CCRP 611 - Venue; trial where offense committed - Louisiana Statutes

TITLE XIX

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

Art. 611. Venue; trial where offense committed

A. All trials shall take place in the parish where the offense has been committed, unless the venue is changed. If acts constituting an offense or if the elements of an offense occurred in more than one place, in or out of the parish or state, the offense is deemed to have been committed in any parish in this state in which any such act or element occurred.

B. If the offender is charged with the crime of first or second degree murder and it cannot be determined where the offense or the elements of the offense occurred, the offense is deemed to have been committed in the parish where the body of the victim was found.

C. If the offender is charged with the crime of identity theft, the offense is deemed to have been committed either in the parish where the theft occurred or where the victim resides.

Acts 2004, No. 379, §1; Acts 2006, No. 158, §1.