2009 Louisiana Laws of Criminal Procedure :: CCRP 341 - Schedules of bail in misdemeanor cases

Art. 341. Schedules of bail in misdemeanor cases

A. Schedules of bail according to the offense charged in misdemeanor cases may be fixed by district, parish, and city courts for offenses within their respective trial jurisdictions. The type or form of bail shall not be set in the bail schedule. When more than one court has trial jurisdiction over an offense, the applicable bail schedule shall be that of the court in which the case is to be tried.

B. The court order setting the bail schedule shall fix the amount of bail for each offense listed, designate the officer or officers authorized to accept the bail, and order that bail be taken in conformity with the schedule. It may also contain a general provision designating the amount of bail for any misdemeanor not listed in the schedule. A copy of the schedule shall be sent to all jails, sheriff's offices, and police stations within the judicial district, parish, or city, respectively. A bail schedule may be revised or rescinded at any time.

C. If a bail schedule has been set up and bail has not previously been specially fixed, a person charged with the commission of a misdemeanor has the right either to give bail according to the bail schedule, or to demand a special order fixing type or form of bail and amount of bail.

Acts 1986, No. 696, §1; Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993.