Louisiana § RS 15:1109 - Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District; creation; definitions; domicile

§ RS 15:1109. Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District; creation; definitions; domicile

            A. The Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District is hereby created as a political subdivision of the state having a territorial jurisdiction throughout the parishes of Acadia, Allen, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion.

            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 Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District.

            (2) "Commission" means the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District Commission.

            (3) "District" means the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District.

            (4) "Facility" means any juvenile detention facility, shelter care facility, or any other similar juvenile justice facility.

            (5) "Governing authority" means the governing authority of a parish.

            (6) "Lease-purchase contract" means the financing and acquisition of property by a person pursuant to an arrangement under which such person acquires title to property, constructs a facility on the property, and enters into a lease-purchase contract with the commission providing for the leasing of the property, including a facility on the property, 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 policies, procedures, and matters related to 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 is subleased to house juveniles from the participating parish.

            C. The domicile of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile District shall be the parish seat of the parish in which the juvenile justice facility is located unless changed by two-thirds vote of the membership of the board of commissioners of the Acadiana Regional Juvenile Justice District.

            Acts 2023, No. 166, §1, eff. June 7, 2023.