ENROLLED
ACT No. 141
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 781
BY REPRESENTATIVE STAGNI
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 973(B), relative to expunged
3 criminal records; to authorize certain entities to request and receive expunged
4 criminal records; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 973(B) is hereby amended and
7 reenacted to read as follows:
8 Art. 973. Effect of expunged record of arrest or conviction
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10 B. Upon written request therefor and on a confidential basis, the information
11 contained in an expunged record may be released to the following entities that shall
12 maintain the confidentiality of such record: the Office of Financial Institutions, the
13 Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, the Louisiana State Board of Nursing,
14 the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry, the Louisiana State Board of Examiners of
15 Psychologists, the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, the Louisiana State Board of Social
16 Work Examiners, the Emergency Medical Services Certification Commission,
17 Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Office of Disciplinary Counsel, the
18 Louisiana Supreme Court Committee on Bar Admissions, the Louisiana Department
19 of Insurance, the Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners,
20 the Louisiana State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or any person or entity
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1 requesting a record of all criminal arrests and convictions pursuant to R.S. 15:587.1,
2 or as otherwise provided by law.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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