2018 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 18 - Louisiana Election Code
RS 18:171 - Report of convictions of felony
PART IV. REPORTS TO REGISTRARS
§171. Report of convictions of felony
A. The clerk of a court having jurisdiction over a criminal proceeding shall record in the minute book in his office each conviction of a felony for which there is an order of imprisonment and the name, aliases, date of birth, sex, and address of the person subject to the conviction. This recordation shall be made immediately after the judgment is signed.
B. If requested, the sheriff and district attorney shall provide information regarding a person convicted of a felony to a registrar of voters, if available, including the convicted felon's date of birth, driver's license number, address, and mother's maiden name.
C.(1) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall send to the Department of State a report, certified as correct over his signature or the signature of his authorized representative, containing the name, date of birth, sex, and address as such information exists in the database of any person who has a felony conviction and who is currently under the custody or supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(2) The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall send to the Department of State supplemental reports, certified as correct over his signature or the signature of his authorized representative, containing the name, date of birth, sex, and address as such information exists in the database of any person who has a felony conviction, who is currently under the custody or supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and whose name was not on the report sent pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or on any subsequent supplemental report. The secretary shall also indicate in the supplemental reports each person who has a felony conviction and who has been released from the custody or supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and whether the individual has been granted or is eligible to be granted a first offender pardon. Such supplemental reports shall be sent to the Department of State on no less than a quarterly basis. Upon receipt of any supplemental report, the Department of State shall confirm that the information therein has been entered into the department's databases and provide for correction, if necessary.
(3) The Department of State shall send to the registrar of voters of each parish such information received from the Department of Public Safety and Corrections regarding persons with a felony conviction on no less than a quarterly basis.
D. If a conviction recorded by a clerk pursuant to this Section is overturned, the clerk of court shall give written notice of the vacation of the judgment to the appropriate registrar of voters.
Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 544, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978; Acts 1987, No. 831, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 261, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1420, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 2001, No. 451, §6, eff. Jan. 12, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 526, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008; Acts 2017, No. 143, §1, eff. Feb. 1, 2018.
