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La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 522

Hearings on motions; audio-visual appearance

activein force · 2026-09-15 – presentact-effective-date

A. If provided by local rule of the court, a defendant's appearance at the seventy-two hour hearing and the initial setting of bail may be by simultaneous transmission through audio-visual electronic equipment.

B. If provided by local rule of the court and approved by the defense counsel, a defendant's appearance at any pretrial motion or at any hearing on a pretrial motion, except as provided in Paragraph A of this Article, may be by simultaneous transmission through audio-visual electronic equipment.

History

Acts 1997, No. 1015, §1.

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2026-09-15
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2026-09-15
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