HLS 16RS-1017 ORIGINAL
2016 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 748
BY REPRESENTATIVE IVEY
JUVENILES/DELINQUENTS: Provides with respect to juvenile delinquency records
1 AN ACT
2To enact Children's Code Article 412.2, relative to delinquency records; to make records of
3 delinquency available to the court and district attorneys; to prohibit the use of the
4 records for certain purposes; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. Children's Code Article 412.2 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 Art. 412.2. Delinquent acts constituting crimes of violence; availability of records
8 to courts and district attorneys
9 A. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 412 of this Code or any other
10 provision of law to the contrary, the existence of a juvenile record involving a
11 delinquent act shall be made accessible to the district attorney or to the district court.
12 B. The juvenile record shall not be used for the purposes of charging an
13 offender as an habitual offender or for the purposes of enhanced criminal penalties
14 for any acts committed as an adult.
DIGEST
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HB 748 Original 2016 Regular Session Ivey
Abstract: Provides that certain juvenile records be made available to the court and district
attorneys.
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions. HLS 16RS-1017 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 748
Present law provides for proceedings, records, and reports before juvenile courts to be
confidential, except for certain delinquency proceedings, child support proceedings, traffic
violations in East Baton Rouge Parish, and certain misdemeanor trials of adults.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that the existence of a juvenile record
involving a delinquent act shall be made accessible to the district attorney or to the district
court.
Proposed law further provides that the juvenile record shall not be used for the purposes of
charging an offender as an habitual offender or for the purposes of enhanced criminal
penalties for any acts committed as an adult.
(Adds Ch.C. Art. 412.2)
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CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored
are additions.