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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 861

  • 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
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.

A.  The child shall have all rights to discovery as provided for in Article 866.

B.  In addition to the rights to review any report submitted pursuant to Article 860, the child shall have the right to review any report prepared regarding the transfer.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.