TITLE XIX JURISDICTION AND VENUE Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed A. All trials shall take place in the parish where the offense has been committed, unless the venue is changed. If acts constituting an offense or if the elements of an offense occurred in more than one place, in or out of the […]
Art. 612. Offenses on railway trains, vessels, aircraft, or other vehicles If an offense is committed on a train, vessel, aircraft, or other public or private vehicle while in transit in this state and the exact place of the offense in this state cannot be established, the offense is deemed to have been committed in […]
Art. 613. Jurisdiction of court where body of water is parish boundary When a river, bayou, lake, water course, or other body of water is the boundary of any parish, the jurisdiction of the court of such parish extends to the middle of such river, bayou, lake, water course, or other body of water.
Art. 614. Venue where offense committed within one hundred feet of parish boundary An offense committed on the boundary line of two parishes or within one hundred feet thereof is deemed to have been committed in either parish.
Art. 615. Improper venue; pleading Improper venue shall be raised in advance of trial by motion to quash, and shall be tried by the judge alone. Venue shall not be considered an essential element to be proven by the state at trial, rather it shall be a jurisdictional matter to be proven by the state […]
