Art. 571.2. Time limitation for certain offenses committed by elected officials or public employees

            Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 572, the time limitation for the institution of prosecution of an elected official or a public employee for the following offenses when the offense was committed during the official's term in office or the public employee's period of public employment shall be ten years 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:

            (1) Abuse of office, R.S. 14:134.3.

            (2) Bribery of a candidate, R.S. 18:1469.

            (3) Bribery of voters, R.S. 18:1461.

            (4) Corrupt influencing, R.S. 14:120.

            (5) Malfeasance in office, R.S. 14:134.

            (6) Public bribery, R.S. 14:118.

            Acts 2026, No. 364, §1.