Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1445 – Juvenile jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1445
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The parish court shall be a juvenile court for the parish and shall exercise jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the district court, over juvenile matters, except where a separate juvenile or family court with exclusive jurisdiction is established by law.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.