RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 344 (SB 402) 2024 Regular Session Duplessis
Existing law provides that certain persons may present a written and oral victim impact
statement to the court.
New law retains existing law and provides that the court must allow a person presenting a
victim impact statement to direct the statement toward the defendant, unless doing so
disturbs the order and decorum of the courtroom.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends R.S. 46:1844(K)(1)(b)(ii))