Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:454.11 – Rights of persons committed to the department
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:454.11
- Court: means any duly constituted district court or court having family or juvenile jurisdiction. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:2
- Determination: means determination of eligibility for entry into the system. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
- 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.
- Person: means a person with a developmental disability. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 28:451.2
A. No person committed pursuant to this Chapter shall be deprived of any rights, benefits, or privileges guaranteed by law, the Constitution of Louisiana, or the Constitution of the United States solely because of his status as a committed person.
B. No committed person shall be presumed incompetent, nor shall such person be held incompetent except as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. A determination of incompetence shall be separate from a judicial determination that a person should be involuntarily committed.
Acts 2005, No. 128, §1, eff. June 22, 2005.