Section 811.3 – Definitions

May 13, 2021 | Family Law, Louisiana

In this Chapter:

(1) “Victim” means a person against whom an offense that is a felony-grade delinquent act has been committed.
(2) “Victim’s family” means a spouse, parent, child, stepchild, sibling, or legal representative of the victim, except when the person is in custody for an offense or is the defendant.
(3) “Juvenile crime victim” means a person, under the age of seventeen, against whom an offense against the person that is a felony has been committed.

La. Ch.C. § 811.3

Acts 1995, No. 522, §1; Acts 1995, No. 835, §1; Acts 1997, No. 732, §2.