Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1933 – A. Each juvenile detention home district shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a board of governors. A multiparish juvenile detenti
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1933
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:1
A. Each juvenile detention home district shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a board of governors. A multiparish juvenile detention home shall be domiciled at the parish seat in one of the parishes which it serves, as designated by the board of governors. It shall be sued at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the president or secretary of the board of governors.
B. Any multiparish juvenile detention home district may acquire title by purchase or donation to immovable property for public purposes and may own, operate, or maintain facilities for the housing, care, supervision, maintenance, and education of juveniles under the age of eighteen years, and for individuals eighteen years of age and over who were under eighteen years of age when they committed an alleged offense.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 700, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 426, §1; Acts 2019, No. 104, §4; Acts 2022, No. 271, §5.