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A Brief History of the Louisiana Juvenile Courts: 1991

1991

Act 8: AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:621.4 and 1595.1, relative to additional judgeships; to create additional judgeships for he Fourth Judicial District and the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court; and to provide for related matters.


Act 213: AN ACT
To enact R.S. 13:1631, relative to judicial expense funds; to establish a judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for East Baton Rouge Parish; to provide for the assessment of fees and costs to be deposited into the fund; to provide for the collection of the fees and costs by the clerk of court; to provide for an annual audit of the fund; to provide for disbursement from the fund; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 221: AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:162 1, relative to family court and juvenile court jurisdiction; to grant concurrent jurisdiction over certain matters to the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court and the Juvenile Court for East Baton Rouge Parish; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 228: AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1621(1), relative to juvenile procedure; to provide for the proceedings over which the Juvenile Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge has exclusive jurisdiction; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 235: AN ACT
To enact Title I of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 100 through 116, to reserve Title II of the Louisiana Children's Code, to enact Title III of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 301 through 338, to enact Title IV of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 401 through 427, to reserve Title V of the Louisiana Children's Code, to enact Title VI of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 601 through 717, to enact Title VII of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 726 through 790, to enact Title VII-A of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 791 through 793.7, to enact Title VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 801 through 922, to enact Title IX of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 951 through 960, to enact Title X of the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1001 through 1043, to enact Title XI of the Louisiana Children's Code, to be comprised of Articles 1101 through 1148, to enact Title XII of the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1167 through 1278, to enact Title XIII of the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1301 through 1391, to enact Title XIV of, the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1401 through 1471, to enact Title XV of the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1501 through 1575, to enact Title XVI of the Louisiana Children's Code to be comprised of Articles 1601 through 1657; to repeal Code of Juvenile Procedure Articles 1 through 128, to repeal R.S. 9:211, 212, 213, 214, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 421, 422, 422.1, 422.2, 422.3, 422.4, 422.5, 422.6, 422.7, 422.8, 422.9, 422.10, 4:22.11, 422.12, 422.13, 422.14, 422.15, 423, 424,424.1, 424.2, 425, 426, 427, 428,429, 430, 431,432,433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 440.1, 441; to repeal R.S. 13:1569, 1570, 1571.1, 1571.2, 1571.3, 1571.4, 1571.10, 1576, 1577, 1580, 1580.1, 1582, 1583, 1584, 1585, 1586, 1586.2, 1587, 1588, 1590, 1600, 1601, 1602, 1603, 1604, 1605, 1606, 1607, to repeal R.S. 28:57, to repeal R.S. 40:73,79,91,92,93,94,95,96,97, 98, 99, 1299.36.1, 1299.36.2, 1299.36.3, to repeal R.S. 46:1451, 1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 1457, 1458, 1700, 1701, 1702, 1703, 1704, 1705, 1706, 1795, 2418, 2419, 2422, 2427, relative to the creation of a children's code, to be comprised of sixteen Titles governing: general provisions; legal status of children (reserved); jurisdiction, general authority, and appeals; juvenile court administration; protection of and services to children and families (reserved); child in need of care; families in need of services; delinquency; traffic violations; involuntary termination of parental rights; surrender of parental rights; adoption of minors; support of family; mental health; special proceedings; and, interstate compacts affecting children; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 522: AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1599, relative to Jefferson Parish juvenile court; to provide for exclusive original jurisdiction to try adults charged with a violation of certain criminal statute; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 976: AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1139(A), to enact R.S. 13:1570(B), and to repeal R.S. 13:1138(A)(3) and 1140(A)(3), relative to the jurisdiction of Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans; to grant exclusive jurisdiction for the adoption of minors to the Juvenile Court in the parish of Orleans; to abolish similar jurisdiction of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

Act 977: AN ACT
To enact R.S. 13:1568.2, relative to the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court; to authorize the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court to distribute unclaimed restitution funds to elderly victims of crime; and to provide for related matters. Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of Louisiana.

1991 Act No. 8

1991 Act No. 213

1991 Act No. 221

1991 Act No. 228

1991 Act No. 235

Louisiana Children's Code

1991 Act No. 522

1991 Act No. 976, 977