La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 522

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session, Acts 3, and 6-86
Section 522 - Hearings on motions; audio-visual appearance
A. If provided by local rule of the court, a defendant's appearance at the seventy-two hour hearing and the initial setting of bail may be by simultaneous transmission through audio-visual electronic equipment.
B. If provided by local rule of the court and approved by the defense counsel, a defendant's appearance at any pretrial motion or at any hearing on a pretrial motion, except as provided in Paragraph A of this Article, may be by simultaneous transmission through audio-visual electronic equipment.

La. Cr.P. § 522

Acts 1997, No. 1015, §1.
Acts 1997, No. 1015, §1.