Louisiana § RS 29:157 - Article 57. Effective date of sentences
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§ RS 29:157. Article 57. Effective date of sentences
A. Whenever a sentence of a court-martial as lawfully adjudged and approved includes a forfeiture of pay or allowances in addition to confinement not suspended or deferred, the forfeiture may apply to pay or allowances becoming due on or after the date the sentence is approved by the convening authority. No forfeiture may extend to any pay or allowances accrued before that date.
B. The effective date of a sentence to confinement shall be as set forth in regulations prescribed by the governor.
C. All other sentences of courts-martial are effective on the date ordered executed.
D. On application by an accused who is under sentence to confinement that has not been ordered executed, the convening authority or, if the accused is no longer under his jurisdiction, the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction, may in his sole discretion defer service of the sentence to confinement. The deferment shall terminate when the sentence is ordered executed. The deferment may be rescinded at any time by the officer who granted it or, if the accused is no longer under his jurisdiction, by the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction.
Acts 1974, No. 621, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 717, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 29:157 ("Article 57. Effective date of sentences") 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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