§ 15:1109.6 — Use of facilities

Louisiana § 15:1109.6

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 15: Criminal Procedure

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§1109.6. Use of facilities
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 R.S. 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.

Legislative History

Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.