The legislative instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr..
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP ORT DIGEST
SB 123 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Keyword and summary of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. Revises and reorganizes Code of Criminal Procedure articles and
Revised Statutes relative to bail. (1/1/17)
Report adopts House amendments to:
1. Make technical changes.
Report rejects House amendments which would have:
1. Changed means by which notice of a warrant of arrest is sent to a commercial surety from
certified mail to regular U.S. mail.
Report amends the bill to:
1. Change means by which notice of a warrant of arrest is sent to a commercial surety from
certified mail to certified mail return receipt requested.
Digest of the bill as proposed by the Conference Committee
Present law (C.Cr.P. Arts. 311 through 349.9) provides for Title VIII of the Code of Criminal
Procedure with respect to bail.
Proposed law (C.Cr.P. Arts. 311 through 342) provides for a revision and reorganization of
present law.
Present law (R.S. 15:85) provides relative to the failure to satisfy a judgment of bond forfeiture.
Proposed law provides for revisions with respect to failure to appear, including notice of a warrant
of arrest to be sent to a commercial surety by electronic means or certified mail return receipt
requested, surrender of the defendant, and the time delays for taking a suspensive appeal, as well as
technical corrections to present law based on the proposed law reorganization of Title VIII of the
Code of Criminal Procedure.
Present law (R.S. 22:1441) provides relative to the failure to timely satisfy a claim under a criminal
bond contract. Proposed law provides for revisions to present law with respect to failure to appear, the time delays
for taking a suspensive appeal, and surrender of the defendant, as well as technical corrections to
present law based on the proposed law reorganization of Title VIII of the Code of Criminal
Procedure.
Effective January 1, 2017.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Arts. 311-342, R.S. 15:85, R.S. 22:1441(A)(intro. para.) and (A)(1) through (5),
(C)(1), (C)(2)(intro. para.) and (C)(2)(a) through (e), and (D); adds R.S. 22:1441(C)(3) through (5);
repeals C.Cr.P. Arts. 327.1, 330.1, 330.2, 330.3, 334.1, 334.2,
334.3, 334.4, 334.5, 334.6, 335.1, 335.2, 336.1, 336.2, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349,
349.1, 349.2, 349.3, 349.4, 349.5, 349.6, 349.7, 349.8, and 349.9)