Louisiana Children’s Code 1445 – Order of hearing
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1445
- Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Respondent: means a person alleged to be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse and for whom an application for commitment to a treatment facility has been filed. See Louisiana Children's Code 1404
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
A. Witnesses and evidence tending to show that the minor who is the subject of the petition is a proper subject for judicial commitment shall be presented first.
B. The minor respondent or his counsel shall have the right to present evidence and cross-examine witnesses who may testify at the hearing.
C. If the minor respondent or his attorney notified the court not less than three days before the hearing that he wishes to cross-examine the examining physicians, the court shall order such physicians to appear in person or by deposition.
D. If the minor respondent is present at the hearing and is medicated, the court shall be informed of the medication and its common effects.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.