Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 358 – Transfer of custody; answer
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 358
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Custody: as used in this Title means detention or confinement as a result of or incidental to an instituted or anticipated criminal proceeding. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 351
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
If the custody has been transferred prior to service of the writ, the person upon whom the writ was served shall state in his answer the name and address of the person to whom custody was transferred, the time of and the authority for the transfer, and the place where the person is then in custody.