TITLE VIII
DELINQUENCY
CHAPTER 1. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS; DEFINITIONS
Art. 801. Purpose
The purpose of this Title is to accord due process to each child who is accused of
having committed a delinquent act and ensure that he shall receive, preferably in his own
home, the care, guidance, and control that will be conducive to his welfare and the best
interests of the state and that in those instances when he is removed from the control of his
parents, the court shall secure for him care as nearly as possible equivalent to that which the
parents should have given him.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, No. 430, §2; Acts 2018, No.
467, §2.