Louisiana § RS 40:2852 - Facilities providing treatment, housing, or temporary residence to individuals referred by judicial agencies
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§ RS 40:2852. Facilities providing treatment, housing, or temporary residence to individuals referred by judicial agencies
A. Any facility, including pretrial diversion facilities, not otherwise required to be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services, that provides housing or temporary residence for individuals who have been arrested for the commission of a crime and who are referred by any judicial agency, as defined in this Section, shall be regulated by rules adopted and enforced by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the operation of these facilities.
B. The rules shall include but not be limited to providing for the construction, standards of operation, and services provided for these facilities. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
C.(1) No facility shall provide housing or temporary residence to any individual and no judicial agency shall refer any individual to a facility providing housing or temporary residence until the Department of Public Safety and Corrections has adopted rules and has inspected the facility and certified that the facility is in compliance with these rules as provided for by this Section.
(2) No facility shall provide treatment to any individual and no judicial agency shall refer any individual to a facility providing treatment until the Louisiana Department of Health has adopted rules and has inspected the facility and certified that the facility is in compliance with these rules as provided for by this Section.
D. For the purposes of this Chapter, "judicial agency" means the sheriff, sheriff's department, or district court and officers thereof, including the district judge, the prosecutor, and district attorneys. Judicial agency referral residential facilities shall not participate in sheriffs' work release programs nor shall they receive funding from the state.
E. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 107, §2.
Acts 2006, No. 660, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2008, No. 437, §1; Acts 2010, No. 493, §1; Acts 2015, No. 447, §1; Acts 2017, No. 107, §§1, 2; Acts 2025, No. 328, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2852 ("Facilities providing treatment, housing, or temporary residence to individuals referred by judicial agencies") 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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