Louisiana Children’s Code 911 – Modification of dispositions while in custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 911
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- 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
A. A motion filed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections seeking the release of a child from its custody shall be tried contradictorily against the district attorney, unless the district attorney files in the record an affidavit averring no opposition to the motion.
B. A judgment of disposition shall not be modified to release a child from the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections unless three days’ prior notice is given to the district attorney and to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2018, No. 321, §1.