Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1204.3

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • 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.

All law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies and institutions, district attorneys and municipal prosecutors, courts having criminal jurisdiction, or any other public agency dealing with crimes or criminals, when requested by the commission, shall:

(1)  Install and maintain records needed for reporting crime incident and arrest information required by the commission.  

(2)  Report to the commission as and when the commission prescribes crime incident and arrest information as required by the commission.  

(3)  Give the commission access to closed criminal case records for purposes of inspection.  

(4)  Upon the request of the commission, provide any other such assistance, information, and data which are reasonable and available as will enable the commission to properly carry out its powers and duties.  

Acts 1991, No. 509, §1.