2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 15:543.1 — Sex offenders; emergency situations

§543.1.  Sex offenders; emergency situations

A.  The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide information to every sex offender who is under the supervision of the department with respect to the protocol to be followed in emergency situations.  To implement the provisions of this Section, the department shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act which include but are not limited to the following:

(1)  The establishment of a toll-free telephone number which shall be provided to each sex offender for use in contacting the department in emergency situations.

(2)  Dissemination of information to each sex offender of his obligation to notify the management of an emergency shelter of his sex offender status in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 15:542 and of his obligation to report to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation and parole.

B.  For purposes of this Section, "sex offender" shall mean any person who has committed a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541(14.1).

C.  The failure of the offender to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be considered a violation of a condition of parole and subject the offender to parole revocation.

Acts 2006, No. 175, §1.