HB564

Provides relative to parties to a crime (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

Introduced·2/26/26
Ment Text

Louisiana HB564 adds "accessory before the fact" to the list of parties to a crime, defines penalties, and outlines resentencing procedures.

Louisiana HB564 amends the classification of parties to a crime to include "accessory before the fact." It defines an accessory before the fact as someone who aids and abets in the commission of a crime, whether present or absent. The bill sets specific penalties for accessories before the fact, varying based on the severity of the offense. It also outlines procedures for resentencing if a defendant was mistakenly convicted as a principal but was actually an accessory before the fact.

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History

May 19

House

Involuntarily deferred in committee.

Mar 9

House

Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.

Feb 27

House

First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.