Section 22.1 – Direct contempt; fingerprinting and photographing; exceptions

May 13, 2021 | Crimianl Procedure, Louisiana

No person arrested or found guilty for the first offense of direct contempt of court either for failure to attend court as a member of a jury venire when proof of service of the summons appears on the record or for failure to comply with a subpoena to attend court to serve as a witness when proof of service of the subpoena appears on the record shall be subject to fingerprinting or have his photograph taken in any arrest or postsentence procedure.

La. Cr.P. § 22.1

Acts 1985, No. 937, §2.