§ 15:241 Medical, psychological, psychiatric examination of certain victims under age eighteen; polygraph examinations; prohibition
§ 15:242 Pretrial diversion for driving while intoxicated; reporting
§ 15:243 A.(1) The district attorney for each judicial district, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicial district, may create and administer a program for d
§ 15:244 A. In addition to any existing pretrial diversion program, the district attorney for each judicial district, alone or in conjunction with the district attorney of an adjacent judicia
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 15 > CODE TITLE XXIV - Procedures Prior to Trial

  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.