Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1305 – Confiscation of wire or oral communication intercepting devices
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1305
- Judge: means the senior judge of a judicial district court of the state, any judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, or a judge designated by a majority vote of the court in writing in advance to consider applications for warrants or orders under this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1302
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Any electronic, mechanical, or other device used, manufactured, assembled, possessed, sold, or advertised in violation of La. Rev. Stat. 15:1304 may be seized. Upon seizure, it is forfeited to the state and may be disposed of by the state. No device shall be sold at public or private sale. Any competent judge in whose jurisdiction the device was seized or the judge of the trial court may order the device destroyed or may order it transferred without cost to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 1985, No. 859, §1, eff. July 23, 1985.