Art. 318. Juvenile records in fixing bail
A. For the purpose of fixing bail, a court may make a written request of any juvenile
court for an abstract containing only the delinquent acts of a defendant currently before the
requesting court. The request shall be promptly complied with; however, not more than forty-eight hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, shall lapse before the
requested information is deposited in the mail, addressed to the requesting court.
B. The requesting court shall not copy, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce such
juvenile records, and these shall be deposited in the mail and addressed to the issuing
juvenile court within seventy-two hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,
after bail is determined.
Acts 1993, No. 834, §1, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2010, No. 914, §1; Acts 2016, No.
613, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.