RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 613 (SB 123) 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Prior law (C.Cr.P. Arts. 311 through 349.9) provided for Title VIII of the Code of Criminal
Procedure with respect to bail.
New law (C.Cr.P. Arts. 311 through 342) provides for a revision and reorganization of prior
law.
Prior law (R.S. 15:85) provided relative to the failure to satisfy a judgment of bond
forfeiture.
New 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 prior law based on the new law
reorganization of Title VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Prior law (R.S. 22:1441) provided relative to the failure to timely satisfy a claim under a
criminal bond contract.
New law provides for revisions to prior 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 prior law based on the new 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)