ENROLLED
ACT No. 205
2017 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 219
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEOPOLD
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(A)(1) and (2) and to repeal
3 Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(A)(3), relative to bail; to provide relative
4 to the discharge of bail obligations; to provide that the bail undertaking ceases and
5 the surety is relieved of bail obligations upon conviction in any case; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(A)(1) and (2) are hereby
9 amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 Art. 331. Discharge of bail obligation
11 A.(1) Upon conviction and imposition of sentence or the pronouncement of
12 sentence or condition of probation pursuant to Article 894 in misdemeanor cases in
13 any case, the bail undertaking shall cease and the surety shall be relieved of all
14 obligations under the bail undertaking.
15 (2) Upon conviction in any felony case, the bail undertaking shall cease and
16 the surety shall be relieved of all obligations under the bail undertaking.
17 (3) In all cases, if necessary to assure the presence of the defendant at all
18 future stages of the proceedings, the court may in its discretion, in accordance with
19 Article 312 require the defendant to post another bail undertaking or other acceptable
20 security, or may release the defendant on bail without surety as provided for in
21 Article 325. The court may continue the existing bail undertaking with the written
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1 approval of the surety on the bail undertaking. Such approval must be obtained from
2 the surety after conviction.
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4 Section 2. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(A)(3) is hereby repealed in its
5 entirety.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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