Louisiana § RS 23:291.1 - Certificate of employability
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§ RS 23:291.1. Certificate of employability
A.(1) Any judge presiding over a reentry division of court created pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 shall issue a temporary certificate of employability to an offender under the intensive supervision of the reentry division of court.
(2) Any judge presiding over a reentry division of court created pursuant to R.S. 13:5401 shall issue a permanent certificate of employability to an offender who has successfully completed his sentence under R.S. 13:5401.
B.(1) A temporary certificate of employability shall be deemed null and void if the offender fails to successfully complete his sentence under R.S. 13:5401 and is revoked from probation.
(2) A certificate of employability shall be deemed null and void if the offender is convicted of any felony offense subsequent to the issuance of the certificate of employability.
C. Any employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party shall not be subject to a cause of action for negligent hiring of or failing to adequately supervise an offender certified to be employed due to damages or injury caused by that employee or independent contractor solely because that employee or independent contractor has been previously convicted of a criminal offense.
D. Nothing in this Subsection shall affect the vicarious liability of the employer pursuant to Civil Code Article 2320.
E. The provisions of this Section shall not supersede the provisions of R.S. 17:15.
Acts 2016, No. 538, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 23:291.1 ("Certificate of employability") 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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