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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. All reports received by a local or state law enforcement agency shall be referred to the appropriate adult protection agency.
B. When the appropriate adult protection agency receives a report of sexual or physical abuse, whether directly or by referral, the agency shall notify the chief law enforcement agency of the parish in which the incident is alleged to have occurred of such report. Such notification shall be made prior to the end of the business day subsequent to the day on which the adult protection agency received the report. For the purposes of this Subsection, the chief law enforcement agency of Orleans Parish shall be the New Orleans Police Department.
C. Upon receipt of a report from an adult protection agency, the chief law enforcement agency shall initiate an incident report and shall notify the referring adult protection agency of the disposition of the report.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 15, § 1506. Receipt of reports - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-15-sect-1506/
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