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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
A. (1) Each United States attorney shall give written notice to the secretary of state of any felony conviction of a person in a district court of the United States for which there is an order of imprisonment and for which the person is incarcerated pursuant to the order.
(2) The notice shall include the name of the offender, the offender's age and residence address, the date of entry of the judgment, a description of the offenses of which the offender was convicted, and the sentence imposed by the court.
B. The secretary of state shall send to the registrar of voters of each parish such information received from a United States attorney regarding persons with a definitive felony conviction.
C. Upon request of the registrar of voters, the United States attorney shall provide such additional information as the United States attorney may have concerning the identity of the offender and the offense of which the offender was convicted.
D. If a conviction of which notice was given pursuant to this Section is overturned, the United States attorney shall give written notice of the vacation of the judgment to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall send such notice of the vacation of the judgment to the appropriate registrar of voters.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 18, § 171.1. Conviction of felony in federal court; notification - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-18-sect-171-1/
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