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Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 872

  • child: means any person under the age of twenty-one, including an emancipated minor, who commits a delinquent act before attaining seventeen years of age. See Louisiana Children's Code 804
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

The child may move to suppress evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of Louisiana.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.