Art. 817. Qualifying verdicts
A. Except as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, any qualification of or addition
to a verdict of guilty, beyond a specification of the offense as to which the verdict is found,
is without effect upon the finding.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to a
specification of the offense as to which the verdict is found pursuant to Paragraph A of this
Article, any fact that increases the maximum or mandatory minimum penalty for a crime,
other than the fact of a prior conviction, may be submitted to the jury, and the verdict may
include a specific finding of fact as to that issue.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 502, §1; Acts 1973, No. 125, §1; Acts 2019, No. 326,
§1, eff. June 11, 2019.