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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096.6. Use of facilities

RS 15:1096.6 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1096.7. Participation by parishes; appropriations

RS 15:1096.7 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097. Ware Youth Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1097 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 15:1097.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.2. Purpose

RS 15:1097.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 15:1097.3 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.4. Board; general authority

RS 15:1097.4 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1097.5 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.6. Funding for the authority; criminal court costs

RS 15:1097.6 - Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
In the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster, 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 the amount of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be levied against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who 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 Ware Youth Center Authority to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.
Acts 1986, No. 1004, §1, eff. July 16, 1986; HCR 44, 1998 1st Ex. Sess.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1097.7. Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs

RS 15:1097.7 - Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
In the parishes of Bienville, Claiborne, DeSoto, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, and Webster, in all courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction, special costs in the amount of fifty dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is found to have committed a traffic violation or 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 Ware Youth Center Authority to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.
Acts 1986, No. 1005, §1, eff. July 16, 1986; HCR 44, 1998 1st Ex. Sess.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.1. Construction of Subpart; controlling law

RS 15:1098.1 - Construction of Subpart; controlling law
A. To the extent that the provisions of this Subpart are inconsistent with any other statutory law, the provisions of this Subpart shall be considered controlling, except that all provisions of the Children's Code relative to the placement of juveniles in shelter care facilities and detention centers shall be considered controlling.
B. This Subpart does and shall be construed to provide a complete, additional, and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws. No notice to, consent, or approval by any governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the entering into of any lease or lease-purchase contract which contains an annual appropriation dependency clause, nor to the issuance of any participation certificates with respect thereto, or to the exercise of any other public function or corporate power of a governing authority except as is provided in this Subpart.
Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989; Acts 2021, No. 158, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.2. Definitions

RS 15:1098.2 - Definitions
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) "Commission" means the governing authority of St. James Parish.
(2) "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 youth center thereon, and enters into a lease-purchase contract with the commission providing for the leasing of the property, including a youth center, to the parish and the acquisition of title to the property by the parish 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 parish providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of juveniles, or other form of operation of a newly constructed youth center as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the parish.
(3) "Parish" means St. James Parish.
(4) "Participating parish" means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with St. James Parish by which certain space within a youth center is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish.
Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.3. Purpose

RS 15:1098.3 - Purpose
The commission may 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 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 St. James Parish and participating parishes.
Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989; Acts 2019, No. 104, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.5. Power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1098.5 - Power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
A. The commission 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.
B. In order to obtain the necessary funds to carry out its purposes, duties, and responsibilities, and in order to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate a youth center and related services and programs in St. James Parish, 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 who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose.
C.(1) The commission may levy a special annual tax not to exceed one mill for a period of not more than twenty years for the purposes of:
(a) Acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and managing a youth center and providing rehabilitative programs within a structured environment for children who enter the juvenile justice system or who are children in need of care or supervision, or
(b) Making payments pursuant to a lease or lease-purchase contract pursuant to this Subpart by a two-thirds vote of total membership of the commission, without voter approval, but only after a public hearing is held.
(2) In addition, the commission may also levy an additional 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 commission, 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 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.6. Use of youth center

RS 15:1098.6 - Use of youth center
The youth center shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles within St. James Parish while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways within the parish, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Juveniles from outside of St. James Parish may be accepted by the commission in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the commission and pursuant to a participation agreement between the commission 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 center and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.
Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1098.7. Participation by other parishes; appropriations

RS 15:1098.7 - Participation by other parishes; appropriations
A. The governing authority of any parish may enter into a participation agreement with St. James Parish subleasing a portion of the youth center and providing for the care and maintenance of juveniles from that participating parish at the center 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 St. James Parish 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, without voter approval, but only after a public hearing is held. 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 held and when authorized by a majority of the electors who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose.
D. The governing authority of St. John the Baptist Parish may continue to levy the special annual tax not to exceed one mill for a period of twenty years to fund the costs of housing and detaining juveniles, but those tax proceeds shall not automatically be tied to the St. James Parish youth center. The parish council by majority vote may elect to utilize those funds on hand and any funds to be received for any other juvenile detention center approved by appropriate state and federal authorities in St. John the Baptist Parish or in any other parish or may appropriate and expend such funds for operation and maintenance costs and for construction or renovation of a facility to house the juvenile probation officers, judges, counselors, and other personnel associated with juvenile services.
Acts 1989, No. 19, §1, eff. June 13, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 28, §1; Acts 2009, No. 195, §1, eff. June 30, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1099.1. Construction of Subpart; controlling law

RS 15:1099.1 - Construction of Subpart; controlling law
To the extent that the provisions of this Subpart are inconsistent with any other statutory law, the provisions of this Subpart shall be considered controlling, except that all provisions of the Children's Code relative to the placement of juveniles in shelter care facilities and detention centers shall be considered controlling.
Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2021, No. 158, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1099.2. Definitions

RS 15:1099.2 - Definitions
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) "Governing authority" means the governing authority of a parish or parishes having a youth center or a juvenile detention center authority.
(2) "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 youth center thereon, and enters into a lease-purchase contract with a governing authority providing for the leasing of the property, including a youth center, to the parish and the acquisition of title to the property by the parish 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 a parish providing for the acquisition, lease, custody of juveniles, or other form of operation of a newly constructed youth center as may be provided in such agreement, provided that all policy and criteria matters for management shall be determined by the parish.
(3) "Parish" means a parish in which a youth center is sited.
(4) "Participating parish" means any parish which has entered into a participation agreement with a parish having a youth center by which certain space within the center is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish.
Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1099.3. Purpose

RS 15:1099.3 - Purpose
A governing authority may 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 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 parish and participating parishes.
Acts 1991, No 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991; Acts 2019, No. 104, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1099.6. Use of youth center

RS 15:1099.6 - Use of youth center
The youth center shall be used for the temporary detention of juveniles within the parish while awaiting trial or other disposition of their cases, runaways within the parish, and juveniles awaiting transfer to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Juveniles from outside of the parish may be accepted by the governing authority in accordance with rules and regulations adopted therefor by the governing authority and pursuant to a participation agreement between the governing authority 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 center and the fee for the care and maintenance of each juvenile.
Acts 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1099.7. Participation by other parishes; appropriations

RS 15:1099.7 - Participation by other parishes; appropriations
A. The governing authority of any parish may enter into a participation agreement with any parish having a youth center to sublease a portion of the center and provide for the care and maintenance of juveniles from that participating parish at the center 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 a parish having a youth center 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, without voter approval, but only after a public hearing is held. 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 1991, No. 147, §2, eff. July 2, 1991.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1101. St. Bernard Parish Juvenile Detention Center; fee for keeping juveniles

RS 15:1101 - St. Bernard Parish Juvenile Detention Center; fee for keeping juveniles
A. The sheriff of St. Bernard Parish shall receive the sum of forty-five dollars per day for the keeping, feeding, clothing, care, supervision, schooling, and maintenance of each juvenile assigned to the juvenile detention center in St. Bernard Parish.
B. The sheriff shall notify the party responsible for the maintenance of each juvenile assigned to the juvenile detention center of its responsibility to contribute to the cost of care and shall bill the responsible party on a periodic basis, but not less than quarterly, for the amount due. The sheriff shall make every reasonable effort to notify such party of its liability under this Section as soon as possible after the 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 the sheriff and shall be deposited in the sheriff's salary fund for the costs of care of juveniles assigned to the juvenile detention center.
D. If default occurs, the sheriff shall exercise all administrative and legal alternatives provided by law or regulation to enforce the provisions of this Section. This may include an imposition of reasonable administrative costs, costs of court, and reasonable attorney fees. The sheriff may enter into an agreement with other public agencies or private entities for collection of any debt owed to the sheriff under the provisions of this Section.
Acts 1992, No. 713, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105. Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1105 - Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Vernon, and Winn.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.1. Board of commissioners; appointment; terms

RS 15:1105.1 - Board of commissioners; appointment; terms
A. The Central Louisiana Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a commission which shall control, administer, and manage its affairs. The commission shall be composed of a board of seven commissioners. There shall be one commissioner appointed from each of the seven parishes within the territory of the authority and each shall be a qualified elector and domiciled in the parish for which he is appointed. They shall be appointed for terms of four years, as follows:
(1) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the judges exercising juvenile jurisdiction within the participating parishes.
(2) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the sheriffs of the participating parishes.
(3) One commissioner shall be appointed by the chiefs of police of municipalities within the participating parishes.
(4) Two commissioners shall be appointed by the district attorneys with jurisdiction in the participating parishes.
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 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.2. Purpose

RS 15:1105.2 - 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 through the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and the provision of physical facilities and related services for children throughout the parishes belonging to the authority.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.3. Board of commissioners; officers; meetings

RS 15:1105.3 - 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 committee, composed of not more than five 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 committee 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 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.4. Board; general authority

RS 15:1105.4 - 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, or in need of services as provided by Children's Code Articles 726 et seq., 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 or services. 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 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1105.5 - Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
A. The board of commissioners shall be domiciled in Grant 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 eight-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 Central 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 eight-parish area who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.6. Funding for the authority; criminal court costs

RS 15:1105.6 - Funding for the authority; criminal court costs
In the parishes within the jurisdiction of the authority, 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 the amount of seven dollars and fifty cents shall be levied against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who 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 to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1105.7. Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs

RS 15:1105.7 - Funding for the authority; juvenile court costs
In the parishes within the jurisdiction of the authority, in all courts exercising juvenile jurisdiction, special costs in the amount of fifty dollars shall be levied against every juvenile who is found to have committed a traffic violation or 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 to be used for the expenses of its operations as provided in this Subpart.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §1, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106. Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1106 - Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority; creation; jurisdiction
The Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Bossier and Caddo.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106.1. Board of directors; appointment; terms

RS 15:1106.1 - Board of directors; appointment; terms
A.(1) The Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority shall be governed by a board of directors which shall control, administer, and manage the affairs of the district.
(2) The board shall be composed of eleven directors, who shall be qualified electors domiciled and residing in the district. The directors shall be appointed for terms coinciding with the position or agency that appoints that particular board member.
(a) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish Juvenile Court judges.
(b) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish district and city court judges.
(c) One director shall be appointed by Caddo Parish Commission.
(d) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish Police Jury.
(e) One director shall be appointed by the Shreveport City Council.
(f) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier City City Council.
(g) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish School Board.
(h) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish School Board.
(i) One director shall be appointed by the assistant secretary of the office of juvenile justice of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
(j) One director shall be appointed by the Bossier Parish sheriff.
(k) One director shall be appointed by the Caddo Parish sheriff.
B. The members of the board of directors 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 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997; Acts 2008, No. 565, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106.2. Purpose

RS 15:1106.2 - Purpose
The purpose of the board of directors 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 through the establishment of rehabilitative programs within a structured environment and the provision of physical facilities and related services for children throughout Bossier and Caddo Parishes.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106.3. Board of directors; officers; meetings

RS 15:1106.3 - Board of directors; officers; meetings
A. The board of directors shall elect a chairman, a vice chairman, 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 director 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 committee, composed of not more than five 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 chairman or of three of the directors. 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 committee 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 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106.4. Board; general authority

RS 15:1106.4 - 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 board 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, or in need of services as provided by Children's Code Articles 726 et seq., 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 or services. In addition, the board 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 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1106.5. Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds

RS 15:1106.5 - Board; domicile; power to levy taxes, incur debt, issue bonds
A. The board of directors shall be domiciled in Caddo 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 board, and it specifically may cooperate with juvenile courts and other courts and public agencies within the two-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 Bossier/Caddo Juvenile Detention Center Authority, the board 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 two-parish area who vote thereon in an election held for that purpose in accordance with laws governing such elections.
Acts 1997, No. 1445, §2, eff. July 15, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:1107. Feliciana Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction

RS 15:1107 - Feliciana Juvenile Justice District; creation; jurisdiction
The Feliciana Juvenile Justice District is hereby established as a political subdivision of the state, with a territorial jurisdiction throughout the Twentieth Judicial District, which includes the parishes of East Feliciana and West Feliciana.
Acts 1999, No. 333, §1.