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ACT No. 584
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 554
BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 334.2, relative to bail; to provide2
that a person arrested for domestic abuse battery shall not be released on his own3
recognizance; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 334.2 is hereby amended and6
reenacted to read as follows: 7
Art. 334.2. Arrest for a crime of violence or domestic abuse battery; release on own8
recognizance prohibited9
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the court shall10
not release any defendant on his own recognizance or on the signature of any other11
person without posting bail, who has been arrested for domestic abuse battery or for12
a crime of violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).13
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: