SB 207 — CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees. (8/1/26) (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

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207 BY SENATOR MIGUEZ CRIMINALAN PROCEDURE.ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of Code of Criminal Procedure Arts.

Provides 10-year time limitation on prosecution of certain crimes committed by elected officials and public employees.

(8/1/26) AN ACT To amend and reenact the introductory paragraph of Code of Criminal Procedure Arts.

Art.571.2.Timelimitationforcertainoffensescommittedbyelectedofficialsor public employees NotwithstandingtheprovisionsofArticle572,thetimelimitationforthe institution of prosecution of an elected official or a public employee for the following offenseswhen theoffensewascommittedduringtheofficial'stermin office or the public employee's period of public employment shall be ten years Pageafter 1the official's term of 4office Coding:during which the offense was committed ends or the official otherwise leaves or vacates the office, whichever is sooner, or ten years after the public employee's employment during which the offense was committed terminates:

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207 after the official's term of office during which the offense was committed ends or the official otherwise leaves or vacates the office, whichever is sooner, or ten years after the public employee's employment during which the offense was committed terminates:

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207 eighteen years of age, unless a longer period of limitation is established by Article 571.1 or any other provision of law.

The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the legislative instrument, were prepared bySenate Legislative Services.

The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] DIGEST SB 207 Reengrossed 2026 Regular Session Miguez Present law provides time limitations on the prosecution of noncapital offenses.

Proposed law retains present law but provides a 10-year time limitation on the prosecution of the following offenses committed by an elected official while in office or by a public employee during his period of public employment:

(1) Abuse of office.

(2) Bribery of a candidate.

(3) Bribery of voters.

(4) Corrupt influencing.

(5) Malfeasance in office.

(6) Public bribery.

Proposed law further provides that the 10-year time limitation begins to run after the public official leaves office or the public employee's employment terminates.

Present law provides prescription periods for all noncapital criminal offenses.

Proposed law increases the prescription period from four years to ten years in certain circumstances but otherwise retains present law.

Effective August 1, 2026.

(Amends C.Cr.P.

Art.

572(A)(intro para) and 573;

adds C.Cr.P.

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571.2) Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary C to the original bill 1.