La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 222.1
This is the official text of La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 222.1, part of Louisiana’s Code of Civil Procedure — sets the procedural rules for civil lawsuits in Louisiana courts.
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Direct contempt; fingerprinting and photographing; exception
Official statutory text
No person arrested or found guilty for the first offense of direct contempt of court either for failure to attend court as a member of a jury venire when proof of service of the summons appears on the record or for failure to comply with a subpoena to attend court to serve as a witness when proof of service of the subpoena appears on the record shall be subject to fingerprinting or have his photograph taken in any arrest or postsentence procedure.
Acts 1985, No. 937, ยง1.
Acts 1985, No. 937, ยง1.
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