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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 552
BY REPRESENTATIVE LAFONTA
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 899(F), R.S. 15:574.8(A), and2
R.S. 40:2531(A), relative to probation and parole officers; to provide for arrest3
powers; to provide for the rights of law enforcement officers under investigation; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 899(F) is hereby amended and7
reenacted to read as follows: 8
Art. 899. Arrest or summons for violation of probation 9
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F. Incidental to the supervision of probationers, probation Probation officers11
shall be deemed to be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to12
criminal matters and the enforcement of the law relating thereto as sheriffs,13
constables, and police officers have in their respective jurisdictions. They have all14
the immunities and defenses now or hereafter made available to sheriffs, constables,15
and police officers in any suit brought against them in consequence of acts done in16
the course of their employment.17
Section 2. R.S. 15:574.8(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:18
§574.8. Parole officers; powers of arrest; summary arrest and detention of parolees19
A. Incidental to the supervision of parolees, parole Parole officers shall be20
deemed to be peace officers and shall have the same powers with respect to criminal21
matters and the enforcement of the law relating thereto as sheriffs, constables, and22
police officers have in their respective jurisdictions. They have all the immunities23
and matters of defense now available or hereafter made available to sheriffs,24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 552
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constables, and police officers in any suit brought against them in consequence of1
acts done in the course of their employment.2
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Section 3. R.S. 40:2531(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:4
§2531. Applicability; minimum standards during investigation; penalties for failure5
to comply6
A. The provisions of this Chapter shall only apply apply only to police7
employees as defined by R.S. 40:1372(5), Louisiana P.O.S.T. certified probation and8
parole officers employed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and9
Corrections, division of probation and parole, and to those law enforcement officers10
employed by any municipality and campus police employed at any state-supported11
college or university who are under investigation with a view to possible disciplinary12
action, demotion, or dismissal.13
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Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not15
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature16
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If17
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become18
effective on the day following such approval.19
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: