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2013 Louisiana Laws
Code of Criminal Procedure
CCRP 5 - Mandatory and permissive language
LA Code Crim Pro 5 What's This?
Art. 5. Mandatory and permissive language
The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
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