ENROLLED
ACT No. 446
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 200
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROWN
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 833(B) and (C)(introductory
3 paragraph), relative to the presence of the defendant; to provide relative to the
4 presence of the defendant in misdemeanor prosecutions; to require the court to allow
5 a plea of not guilty by the filing of a sworn affidavit in advance of the scheduled
6 arraignment date; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 833(B) and (C)(introductory
9 paragraph) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 Art. 833. Presence of defendant; misdemeanor prosecution
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12 B.(1) A plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor shall may be allowed to be
13 entered through counsel of record.
14 (2) and in A plea of not guilty of a misdemeanor shall be allowed to be
15 entered through counsel of record in the absence of the defendant by the filing of a
16 sworn affidavit in advance of the scheduled arraignment date.
17 C. The sworn affidavit referenced in Paragraph B Subparagraph (B)(2) of
18 this Article shall include the caption of the case and summons number, citation
19 number or docket number as applicable, and state as follows:
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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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