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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1033. Appointment of commissioners; compensation; term

RS 15:1033 - Appointment of commissioners; compensation; term
The governing authority of the parish in which any school for youths is established shall name and appoint by a majority vote, three commissioners to manage the affairs of the industrial school who shall serve without compensation or pay of any kind. The commissioners shall be appointed for a term of four years. Two commissioners shall constitute a quorum at meetings.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1034. Board of commissioners; domicile; powers; officers

RS 15:1034 - Board of commissioners; domicile; powers; officers
The three commissioners shall be known as the Board of Commissioners of the Parish Industrial School for Youths. The board shall be a body politic and corporate, and shall be domiciled at the parish seat of the parish or parishes in which any school or schools are established. It shall have an official seal, may enter into contracts, and sue and be sued. It may hold, purchase, receive and accept by donation or otherwise, real and personal property for the use and benefit of the school, or for any use that may be helpful and beneficial to the accomplishment of the school's purposes.
The board of commissioners shall elect one of their number as president, one as vice president and one member as treasurer, and shall elect a secretary who may or may not be a member of the board.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 372, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1035. Selection of site; construction

RS 15:1035 - Selection of site; construction
The board shall select a central and convenient site within the parish for the parish industrial school and shall acquire the land by purchase or by donation or by lease in the name of the parish subject to the approval of the governing authority which shall accept or confirm the title thereto in the name of the parish. The board shall cause to be prepared plans and specifications for remodeling or erecting on the site the necessary buildings to provide a suitable plant for the industrial school and shall furnish and equip the building. The contracts shall be let by the board, and any contract calling for an expenditure of over five hundred dollars shall be advertised one time in the official journal of the parish, and shall after five days from the date of advertisement be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder by the board. The board may in its discretion reject all bids and readvertise the project anew. When the buildings have been prepared and equipped and the necessary staff of officers and employees has been organized, the board shall so certify to the governing authority of the parish and the governing authority shall notify the juvenile court that juvenile offenders may be committed to the institution.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1036. Duties of board of commissioners; appointment, term, and compensation of superintendent; report

RS 15:1036 - Duties of board of commissioners; appointment, term, and compensation of superintendent; report
The board of commissioners shall elect a superintendent for the school; fix his term of employment and his compensation, enumerate by proper by-laws his powers and duties, and employ and discharge the superintendent and all necessary employees at the will of the board. The board shall in each year render a full report to the governing authority of the parish of the operations of the industrial school accompanied by any recommendations which the board may desire to make in reference to management, expansion, and otherwise.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1037. Rules and regulations; classification of inmates; education, training, and discipline

RS 15:1037 - Rules and regulations; classification of inmates; education, training, and discipline
The board of commissioners shall have full control and management of the industrial school and its affairs, and shall adopt all regulations which the board may deem essential to the proper conduct of the school. The inmates shall be classified according to rules which the board may deem best fitted to insure their reformation, and they shall receive educational, moral, industrial, and farm training. The discipline of the school shall be humane and of the most modern and reformatory nature.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1038. Probation and parole; release of inmates

RS 15:1038 - Probation and parole; release of inmates
The board of commissioners may release any inmate of the industrial school on probation or parole on conditions which the board may prescribe. If the conditions of parole or probation are violated the board may cause the paroled inmate to be rearrested wherever he may be found and to be returned to the industrial school.
The board shall provide a system of merits and demerits and shall provide for the unconditional release of the inmates of the school where by the system and by the judgment and discretion of the board it is determined that an inmate has entirely reformed and has definitely earned the right to release; and upon reaching this conclusion the board shall recommend to the juvenile court of the parish the unconditional release of the person. Upon approval by the court the inmate shall be unconditionally discharged from the industrial school.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1039. Return of inmates to committing court for transfer

RS 15:1039 - Return of inmates to committing court for transfer
The board of commissioners of the school may return to the juvenile court of the parish any inmate committed to the school with recommendation for the transfer of the inmate to the state reformatory, to a hospital for persons with mental illness, to an institution for the care of persons with intellectual disabilities, or other appropriate institution to which the inmate might have been committed in the first instance, and thereupon, the court may cause the inmate to be committed to an appropriate institution or dealt with according to law.
Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1081. Purpose

RS 15:1081 - Purpose
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the provisions of this Part shall serve as the sole statutory authorization under which the Department of Children and Family Services or the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall make payments for the care and treatment of children in nonstate operated child caring agencies, child placing agencies, shelter care facilities, and maternity homes.
Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 331, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1082. Definitions

RS 15:1082 - Definitions
The definitions provided in the Children's Code shall be applicable to this Part, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 2021, No. 158, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1083. Participation

RS 15:1083 - Participation
Nonstate operated agencies and facilities desiring to participate in payment under this Part shall:
(1) If otherwise required by statute or regulation, be duly licensed by the state of Louisiana through its agent, the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health.
(2) Submit to the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on or before August first, or at a time set by the department, a statement requesting participation and funding under this Part for the succeeding fiscal year.
(3) Submit programmatic and fiscal information within such time and to the extent as the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may require. Agencies or facilities which operate multiple subprograms shall submit such information for each subprogram for which participation is being requested. The failure of an agency or facility to submit such a statement or to provide information required by these departments may, at their discretion, preclude that agency or facility from participating in funding under this Part for the fiscal year in question.
(4) Be subject to audit by the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the legislative auditor, and shall retain and make available such records and documents as are required to complete such audit. Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 487, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 362, §1; Acts 1986, No. 331, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1; Acts 1989, No. 461, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1084. Establishment of rates for payment for care in nonstate operated agencies and facilities

RS 15:1084 - Establishment of rates for payment for care in nonstate operated agencies and facilities
A. For purposes of establishing rates of payment the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall develop a formula that bears a reasonable relationship to cost of care for children cared for by nonstate operated institutions and agencies and which incorporates a prospective budgeting methodology. For purposes of establishing such rates each department named herein shall develop criteria for budgeting that reflect established accounting practices and encourage cost containment.
B. On the basis of information provided in accordance with R.S. 15:1083, the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall pay monthly to each nonstate operated institution or agency a sum computed by these departments using a formula that bears a reasonable relationship to cost of care for children cared for by the nonstate operated institutions and agencies and which incorporates a prospective budgeting methodology.
C. The Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may make revisions to these rates provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections submits a report to the legislature documenting the need for such revisions.
(2) The effective date of the revision shall be no earlier than the first day of the succeeding state fiscal year.
(3) The revised rate shall remain in effect for at least the entire state fiscal year for which the rate was revised; however, the rate paid to a facility may be reduced within such fiscal year when it fails to document approved adjustments properly or fails to follow the guidelines and regulations set forth by the departments.
(4) The legislature appropriates funds for implementation of the revised rates. D. The Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate under the Administrative Procedure Act and publish in the Louisiana Register the criteria utilized in establishing the cost related formula that bears a reasonable relationship to cost of care for children cared for by nonstate operated institutions and agencies. Each department may set its own rates and make payment based on that rate.
Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1981, No. 487, §2, eff. July 1, 1982; H.C.R. No. 222, 1981 R.S.; Acts 1984, No. 362, §1; Acts 1986, No. 331, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.; Acts 2013, No. 220, §5, eff. June 11, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1085. Payment for care and treatment

RS 15:1085 - Payment for care and treatment
A. The Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health is hereby authorized to make payments, at the rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for the care and treatment of children placed by the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health in child caring agencies, child placing agencies, maternity homes, and shelter care facilities which conform to the requirements of this Part.
B. Payments shall be made on a monthly basis and shall represent reimbursements for services provided during the previous month. Participating agencies shall submit such information as the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health may require to document claims for reimbursement.
C. Participating agencies and facilities shall receive one and only one monthly payment from the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health for services rendered to each child under this Part except for such adjustments as may be necessary to rectify previous inaccurate payments.
D. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may make payments, at the rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for the care and treatment of youth adjudicated delinquent or in need of supervision, who are placed on probation or parole or are assigned to the custody of the department and placed by the department in either nonstate-operated residential or nonresidential treatment programs. Subject to the availability of agency resources and the availability of service providers, the department may make payments, at rates established under R.S. 15:1084, for services to adjudicated youth and their families who are at risk of having the youth removed from the legal custody and care of the parents or legal guardians.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1990, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1086. Contribution to cost of care by parent, custodian

RS 15:1086 - Contribution to cost of care by parent, custodian
A. When the Department of Children and Family Services or Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Corrections provides payments for care and treatment of a child under the provisions of this Part, the parent or legal custodian will be required to contribute to the cost of care of the child in such a manner as is consistent with applicable federal and state regulations, as is commensurate with his ability to pay, and as is in accordance with a sliding scale which shall be established by the departments.
B. The department providing payment for the child shall notify the parent or legal custodian of his responsibility to contribute to the cost of care and shall bill him on a periodic basis, but no less than quarterly, for the amount due. The department shall make every reasonable effort to notify such person of his liability under this Section as soon as possible after placement of the juvenile; however, such notice or receipt thereof is not a condition for the imposition of liability for costs of care under this Section.
C. Such payments shall be made directly to department providing payment for the child and shall be deposited in the state treasury.
D. If a default occurs, the department providing payment for the child shall exercise all administrative and legal alternatives provided by law or regulation to enforce the provisions of this Section. This may include reasonable administrative costs, costs of court, and reasonable attorney fees. The department may enter into an agreement with other public agencies for collection of any debt owed to the state under provisions of this Section.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1986, No. 526, §1; Acts 1990, No. 536, §1; H.C.R. No. 59, 1999 R.S.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1087. Non-state providers; contracts; performance-based contracts

RS 15:1087 - Non-state providers; contracts; performance-based contracts
A. For the purposes of this Section, "contract" shall mean any legally binding agreement that requires the provision of services to youth or their families in exchange for the direct or indirect payment, exchange, or granting of funds.
B. In fulfilling the purpose of Subsection A of this Section:
(1) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, contracts with non-state providers for services to juvenile offenders assigned to the office of juvenile justice, or their families, shall not exceed a term of five years without renewal and renegotiation. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the department from terminating or amending such contracts prior to their expiration as otherwise provided by law.
(2) Any contract entered into by the office of juvenile justice for the purpose of providing services to youth or their families shall be a performance-based contract that includes financial disincentives or consequences based on the results achieved by the contractor as measured by output, quality, or outcome measures.
C. The office of juvenile justice shall annually publish a report, on or before October fifteenth of each year and beginning on October 15, 2017, describing each contract entered into for the purposes of providing services to youth or their families, and fully listing and analyzing inputs, outputs, outcomes, and results achieved under that contract during the preceding fiscal year.
Acts 1989, No. 326, §1; Acts 2016, No. 499, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1091. Regional system of shelter care and detention facilities; alternative shelter care programs

RS 15:1091 - Regional system of shelter care and detention facilities; alternative shelter care programs
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may develop or assist in the development of a regional system of approved and licensed shelter care and detention facilities and certified shelter care programs and may make payments for the care and treatment of children in approved and licensed detention and shelter facilities and programs.
Acts 1966, No. 123, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1979, No. 680, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1092. Method of payment

RS 15:1092 - Method of payment
A. On the basis of information provided in accordance with R.S. 15:1083, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections will determine the actual cost of operating each facility or alternative shelter program. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections may enter into a contractual agreement with each regional detention facility, shelter care facility, or alternative shelter program specifying the services to be provided and based upon an annually approved operating budget. Up to twenty percent of the approved annual budget amount may be advanced to each participating contractor. Contract payments shall be made on a monthly installment basis as substantiated by expenditure claims from the contractor.
B. In order to develop the shelter care facilities and programs desperately needed in the state for juveniles who are clients of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the department may provide start-up funds for the establishment of such facilities and programs.
Acts 1974, No. 564, §1; Acts 1978, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1979, as to Subsec. A and July 17, 1978, as to Subsec. B; Acts 1979, No. 680, §2; Acts 1980, No. 452, §1; Acts 1984, No. 362, §1; Acts 1985, No. 851, §1; Acts 1988, No. 609, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1093. Juvenile detention centers; special court costs

RS 15:1093 - Juvenile detention centers; special court costs
A. The district court in any parish which is also contained within the jurisdiction of any juvenile detention center may levy special costs in the amount of fifty dollars against every defendant who is convicted of a felony after trial or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or forfeits bond, excluding traffic offenses and misdemeanors.
B. However, in lieu of imposing such special costs, the court may direct that a like amount be deducted from any fine imposed prior to disposition of the fine in accordance with law. In either event, any amounts so collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court to the juvenile detention center in the parish in which the court resides to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided by law. Such costs shall be in addition to any otherwise imposed by law.
Acts 1990, No. 546, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1093.1. Immunity from civil liability

RS 15:1093.1 - Immunity from civil liability
A. The members of the regional juvenile justice commissions shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injury or other civil liability caused or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error or omission that occurred within the scope of regional juvenile justice commission employment, duties, or responsibilities, provided that nothing in this Section shall be construed to protect any such person from suit or liability for any damage, loss, injury or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of any such person.
B. The immunity provided by this Section is in addition to any other immunity provided by law.
Acts 2008, No. 190, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1093.3. Commission president; secretary; treasurer

RS 15:1093.3 - Commission president; secretary; treasurer
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:1094.3, 1095.3, 1096.3, 1097.3, 1105.3, and 1107.3, all regional juvenile districts governed by a board of commissioners shall elect one commissioner to serve as president and one commissioner to serve as treasurer. The board of commissioners may appoint one person who is not a commissioner to serve as secretary of the commission. If the board chooses to appoint a commissioner as the secretary of the board, the commissioner so appointed shall not also serve as the treasurer.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 15:1106.3, all regional juvenile districts governed by a board of directors shall elect one director to serve as chairman, one director to serve as vice chairman, and one director to serve as treasurer. The board of directors may appoint one person who is not a director to serve as secretary of the board. If the board chooses to appoint a director as the secretary of the board, the director so appointed shall not also serve as the treasurer.
Acts 2011, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1093.4. Required training for the commission

RS 15:1093.4 - Required training for the commission
A. The following persons shall be required to complete one hour of financial training which shall include but not be limited to training on financial reporting and the prevention of fraudulent practices:
(1) Each member of the board of commissioners as provided for in R.S. 15:1094.1, 1095.1, 1096.1, 1097.1, 1105.1, and 1107.1.
(2) Each member of the board of directors as provided for in R.S. 15:1106.1.
(3) The parish president or the parish financial director of each parish with governing authority and each participating parish as defined in R.S. 15:1098.2 and 1099.2.
(4) The regional juvenile facility director.
B. Training sessions required pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be conducted annually by the legislative auditor, or by an independent licensed certified public accountant designated by the legislative auditor, at the cost of the board of commissioners, board of directors, or parishes provided in Paragraphs (A)(1) through (A)(4) of this Section.
Acts 2011, No. 178, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094. Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1094 - Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
The Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice District is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the Twenty-First and Twenty-Second Judicial Districts, including the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
Acts 1986, No. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 15:1094.1 - Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
A. The Florida Parishes 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 eight commissioners, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. Two commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District; two commissioners shall be jointly appointed, for terms of four years, by the judges of the Twenty-Second Judicial District; one commissioner shall be jointly appointed, for a term of four years, by the judges of the city courts of the municipalities of Bogalusa and Slidell; one commissioner shall be jointly appointed, for a term of four years, by the judges of the city courts of the municipalities of Denham Springs and Hammond; one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-First Judicial District, and one commissioner shall be appointed, for a term of four years, by the district attorney of the Twenty-Second Judicial District. All appointments shall be confirmed by the Senate.
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. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 537, §1; eff. July 19, 1990; Acts 2009, No. 75, §1.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 537, §2, FOR TERMS OF COMMISSIONERS.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.2. Purpose

RS 15:1094.2 - 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 parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington.
Acts 1986, No. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 15:1094.3 - 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 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. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.4. Board; general authority

RS 15:1094.4 - 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. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1094.5 - Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in the parish of Tangipahoa 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 and Twenty-Second Judicial Districts 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 Florida Parishes 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. 495, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 693, §1, eff. July 6, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.6. Method of payment; facility situated in Tangipahoa Parish

RS 15:1094.6 - Method of payment; facility situated in Tangipahoa Parish
A. On the basis of information provided in accordance with R.S. 15:1083, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall determine the actual cost of operating the juvenile detention facility situated in Tangipahoa Parish when the facility files a statement requesting participation and funding under this Part. The department shall enter into a contractual agreement with the participating regional detention facility, specifying the services to be provided and the dollar amount of the contractual agreement, which shall be the actual cost of operating the facility or program. This amount shall be paid in quarterly advances to the participating regional detention facility.
B. In order to develop the detention facility desperately needed in the state and region for juveniles who are clients of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the department shall provide start-up funds for the establishment of the facility or program.
Acts 1987, No. 538, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1094.7. Funding for the commission; criminal court costs

RS 15:1094.7 - Funding for the commission; criminal court costs
A. In the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington, in all felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, including traffic offenses, under state law or parish or municipal ordinance, in any district, parish, city, or mayor's court, special costs in an amount not to exceed five dollars shall be levied against every defendant who is convicted after trial, enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or forfeits bond. However, in lieu of imposing the special costs, the court may direct that a like amount be deducted from any fine imposed prior to disposition of the fine in accordance with other laws, but in either event any amounts so collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court to the board of the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.
B. In the parishes of Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington, in all courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction, special costs in an amount not to exceed five dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is found to have committed a traffic violation, under state law or parish or municipal ordinance, and special costs in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is adjudicated a delinquent. All or part of the costs may be suspended, but any amounts thereof collected shall be remitted, by the tenth of the month following the month in which collected, by the proper officer of the court in which the matter was heard to the board of the Florida Parishes Juvenile Justice Commission to be used for the expenses of its operations in this Subpart.
Acts 1989, No. 148, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095. Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1095 - Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
The Tangipahoa Parish Juvenile Justice District is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parish.
Acts 1986, No. 733, §1; eff. July 8, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 15:1095.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095.2. Purpose

RS 15:1095.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 15:1095.3 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095.4. Board; general authority

RS 15:1095.4 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1095.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1095.5 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096. Tri-Parish Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction; definitions

RS 15:1096 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 15:1096.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096.2. Purpose

RS 15:1096.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 15:1096.3 - 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.