La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1422.1

This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 1422.1, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.

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Scope of discovery; records of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information

Official statutory text

In civil proceedings, the records of the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information as defined in R.S. 15:577 shall be privileged and shall not be subject to discovery by third parties. The term "records" as used in this Article shall include but not be limited to"rap sheets", fingerprint records, or any other record created by or maintained by the bureau.

Acts 2003, No. 1199, §1.

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