HB995

Louisiana HB995 allows the district attorney to provide electronic access to videotaped statements of protected persons to certain parties while.

Louisiana HB995 modifies the admissibility of videotaped statements of protected persons by allowing the district attorney to provide electronic access to such statements to the defendant's attorney, the court, or any other legally permitted person. This access must be in a manner that protects the constitutional rights of the criminal defendant. The law explicitly prohibits pro se criminal defendants from electronically accessing these statements and ensures that a physical copy must still be produced at a criminal trial.