Title 40, Public Health and Safety
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La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1351 Louisiana Medical Advisory Board created; membership, qualifications, vacancies
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§1351. Louisiana Medical Advisory Board created; membership, qualifications, vacancies A. The Louisiana Medical Advisory Board is hereby created. The board shall consist of eighteen members to be appointed by the governor for terms of four years. Each member of the board shall be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1352 Expenses of members
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§1352. Expenses of members The members of the board shall receive no compensation but shall be paid their necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the board or on business for the board assigned by it. Added by Acts 1968, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1353 Officers
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§1353. Officers The officers of the board shall be a chairman, who shall be appointed by the governor, and such other officers as the board deems necessary. Added by Acts 1968, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1354 Domicile of board; meetings
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§1354. Domicile of board; meetings The domicile of the board shall be in Baton Rouge; but meetings may be held at other places in the state. Meetings shall be held on call of the chairman. Added by Acts 1968, No. 281, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1355 Powers and duties
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§1355. Powers and duties A. The board shall advise the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, in writing and with stated reasons, in those cases referred to it by the department with respect to the visual ability or physical condition of an applicant for a vehicle operator'…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1356 Limitation of liability; reporting impaired applicants for license or licensed drivers;
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§1356. Limitation of liability; reporting impaired applicants for license or licensed drivers; confidentiality A. As used in this Part, "health care provider" means and includes any person defined in R.S. 40:1231.1(A), and "board" means the Louisiana Medical Advisory Board. B. No…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1371 Title
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§1371. Title This Sub-part may be cited as the "State Police Law."
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1372 Definitions
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§1372. Definitions As used in this Subpart: (1) "Civilian employee" means any employee assigned to a position other than that of police employee. (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. (3) "Division" means the division of state police in the Depar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1373 Five day work week for employees
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§1373. Five day work week for employees The department shall arrange the work of the office of state police so that no employee shall be required to work more than five days per calendar week without being granted compensatory time off for the period worked in excess of five days…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1374 Workers' compensation law; employees deemed within; coverage for posttraumatic
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§1374. Workers' compensation law; employees deemed within; coverage for posttraumatic stress injury; presumption of compensability A. Every employee of the division of state police, except the head thereof, shall be considered an employee of the state within the meaning of the wo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1374.1 Development of hearing loss during employment in the division of state
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§1374.1. Development of hearing loss during employment in the division of state police; occupational disease A. For the purpose of this Section, "division" has the same meaning as provided for in R.S. 40:1372. B.(1) Any loss of hearing that is ten decibels or greater on average f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1375 Training school; fees
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§1375. Training school; fees A. The department shall organize and maintain training facilities. B. The training facilities shall be known as the "Donald J. Thibodeaux Training Complex". Such facilities shall consist of the Training Academy at State Police Headquarters; Emergency …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1376 Uniforms, equipment, and badges
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§1376. Uniforms, equipment, and badges A. The department shall provide the employees of the division, within the amount of appropriations therefor, with the uniforms and equipment necessary to the performance of their respective duties, but all such uniforms and equipment shall r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1377 Property and equipment for use of division
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§1377. Property and equipment for use of division The department may, within the limits of appropriations, purchase or otherwise acquire the right to use and maintain lands and buildings, horses, motor equipment, and other commodities, equipment, and services deemed essential by …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1378 Headquarters and stations; establishment; discontinuance
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§1378. Headquarters and stations; establishment; discontinuance The department shall, from time to time, establish headquarters and stations in the localities it thinks best suited to aid in the enforcement of the laws of this state. It may also, as it sees fit, discontinue any h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379 Duties and powers of police employees
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§1379. Duties and powers of police employees A. The police employees of the division shall prevent and detect crime, apprehend criminals, enforce the criminal and traffic laws of the state, keep the peace and good order in the state in the enforcement of the state's police powers…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1 Special officers; powers and duties; concealed handgun permit
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§1379.1. Special officers; powers and duties; concealed handgun permit A. The superintendent of state police shall be authorized to issue at his discretion a special officer's commission from the division of state police. Any person who receives a special officer's commission mus…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.1 Concealed handgun permit issued by sheriffs; reciprocity; contiguous parishes
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§1379.1.1. Concealed handgun permit issued by sheriffs; reciprocity; contiguous parishes A.(1) The sheriff of a parish shall have the authority to issue a concealed handgun permit to any person. The permit shall be valid only within the boundaries of the parish in which the sheri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.2 Special officers commission; rail police officers
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§1379.1.2. Special officers commission; rail police officers A. The superintendent of state police shall be authorized to issue at his discretion a special officer's commission from the division of state police to any person who is employed by a rail carrier as a rail police offi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.3 Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers
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§1379.1.3. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified law enforcement officers A. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law or any ordinance of any political subdivision and subject to the rules and regulations or policies of the agency or office employing the individual,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.4 Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers
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§1379.1.4. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers A. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law or any ordinance of any political subdivision and subject to the rules and regulations or policies of the agency or office from which the in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.5 Conflict provision
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§1379.1.5. Conflict provision Nothing in the provisions of R.S. 40:1379.1.3 and 1379.1.4 shall be construed to supersede the provisions of R.S. 40:1797, and in case of any conflict, the provisions of R.S. 40:1797 shall control. Acts 2014, No. 603, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.1.6 Tactical medical professionals
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§1379.1.6. Tactical medical professionals A. As used in this Section, "tactical medical professional" means a licensed paramedic or physician as defined in R.S. 37:1262, who is employed or contracted by a law enforcement agency to provide direct support to a tactical law enforcem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.2 Civil defense officers' commissions for local civil defense directors; powers and duties
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§1379.2. Civil defense officers' commissions for local civil defense directors; powers and duties A. The deputy secretary for public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a special officer's commission from the office of state police throu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3 Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures; definitions
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§1379.3. Statewide permits for concealed handguns; application procedures; definitions A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a concealed handg…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3.1 Concealed Handgun Permit Dedicated Fund Account; assessment and
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§1379.3.1. Concealed Handgun Permit Dedicated Fund Account; assessment and disposition of fees A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall assess a fee not to exceed one hundred dollars for a concealed handgun permit with a term of four years, to be submitted with…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3.2 Temporary concealed handgun permit; protective order; time limitations
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§1379.3.2. Temporary concealed handgun permit; protective order; time limitations A. A person on whose behalf the court has issued a permanent injunction or a protective order to bring about the cessation of abuse by one family member, household member, or dating partner pursuant…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3.3 Louisiana Firearm Safety Awareness Act
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§1379.3.3. Louisiana Firearm Safety Awareness Act A. This Section shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Firearm Safety Awareness Act". B. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall provide a two-hour-and-fifteen-minute online handgu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.3.4 Louisiana permitless carry
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§1379.3.4. Louisiana permitless carry A. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall provide a two-hour online concealed handgun education course at no cost to Louisiana residents. B. The purpose of this online education course is to educate the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.4 Reserve officer's commission; powers and duties
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§1379.4. Reserve officer's commission; powers and duties A. It is expressly recognized that there is a need to use the training, experience, and skills of retired state police officers to aid in the enforcement of the laws and protection of the people of the state of Louisiana. F…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.5 State capitol complex; provision of police protection; maintenance of peace and
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§1379.5. State capitol complex; provision of police protection; maintenance of peace and order A.(1) The deputy secretary for public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide that public safety services police officers regularly patrol all a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.6 Aviation unit; powers and duties
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§1379.6. Aviation unit; powers and duties A. There is hereby created an aviation unit in the office of state police. The unit created herein shall have authority of ownership, control, maintenance, and operation of all state-owned aircraft, including helicopters and fixed-wing ai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.7 Public Safety DWI Testing, Maintenance, and Training Dedicated Fund Account;
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§1379.7. Public Safety DWI Testing, Maintenance, and Training Dedicated Fund Account; uses A. When the office of state police has performed or participated in a blood, breath, or urine analysis for which special costs are assessed in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Art…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1379.8 Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force
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§1379.8. Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force A. The Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services. B. Members of the Weights and Standards Mobile Police Force of the Department of P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1380 Fish and game, conservation; enforcement of laws relating to
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§1380. Fish and game, conservation; enforcement of laws relating to The members of the division shall co-operate with game wardens and shall enforce the fish and game laws of the state and the laws enacted for the protection and conservation of forests, woods, and other natural r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1381 Concealed weapons; employees; highway patrol
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§1381. Concealed weapons; employees; highway patrol A. All employees, officers, or agents of the division of state police may carry arms and weapons, concealed or openly, while in the actual performance of any duty or while under assignment to any duty under this Subpart. B. The …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1382 Negligent carrying of a concealed handgun
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§1382. Negligent carrying of a concealed handgun A. Negligent carrying of a concealed handgun is the intentional or criminally negligent carrying by any person, whether or not authorized or licensed to carry or possess a concealed handgun, under the following circumstances: (1) W…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1383 Incarceration of persons arrested; penalty for failure to comply
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§1383. Incarceration of persons arrested; penalty for failure to comply Any police employee of the division, in executing any warrant of arrest issued by any magistrate of the state or in making any other arrest, shall, immediately after the arrest, place the person arrested in t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1384 Prisoners; place of detention; how released; penalty
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§1384. Prisoners; place of detention; how released; penalty Any person having charge of a jail or other place of detention shall, provided sufficient facilities are available, receive any prisoner arrested by a police employee of the division and shall detain him in custody until…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1385 Fingerprints and other identification data
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§1385. Fingerprints and other identification data The employees of the division shall take fingerprints and such other identification data as is prescribed by the department of all persons taken into custody by them for offenses other than those arising solely out of violations o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1386 Industrial disputes
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§1386. Industrial disputes The police employees of the division shall not be used or called upon for service within any municipality in any industrial dispute unless actual violence has occurred therein or the threat of violence exists and then only by order of the superintendent…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1387 Control of officers; municipalities
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§1387. Control of officers; municipalities When a situation develops in a municipality which, in the judgment of the chief law enforcement official of such municipality, constitutes an emergency, then the said chief law enforcement officer of the municipality shall have the sole …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1388 Contracts with municipalities for police protection
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§1388. Contracts with municipalities for police protection The mayor or chief police officer of any municipality and the sheriff of any parish within this state may contract with the department, acting on behalf of the state, for the regular assignment of an agreed number of empl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1389 Police protection for certain companies
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§1389. Police protection for certain companies Upon the application of the collector of revenue or any railroad company, shipping transportation company, or armored car company transporting money or other valuables within this state for the appointment of police officers, the dep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1390 Resisting arrest and interference with officers; penalty
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§1390. Resisting arrest and interference with officers; penalty Any person who resists arrest by any officer or agent of the division or who interferes with or obstructs the head of the division or any officer or agent thereof in the lawful performance of any duty imposed on him …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1391 Exchange of information; interstate compacts for police protection
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§1391. Exchange of information; interstate compacts for police protection The employees of the division shall cooperate and exchange information with any department or authority of the state or with other police forces, both within this state and outside it and with federal polic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1392 Free and unhampered passage on bridges and ferries
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§1392. Free and unhampered passage on bridges and ferries A. State police, in uniform or in civilian clothes, with state police equipment, have free and unhampered passage, at all times, on and over toll-bridges and ferries in this state. B. All law enforcement personnel, with la…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1393 Fees and rewards not to be accepted by employees
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§1393. Fees and rewards not to be accepted by employees No employee of the division shall accept any fee for the performance of an act in line of duty or any reward offered for the apprehension or conviction of any person or for the recovery of any property. Any fee or reward to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1394 Salary scale; vouchers in payment of expenses; allowances
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§1394. Salary scale; vouchers in payment of expenses; allowances The salary scale of the enumerated troopers and officers of the Division of State Police, whether under civil service or otherwise, shall be as follows: Trooper, minimum salary $565.00 per month; Sergeant, minimum s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 40:1394.1 Annual salary schedule
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§1394.1. Annual salary schedule The deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall prepare and submit a report of salary schedules for troopers and officers of the state police service, whether classifi…