Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 972.1 – Expungement of records; local courts
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 972.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Records: includes any incident reports, photographs, fingerprints, disposition, or any other such information of any kind in relation to a single arrest event in the possession of the clerk of court, any criminal justice agency, and local and state law enforcement agencies but shall not include DNA records. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 972
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The following courts, throughout their several territorial jurisdictions, shall have authority to expunge records in accordance with this Title:
(1) District courts and their commissioners within their trial jurisdiction.
(2) City or parish courts within their trial jurisdiction.
(3) Mayor’s courts and traffic courts within their trial jurisdiction.
(4) Juvenile and family courts within their trial jurisdiction.
(5) Municipal and traffic courts of New Orleans within their trial jurisdiction.
Acts 2023, No. 90, §1.