Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1015.1

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.

            Parental rights of a natural parent may be terminated in cases where there is a conviction or commission of a sex offense as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 15:541 by that natural parent which resulted in the conception of the child.

            Acts 2023, No. 271, §1, eff. June 9, 2023.

NOTE: Former Ch.C. Art. 1015.1 redesignated as Ch.C. Art. 1015.2 by Acts 2023, No. 271, §1, eff. June 9, 2023.