Rule 49.7 Expungements
Title V: Rules for Juvenile Proceedings in District Courts and in Juvenile Courts for the Parishes of East Baton Rouge, Orleans, Jefferson and Caddo | Chapter 49: Other Proceedings
Rule Text
(a) If a form for expungement is provided by the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction, any motion for expungement shall utilize that form.
(b) A person seventeen years of age or older who has been the subject of a juvenile court proceeding, appearing in proper person, or through his or her attorney, may file a Motion for Expungement. The parents of the former juvenile may not file the motion, nor may any other person. If information regarding the case is needed to file the Motion for Expungement, the mover shall file a Motion for Disclosure with the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction.
Amendment history: Adopted April 29, 2008, effective July 1, 2008; amended November 20, 2009, effective January 1, 2010; amended November 21, 2011, effective January 1, 2012.