RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 446 (HB 200) 2022 Regular Session Brown
Prior law required a plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor to be entered through counsel of
record and, in the absence of the defendant, by the filing of a sworn affidavit prior to the
scheduled arraignment date.
New law provides that a plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor may be allowed to be entered
through counsel of record. Further provides that a plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor shall
be allowed to be entered through counsel of record in the absence of the defendant by the
filing of a sworn affidavit in advance of the scheduled arraignment date.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 833(B) and (C)(intro. para.))