Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1571.8 – Supervision under out of state court order
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1571.8
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
A. Upon receiving a request of a juvenile court of another state to provide supervision of a child under the jurisdiction of that court, a court of this state may issue its written acceptance to the requesting court and designate its probation or other appropriate officer who is to provide supervision, stating the probable cost per day therefor.
B. Upon the receipt and filing of a certified copy of the order of the requesting court placing the child under the supervision of the officer so designated, the officer shall arrange for the reception of the child from the requesting court, provide supervision pursuant to the order and to this chapter, and report thereon from time to time, and he may make known any recommendations he may have to the requesting court.
C. The court of this state is authorized to terminate supervision at any time by notifying the requesting court. In that event, or if the supervision is terminated at the suggestion of the requesting court, the probation officer supervising the child shall return the child to a representative of the requesting court authorized to receive him.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 140, §1.