ENROLLED
ACT No. 252
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 46
BY REPRESENTATIVES JAMES, GREEN, AND JORDAN AND SENATOR BARROW
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 701(B)(1)(a), relative to pretrial
3 motions for speedy trial; to provide relative to a defendant in continued custody; to
4 provide an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 701(B)(1)(a) is hereby amended and
7 reenacted to read as follows:
8 Art. 701. Right to a speedy trial
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10 B. The time period for filing a bill of information or indictment after arrest
11 shall be as follows:
12 (1)(a) When the defendant is continued in custody subsequent to an arrest,
13 an indictment or information shall be filed within forty-five thirty days of the arrest
14 if the defendant is being held for a misdemeanor and within sixty days of the arrest
15 if the defendant is being held for a felony.
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17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective January 1, 2022.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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