SLS 13RS-427 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 109
BY SENATOR MORRISH
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CHILDREN'S CODE. Provides relative to a physical examination of a suspected child
abuse victim. (8/1/13)
AN ACT1
To enact Children's Code Article 614(E), relative to evaluation orders; to provide for a2
physical examination after a contradictory hearing; and to provide for related3
matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Children's Code Article 614(E) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
Art. 614. Evaluation orders7
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E. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon a showing9
of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant and after a contradictory10
hearing, the court may order a second physical examination of the child or11
other children in the household by any physician.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Horne.
DIGEST
Present law permits the court, after a contradictory hearing, to order a psychological, or
psychiatric examination and evaluation of the child or other children in the household upon
a showing of good cause in an affidavit executed by the applicant. SB NO. 109
SLS 13RS-427 ORIGINAL
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Proposed law permits the court, after a contradictory hearing, to order a second physical
examination of the child or other children in the household upon a showing of good cause
in an affidavit executed by the applicant.
Effective August 1, 2013.
(Adds CHC Art. 614(E))