La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 892.3
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 892.3, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Transfer of foreign nationals or citizens; treaty
Official statutory text
When a treaty is in effect between the United States and a foreign country providing for the transfer of a convicted offender who is a citizen or national of the foreign country to the foreign country or the transfer of a citizen of the United States convicted as an offender in the foreign country to the United States, the governor is authorized, subject to the terms of such treaty, to act on behalf of the state and to consent to the transfer of such convicted offenders under the provisions of Article IV, Section 5(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
Acts 1990, No. 514, ยง1, eff. July 18, 1990.
Acts 1990, No. 514, ยง1, eff. July 18, 1990.
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