Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 624.1

  • 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
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, agency, or corporation, and specifically shall include city, parish, or state law enforcement agencies, and a parish or city school board or a person employed by a parish or city school board. See Louisiana Children's Code 603

            A. Upon conducting the inquiry required by Article 624(D), a court has reason to know that a child in a continued custody hearing or other child custody proceeding is an Indian child if any of the following occurs:

            (1) A person before the court, an officer of the court involved in the proceeding, an Indian tribe, an Indian organization, or an agency informs the court that the child is an Indian child.

            (2) A person before the court, an officer of the court involved in the proceeding, an Indian tribe, an Indian organization, or an agency informs the court that it has discovered information indicating that the child is an Indian child.

            (3) The child who is the subject of the proceeding gives the court reason to know that he is an Indian child.

            (4) The court is informed that the domicile or residence of the child, the child’s parent, or the child’s Indian custodian is on a reservation or in an Alaska Native village.

            (5) The court is informed that the child is or has been a ward of a Tribal court.

            (6) The court is informed that either parent or the child possesses an identification card indicating membership in an Indian tribe.

            B. If the court makes a finding that there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the court may enter any order for placement in accordance with Article 627, but the court shall thereafter proceed as if the child is an Indian child.

            Acts 2018, No. 296, §1.