Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 40, § 2852. Facilities providing treatment, housing, or temporary residence to individuals referred by judicial agencies

A. Any facility, including pretrial diversion facilities, not otherwise required to be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health or the Department of Children and Family Services, that provides housing or temporary residence for individuals who have been arrested for the commission of a crime and who are referred by any judicial agency, as defined in this Section, shall be regulated by rules adopted and enforced by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for the operation of these facilities.

B. The rules shall include but not be limited to providing for the construction, standards of operation, and services provided for these facilities. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

D. For the purposes of this Chapter, “judicial agency” means the sheriff, sheriff's department, or district court and officers thereof, including the district judge, the prosecutor, and district attorneys. Judicial agency referral residential facilities shall not participate in sheriffs' work release programs nor shall they receive funding from the state.

E. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 107, § 2.