Art. 323. Definitions

            (1) "Civilian investigator" means any person who performs investigative work as a noncertified employee of a law enforcement agency and who has completed training required by that law enforcement agency. Required training shall include but not be limited to basic investigative training and specific training on investigation of crimes involving a protected person.

            (2) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.

            (3) "Protected person" means any person who is a victim of a crime or a witness in a juvenile proceeding and who either:

            (a) Is under the age of eighteen years.

            (b) Has a developmental disability as defined in R.S. 28:451.2.

            (4) "Videotape" means the visual recording on a magnetic tape, film, videotape, compact disc, digital versatile disc, digital video disc, or by other electronic means together with the associated oral record.

            Acts 1991, No. 235, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2004, No. 241, §2; Acts 2007, No. 70, §2; Acts 2022, No. 202, §1; Acts 2024, No. 548, §2.