Louisiana HB171 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to clarify definitions and requirements for secured and unsecured personal sureties.
Louisiana HB171 amends the Code of Criminal Procedure to redefine secured personal sureties as those who mortgage immovable property in Louisiana and satisfy Article 311(5) requirements. It also redefines unsecured personal sureties as those who satisfy Article 311(5) requirements but do not mortgage property. The bill retains existing provisions for the undertaking of bail and corrects cross-references to personal sureties in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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