US Lawyer Database

§28:53.3. Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Jefferson Parish

RS 28:53.3 – Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Jefferson Parish When a peace officer or other credible person executes a statement made to the best of his knowledge, belief, and personal observations from any law enforcement agency physically located in the city of Kenner or the towns of Jean Lafitte or Grand Isle pursuant to […]

§28:53.4. Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Lafourche Parish

RS 28:53.4 – Order for custody; grounds; teleconference; Lafourche Parish When a peace officer or other credible person executes a statement made to the best of his knowledge, belief, and personal observations from any law enforcement agency physically located in the city of Thibodaux or the town of Matthews pursuant to R.S. 28:53.2, the statement […]

§28:54. Judicial commitment; procedure

RS 28:54 – Judicial commitment; procedure A. The department or any person of legal age may file with the court a petition which asserts his belief that a person is suffering from mental illness which contributes or causes that person to be a danger to himself or others or to be gravely disabled, or is […]

§28:55. Judicial hearings

RS 28:55 – Judicial hearings A. At the appointed time, the court shall conduct a hearing on the petition for judicial commitment. Before the hearing, the respondent may move for a change of venue to the parish of his domicile, which motion shall be granted only for compelling reasons. If the respondent is confined to […]

§28:56. Judicial commitment; review; appeals

RS 28:56 – Judicial commitment; review; appeals A.(1)(a) Except as provided in Subparagraph (b) of this Paragraph, all judicial commitments except those for alcohol use disorder shall be for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. The period of commitment shall expire at the end of the judicial commitment period, and the patient, […]

§28:58. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 641 et seq. not affected

RS 28:58 – Code of Criminal Procedure Article 641 et seq. not affected Whenever it appears that a person against whom an indictment has been found or information filed in any court in this state is insane or mentally defective to the extent that he is unable to understand the proceedings against him or to […]

§28:59. Commitment of prisoners

RS 28:59 – Commitment of prisoners A. Any person found not guilty by reason of insanity by a criminal court may be ordered to the proper institution in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 654 et seq. B. Any person who is determined to lack the capacity to proceed, who will not attain the […]