Louisiana Children’s Code 403 – Sessions of court
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 403
- Chambers: A judge's office.
- 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.
A. When a court is exercising its juvenile jurisdiction it may sit in chambers and hold its sessions irrespective of regular terms of court.
B. Juvenile courts shall be in continuous session, provided that the judges of said courts shall be entitled to a vacation as provided by existing laws.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.