Louisiana § RS 15:574.6 - Parole term; automatic discharge
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§ RS 15:574.6. Parole term; automatic discharge
The parole term, when the committee orders an offender released on parole, shall be for the remainder of the offender's sentence. When the parolee has completed his full parole term, he shall be discharged from parole by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections without order by the committee, provided that:
(1) No warrant has been issued by the committee for the arrest of the parolee.
(2) No detainer has been issued by the parole officer for the detention of the parolee pending revocation proceedings.
(3) No indictment or bill of information is pending for any felony the parolee is suspected to have committed while on parole.
Acts 1968, No. 191, §1; Acts 1991, No. 117, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8; Acts 2017, No. 280, §3, eff. Nov. 1, 2017; Acts 2025, No. 158, §1, eff. June 8, 2025.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 15:574.6 ("Parole term; automatic discharge") 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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