§ 61. Sentences to be served in order received by penal institution—Concurrent sentences
Cite as: 21 CNCA § 61
When any person is convicted of two or more crimes in the same proceeding or court or in different proceedings or courts, and the judgment and sentence for each conviction arrives at a penal institution on different dates, the sentence which is first received at the institution shall commence and be followed by those sentences which are subsequently received at the institution, in the order in which they are received by the institution, regardless of the order in which the judgments and sentences were rendered by the respective courts, unless a judgment and sentence provides that it is to run concurrently with another judgment and sentence.
Historical Data
LA 10–90, eff. November 13, 1990. Amended LA 28-20, eff. December 14, 2020.
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