2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 15:543 — Offender notification

§543.  Offender notification

A.  The court shall provide written notification to any defendant charged with a sex offense of the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542.  Such notice shall be included on any guilty plea forms and judgment and sentence forms provided to the defendant.  

B.  The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide written notification to an inmate convicted of a sex offense of the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542 at the time of the inmate's release from confinement and shall receive and retain a signed acknowledgment of receipt.  

C.  The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide written notification to an individual convicted of a sex offense from another state of the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542 at the time the department accepts supervision and has legal authority of the individual under the terms and conditions of the interstate compact agreement under R.S. 15:574.14.  

D.  A person having charge of a jail shall notify in writing any confined person who is in the custody of the jail for a conviction of any sex offense at the time of the inmate's release from confinement, and shall obtain written acknowledgment of such notification.  

E.  At the time a person renews his driver's license or identification card, or surrenders a driver's license from another jurisdiction and makes an application for a driver's license or an identification card, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide the applicant with written information on the registration requirements of R.S. 15:542.  

Acts 1992, No. 388, §1, eff. June 18, 1992.