Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:571.42 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:571.42
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
For the purposes of this Part:
(1) “Conditions of probation” means the specification of formal terms and conditions which a defendant shall fulfill in order to have the charges against him dismissed in accordance with the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.
(2) “Job intervention program” means a supervised employment program of probation established by rule in a judicial district pursuant to this Part.
(3) “Probation” means referral of a defendant who has entered a plea of guilty in a misdemeanor or noncapital felony case to a supervised probation program as provided in Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.
(4) “Probationer” means a person who has been accepted into a job intervention program.
Acts 2003, No. 803, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.