Louisiana § RS 15:1506 - Receipt of reports
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:1506 — Receipt of reports, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:1506. Receipt of reports
A. All reports received by a local or state law enforcement agency shall be referred to the appropriate adult protection agency.
B. When the appropriate adult protection agency receives a report of sexual or physical abuse, whether directly or by referral, the agency shall notify the chief law enforcement agency of the parish in which the incident is alleged to have occurred of such report. Such notification shall be made prior to the end of the business day subsequent to the day on which the adult protection agency received the report. For the purposes of this Subsection, the chief law enforcement agency of Orleans Parish shall be the New Orleans Police Department.
C. Upon receipt of a report from an adult protection agency, the chief law enforcement agency shall initiate an incident report and shall notify the referring adult protection agency of the disposition of the report.
Acts 2008, No. 181, §2, eff. June 13, 2008.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:1506 cover?
Section RS 15:1506 ("Receipt of reports") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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