Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 317

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.

            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.