2009 Louisiana Children's Code :: CHC 1412 - Petition; venue

Art. 1412. Petition; venue

A. The petition shall be filed in the court of the jurisdiction in which the patient is confined or, if the minor is currently under a disposition by a juvenile court, the hearing shall be held in that juvenile court.

B. The hearing shall be held in that court and no other except for good cause shown.

C. The judge of the court where the petition was filed may hold the hearing at the treatment facility where the minor is confined, if in the opinion of the director of the treatment facility it will be detrimental to the patient's health, welfare, or dignity to travel to the court where the petition was filed.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.