La. Admin. Code tit. 22 § V-121

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section V-121 - Contact with the Board of Pardons

A. Contact with the Board of Pardons or any member is prohibited except by appearing/testifying at a public hearing or by written letter addressed to the Board of Pardons.

B. If a board member is improperly contacted, he/she must immediately notify the individual in writing that the contact is illegal. The letter must be accompanied by a copy of R.S. 15:573.1, and the contact must be reported to the other board members.

C. Any prohibited contact after an individual has been informed of the prohibition as provided in §121. B shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than six months or both.

D. All letters in favor of pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence are subject to public inspection. Exceptions to §121 are:

1. letters from any victim of a crime committed by the applicant being considered for pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence, or any person writing on behalf of the victim;

2. any letters written in opposition to pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence.

E. All letters written by elected or appointed public officials in favor of or opposition to pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence received after August 15, 1997 are subject to public inspection and shall be recorded in a central register maintained by the board. The register shall contain the name of the individual whose pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence is subject of the letter, the name of the public official who is the author of the letter and the date the letter was received by the board.

La. Admin. Code tit. 22, § V-121

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Pardons, LR 39:2253 (August 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:573.1, 15:574.12 and 44:1 et seq.