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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
RS 15:1098.4 – General authority A.(1) The commission 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 youth center useful, necessary, expedient, or convenient to carry out the plans and purposes of this […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
