7. Victims.

The act does not require that victims be identified in the initial investigation report. Nor does it prohibit disclosure in that report of the identity of victims except for victims of sexual crimes. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44:3(A)(4)(b). Records and reports concerning all matters and proceedings before a juvenile court are confidential and docketing of juvenile cases are kept separately from the civil and criminal cases. La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44:4.1(B)(35); Op. Att'y Gen. 03-0026.

In 2000, the Legislature amended La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 44.4 to exempt from public records disclosure requirements "the name of any person, contained within or referred to in the records, papers or files of the Crime Victims Reparations Board, applying for or receiving funds from the Crime Victims Reparations Fund. In lieu of the person's name, the person's file number shall be used." Act 58, 2000 La. Sess. Law Serv. No. 2 80 (West).