La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 317
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 317, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Organization performing or providing pretrial services
Official statutory text
Any organization which is contracted, employed, or which receives public funds to perform or provide pretrial services, such as screening of any defendant, shall verify all background information provided by a defendant or otherwise obtained by the organization regarding the defendant.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 276, §1; Acts 1987, No. 500, §1; Acts 1991, No. 72, §1; Acts 1992, No. 401, §1; Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 222, §1; Acts 2016, No. 613, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 276, §1; Acts 1987, No. 500, §1; Acts 1991, No. 72, §1; Acts 1992, No. 401, §1; Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2003, No. 222, §1; Acts 2016, No. 613, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
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