Louisiana Children’s Code 402 – Court of record
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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 402
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
A court exercising juvenile jurisdiction is a court of record.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.