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urn: urn:us-la:rs:15:941
citation: "R.S. 15:941"
status: active
breadcrumb: "Title 15 › Chapter 7 › Part V-A › Subpart II"
acts_citations:
  - { year: 2016, number: 499, section: 1, effective_date: null, role: enactment }
---

# Purpose and policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy and intent of the state of Louisiana to promote public safety and expend taxpayer funds responsibly through the use of evidence-based treatment programs and practices at the local level and to reinvest a portion of juvenile justice savings into community-based programs and services.