RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 278 (HB 477) 2023 Regular Session Bacala
New law requires the prosecuting agency, when authorized to provide information, to include
the following information in the indictment, information, or affidavit, if such information is
provided by the booking agency:
(1)Date of the offense.
(2)Date of arrest or summons, if a summons was issued in lieu of an arrest.
(3)The state identification number of the defendant, if one has been assigned to the
defendant for the offense or for any prior offenses.
(4)Defendant demographic data to include sex, race, and date of birth, if known.
New law provides that the above new law information may be provided in a separate
document submitted with the bill of information, bill of indictment, or summons to the clerk
of court.
New law further requires the booking agency to provide the information provided in new law
to the prosecuting agency.
New law requires the clerk of court to report the information provided in new law, along with
the disposition and disposition date, to the supreme court.
New law authorizes the supreme court to report the information provided in new law, along
with the disposition and disposition date, to the La. Bureau of Criminal Identification and
Information.
New law provides that failure to comply shall not constitute grounds for a motion to quash.
Effective August 1, 2023.
(Adds C.Cr.P. Art. 388)