Art. 979. Service of motion to expunge a record
Art. 979. Service of motion to expunge a record A. The clerk of court shall serve notice of the motion of expungement by United States mail or electronically upon the following entities: (1) The district attorney of the parish of conviction. (2) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. (3) The arresting law enforcement […]
Art. 980. Contradictory hearing
Art. 980. Contradictory hearing A. Any entity named in Article 979 of this Code that receives notice of the motion may object to the granting of a motion to expunge a record. B.(1) Except as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, an objecting party shall file an affidavit of response with reasons for the […]
Art. 981. Judgment granting motion to expunge a record of arrest or conviction; execution
Art. 981. Judgment granting motion to expunge a record of arrest or conviction; execution A judgment ordering expungement of a record of arrest or of conviction of a misdemeanor or felony offense shall be served as provided for in Article 982 of this Code. The judgment shall not affect any persons or other entities set […]
Art. 982. Service of order and judgment of expungement
Art. 982. Service of order and judgment of expungement The clerk of court shall serve the order and judgment of expungement of a record by United States mail or electronically upon all of the following entities: (1) The district attorney of the parish of conviction. (2) The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information. (3) […]
Art. 983. Costs of expungement of a record; fees; collection; exemptions; disbursements
Art. 983. Costs of expungement of a record; fees; collection; exemptions; disbursements A. Except as provided for in Articles 894 and 984, the total cost to obtain a court order expunging a record shall not exceed five hundred fifty dollars. Payment may be made by United States postal money orders or money orders issued by […]
Art. 984. Additional requirements for the expungement of records involving the operation of a vehicle while intoxicated; additional fee
Art. 984. Additional requirements for the expungement of records involving the operation of a vehicle while intoxicated; additional fee A. A person convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated shall be required to supplement the motions required in this Title with proof in the form of a certified letter from the Department of Public Safety […]
Art. 985. Expungement by redaction of records with references to multiple individuals
Art. 985. Expungement by redaction of records with references to multiple individuals A. If a record includes the name of more than one individual and one or more of the individuals is entitled to an expungement of an arrest or conviction pursuant to the provisions of this Title, any individual entitled to an expungement may […]
Art. 985.1. Interim motion to expunge a felony arrest from criminal history in certain cases resulting in a misdemeanor conviction
Art. 985.1. Interim motion to expunge a felony arrest from criminal history in certain cases resulting in a misdemeanor conviction A. A person may file an interim motion to expunge a felony arrest from his criminal history when that original arrest results in a conviction for a misdemeanor. In such cases, only the original felony […]
Art. 971. Legislative findings
TITLE XXXIV. EXPUNGEMENT OF RECORDS Art. 971. Legislative findings The legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) Louisiana law provides for the expungement of certain arrest and conviction records under limited circumstances. Obtaining an expungement of these records allows for the removal of a record from public access but does not result in the […]
Art. 986. Forms for the expungement of records
Art. 986. Forms for the expungement of records A. Only the forms provided for in Articles 987, 988, 989, 990, 991, 992, 993, 994, and 995 of this Code shall be used for filing motions to expunge a record of an arrest which did not result in a conviction, for the expungement of a record […]