Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1099.6 – Use of youth center
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1099.6
- Governing authority: means the governing authority of a parish or parishes having a youth center or a juvenile detention center authority. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1099.2
- Parish: means a parish in which a youth center is sited. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1099.2
- Participating parish: means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with a parish having a youth center by which certain space within the center is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1099.2
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The youth center shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles within the parish while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways within the parish, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Juveniles from outside of the parish may be accepted by the governing authority in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the governing authority and pursuant to a participation agreement between the governing authority and the governing authority of the participating parish, but only upon payment or agreement of the participating parish to pay the charge established for the sublease of space in the center and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.
Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.