RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 202 (HB 64) 2022 Regular Session Landry
Existing law (Ch.C. Art. 324 and R.S. 15:440.2) authorizes certain courts to require that a
statement of a protected person be recorded on videotape.
Prior law (Ch.C. Art. 323(2)(a) and R.S. 15:440.2(C)(1)) defined "protected person" as any
person who was a victim of a crime or a witness in a juvenile or criminal proceeding and
who was under the age of 17.
New law increases the age of a protected person to 18 years of age.
Existing law (Ch.C. Art. 1101, et seq.) provides for the surrender of parental rights. Prior
law defined "child" as a person under 17 years of age and not emancipated by marriage.
New law (Ch.C. Art. 1103(3)) defines "child" as a person under 18 years of age and not
emancipated by marriage.
Prior law (C.Cr.P. Art. 571.1) provided that prosecution of a crime against nature by
solicitation that involved a victim under 17 years of age should be instituted within 30 years.
New law increases the age of the victim to a person under 18 years of age.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Amends Ch.C. Arts. 323(2)(a), 324(B), and 1103(3), C.Cr.P. Art. 571.1, and R.S.
15:440.2(C)(1))