Louisiana § RS 15:561.2 - Supervised release upon expiration of sentence
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:561.2 — Supervised release upon expiration of sentence, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:561.2. Supervised release upon expiration of sentence
A. A person convicted on or after August 15, 2006, of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541 when the victim is under the age of thirteen years shall be placed upon supervised release as provided for by this Chapter whenever he is released from the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections upon expiration of his sentence.
B. Any person placed on supervised release pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be on supervised release for life from the date of release from incarceration. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any person who was placed upon supervised release pursuant to the provisions of this Section, may petition the sentencing court for a termination of the supervision.
Acts 2006, No. 242, §1; Acts 2008, No. 672, §2; Acts 2009, No. 205, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 15:561.2 ("Supervised release upon expiration of sentence") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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