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LA Chil Code art. 326 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 326. Competent evidence; procedures for making videotape

A. A videotape of the statements of a protected person who is alleged to be the victim of or witness to a crime may be offered in evidence for or against such crime. To render such a videotape competent evidence, all of the following must be satisfactorily proved: (1) Such electronic recording was voluntarily made by the protected person. (2) No relative of the protected person was present in the room in which the recording was made. (3) No attorney for either party was present when the statement was made. (4) Such recording was not made of answers to questions calculated to lead the protected person to make any particular statement. (5) Such recording is both visual and oral and is recorded on film or videotape or by other electronic means. (6) Such recording is accurate, has not been altered, and reflects what the protected person said. (7) The taking of the protected person's statement was supervised by a physician, a social worker, a law enforcement officer, a licensed psychologist, medical psychologist, licensed professional counselor, or an authorized representative of the department. (8) Every voice on the recording is identified. B. The department shall develop and promulgate regulations regarding training requirements and certification for department personnel who are authorized to supervise the taking of the protected person's statement. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1999, No. 1309, §9, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Acts 2001, No. 486, §5, eff. June 21, 2001; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2; Acts 2009, No. 251, §13.
LA Chil Code art. 327 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 327. Admissibility

A. A prehearing videotape which meets all the requirements of Article 326 may be admissible into evidence if all of the following occur: (1) The parties to the proceeding are afforded an opportunity to view the recording before it is offered into evidence. (2) The person conducting or supervising the interview of the protected person in the recording is present at the proceeding and available to testify or be cross-examined by either party. (3) The protected person is available to testify. B. The admission into evidence of the videotape as authorized herein shall not preclude the state from calling the protected person as a witness or taking the protected person's testimony outside the courtroom as otherwise authorized by law. C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to prohibit the right of confrontation of a defendant in a criminal proceeding before the court. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2; Acts 2008, No. 335, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 328 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 328. Confidentiality

Videotapes which are a part of the court record shall be preserved under a protective order of the court in order to protect the privacy of the protected person. The court shall order the destruction of the videotapes after five years have elapsed from the date of entry of judgment. However, if an appeal is filed, the videotapes shall not be destroyed until a final judgment on appeal has been rendered. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2.
LA Chil Code art. 329 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 329. Closed circuit television; testimony taken outside courtroom

A. On its own motion or on the motion of the attorney for any party, a court may order that the testimony of a protected person who may have been physically or sexually abused be taken in a room other than the courtroom and be simultaneously televised by closed circuit television to the court when the court makes a specific finding of necessity based upon both of the following: (1) Expert testimony that the protected person would be likely to suffer serious emotional distress if forced to give testimony in open court. (2) Expert testimony that without such special shielding procedures, the protected person cannot reasonably communicate his testimony to the court. B. The court shall ensure that the protected person cannot see or hear the accused unless such viewing or hearing is requested for purposes of identification. However, the court shall ensure that the accused is afforded the ability to consult with his attorney during the testimony of the protected person. C. The only persons who may be present in the room with the protected person are the person or persons operating the audio-video equipment, the presiding judge, the attorneys for the state and the accused, and any person, other than a relative of the protected person, whose presence is determined by the court to be necessary to the welfare and well-being of the protected person during his testimony. The persons operating the equipment shall be confined to an adjacent room or behind a screen or mirror that permits them to see and hear the protected person during his testimony but does not permit the protected person to see or hear them. D. Only the attorneys, or the presiding judge as authorized by law, may question the protected person. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2.
LA Chil Code art. 330 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 330. Judgments appealable

A. An appeal may be taken from any final judgment of a court and shall be to the appropriate court of appeal. B. In delinquency proceedings pursuant to Title VIII, child in need of care proceedings pursuant to Title VI, and families in need of services proceedings pursuant to Title VII, an appeal may be taken only after a judgment of disposition. The appeal shall include all errors assigned concerning the adjudication and disposition. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 331 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 331. Right of appeal

A. Except when the court is exercising its jurisdiction pursuant to Article 960, a party to the proceedings or any other party in interest shall have the right to appeal. B. The state may not appeal from a judgment refusing to adjudicate a child to be delinquent or from a judgment of acquittal. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 332 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 332. Notice of judgment; new trials; time for appeal

A. Except as otherwise provided within a particular Title of this Code, appeals shall be taken within fifteen days from the mailing of notice of the judgment. However, if a timely application for a new trial is made pursuant to Paragraph C, the delay for appeal commences to run from the date of the mailing of notice of denial of the new trial motion. B. Notice of judgment, including notice of orders or judgments taken under advisement, shall be as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 1913. C. After judgment is signed, a party may make a written request for a motion for new trial on any ground provided by law. The delay for applying for a new trial is three days, exclusive of holidays, and shall commence to run from the mailing of notice of judgment. A motion for new trial shall be decided expeditiously and within seven days from the date of submission for decision. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 1095, §1; Acts 2003, No. 545, §2.
LA Chil Code art. 333 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 333. Perfecting the appeal

A. An appeal is taken by obtaining an order therefor from the court which rendered the judgment. B. An order of appeal may be granted on oral motion in open court, on written motion, or on petition. The order shall show the return day of the appeal in the appellate court. C. When the order is granted, the clerk of court shall mail a notice of appeal to counsel of record for all parties represented by counsel, and to parties not represented by counsel. Upon request, notice shall be mailed to counsel for the party seeking the appeal. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 334 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 334. Return day

A. Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the return day of the appeal shall be thirty days from the date the appeal is granted, if no costs are required, or from the date estimated costs are paid, unless the trial court fixes a lesser period. B. The trial court may grant only one extension of the return day, and such extension shall not exceed thirty days. Subsequent extensions of the return day may be granted by the appellate court for sufficient cause. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 335 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 335. Preparation of record; costs

A. The clerk of the trial court shall cause the record on appeal to be prepared and lodged with the appellate court on or before the return day or extension thereof. B. All records and supplemental records prepared for filing in any appellate court shall be certified and dated by the clerk upon completion. The certification shall include the date any transcript was received for inclusion in the record. C. All transcripts or parts thereof completed for inclusion in the record shall be dated and certified by the court reporter who prepares them. The date of certification by the court reporter shall be the date on which the transcript was concluded and furnished to the clerk for inclusion in the record. D. If a child desires a transcript for appeal, he or his parents shall pay the cost of transcription of the record unless the court determines that the child and his parents lack means to pay such cost. E. Failure of the clerk to prepare and lodge the record on appeal either timely or correctly shall not prejudice the appeal. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 336 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 336. Effect of appeal

A. Except as provided by Paragraphs B and C of this Article, the effect of a judgment shall not be suspended by an appeal, unless the trial court or a court of appeal directs otherwise. B. A parent shall have the right to appeal suspensively from any ruling terminating his parental rights, including a judgment of adoption, notwithstanding the power of the court to order the commencement or continuation of temporary custody of the child with persons other than the parents. C. A suspensive appeal shall not suspend the execution of the judgment insofar as the judgment relates to custody or child support. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 337 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 337. Preference

Appeals authorized by Titles VI, VII, VIII, X, XI, and XII and Chapter 7 of Title XV shall be accorded preference in the court of appeal and shall be determined at the earliest practicable time. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 338 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 338. Supervisory jurisdiction

Applications for supervisory writs may be made to the appropriate court of appeal in accordance with applicable rules of court. Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 401. Adoption of local rules of court

A. Unless procedures are otherwise provided through rules promulgated by the Louisiana Supreme Court, a court may adopt administrative rules governing internal operating procedures not in conflict with provisions of this Code, or of other laws. When a court has more than one judge, its rules shall be adopted or amended by a majority of the judges thereof sitting en banc. B. The rules shall be made available to the public by filing a copy with the Judicial Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court and by filing a copy with the clerk of court, and a copy shall be furnished on request to any attorney licensed to practice law in this state. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 354, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 402. Court of record

A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction is a court of record. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 403. Sessions of court

A. When a court is exercising its juvenile jurisdiction it may sit in chambers and hold its sessions irrespective of regular terms of court. B. Juvenile courts shall be in continuous session, provided that the judges of said courts shall be entitled to a vacation as provided by existing laws. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 404. Docketing of juvenile cases

Juvenile cases shall be docketed and handled separately from regular criminal and civil cases, and juvenile case records shall be confidential and kept separately. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 406. Waiver of court costs and fees

  A. In its discretion, the court may waive costs and fees to the extent that a party is unable to pay such costs and fees due to poverty or lack of means or for any other reason determined by the court.  B. In determining whether or to what extent a party is unable to pay, the court shall consider the party's income, property owned, outstanding obligations, and the number and ages of dependents.  C. The court may order payments in installments over time, or in any manner which it believes reasonable and compatible with the financial ability of the party.  Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 2020, No. 146, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 407. Confidentiality of hearings

A. With the exceptions of delinquency proceedings pursuant to Article 879, child support proceedings, traffic violations pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title IX in East Baton Rouge Parish, and misdemeanor trials of adults pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title XV, proceedings before the juvenile court shall not be public. B. The child, his parents, counsel, the district attorney, authorized officers of the court, and witnesses called by the parties may be present at an adjudication hearing. The court may admit any other person who has a proper interest in the proceedings or the work of the court. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 769, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 120, §1, eff. July 7, 1994; Acts 1995, No. 1261, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 28, §1; Acts 2011, No. 251, §2.
LA Chil Code art. 408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 408. Duty of court to control proceedings; use of restraints on a child

  A. The court shall require that the proceedings be conducted with dignity and in an orderly and expeditious manner, and shall control the proceedings so that justice is done. The court may exclude any person whose conduct is disruptive if the person fails promptly to heed the court's admonition to refrain from such conduct.  B.(1) Restraints shall not be used upon a child during any juvenile court proceeding except in a delinquency proceeding as specifically provided in this Paragraph.  (2) A court may permit a child to be restrained in the courtroom only upon the court's individualized determination that the use of restraints is necessary because the child presents a particularized risk of physical harm to himself or another or presents a particularized substantial risk of flight from the courtroom, and that there are no less restrictive alternative measures to prevent flight or physical harm. The fact that the child is detained is insufficient to warrant a finding that the use of restraints is necessary.  (3) If it is alleged that the use of restraints upon a child is necessary, the district attorney or law enforcement shall inform the judge and the attorney for the child prior to the proceeding. The attorney for the child shall be given an opportunity to be heard and object on the record. If the use of restraints is ordered, the judge shall state on the record the reasons therefor.  (4) In accordance with Paragraph A of this Article, a court may authorize the use of restraints when the conduct of the child during a hearing presents an imminent threat, risk of flight, or physical harm.  (5) This Paragraph does not apply when the child is in a detention center, when the child is in transport from a detention center to the courthouse, or when the child is held in the courthouse outside of the room where the juvenile delinquency proceeding will occur.  Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2018, No. 453, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 409. Sequestration of witnesses

On its own motion the court may, and on request of a party the court shall, order that the witnesses, other than parties, be excluded from the courtroom or from a place where they can see or hear the proceedings and refrain from discussing the facts of the case with anyone other than counsel in the case. In the interests of justice, the court may exempt any witness from its order. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 410. Recording of proceedings

Juvenile proceedings, except in cases of traffic violations pursuant to Title IX, shall be recorded. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 411 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 411. Records; forms

A. The court shall make, or have made, and keep records of all cases brought before it. B. The court shall devise and cause to be printed such forms for social and legal records or such other papers as may be required. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 412.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 412.1. Data collection and remittance

A. Each special juvenile court created by law with exclusive original juvenile jurisdiction may biennially report, by respective section or division, to the Louisiana Supreme Court and its local district attorney and sheriff the aggregate number of preadjudication and postadjudication court interventions resulting from taking a child into custody for the alleged commission of a delinquent act for each child who is: (1) Released to the custody of his parents or other suitable persons. (2) Placed on probation. (3) Committed to the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (4) Referred for appropriate placement at detention, shelter, or other treatment facilities. (5) Referred to an alternative formal processing program. B. In addition, such courts may also report by respective section or division to the Louisiana Supreme Court and the local district attorney and sheriff the aggregate number of times each statute was allegedly violated by a child, the number of cases in which adjudicated juveniles violated probation, and the number of times a specific term of probation was violated, including but not limited to curfews, ankle bracelets, and house arrests. C. The Louisiana Supreme Court may develop a form to be used by the courts for such reporting and provide by policy for the uniform definitions of terms so as to allow statistical analysis of the data and information submitted. D. The local district attorney or sheriff, at his expense, may publish the data received in the official journal of the locality. Acts 2012, No. 859, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 413. Records; intercourt transfer

A. When any court of this state makes a written request, including telegraphic, teletyped or facsimile transmission requests, hereinafter "requesting court", of any other court, hereinafter "responding court", for the arrest, disposition, and other records relating to a juvenile currently within the jurisdiction of the requesting court, the responding court shall promptly comply with such requests by depositing the requested information in the mail, addressed to the requesting court, within ten days exclusive of legal holidays. B. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Article shall subject the violating court to disciplinary action by the Supreme Court of Louisiana upon receipt by the judicial administrator of the supreme court of a written complaint, subsequently substantiated, by the requesting court. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 705, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.
LA Chil Code art. 414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 414. Disclosure of records for sentencing

  A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon written request, reports and records concerning juvenile court proceedings shall be released to the sentencing judge when necessary for sentencing.  B. The request shall be complied with promptly; however, not more than ten days, exclusive of legal holidays, shall lapse after receipt of the request before the requested information is deposited in the mail, addressed to the requesting court. The court may postpone imposition of sentence until the report is received.  C. Except as provided for in Articles 412(G) and 891(D), the sentencing court shall not copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce such juvenile records, and the records shall be deposited in the mail, addressed to the issuing court, within three days after sentencing.  Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 634, §1, eff. June 15, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 840, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 23, §2; Acts 2017, No. 362, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 415 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 415. Destruction of inactive and closed files

A. On its own motion, after a contradictory hearing with the district attorney, the court may order the destruction of: (1) Any reports or records of criminal neglect of family proceedings brought pursuant to Chapter 2 of Title XIII of this Code, which have been inactive or closed for five years. (2) Any other reports or records concerning matters or proceedings under its juvenile jurisdiction which have been inactive or closed for ten years. (3) Domestic relations and adoption reports and records provided that the clerk of court has reproduced such records by any method of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction and such reproduction shall be retained permanently by the clerk of court. The film stock used in making photographic or microphotographic copies and the processing of the copies shall comply with the standards of the American National Standard Institute for permanent record photographic microcopying film, and any electronic media used shall comply with the standards of the International Standards Organization for electronic storage of records. B. Any microfilmed or electronically digitized report or record, when certified by the clerk of court and satisfactorily identified, shall be deemed to be an original itself, and shall be admissible in evidence in all courts or administrative proceedings in any agency, whether the preexisting hard copy of the report or record is in existence or not, and an enlargement or facsimile of such a report or record is likewise admissible in evidence, if the microfilm or electronically digitized report or record is in existence and available for inspection under direction of the court or the administrative agency. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2008, No. 482, §1.
LA Chil Code art. 416 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Children's Code|Art. 416. Service of motion to destroy reports and records

A. A motion to destroy reports and records shall be served upon all of the following: (1) The district attorney. (2) The clerk of the court whose records are sought to be destroyed. (3) The head of any agency whose reports and records are sought to be destroyed. B. Service shall be in the manner provided for service of a petition. Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.