Louisiana Children’s Code 725.1 – Definitions
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 725.1
- Child: means a person under eighteen years of age who, prior to juvenile proceedings, has not been judicially emancipated under Civil Code Article 366 or emancipated by marriage under Civil Code Article 367. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
- Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Children's Code 725.1
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, agency, or corporation, and specifically shall include city, parish, or state law enforcement agencies, and a parish or city school board or a person employed by a parish or city school board. See Louisiana Children's Code 603
As used in this Chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the following meaning, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) “Department” means the Department of Children and Family Services.
(2) “Safe house” means a residential facility or a shelter care facility operated by an authorized agency, including a nonprofit agency, with experience in providing services to sexually exploited children and approved by the department to provide shelter for sexually exploited children.
(3) “Sexually exploited child” means any person under the age of eighteen who has been subject to sexual exploitation because the person either:
(a) Is a victim of trafficking of children for sexual purposes under La. Rev. Stat. 14:46.3.
(b) Is a victim of child sex trafficking under 18 U.S.C. § 1591.
Acts 2013, No. 429, §3, eff. June 24, 2013; Acts 2017, No. 376, §1.