La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 975
This is the official text of La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 975, part of Louisiana’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Louisiana.
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Individuals incarcerated; ineligible to file motion to expunge records
Official statutory text
A person in the physical custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections serving a sentence at hard labor shall not be permitted to file a motion to expunge a record of an arrest which did not result in a conviction or to expunge a record of an arrest and conviction of a misdemeanor or felony offense.
Acts 2014, No. 145, §1; Acts 2020, No. 78, §1.
Acts 2014, No. 145, §1; Acts 2020, No. 78, §1.
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