Louisiana Children’s Code 846 – Amendment of petition
Terms Used In Louisiana Children's Code 846
- 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
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
A. The petitioner may amend the petition at any time to cure defects of form, imperfection, omission, or uncertainty.
B. Prior to the adjudication hearing, the petitioner may amend the petition to include new allegations of fact or requests for adjudication.
C. After jeopardy begins pursuant to Article 811, a petition shall not be amended to include new allegations of fact or requests for adjudication.
D. On motion of the child that he has been prejudiced in his defense on the merits by defect of form, imperfection, omission, or uncertainty, the court may grant a continuance for a reasonable time. In determining whether the child has been prejudiced in his defense upon the merits, the court shall consider all circumstances of the case and the entire course of the prosecution.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2021, No 270, §1.