Louisiana Children’s Code 725.6 – Victim confidentiality
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 725.6
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who, prior to juvenile proceedings, has not been judicially emancipated under Civil Code Article 366 or emancipated by marriage under Civil Code Article 367. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
In addition to the protections of Article 412, law enforcement officers, investigators, prosecutors, and service providers shall keep confidential all reports and records of sexual exploitation, including the existence of such records. The identity, pictures, and images of the child victim and his family shall be confidential except to the extent that disclosure is:
(1) Essential for the purposes of investigation or prosecution.
(2) Required by court order.
(3) Necessary to ensure services.
Acts 2017, No. 376, §1.