Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 975 – Individuals incarcerated; ineligible to file motion to expunge records
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 975
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Expunge a record: means to remove a record of arrest or conviction, photographs, fingerprints, disposition, or any other information of any kind from public access pursuant to the provisions of this Title. See Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 972
A person in the physical custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections serving a sentence at hard labor shall not be permitted to file a motion to expunge a record of an arrest which did not result in a conviction or to expunge a record of an arrest and conviction of a misdemeanor or felony offense.
Acts 2014, No. 145, §1; Acts 2020, No. 78, §1.