Tap any paragraph to write a margin note. Your notes collect in the Desk below the text and file under cases with @. The side-by-side margin rail opens on a larger screen.

§
Marginalia
Code · Louisiana · Title 49 — State Administration

RS 49:261

296 words·~1 min read·/la/title-49/49-589

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

RS 49:261
§261. Department of Justice Fugitive Apprehension Unit
A. The attorney general shall maintain a statewide Fugitive Apprehension Unit within the investigation division of the Department of Justice. The Fugitive Apprehension Unit shall be comprised of special agents who shall be P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers commissioned by the attorney general, intelligence analysts, and support personnel. The unit shall be responsible for apprehending fugitives and shall perform the following activities:
(1)Coordinate with and assist local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies including but not limited to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the office of state police, the office of probation and parole, sheriffs departments, police departments, the United States Marshals Service, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and other federal law enforcement agencies, to apprehend fugitives.
(2)Provide assistance to law enforcement agencies that are actively pursuing fugitives and individuals who have violated the terms and conditions of court-ordered electronic monitoring programs.
(3)Execute arrest warrants and make warrantless arrests as prescribed by law.
(4)Give priority to proactively targeting fugitives wanted for violent felony offenses, including murder, rape, armed robbery, and other heinous crimes.
(5)Establish or participate in fugitive task forces with other state or federal law enforcement agencies to address the need for increased resources in the apprehension of fugitives.
(6)Identify, pursue, and arrest any person who shall harbor, conceal, or aid a fugitive, knowing or having reasonable grounds to believe that the offender is a fugitive, and with the intent that the fugitive may avoid or escape from arrest, trial, conviction, or punishment.
B. The attorney general shall appoint and commission special agents who shall be P.O.S.T.-certified peace officers vested with all the powers conferred by law upon peace officers of this state.
Acts 2025, No. 264, §1.
★   the supreme law of the land   ★
Don't Tread on Me
E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one

"If you don't know your rights, you don't have any."

Marginalia · a citizen's law index
A research desk, not legal advice. Always read the cited source before relying on a summary.
Questions or an issue? support@self-law.org
disclaimerMarginalia is a research index, not a law firm. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, or financial advice and no attorney–client relationship is formed by using it. Statutes, regulations, and case law change; summaries, search results, AI output, and member posts may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. Any interpretation drawn from material on this site should be validated by a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction before you act on it.