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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 577
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574.11(D), relative to judicial review of certain2
administrative decisions; to provide that the Board of Parole is the only proper3
defendant in petitions for judicial review of administrative decisions by the board;4
and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 15:574.11(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:7
ยง574.11. Finality of board determinations; venue; jurisdiction and procedure;8
peremptive period; service of process9
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D. Petitions for review that allege a denial of a revocation hearing under the11
provisions of R.S. 15:574.9 shall be subject to a peremptive period of ninety days12
after the date of revocation by the Board of Parole. When revocation is based upon13
the conviction of a new felony while on parole, the ninety-day peremptive period14
shall commence on the date of final judgment of the new felony. Petitions for review15
filed after this peremptive period shall be dismissed with prejudice. Service of16
process of petitions for review shall be made upon the chairman of the Board of17
Parole or his designee. The only proper party defendant in an action under this18
Section shall be the Board of Parole.19
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
ACT No. 138