2017 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 76
BY SENATOR LAMBERT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 611(C), relative to venue in
3 criminal matters; to allow venue for certain criminal matters to be the parish in
4 which the victim resides as well as the parish in which the crime occurred; and to
5 provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 611(C) is hereby amended and
8 reenacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed
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11 C. If the offender is charged with the crime of identity theft any of the
12 following offenses, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the
13 parish where the theft offense occurred or where the victim resides.:
14 (1) R.S. 14:67.3, unauthorized use of an access card.
15 (2) R.S. 14:67.16, identity theft.
16 (3) R.S. 14:70.4, access device fraud.
17 (4) R.S. 14:70.8, illegal transmission of monetary funds.
18 (5) R.S. 14:71.1, bank fraud.
19 (6) R.S. 14:72, forgery.
20 (7) R.S. 14:72.2, monetary instrument abuse.
ACT No. 164
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1 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5 effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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