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CHC 729.1 - Venue
Universal Citation: LA Chil Code 729.1 (2017)
Art. 729.1. Venue
A proceeding under this Title may be commenced in the parish in which the child is residing with his parent or tutor, the parish in which the child is residing with his caretaker, the parish in which the act complained of took place or the conditions complained of existed, or the parish in which the child is found. Whenever this Title requires that a hearing be convened within twenty-four hours of a child's entry into custody, in a multiparish judicial district, the hearing may be held in any parish within the judicial district.
Acts 1999, No. 1313, §1.
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