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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 760
BY REPRESENTATIVE NANCY LANDRY
BONDS/BAIL: Provides that bail for a crime of violence shall be revoked upon subsequent
arrest
AN ACT1
To enact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 334.4, relative to bail; to provide for the2
automatic revocation of bail for a crime of violence upon subsequent arrest; to3
prohibit the granting of bail for subsequent arrests following a revocation of bail for4
a crime of violence; to provide for criteria; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 334.4 is hereby enacted to read as7
follows: 8
Art. 334.4. Automatic revocation of bail upon subsequent arrest; certain offenses9
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, bail for the10
commission of a crime of violence shall be immediately revoked when both of the11
following occur:12
(1) A person has been arrested for a crime of violence as defined in R.S.13
14:2(B) and is released on any type of bail for that offense.14
(2) The person is subsequently arrested for any criminal offense.15
B. In cases where bail has been revoked pursuant to the provisions of this16
Article, bail shall not be granted for the offense for which the defendant is arrested17
pursuant to Subparagraph (A)(2) of this Article.18 HLS 12RS-320 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 760
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Nancy Landry HB No. 760
Abstract: Provides for the automatic revocation of bail for persons arrested for a crime of
violence who are subsequently arrested for any criminal offense.
Present law provides for the setting of bail by the court.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that bail shall be immediately revoked
when a person has been released on bail for the commission of a crime of violence and is
subsequently arrested for any criminal offense.
Proposed law further provides that bail shall not be granted for the subsequent offense for
which the person is arrested following the revocation of bail for the crime of violence.
(Adds C.Cr.P. Art. 334.4)