Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1629 – Probation; staff
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1629
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
The chief judge of the juvenile court may appoint and commission a chief probation officer and such other probation officers as are necessary, who shall be officers of the court. They shall make all investigations and perform such other duties, under the supervision of the court, as the chief judge directs. All commissioned probation officers shall have the power and authority of deputy sheriffs to make arrests and the necessary authority to enable them to perform the duties incident to their office. The salaries of the probation officers shall be fixed and paid by the governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge.
Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.