SLS 22RS-1324 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 451
BY SENATOR CARTER
CRIMINAL RECORDS. Repeals fees related to obtaining an expungement order. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal Code of Criminal Procedure Arts. 983 and 984(c), relative to criminal
3 expungement; to repeal fees related to obtaining an expungement order; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Arts. 983 and 984(c) are hereby repealed.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alan Miller.
DIGEST
SB 451 Original 2022 Regular Session Carter
Present law requires that the total cost to obtain a court order expunging a record not exceed
$550.
Present law provides that an additional $50 court cost be paid to the Dept. of Public Safety
and Corrections, office of motor vehicles, for the costs of storage and retrieval of the records.
Proposed law repeals fees provided for in present law related to obtaining an expungement
order.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Repeals C.Cr.P. Arts. 983 and 984(c))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.