Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109.6 – The facility shall be used for the temporary detention of children under the age of eighteen years and for individuals eighteen years of age and older who were under eighteen years o
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109.6
- Board: means the board of commissioners of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- Commission: means the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- District: means the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- Facility: means any juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or any other similar juvenile justice facility. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- Governing authority: means the governing authority of a parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- Participating parish: means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with the commission by which certain space is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:1109
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The facility shall be used for the temporary detention of children under the age of eighteen years and for individuals eighteen years of age and older who were under eighteen years of age when they committed an alleged offense from the parishes within the district while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways from parishes within the district, those awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or the office of juvenile justice, and any other purpose or use provided in La. Rev. Stat. 15:1109.2 or any other constitutional or statutory law. The facility may also be used to operate post-adjudication programming, including treatment and rehabilitation. Subject to the approval of the commission, juveniles from parishes outside of the district may be accepted for housing and care in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board and pursuant to a participation agreement between the district and the governing authority of the participating parishes, but only upon agreement of the participating parish to pay the charges established for the sublease of space in the facility and for the care and maintenance of each such juvenile.
Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.