Louisiana Children’s Code 1574 – Reporting
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 1574
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Domestic abuse: includes but is not limited to physical or sexual abuse and any offense against the person as defined in Chapter 1 of Title 14 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, except negligent injury and defamation, committed by one family or household member against another. See Louisiana Children's Code 1565
Whenever a law enforcement officer investigates an allegation of domestic abuse, whether or not an arrest is made, the officer shall make a written report of the alleged incident, including a statement of the complainant and the disposition of the case.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.