2009 Louisiana Children's Code :: CHC 312 - Juvenile jurisdiction over adults; criminal proceedings

Art. 312. Juvenile jurisdiction over adults; criminal proceedings

A. Except as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, a court exercising juvenile jurisdiction shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, in conformity with any special rules prescribed by law, to try an adult for:

(1) The crime of contributing to the delinquency of children as authorized by R.S. 14:92, except R.S. 14:92(A)(7).

(2) The crime of contributing to the delinquency or dependency of children as authorized by R.S. 14:92.1.

(3) Any other misdemeanor enacted for the protection of the physical, moral, or mental well-being of children.

(4) Criminal neglect of family.

(5) The crime of improper supervision of a minor by parent or legal custodian as authorized by R.S. 14:92.2.

B. In any parish with a population of three hundred fifty thousand or more, jurisdiction pursuant to Subparagraphs A(1) and (3) of this Article is vested in the district court, or, in the parish of Orleans, in the criminal district court for that parish or the Municipal Court of New Orleans.

C. If the defendant in any case within this Article is entitled to trial by jury and does not waive that right, the court shall transfer the case to its criminal docket or to the appropriate court having criminal jurisdiction.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1995, No. 702, §1; Acts 1997, No. 569, §1.