HB 169

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 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 531
 HOUSE BILL NO. 169
 BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
1AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 15:574.4.2(A)(2)(k) and Code of Criminal Procedure Articles
3895(A)(introductory paragraph) and 895.1(B)(introductory paragraph) and to enact
4Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 895(A)(14) and 895.1(B)(8), relative to
5conditions for probation and parole supervision; to provide for an additional
6condition of parole relative to extradition; to provide for an additional condition of
7probation relative to extradition; and to provide for related matters.
8 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9Section 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;
12rules of conduct; infectious disease testing
13A.
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15(2) The committee may also require, either at the time of his release on
16parole or at any time while he remains on parole, that he conform to any of the
17following conditions of parole which are deemed appropriate to the circumstances
18of the particular case:
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20(k) Waive extradition to the state of Louisiana from any jurisdiction in or
21outside of the United States and agree not to contest any effort by any jurisdiction
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1for return to the state of Louisiana. If returned from a jurisdiction outside the state
2of Louisiana, pay the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of
3probation and parole, for the full cost of extradition based upon the parolee's ability
4to pay as determined by the committee on parole.
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6Section 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:
9Art. 895. Conditions of probation
10A. When the court places a defendant on probation, it shall require the
11defendant to refrain from criminal conduct and to pay a supervision fee to defray the
12costs of probation supervision, and it. The court may also impose any specific
13conditions reasonably related to his rehabilitation, including that the defendant do
14any of the following. That the defendant shall that are deemed appropriate to the
15circumstances of the particular case:
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17(14) Waive extradition to the state of Louisiana from any jurisdiction in or
18outside of the United States and agree not to contest any effort by any jurisdiction
19for the return to the state of Louisiana.
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21Art. 895.1. Probation; restitution; judgment for restitution; fees
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23B. When a court suspends the imposition or the execution of a sentence and
24places the defendant on probation, it may in its discretion, order placed, as a
25condition of probation, order the defendant to pay an amount of money to be paid by
26the 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
29probation and parole, for the full cost of extradition in cases where extradition of the
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1defendant is warranted. The court may establish a payment plan based upon the
2defendant'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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