§37:31. Short title

RS 37:31 – Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Licenses for Ex-Offenders Act”. Acts 2014, No. 809, §1, eff. June 19, 2014; Acts 2017, No. 262, §1.

§37:32. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 486, §2.

RS 37:32 – Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 486, §2.

§37:33. License; pre-application eligibility determination

RS 37:33 – License; pre-application eligibility determination A.(1) An individual convicted of a crime may request at any time, including before obtaining any required education or training, that an entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law determine whether the individual’s criminal conviction disqualifies the individual from obtaining a […]

§37:34. License; notice; final denial

RS 37:34 – License; notice; final denial A. Before an entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law makes a final determination that a criminal conviction will result in the denial of a license, the licensing entity shall provide the individual who made the request with written notice of […]

§37:35. License; information for applicants

RS 37:35 – License; information for applicants Each entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law shall include in its application for a license, and publish on its public website, all of the following information: (1) Whether the criminal convictions of applicants may be used as a basis for […]

§37:36. Records; reports; exemptions

RS 37:36 – Records; reports; exemptions A. An entity issuing licenses to engage in certain fields of work pursuant to state law shall keep record and compile a report of the number of licenses denied by the entity, including all reasons for such denial, when the denial is of an otherwise qualified applicant who has […]