CRIMINAL/SENTENCING: Provides relative to extradition as a condition of probation or parole (EG INCREASE SG RV See Note)

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2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 169
BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574.4.2(A)(2)(k) and Code of Criminal Procedure Articles
3 895(A)(introductory paragraph) and 895.1(B)(introductory paragraph) and to enact
4 Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 895(A)(14) and 895.1(B)(8), relative to
5 conditions for probation and parole supervision; to provide for an additional
6 condition of parole relative to extradition; to provide for an additional condition of
7 probation relative to extradition; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 15:574.4.2(A)(2)(k) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10 follows:
11 §574.4.2. Decisions of committee on parole; nature, order, and conditions of parole;
12 rules of conduct; infectious disease testing
13 A.
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15 (2) The committee may also require, either at the time of his release on
16 parole or at any time while he remains on parole, that he conform to any of the
17 following conditions of parole which are deemed appropriate to the circumstances
18 of the particular case:
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20 (k) Waive extradition to the state of Louisiana from any jurisdiction in or
21 outside of the United States and agree not to contest any effort by any jurisdiction
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1 for return to the state of Louisiana. If returned from a jurisdiction outside the state
2 of Louisiana, pay the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of
3 probation and parole, for the full cost of extradition based upon the parolee's ability
4 to pay as determined by the committee on parole.
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6 Section 2. Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 895(A)(introductory paragraph) and
7 895.1(B)(introductory paragraph) are hereby amended and reenacted and Code of Criminal
8 Procedure Articles 895(A)(14) and 895.1(B)(8) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 895. Conditions of probation
10 A. When the court places a defendant on probation, it shall require the
11 defendant to refrain from criminal conduct and to pay a supervision fee to defray the
12 costs of probation supervision, and it. The court may also impose any specific
13 conditions reasonably related to his rehabilitation, including that the defendant do
14 any of the following. That the defendant shall that are deemed appropriate to the
15 circumstances of the particular case:
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17 (14) Waive extradition to the state of Louisiana from any jurisdiction in or
18 outside of the United States and agree not to contest any effort by any jurisdiction
19 for the return to the state of Louisiana.
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21 Art. 895.1. Probation; restitution; judgment for restitution; fees
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23 B. When a court suspends the imposition or the execution of a sentence and
24 places the defendant on probation, it may in its discretion, order placed, as a
25 condition of probation, order the defendant to pay an amount of money to be paid by
26 the defendant to toward any or all of the following:
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28 (8) To the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of
29 probation and parole, for the full cost of extradition in cases where extradition of the
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1 defendant is warranted. The court may establish a payment plan based upon the
2 defendant's ability to pay.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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