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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana requires clerks of court to grant officers electronic access to violent crime and sex offense records
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.Sponsor: Wilford Carter
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What This Bill Proposed
District clerks of court must provide with electronic access to criminal court , including violent and sexual offenses, for cases filed on or after January 1, 2027.
Expands digital court record availability specifically for legal professionals handling criminal matters involving violent or sexual offenses.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
district clerks of court
District clerks of court must transmit electronic minute entries for violent and sexual offenses for cases filed on or after January 1, 2027, to a designated online portal.
officers of the court
Officers of the court gain electronic access to criminal court minute entries including violent and sexual offenses for cases filed on or after January 1, 2027.
Key Facts
- District clerks of court must provide officers of the court with electronic access to criminal court minute entries, including violent and sexual offenses, for cases filed on or after January 1, 2027.
- Transmission of records must be conducted via the online portal maintained by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority.
- Only minute entries or summaries thereof are required to be transmitted; no other records or images are mandated under this provision.
- Public electronic access requirements remain in effect for criminal cases filed on or after January 1, 2020.
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- The requirements do not apply to traffic violations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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