Art. 957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offenses
Art. 957. Bail during emergency sessions of court; selected offenses A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, an affected court conducting emergency sessions of court outside of its parish or territorial jurisdiction pursuant to Article 944 may release a defendant on bail through an unsecured personal surety as authorized by Article 317, […]
Art. 958. Suspension of time limitations in declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency
Art. 958. Suspension of time limitations in declared disaster, emergency, or public health emergency A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, if the governor has declared a disaster or emergency pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 29:721 et seq. or a public health emergency pursuant to R.S. 29:760 et seq., the supreme court […]
Art. 954. Jury pool; emergency sessions
Art. 954. Jury pool; emergency sessions A. Upon motion by the district attorney and after a contradictory hearing, the court may summon jurors from the host jurisdiction. The district attorney must show that the interests of justice are served by the approval of such motion. B. The summoning of jurors shall be conducted by the […]
Art. 955. Suspension of time limitations in affected courts; ninety days; recision; extensions; exceptions
Art. 955. Suspension of time limitations in affected courts; ninety days; recision; extensions; exceptions A. The time periods, limitations, and delays established by the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Children’s Code, Title 15, and Chapter 26 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be suspended in the jurisdiction of […]
Art. 956. Appeals; application for supervisory writs
Art. 956. Appeals; application for supervisory writs An application for a supervisory writ or an appeal from a judgment or ruling of an affected court ordered to conduct emergency sessions shall be taken to the appropriate appellate court which exercised proper appellate or supervisory jurisdiction over the affected court prior to the issuance of the […]
Art. 941. Legislative findings
TITLE XXXIII. EMERGENCY OR DISASTER PROVISIONS Art. 941. Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) The state of Louisiana could suffer future catastrophic damage through the occurrence of emergencies and disasters of unprecedented size and destructiveness resulting from terrorist events, enemy attack, sabotage, or other hostile action, or from fire, flood, […]
Art. 942. Definitions
Art. 942. Definitions As used in this Title: (1) "Affected court" means any appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, traffic, juvenile, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings for which the Louisiana Supreme Court has made a determination that the court shall conduct emergency sessions outside its parish or […]
Art. 943. Preemption of conflicting provisions
Art. 943. Preemption of conflicting provisions The provisions of this Title shall preempt and supersede but not repeal any conflicting provisions of this Code or any other provision of law. Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 52, §1, eff. Dec. 6, 2005.
Art. 944. Emergency sessions of court; criteria
Art. 944. Emergency sessions of court; criteria A. When the supreme court makes the determination that an appellate, district, parish, city, municipal, juvenile, traffic, justice of the peace, or family court having jurisdiction over criminal prosecutions and proceedings shall conduct proceedings outside its parish or territorial jurisdiction, the supreme court may order emergency sessions of […]
Art. 945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpus
Art. 945. Venue; affected court; emergency sessions; habeas corpus A. Venue for criminal prosecutions in an affected court shall be changed by operation of law to the parish where the affected court is ordered to conduct criminal sessions for the duration of the emergency sessions. Criminal proceedings may take place in a parish other than […]