandatory assessment; suitability of defendant for drug or specialty court programsection905. Capital cases; sentencing hearing required; delay; waiversection905.1. Sentencing hearing jury; commencementsection905.2. Sentencing hearing; procedure and evidence; jury instructionssection905.3. Sentence of death; jury findingssection905.4. Aggravating circumstancessection905.5. Mitigating circumstancessection905.5.1. Intellectual disabilitysection905.6. Jury; unanimous determinationsection905.7. Form of determinationsection905.8. Imposition of sentencesection905.9. Review on appealsection911. Right to appeal from judgmentsection912. Judgments or rulings appealablesection912.1. Right of appeal and application for review; defendantsection913. Effect of appealsection914. Method and time of appealsection914.1. Designation of record; payment of costs; sanctionsection915. Action on a motion for appeal; return; noticesection915.1. Appeals; extension of return date; noticesection916. Divesting of jurisdiction of trial courtsection917. Record on appeal; preparationsection918. Record on appeal; certified and datedsection919. Record on appeal; preparation and delivery of transcriptssection919.1. Record on appeal; contemptsection920. Scope of appellate reviewsection921. Matters not grounds for reversalsection921.1. Notice of decision in criminal appealssection922. Finality of judgment on appealsection923. Duty of clerk as to final decisions in appellate courtsection924. Definitionssection924.1. Effect of appealsection925. Venuesection926. Petitionsection926.1. Application for DNA testingsection926.2. Factual innocencesection926.3. Motion for testing of evidencesection926.4. Privilege waiversection927. Action required after filing of application; procedural objections; answersection927.1. Abandonment of applicationsection927.2. Unexhausted claimssection928. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 393, §3.section929. Summary dispositionsection930. Evidentiary hearingsection930.1. Judgment granting or denying relief under Articles 928, 929, and 930section930.2. Burden of proofsection930.3. Groundssection930.4. Jurisdictional bars to relief; repetitive applicationssection930.5. Custody pending retrial; bailsection930.6. Review of trial court judgmentssection930.7. Right to counselsection930.8. Time limitations; exceptions; prejudicial delaysection930.9. Attendance by the petitionersection930.10. Repealed by Acts 2025, No. 393, §3.section930.11. Time delays applicable to this Title; writ of mandamussection931. Courts, judges, and magistratessection932. Jurors, juries, and jury veniressection933. Offensessection934. Miscellaneous definitionssection941. Legislative findingssection942. Definitionssection943. Preemption of conflicting provisionssection944. Emergency sessions of court; criteriasection945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpussection946. Jurisdiction of affected court conducting emergency sessionssection947. Affected court conducting emergency sessions; authority and powerssection948. Emergency sessions; length; recision; continuation; extensionssection949. Court costs and feessection950. Authority of district attorney in emergency sessions of courtsection951. Sheriff; law enforcement officersection952. Clerk of affected courtsection953. Authority of office of the district public defender in emergency sessions of courtsection954. Jury pool; emergency sessionssection955. Suspension of time limitations in affected courts; ninety days; recision; extensions; exceptionssection956. Appeals; application for supervisory writssection957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offensessection958. Suspension of time limitations in declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergencysection971. Legislative findingssection972. Definitionssection972.1. Expungement of records; local courtssection973. Effect of expunged record of arrest or convictionsection974. Dissemination of expunged records by third parties; court ordersection975. Individuals incarcerated; ineligible to file motion to expunge recordssection976. Motion to expunge record of arrest that did not result in a convictionsection977. Motion to expunge a record of arrest and conviction of a misdemeanor offensesection978. Motion to expunge record of arrest and conviction of a felony offensesection978.1. Requirements for submitting motion to expunge arrest informationsection979. Service of motion to expunge a recordsection980. Contradictory hearingsection981. Judgment granting motion to expunge a record of arrest or conviction; executionsection982. Service of order and judgment of expungementsection983. Costs of expungement of a record; fees; collection; exemptions; disbursementssection984. Additional requirements for the expungement of records involving the operation of a vehicle while intoxicated; additional feesection985. Expungement by redaction of records with references to multiple individualssection985.1. Interim motion to expunge a felony arrest from criminal history in certain cases resulting in a misdemeanor convictionsection985.2. Automated expungement of qualifying recordssection985.3. Immediate expungement; judicial discretionsection986. Forms for the expungement of recordssection987. Motion to set aside conviction and dismiss prosecution; rule to show cause; order of dismissal forms to be usedsection988. Motion for fee exemption form to be usedsection989. Motion for expungement forms to be usedsection990. Affidavit of response form to be usedsection991. Order form to be usedsection992. Order of expungement form to be usedsection993. Supplemental forms to be usedsection994. Motion for interim expungement form to be usedsection995. Order of interim expungement form to be usedsection996. Submission of expungement records to office of motor vehicles; forms to be used and completed by the clerk of courtsection997. Certification of human trafficking victim statussection998. Motion for expungement form to be used for certain misdemeanor convictionssection999. Expungement of arrest records for certain individualssection999.1. Order form to be used; expedited expungementsection1001. Definitionssection1001.1. Duties of the sheriff; other law enforcement agenciessection1002. Transfer of firearmssection1002.1. Designation of crime of violence against family member, household member, or dating partnersection1003. Transfer or storage of transferred firearmssection1003.1. Public records; exceptionsection1004. Implementationsection1005. Transfer of firearms; aggregate data collection and reportingsection1021. La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 1021
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