Title 13, Courts and Judicial Procedure
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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.17 Fees; Judicial Expense Fund; Probation Fund; established
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§2563.17. Fees; Judicial Expense Fund; Probation Fund; established A. In all criminal cases over which the court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum determin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.2 Civil jurisdiction; limitations
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§2563.2. Civil jurisdiction; limitations A. The court shall have civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, within its territorial boundaries, when the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not exceed the jurisdictional amount provided…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.3 Criminal jurisdiction
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§2563.3. Criminal jurisdiction The court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.4 Parish court judge as judge of juvenile court; jurisdiction; clerk; sessions and records
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§2563.4. Parish court judge as judge of juvenile court; jurisdiction; clerk; sessions and records A. The parish court, when in session under the provisions of laws applicable to juvenile courts, shall be known as the parish juvenile court. B. The judge of the court shall be ex of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.5 Judge; qualifications and salary
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§2563.5. Judge; qualifications and salary A. The office of judge of the court is hereby established. The judge shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish of Ascension. The term of office of the judge shall be six years. He shall possess the same qualifications that …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.6 Holding court in municipalities
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§2563.6. Holding court in municipalities The judge shall sit and hold court a minimum of one day per week in each of the municipalities of Donaldsonville, Gonzales and Sorrento for the purpose of hearing any matter within the jurisdiction of the court. Added by Acts 1976, No. 307…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.7 Powers of judge
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§2563.7. Powers of judge The judge of the court may perform marriage ceremonies, require bonds to keep the peace, issue warrants of arrest; examine, commit, and admit to bail and discharge; and hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital, and shall have all the powers …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.8 Traffic offenses
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§2563.8. Traffic offenses The judge of the court shall have the power to fix a schedule of fines, including costs, for the various traffic offenses, and any person charged with such an offense may plead guilty before the appropriate law enforcement officer, being the sheriff or h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2563.9 Annual vacation
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§2563.9. Annual vacation The judge of this court may take an annual vacation of one month. He may appoint an attorney residing within the territorial boundaries of the court to sit and hold court when the judge is absent from the territorial jurisdiction of the court while on vac…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2564.1 Compensation of parish court judges; maximum
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§2564.1. Compensation of parish court judges; maximum A. The salary of a judge of a parish court shall in no case exceed the salary of a district court judge of the judicial district in which the parish court is located. B. If, on the effective date of this Section, a parish cour…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2564.2 Parish court judges; reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses
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§2564.2. Parish court judges; reimbursement for travel and hotel expenses A. A parish court judge of any parish court which has or hereafter has a judicial expense fund, may be reimbursed actual traveling and hotel expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties from su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2564.3 Legal representation by the attorney general
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§2564.3. Legal representation by the attorney general A. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that the state, through the attorney general, shall provide legal representation to a parish court judge of this state in all claims, demands, or suits, if such cl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2565 Repealed by Acts 2016, No
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§2565. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 131, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2571 Parking violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties
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§2571. Parking violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties A. The city of Lafayette, the city of Gretna, and any municipality having a population of twenty-five thousand or more may prescribe civil fines for violation of ordinances prohibiting parking, s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2571.1 Port of New Orleans; parking violations; administrative adjudication; procedure;
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§2571.1. Port of New Orleans; parking violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties A. The board of commissioners of the Port of New Orleans may prescribe civil fines for violation of its traffic and parking ordinances which prohibit speeding, parking, sto…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575 Blighted or abandoned property; public health, housing, fire code, building code, and
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§2575. Blighted or abandoned property; public health, housing, fire code, building code, and certain other ordinance violations; administrative adjudication; procedure; appeal; penalties A.(1) Any municipality or parish may prescribe civil fines for blighted property, abandoned p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.1 Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Jefferson Parish
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§2575.1. Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Jefferson Parish A. In the parish of Jefferson, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. B. In the parish of Jefferson, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.10 Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of DeRidder
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§2575.10. Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of DeRidder A. As applied in the city of DeRidder, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances, and ordinances that provide …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.11 Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Acadia Parish
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§2575.11. Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Acadia Parish A. As applied in the parish of Acadia, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. B. In the parish of Acadia, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.12 Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Alexandria
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§2575.12. Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Alexandria A. As applied in the city of Alexandria, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances, and ordinances that prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.2 St
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§2575.2. St. Tammany Parish; additional administrative adjudication procedures; judicial review procedures A.(1) In the parish of St. Tammany, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. (2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.2.1 City of Slidell; additional administrative adjudication procedures; judicial review
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§2575.2.1. City of Slidell; additional administrative adjudication procedures; judicial review procedures A.(1) In the city of Slidell, the term "housing violation" as used in this Section also encompasses building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. (2) In the ci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.3 Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Livingston Parish
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§2575.3. Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Livingston Parish A. In the parish of Livingston, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. B. In the parish of Livingston, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.4 Additional administrative adjudication procedures; West Baton Rouge Parish
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§2575.4. Additional administrative adjudication procedures; West Baton Rouge Parish A. In the parish of West Baton Rouge, the terms "housing violation" and "environmental violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass parish ordinances relative to building codes, zoning,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.5 Housing violations; additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Central
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§2575.5. Housing violations; additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Central A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the city of Central, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass violations of building …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.6 Additional administrative adjudication procedures in the city of New Orleans; nuisance, sanitation, and litter violations; ticket procedures; appeals; penalties
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§2575.6. Additional administrative adjudication procedures in the city of New Orleans; nuisance, sanitation, and litter violations; ticket procedures; appeals; penalties A. The city of New Orleans may prescribe civil fines for violations of nuisance, sanitation, and litter ordina…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.7 Additional administrative adjudication procedures; certain parishes
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§2575.7. Additional administrative adjudication procedures; certain parishes A. In any parish with a population of not less than thirty-five thousand five hundred persons and not more than thirty-six thousand persons, according to the most recent federal decennial census, the ter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.8 Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Monroe
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§2575.8. Additional administrative adjudication procedures; city of Monroe A. As applied in the city of Monroe, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances, and ordinances that provide for t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.9 Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Tangipahoa Parish
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§2575.9. Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Tangipahoa Parish A. As applied in Tangipahoa Parish, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances. B. In Tangipahoa Parish, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2576 Administrative adjudication of blighted or abandoned property, public health, housing, fire code, environmental, and historic district violations
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§2576. Administrative adjudication of blighted or abandoned property, public health, housing, fire code, environmental, and historic district violations A. In any municipality or parish, the failure to pay the liens, privileges, judicial mortgages, and any fines, fees, penalties,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2581 Election of justices of the peace; return; commissions; term
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§2581. Election of justices of the peace; return; commissions; term Justices of the peace shall be elected as provided by law. The election returns from each ward shall be made according to law and the governor shall issue commissions to the persons elected. Justices of the peace…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2582 Justices of the peace; qualifications; election; term of office; nullity; persons
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§2582. Justices of the peace; qualifications; election; term of office; nullity; persons ineligible A. Each justice of the peace shall be of good moral character, a qualified elector, a resident of the ward and district from which elected, and able to read and write the English l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583 Constables; election; term of office; qualifications
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§2583. Constables; election; term of office; qualifications A. There shall be one constable for the court of each justice of the peace in the several parishes of the state, who shall be of good moral character, be able to read and write the English language, possess a high school…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.1 Deputies; oath; compensation
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§2583.1. Deputies; oath; compensation A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in East Baton Rouge Parish and Jefferson Parish may appoint as many deputy constables as necessary for whose acts he shall be responsible. The deputies before entering upon their …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.2 Deputies; oath; compensation; Union Parish
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§2583.2. Deputies; oath; compensation; Union Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Union Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each deputy shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.3 Deputies; oath; compensation; Caddo Parish
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§2583.3. Deputies; oath; compensation; Caddo Parish A.(1) Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Caddo Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each deputy sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.4 Deputies; oath; compensation; Ascension Parish
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§2583.4. Deputies; oath; compensation; Ascension Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Ascension Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each depu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.5 Deputies; oath; compensation; Calcasieu Parish
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§2583.5. Deputies; oath; compensation; Calcasieu Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Calcasieu Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each depu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.6 Deputies; oath; compensation; St
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§2583.6. Deputies; oath; compensation; St. Martin Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in St. Martin Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, the dep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.7 Deputies; oath; compensation; Caldwell Parish
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§2583.7. Deputies; oath; compensation; Caldwell Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Caldwell Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, the deputy …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.8 Deputies; oath; compensation; St
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§2583.8. Deputies; oath; compensation; St. Tammany Parish A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in St. Tammany Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, the d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2584 Domicile; designation by local governing authorities
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§2584. Domicile; designation by local governing authorities Except as otherwise provided by R.S. 13:2585, the governing authorities of the various parishes are authorized to fix and designate the official domicile of justice of the peace courts within their respective parishes. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2585 Holding court in place where alcoholic beverages are sold prohibited; penalty
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§2585. Holding court in place where alcoholic beverages are sold prohibited; penalty It is unlawful for a justice of the peace to hold sessions of his court in any place used wholly or in part as a barroom, or in any other place where alcoholic beverages or spirituous liquors are…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2586 Jurisdiction and procedure
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§2586. Jurisdiction and procedure A. Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in all civil matters as set forth in Code of Civil Procedure Articles 4911 through 4913. B. They shall have no jurisdiction in succession or probate matters, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2586.1 Justice of the peace; powers as ex officio notary
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§2586.1. Justice of the peace; powers as ex officio notary A. A justice of the peace shall be an ex officio notary public within his territorial jurisdiction to the extent allowed by this Section. A justice of the peace may exercise the functions of a notary public only to: (1) A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2586.2 Notary bond; examination; exception
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§2586.2. Notary bond; examination; exception A justice of the peace acting as an ex officio notary public as provided in R.S. 13:2586.1 is not required to post a bond or to pass the examination required by R.S. 35:191, unless he attempts to qualify as a notary public with full au…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2587 Sale of property by constable of justice of the peace court
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§2587. Sale of property by constable of justice of the peace court The constable of a justice of the peace court shall sell the property seized at public auction on the day advertised therefor, at the office of the justice of the peace nearest the residence of the party whose pro…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2587.1 Prosecution of litter violations in justice of the peace courts
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§2587.1. Prosecution of litter violations in justice of the peace courts The constable of the justice of the peace court or his deputy shall act as prosecutor when called upon to do so by the justice of the peace when the justice of the peace exercises his jurisdiction to adjudic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2587.2 Prosecution of removal, disposition, or abandonment violations in justice of the peace courts
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§2587.2. Prosecution of removal, disposition, or abandonment violations in justice of the peace courts The constable of the justice of the peace court or his deputy shall act as prosecutor when called upon to do so by the justice of the peace when the justice of the peace exercis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2587.3 Prosecution of property standards and nuisance violations in justice of the peace
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§2587.3. Prosecution of property standards and nuisance violations in justice of the peace courts When a justice of the peace court in St. Tammany Parish has concurrent jurisdiction over a property standards or nuisance violation adopted pursuant to local ordinance, the constable…