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Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure Tit. XIX, Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. All trials shall take place in the parish where the offense has been committed, unless the venue is changed. If acts constituting an offense or if the elements of an offense occurred in more than one place, in or out of the parish or state, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish in this state in which any such act or element occurred.

B. If the offender is charged with any criminal homicide enumerated in R.S. 14:29 or any other crime involving the death of a human being and it cannot be determined where the offense or the elements of the offense occurred, the offense is deemed to have been committed in the parish where the body of the victim was found.

C. If the offender is charged with any of the following offenses, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the offense occurred or where the victim resides:

(1)R.S. 14:67.16, identity theft.

(2)R.S. 14:70.4, access device fraud.

(3)R.S. 14:70.8, illegal transmission of monetary funds.

(4)R.S. 14:71.1, bank fraud.

(5)R.S. 14:72, forgery.

(6)R.S. 14:72.2, monetary instrument abuse.

D. (1) If the offender is charged with the crime of accessory after the fact, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the principal felony was committed or in the parish where any act or element constituting the basis for the accessory after the fact prosecution occurred.

(2) If the offender is charged with the crime of obstruction of justice, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish of the underlying actual or potential present, past, or future criminal proceeding or investigation or in the parish where any act or element constituting the basis for the obstruction of justice prosecution occurred.

E. If the offender is charged with a violation of R.S. 14:110, the offense is deemed to have been committed in either of the following:

(1) The parish of the court that ordered or sentenced home incarceration, confinement, or any other legal restraint.

(2) The parish where any act or element occurs in violation of R.S. 14:110.

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