Louisiana Children’s Code 842 – Authority to file petition
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 842
- Child: means any person under the age of twenty-one, including an emancipated minor, who commits a delinquent act before attaining seventeen years of age. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
- Delinquent child: means a child who has committed a delinquent act. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
A delinquency proceeding shall be commenced by a petition. The district attorney may file a petition without leave of court. Any person authorized by the court may file a petition if there are reasonable grounds to believe that the child is a delinquent child.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.