La. Child. Code art. 1417

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session effective on or before 7/1/2024, from Acts 1-3, 6-671

Section 1417 - Court records

A. Each court shall keep a record of the cases relating to minors with mental illness coming before it under this Title and the disposition of them. It shall also keep on file the original petition and certificates of physicians required by this Chapter, or a microfilm duplicate of such records.

B. All records maintained in the courts under the provisions of this Article shall be sealed and available only to the respondent or his attorney unless the court, after a hearing held with notice to the respondent, determines such records should be disclosed to a petitioner for cause shown.

La. Ch.C. § 1417

Acts 1991, No. 235, §14, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2014, No. 811, §33, eff. June 23, 2014.

Amended by Acts 2014, No. 811,s. 33, eff. 6/23/2014.

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