HLS 16RS-1021 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 347
BY REPRESENTATIVE DANAHAY
COURTS/DISTRICT: Authorizes certain district courts to establish reentry courts
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:5401(C)(10) and (11), relative to reentry courts; to authorize the creation
3 of a reentry division of the Fourteenth and Thirty-Second Judicial District Courts;
4 and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5401(C)(10) and (11) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง5401. District courts; reentry courts; subject matter
8 * * *
9 C. The following district courts may assign certain divisions of the court as
10 a reentry division of court in accordance with the provisions of this Section:
11 * * *
12 (10) The Fourteenth Judicial District Court.
13 (11) The Thirty-Second Judicial District Court.
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)]
HB 347 Original 2016 Regular Session Danahay
Abstract: Authorizes the 14
th
and 32
nd
JDC to develop a reentry division of court.
Present law authorizes the 1
st
JDC, 11
th
JDC, 15
th
JDC, 19
th
JDC, 22
nd
JDC, 24
th
JDC, 25
th
JDC, 26
th
JDC, and the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans to create a reentry
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HB NO. 347
division which would be responsible for developing a workforce development sentencing
program with specific qualifications and requirements.
Proposed law authorizes the 14th JDC and the 32
nd
JDC to establish a reentry division of
court.
(Adds R.S. 13:5401(C)(10) and (11))
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are additions.