Louisiana § 40:1384 Prisoners; place of detention; how released; penalty

Louisiana Statutes

§ 40:1384 — Prisoners; place of detention; how released; penalty

Louisiana § 40:1384

Title 40Public Health and Safety

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La. Stat. Ann. § 40:1384 (2026).

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Any person having charge of a jail or other place of detention shall, provided sufficient facilities are available, receive any prisoner arrested by a police employee of the division and shall detain him in custody until otherwise ordered by a court, by the department, or by the police employee from whom the prisoner was received.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

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Any person having charge of a jail or other place of detention shall, provided sufficient facilities are available, receive any prisoner arrested by a police employee of the division and shall detain him in custody until otherwise ordered by a court, by the department, or by the police employee from whom the prisoner was received.
Whoever violates this Section shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.