2022 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 281
BY SENATOR BERNARD AND REPRESENTATI VE THOMPSON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 18:154(D)(4) and to enact R.S. 18:154(D)(5), relative to
3 confidentiality of certain records for candidates; to provide for exceptions; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 18:154(D)(4) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
7 18:154(D)(5) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง154. Records open to inspection; copying; exceptions
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10 D. * * *
11 (4) Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, the
12 registrar of voters, Department of State, and the clerk of court may disclose the
13 name and address of a law enforcement officer who has qualified as a candidate
14 for office between the date of qualifying of the candidate and the general
15 election.
16 (4)(5) Any agency employing a law enforcement officer availing himself of
17 Paragraph (1) or (2) of this Subsection shall also issue decertification notices to the
18 registrar of voters and the secretary of state when the officer is no longer engaging
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1 in hazardous activities to the extent that it is necessary for his name and address to
2 be kept confidential.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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