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A Brief History of the Louisiana Juvenile Courts: 2024

2024

2024 Act No. 13, 2nd Ex. Sess.

AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Art. 804(1), relative to delinquency proceedings and juvenile court jurisdiction; to amend the definition of "child" for purposes of delinquency proceedings; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 15, 2nd Ex. Sess.

AN ACT To enact Chapter 43 of Title 13 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 13:5991 through 5993, and Children's Code Article 412(N), relative to access to criminal justice records; to establish the Truth and Transparency in the Louisiana Criminal Justice System Program; to provide relative to the identification of minute entries; to provide relative to access of minute entries; to require the transmission to the online portal maintained by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority; to provide relative to duties and obligations; to provide relative to immunity from suit; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 92

AN ACT To amend and reenact Children's Code Arts. 412(I), 421, the introductory paragraph of 617(A) and (4), the introductory paragraph of 618(A), (2), and (3), 648, 672(A)(2), 683(E) and (F), 718(A), 720(A), (B)(1) and (6), (C), and (D), 776(A), 781(D) and (E), 895, 1004(B), (D), and (F), 1007(B), 1015.2(B), 1016(A) and (B), 1019(C), 1035(B), the introductory paragraph of 1036(C), the introductory paragraph of (D) and (E), 1036.2(E), 1037.1(A), 1107.8(A), 1124(C), 1125(B), 1132(D), the introductory paragraph of 1170(A), 1200(B)(7)(a)(iii), the introductory paragraph of 1223(B) and (B)(7)(a)(iii), 1264, 1267(2), 1409(T), 1428, 1436, and the introductory paragraph of 1569(A), (4), and (7), and to enact Children's Code Art. 625.1, relative to the continuous revision of the Children's Code; to provide for cross-references; to provide for technical corrections; to provide for advising children of their rights; to provide for notice to the Louisiana Department of Health; to provide for notice to Mental Health Advocacy Services; to provide for the child's right to counsel; to provide for the disapproval of the placement of children; to provide for the purpose and motion of guardianship; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 270

AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 972 and 983(G) and to enact Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 999 and 999.1, relative to expungement; to provide for the expungement of arrest records for certain individuals; to provide for a definition; to provide relative to criteria to receive an expungement; to provide for exceptions; to provide for duties; to provide for exemption from processing fees; to provide for an expungement form; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 507

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 24:525(C)(2), (5) through (8), and (11), R.S. 44:4(6), and Children's Code Arts. 412(O), 616.1.1(B), and the introductory paragraph of 616.1.1(C) and to enact R.S. 17:407.29(J), 3914(O), R.S. 24:525(F) and (G), R.S. 46:56(N), and Children's Code Art. 616.1.1(D), relative to the state child ombudsman; to provide for access to records and data; to provide for powers and duties of the state child ombudsman; to provide for exemptions to the Public Records Law; to provide for child abuse reporting and investigation; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 654

AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 44:4.1(B)(8) and (39) and to enact R.S. 15:440.7 and 440.8 and Children's Code Articles 328.1 and 328.2, relative to records of protected persons; to provide procedures for subpoenas of videos of protected persons; to provide an exception to the Public Records Law; and to provide for related matters.

2024 Act No. 767

AN ACT To enact Subpart O of Part XI of Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 15:1109.21 through 1109.26, relative to a renaissance district in certain parishes; to provide for juvenile detention and treatment services; to create a board of commissioners of the district; to provide for the powers, duties, and functions of the board; and to provide for related matters.