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LA Rev Stat § 15:1095.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1095.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 1095.1 - Board of commissioners; appointment; terms  A. The Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of five commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. They shall be appointed for terms of four years. One commissioner shall be appointed by the district court judges who serve Tangipahoa Parish and the district attorney for the Twenty-First Judicial District; one commissioner shall be appointed by the judge of the City Court of Hammond; one commissioner shall be appointed by the state representative from District No. 72; one commissioner shall be appointed by the state representative from District No. 73; and one commissioner shall be appointed by the state representative from District No. 74.  B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.  Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1095.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1095.2. Purpose

RS 1095.2 - Purpose  The purpose of the commission shall be to assist and afford opportunities to children who enter the juvenile justice system, or who are children in need of care or supervision, to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and to provide physical facilities and related services for children throughout the area.  Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1095.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1095.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 1095.3 - Board of commissioners; officers; meetings  A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board.  B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings and shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of two of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be held at the domicile of the board and shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.  C. A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business and all actions and resolutions of the board must be approved by a majority of the quorum present.  Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1095.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1095.4. Board; general authority

RS 1095.4 - Board; general authority  A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, the commission may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.  B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.  Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1095.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1095.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 1095.5 - Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds  A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the city of Hammond and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32, of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission, and it specifically may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the Twenty-First Judicial District and aid and assist them in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities for which it is established.  B. In addition to the general powers conferred herein, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33, of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the district who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.  Acts 1986, No. 733, §1, eff. July 8, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096. Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction; definitions

RS 1096 - Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction; definitions A. The Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the Eighteenth Judicial District, including the parishes of Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge.  B. As used in this Subpart, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates and requires another or different meaning or intent:  (1) "Board" means the board of commissioners of the Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice Commission.  (2) "Commission" means the Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice Commission. (3) "District" means the Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District.  (4) "Facility" means any juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or such other juvenile justice facility.  (5) "Governing authority" means the governing authority of a parish. (6) "Lease-purchase contract" is the financing and acquisition of property by a person pursuant to an arrangement under which such person acquires title to property, constructs a facility thereon, and enters into a lease-purchase contract with the commission providing for the leasing of the property, including a facility thereon, to the commission and the acquisition of title to the property by the commission at the end of the lease period. For the purposes of this Subpart, the term "lease-purchase contract" also means any agreement between a person and the commission providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of juveniles, or other form of operation of a newly constructed facility as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the commission.  (7) "Participating parish" means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with the commission by which certain space within the facility is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish.  Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 1096.1 - Board of commissioners; appointment; terms  A. The Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice Commission is hereby created to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the Eighteenth Judicial District. They shall be appointed for terms of four years. Each of the three parish governing authorities shall appoint two commissioners from lists of not less than three nor more than five names of persons domiciled and residing in their respective parishes submitted by the district judges and the district attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial District. One commissioner shall be appointed at large by the district judges and the district attorney.  B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties.  Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096.2. Purpose

RS 1096.2 - Purpose  A. The purpose of the commission shall be to assist and afford opportunities to preadjudicatory and postadjudicatory children who enter the juvenile justice system, or who are children in need of care or supervision, to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and to provide physical facilities and related services for children, including the housing, care, supervision, maintenance, and education of juveniles under the age of eighteen years, and for individuals eighteen years of age and over who were under eighteen years of age when they committed an alleged offense, throughout the parishes within the district and other participating parishes.  B. If not otherwise prohibited by law, in addition to any other authority and power granted by law, the board of commissioners is authorized to enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with any other state, parish, or local agency to provide for the establishment and maintenance of evidence-based juvenile services and programs, including but not limited to the district attorney's early intervention program.  C. Additionally, and if not otherwise prohibited by law, in association with such qualified programs, the board of commissioners is specifically authorized to expend any and all funds collected and to pay any and all negotiated costs and expenses for these juvenile services and programs provided within the district.  Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992; Acts 2010, No. 581, §1; Acts 2019, No. 104, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 1096.3 - Board of commissioners; officers; meetings  A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board.  B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings and shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq.  C. A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business and all actions and resolutions of the board must be approved by a majority of the quorum present.  Acts 1986, No. 929, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096.6. Use of facilities

RS 1096.6 - Use of facilities  The facility shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles from the parishes within the district while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways from parishes within the district, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Subject to the approval of the governing authorities of the parishes of Iberville, Pointe Coupee, and West Baton Rouge, juveniles from parishes outside of the district may be accepted by the board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the board and pursuant to a participation agreement between the board and the governing authority of the participating parish, but only upon payment or agreement of the participating parish to pay the charge established for the sublease of space in the facility and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.  Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1096.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1096.7. Participation by parishes; appropriations

RS 1096.7 - Participation by parishes; appropriations  A. The governing authority of any parish may enter into a participation agreement with the board to sublease a portion of any facility and provide for the care and maintenance of juveniles from that participating parish at the facility pursuant to this Subpart.  B. The governing authority of each participating parish shall annually appropriate an amount which will be sufficient to fund the parish's obligation pursuant to the participation agreement entered into with the board pursuant to this Subpart.  C. For the purpose of obtaining necessary funds pursuant to Subsection B, each participating parish may levy a special annual tax not to exceed one mill for a period of not more than twenty years by a two-thirds vote of total membership of the parish governing authority, but only after a public hearing is held and when authorized by a majority of the electors who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose. In addition and if deemed necessary by the governing authority, a participating parish may levy a supplemental annual tax not to exceed two mills for a period of not more than twenty years for such purposes by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the governing authority, but only after a public hearing is held and when authorized by a majority of the electors who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose.  Acts 1992, No. 1071, §1, eff. July 14, 1992.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097. Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction

RS 1097 - Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction  A. The Ware Youth Center Authority is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster. If the governing authority of Claiborne Parish or the governing authority of Webster Parish elects to withdraw its respective parish from the district, the territorial jurisdiction of the district shall not include such parish or parishes. B. The local governing authority of Claiborne Parish or Webster Parish may elect to withdraw its respective parish from membership and participation in the Ware Youth Center upon majority vote of the governing authority during the period beginning September 1, 1991 and ending December 31, 1991. Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 147, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; HCR 44, 1st Ex. Sess.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 1097.1 - Board of commissioners; appointment; terms A. The Ware Youth Center Authority shall be governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district. The commission shall be composed of a board of commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. They shall be appointed for terms of four years, as follows: (1) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile jurisdiction within the participating parish areas. (2) Four commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating parishes and the chiefs of police of municipalities within the participating parish areas. (3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the governing authority of each of the participating parishes. (4) One commissioner shall be appointed by the district attorneys with jurisdiction in the participating parishes. (5) Three commissioners shall be appointed by the assistant secretary of the office of juvenile justice of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. B. The members of the board of commissioners shall serve without salary or per diem but the board may authorize a reasonable travel allowance for its members in the performance of their official duties. Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 147, §1, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 1992, No. 297, §1; HCR 44, 1998 1st Ex. Sess; Acts 2008, No. 565, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097.2. Purpose

RS 1097.2 - Purpose  The purpose of the commission shall be to assist and afford opportunities to preadjudicatory and postadjudicatory children who enter the juvenile justice system to become productive, law-abiding citizens of the community, parish, and state by the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and to provide physical facilities and related services for children throughout the parishes belonging to the authority.  Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986; Acts 1991, No. 147, §1, eff. July 2, 1991.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 1097.3 - Board of commissioners; officers; meetings  A. The board of commissioners shall elect a president, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose duties in addition to those provided by this Subpart shall be established by the board. If the board so decides, one commissioner may serve as both secretary and treasurer, but in any event the treasurer shall furnish bond in an amount and in accordance with terms and conditions fixed by the board. The board may also elect an executive board, composed of not more than seven members, and establish its duties and responsibilities.  B. The board shall fix a time and place for the holding of its regular meetings. Additional regular or special meetings may be held upon the call of the president or of three of the commissioners. All meetings of the board shall be held at the domicile of the board and shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:11 et seq. The board shall hold at least one regular meeting in each calendar month; however, the board may meet less frequently but not less than once each calendar quarter if it establishes an executive board and requires it to hold regular meetings at least once in each calendar month.  C. A majority of the current members of the board shall constitute a quorum. A quorum shall be required to transact business and all actions and resolutions of the board must be approved by a majority of the quorum present.  Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097.4. Board; general authority

RS 1097.4 - Board; general authority  A. The board may purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, improve, repair, operate, lease as lessor or lessee, manage, and administer or enter into contracts for the management, administration, and operation of a juvenile detention facility or facilities, shelter care facility or facilities, or such other juvenile justice facilities as are useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of the commission and for the orderly conduct of its business. Such facilities may include but are not limited to office facilities, parking facilities, diagnostic facilities, dormitories, and other residential facilities for delinquent, neglected, or abused children or children in need of care or supervision, as well as for employees, patrons, visitors, and relatives of children who may enter the juvenile justice system or who are in need of care or supervision. In addition, the commission may lease, purchase, or acquire by donation or otherwise, any property, immovable or movable, tangible or intangible, from any person, firm, or corporation, including the state and its agencies and political subdivisions.  B. The board may also authorize and approve, upon such terms as it may deem advisable, contracts of employment for a superintendent or administrator and other necessary personnel and contracts for legal, financial, engineering, and other professional services necessary or expedient for the conduct of its affairs.  Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.
LA Rev Stat § 15:1097.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§1097.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 1097.5 - Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds  A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in Red River Parish and shall have the power to sue and be sued. In the exercise of its powers to control, administer, and manage the affairs of the authority, the board may incur debt and issue bonds, and it may levy taxes in the manner provided in this Subpart and pursuant to Article VI, Sections 30 and 32, of the Constitution of Louisiana or any other constitutional or statutory authority. The board generally may perform any function and exercise any power necessary, requisite, or proper for the administration and management of the affairs of the commission, and it specifically may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the seven parish area and aid and assist them in all ways authorized by law to carry out the purposes and responsibilities for which it is established.  B. In addition to the general powers conferred herein, in order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, maintain, and operate a juvenile facility or facilities and related services and programs throughout the territorial jurisdiction of the Northwest Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority, the commission may incur debt and issue general obligation bonds within the limitations prescribed by Article VI, Section 33, of the Constitution of Louisiana and other applicable constitutional or statutory authority, but only when authorized by a majority of the electors in the seven parish area who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.  Acts 1986, No. 833, §1, eff. July 10, 1986.