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R.S. 40:1384

Prisoners; place of detention; how released; penalty ACTIVE

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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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:1384 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-40-1384,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 40:1384},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-40/section-1384},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}