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Lopinto (HB 326) Act No. 52
Existing law requires the committee on parole to provide written notification to the following
persons at least seven days prior to the release of any parolees that reside within the
jurisdiction of the agency they represent: chief of police, sheriff, district attorney for the
parish where the parolee resides, and the district attorney for the parish where the parolee
was convicted.
New law retains existing law and provides that in addition to this notice, the committee on
parole shall provide written notification to the district attorney for the parish where the
offender was convicted at least 30 days prior to the parole hearing date.
New law further authorizes the district attorney of the parish where the offender was
convicted to review the record of the offender since incarceration, to present testimony to the
committee on parole, and to submit information relevant to the proceedings.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 15:574.2(D)(8))