§ 13:2519 — Procedure for granting probation to convicted defendants in the Municipal and

Louisiana § 13:2519

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 13: Courts and Judicial Procedure

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§2519. Procedure for granting probation to convicted defendants in the Municipal and
Traffic Court of New Orleans
A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may in their
discretion, and where the circumstances of the case merit it, suspend the execution or
imposition of any sentence, or defer the imposition of same, in any case where the defendant
has pleaded guilty or been found guilty of a misdemeanor in a case before them. This may
be done even though the defendant has begun to serve the sentence. The period of probation
during which the sentence shall be suspended or deferred shall be fixed by the court at not
less than six months and not more than eighteen months.
B. During the period of probation, the defendant may be compelled to report
periodically to the court.
C. Sentence may be imposed or made executory at any time by the court during the
period of probation, upon competent proof being presented to the court granting same that
the defendant has been convicted of a new misdemeanor, or greater offense, occurring during
the period of probation. No sentence imposed or made executory shall exceed one hundred
dollars and ninety days imprisonment, the jurisdictional maximum which the court may
impose.
D. Upon completion of the period of probation without a new conviction, the
defendant shall be entitled, upon his application, to a new trial and a dismissal of the case.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1964, No. 315, §1; Acts 2012, No. 731, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.