State of Louisiana in the Interest of J.C. (Granted for Limited Purpose of Vacating that Portion of Opinion Remanding to the Lower Court for Notification of Requirements fo)

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Judgment rendered December 4, 2019. No. 53,225-JAC ON REHEARING COURT OF APPEAL SECOND CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA ***** STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF J.C. ***** On Rehearing Originally Appealed from the Minden City Court, Ward One Parish of Webster, Louisiana Trial Court No. J4048-16.6 Honorable C. Sherburne Sentell, III, Judge ***** LOUISIANA APPELLATE PROJECT By: Katherine M. Franks Counsel for Appellant, J.C., Child J. SCHUYLER MARVIN District Attorney Counsel for Appellee, State of Louisiana JOHN M. LAWRENCE ANDREW C. JACOBS MARCUS R. PATILLO Assistant District Attorneys ***** Before MOORE, PITMAN, GARRETT, COX, and STEPHENS, JJ. PITMAN, J. A rehearing is granted for the limited purpose of vacating that portion of the opinion remanding the matter to the lower court for notification to the juvenile defendant of the requirements for registration as a sex offender. This issue was not addressed below and was raised in the original opinion of this court as error patent. The matter is remanded to the lower court for a determination of whether J.C. is required to register as a sex offender in light of the provisions of the Louisiana Children’s Code, including La. Ch. C. art. 884.1, Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, including La. R.S. 15:542, and any other applicable provisions. This will allow the record to be properly developed on this issue. In all other respects, the adjudication and disposition are affirmed.

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