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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 683
BY REPRESENTATIVES TERRY LANDRY AND KATRI NA JACKSON
COURTS: Amends eligibility requirements for participation in drug courts and provides
relative to annual evaluations of drug courts
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5304(B)(10) and (K), relative to district courts' drug division2
probation programs; to expand eligibility for participation in the drug division3
probation program to defendants with certain prior felony convictions; to require that4
drug division program evaluations shall include information on recidivism reduction5
and outcome data on participants; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 13:5304(B)(10) and (K) are hereby amended and reenacted to read8
as follows: 9
§5304. The drug division probation program10
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B. Participation in probation programs shall be subject to the following12
provisions:13
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(10) In order to be eligible for the drug division probation program, the15
defendant must satisfy each of the following criteria:16
(a) The defendant cannot have any prior felony convictions for any offenses17
defined as crimes of violence in R.S. 14:2(B).18
(b) The crime before the court cannot be a crime of violence as defined in19
R.S. 14:2(B), including domestic violence.20 HLS 14RS-510 ENGROSSED
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(c)(b) Other criminal proceedings alleging commission of a crime of1
violence as defined in R.S. 14:2(B) cannot be pending against the defendant.2
(d)(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 389, §5.3
(e)(d) The crime before the court cannot be a charge of driving under the4
influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs that resulted in the death of a person.5
(f)(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, No. 389, §5.6
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K. Each drug division shall develop a method of evaluation so that its8
effectiveness can be measured. These evaluations shall be compiled annually and9
transmitted to the judicial administrator of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and shall10
include information on recidivism reduction and outcome data on the participants in11
the program.12
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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)]
Terry Landry HB No. 683
Abstract: Provides for eligibility criteria related to district courts' drug division probation
programs and their annual reporting requirements.
Present law authorizes each district court to create a drug division probation program and
further provides for participation, eligibility, notification, and reporting requirements.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law prohibits a defendant who has prior felony convictions for any offenses defined
as crimes of violence pursuant to present law (R.S. 14:2(B)) from participating in the drug
division probation program.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law requires each drug division to develop a method of evaluation to be compiled
annually and transmitted to the judicial administrator of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Proposed law retains present law and further requires that the evaluations shall include
information on recidivism reduction and outcome data on the participants in the program.
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Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of Criminal
Justice to the original bill.
1. Changed the lead author.