Ivey (HB 471) Act No. 160
Prior law required the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of
Criminal Justice to present annual printed reports containing criminal statistics of the
preceding year to the governor and members of the legislature. Further required the
commission to print a sufficient number of reports for all public officials dealing with crimes
or criminals and for general distribution.
New law requires the commission to present such reports containing criminal statistics for
the most recently available calendar year. Further requires the commission to print copies
for distribution to the governor, certain legislative committee chairmen, and others who
request a report, and authorizes the dissemination of the report on the commission's website
to other public officials and for general distribution.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Amends R.S. 15:1204.2(B)(8)(a) and (c))