Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Parolee Record
1. The committee shall cause a complete
record to be kept of every inmate released on parole. Such records shall be
organized in accordance with the most modern methods of filing and indexing so
that there always will be immediate availability of complete information about
such inmate.
B. Records
Management and Retention
1. The committee
shall implement a records management program to ensure all Committee on Parole
vital records are stored managed, and disposed of in accordance with state law.
The committee shall use the records retention schedule created and maintained
by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections
Services.
C. Release of
Information - Sex Offenders
1. The committee
is authorized to release to the public the following information regarding sex
offenders:
a. name and address;
b. crime of conviction and date of
conviction;
c. date of release on
parole or diminution of sentence;
d. most recent photograph available;
and
e. any other information that
may be necessary and relevant for public protection.
2. Verbal requests for such information are
acceptable.
3. The chairman of the
committee or his or her designee may require a written request before releasing
any information.
4. The committee
cannot release any information regarding victims or witnesses of sex crimes to
the sex offender or the general public.
D. Release of Information - Minor Victim(s)
1. In addition to any other information
authorized to be released, the committee may, pursuant to
R.S.
15:546, release information concerning any
offender under the jurisdiction of the committee who is convicted of any sex
offense or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor, or who has been
determined to be a sexually violent predator.
E. Release of Information - Criminal
Convictions
1. The committee may disseminate
information regarding an offender's criminal convictions without
restriction.
F. Other
information regarding an offender's criminal history records, including
nonconviction history may only be released subject to the restrictions outlined
in R.S.
15:548. Unless the request is made by a
representative of a criminal justice agency or a juvenile justice agency, such
information shall, under normal circumstances, be released only pursuant to a
written request.
G. The committee
shall be immune from liability for the release of information concerning any
sex offender, sexually violent predator, or child predator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
15:574.2 et seq.,
R.S.
15:535 et seq., and
R.S.
15:540 et
seq.
