Louisiana Children’s Code 870 – Motion for a bill of particulars
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 870
- 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
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Delinquent act: means an act committed by a child of ten years of age or older which if committed by an adult is designated an offense under the statutes or ordinances of this state, or of another state if the offense occurred there, or under federal law, except traffic violations. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
A. On motion of the child or on its own motion, the court may require the district attorney to furnish a bill of particulars setting forth more specifically the nature and cause of the allegations charging that the child committed a delinquent act.
B. When a bill of particulars is furnished, it shall be filed with the clerk of court and a copy shall be given to the child or his counsel.
C. Supplemental bills of particulars may be ordered by the court at any time before the adjudication hearing.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.