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2019 Louisiana Laws
Code of Criminal Procedure
Art. 571. Crimes for which there is no time limitation
Universal Citation: LA Code Crim Pro art. 571 (2019)
There is no time limitation upon the institution of prosecution for any crime for which the punishment may be death or life imprisonment or for the crime of forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1).
Amended by Acts 1984, No. 926, §1; Acts 2001, No. 207, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §6.
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