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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 761 (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 517 by Senator Morrell)
BY SENATOR MORRELL
AN ACT1
To enact Children's Code Article 412.1, relative to children; to authorize the collection and2
remittance of certain data; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. Children's Code Article 412.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 5
Art. 412.1. Data collection and remittance6
A. Each special juvenile court created by law with exclusive original7
juvenile jurisdiction may biennially report, by respective section or division, to8
the Louisiana Supreme Court and its local district attorney and sheriff the9
aggregate number of preadjudication and postadjudication court interventions10
resulting from taking a child into custody for the alleged commission of a11
delinquent act for each child who is:12
(1) Released to the custody of his parents or other suitable persons.13
(2) Placed on probation.14
(3) Committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and15
Corrections.16
(4) Referred for appropriate placement at detention, shelter, or other17
treatment facilities.18
(5) Referred to an alternative formal processing program.19
B. In addition, such courts may also report by respective section or20
division to the Louisiana Supreme Court and the local district attorney and21
sheriff the aggregate number of times each statute was allegedly violated by a22
child, the number of cases in which adjudicated juveniles violated probation,23
and the number of times a specific term of probation was violated, including but24
not limited to curfews, ankle bracelets, and house arrests.25
C. The Louisiana Supreme Court may develop a form to be used by the26
courts for such reporting and provide by policy for the uniform definitions of27
ACT No. 859 SB NO. 761 ENROLLED
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terms so as to allow statistical analysis of the data and information submitted.1
D. The local district attorney or sheriff, at his expense, may publish the2
data received in the official journal of the locality.3
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: