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HB63 • 2026

BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dodie Horton
Last action
2026-03-09
Official status
Pending House Administration of Criminal Justice - Considered 4/1/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

What This Bill Does

  • BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-09 H

    Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  2. 2026-01-30 H

    First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 1/30/2026.

  3. 2026-01-30 H

    Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

  4. 2026-01-30 H

    Prefiled.

Official Summary Text

BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime Information Center registry

Current Bill Text

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HLS 26RS-518 ORIGINAL
2026 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 63
BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
BAIL: Provides relative to the placement of a defendant's name into the National Crime
Information Center registry
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(G), relative to bail; to provide relative to
3 the discharge of bail obligations; to provide relative to the placement of the name of
4 a defendant into the National Crime Information Center registry; and to provide for
5 related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 331(G) is hereby repealed in its
8 entirety.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 63 Original 2026 Regular Session Horton
Abstract: Removes the procedure for the placement of a defendant's name in the National
Crime Information Center registry.
Present law (C.Cr.P. Art. 331) provides for discharge of bail obligations.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law (C.Cr.P. Art. 331(G)) permits a surety to request that the officer originally
charged with the detention of a defendant place the name of the defendant into the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC) registry any time after the defendant's failure to appear
and the warrant of arrest has been issued.
Present law requires the officer to determine if the placement of the name is authorized by
the NCIC registry within 30 days of the request.
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HLS 26RS-518 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 63
Present law provides for notice to the surety of the reason for nonplacement if the placement
is not authorized. Further provides for a $25 processing fee that is payable to the officer if
placement is authorized and provides for the removal of the defendant's name from the NCIC
registry without cause during the period provided for surrendering the defendant.
Present law provides for the suspension of the period for filing a rule to show cause under
present law (C.Cr.P. Art. 335) until the name of the defendant is placed back in the registry.
Proposed law repeals present law.
(Repeals C.Cr.P. Art. 331(G))
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