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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2431 Legal services
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§2431. Legal services If this Part or its enforcement by the director or the commission is called into question in any judicial proceeding, or if any person fails or refuses to comply with the lawful orders or direction of the commission, the commission or the director may call u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2432 Penalties
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§2432. Penalties Whoever wilfully violates any provision of this Part or of the rules shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned for not less than one month nor more than twenty-four months, or both, and shall, for a per…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2433 Federal funds and assistance
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§2433. Federal funds and assistance Wherever the provisions of any law of the United States, or of any rule, order or regulation of any federal agency or authority, providing or administering federal funds for use in Louisiana, either directly or indirectly or as a grant-in-aid, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2434 Executive level assignment; New Orleans Police Department
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§2434. Executive level assignment; New Orleans Police Department A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, no additional benefits shall accrue or be earned from compensation above the normal rate of pay for a classified employee of the New Orleans Police Dep…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2451 Policy
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§2451. Policy A. All appointments and promotions in the service of the parish and of each of its departments, offices, and agencies shall be made on the basis of merit and fitness, which shall be determined, insofar as practicable, by competitive test, except that the following s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2452 Civil service department
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§2452. Civil service department A.(1) There shall be a civil service department, which shall receive adequate annual funding for salaries and administrative expenses, office space, furnishings, and equipment in order to effectively carry out the department's function as provided …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2453 Duties of the board
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§2453. Duties of the board The civil service board shall review and adopt the classification plan, the pay plan, and the personnel rules developed by the civil service director. In addition thereto, the board shall: (1) Conduct investigations and take action on complaints by or a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2454 Political activities; other provisions
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§2454. Political activities; other provisions A.(1) No member of the civil service board or employee covered under this Part shall: (a) Participate or engage in political activity. (b) Be a candidate for nomination or election to public office, except for the position of elected …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2456 Civil service system; city of St
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§2456. Civil service system; city of St. Martinville The governing authority of the city of St. Martinville, by ordinance adopted by the favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the membership thereof, may establish a civil service system based upon merit for the employees of the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2471 Applicability
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§2471. Applicability A. This Part applies to any municipality which operates a regularly paid fire and police department and which has a population of not less than thirteen thousand nor more than two hundred fifty thousand according to the latest regular federal decennial census…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2472 Short title
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§2472. Short title This Part shall be known and may be cited as "the Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Law."
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2473 Definitions
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§2473. Definitions The following words and phrases when used in this Part shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 1. "Allocation" means the official determination of the class to which a position in the classified service belongs. 2. "Appo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2474 Effective date of provisions
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§2474. Effective date of provisions Any system of municipal fire and police civil service under Act 102 of 1944, as amended, which is in force on the effective date of the Revised Statutes, is continued in effect under the provisions of this Part. The rights of any person under A…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2475 System of classified civil service
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§2475. System of classified civil service There is created in the municipal government a classified civil service embracing the positions of employment, the officers, and employees of the municipal fire and police services. The classified civil service shall be known as "the muni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476 Municipal fire and police civil service boards
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§2476. Municipal fire and police civil service boards A. A municipal fire and police civil service board is created in the municipal government. The board shall be composed of five members who shall serve without compensation. The board shall have a chairman, vice-chairman, and a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.1 Shreveport fire and police civil service board
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§2476.1. Shreveport fire and police civil service board A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476, the members of the Shreveport municipal fire and police civil service board shall be appointed by the governing authority of the municipality as follows: (1) One shall be ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.2 City of Opelousas Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members
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§2476.2. City of Opelousas Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Part to the contrary, the members of the City of Opelousas Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board, except the two members elected …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.3 City of Hammond Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members
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§2476.3. City of Hammond Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board; compensation of members Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Part or of Paragraph 6 of Section 15.1 of Article XIV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 made statutory by the provisions of Article X…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.4 Jefferson Parish municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary
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§2476.4. Jefferson Parish municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), any municipal fire and police civil service board in any municipality in Jefferson Parish may also fill the office of secretary by employ…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.5 City of Lafayette municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary
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§2476.5. City of Lafayette municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), the municipal fire and police civil service board in the city of Lafayette may fill the office of secretary by employing any person on a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.6 Municipal fire and police civil service boards in certain municipalities; board
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§2476.6. Municipal fire and police civil service boards in certain municipalities; board secretary A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), in any municipality having a population in excess of one hundred fifty thousand but not more than two hundred ten thousand p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.7 Municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary; city of Monroe
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§2476.7. Municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary; city of Monroe A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1)(c), in the city of Monroe, the board may fill the office of secretary for the municipal fire and police civil service board by employing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2476.8 City of Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary
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§2476.8. City of Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service board; board secretary Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:2476(L)(1), the Baton Rouge municipal fire and police civil service board may fill the office of secretary by employing unclassified personnel who…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2477 Duties of the board
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§2477. Duties of the board The board shall: (1) Represent the public interest in matters of personnel administration in the fire and police services of the said municipal government. (2) Advise and assist the governing body, mayor, commissioner of public safety, and the chiefs of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2478 Rules
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§2478. Rules Each board may adopt and execute rules, regulations, and orders necessary or desirable effectively to carry out the provisions of this Part, and shall do so when expressly required by this Part. No rule, regulation, or order shall be contrary to, or in violation of, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2479 State examiner of municipal fire and police civil service
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§2479. State examiner of municipal fire and police civil service A. The office of state examiner of municipal fire and police civil service is created. B. The state examiner shall be a resident and qualified voter of the state. He shall be a person who has had experience in the f…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2480 Appropriations; facilities for board
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§2480. Appropriations; facilities for board The legislature shall make adequate annual appropriations to enable the state examiner to carry out effectively the duties imposed upon him by this Part. The governing body of the municipality shall make adequate annual appropriations t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481 Classified and unclassified service
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§2481. Classified and unclassified service A. The classified service shall comprise every position, except those included in the unclassified service, to which the right of employee selection, appointment, supervision, and discharge is vested in the municipal government or with a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.1 Emergency medical services
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§2481.1. Emergency medical services A. Any municipality subject to the provisions of this Part may, in accordance with this Section, establish within the fire department an emergency medical services division. Assignments to the division shall be made from within the classified s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.2 Lake Charles police chief; term of office
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§2481.2. Lake Charles police chief; term of office The city of Lake Charles may, by amendment to its home rule charter in accordance with law, establish procedures for the appointment of the position of police chief for a term of not less than six years. The position shall be a c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.4 Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment
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§2481.4. Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance, the position of deputy chief of police in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.5 Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment; city of Alexandria
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§2481.5. Deputy chief of police; competitive appointment; city of Alexandria Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of Act No. 748 of the 2010 Regular Session of the Legislature, the governing authority of the city of Alexandria may create, by ordinance, the position of depu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.6 Chief of administration of fire department; competitive appointment
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§2481.6. Chief of administration of fire department; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance, the position of chief of administration of fire department in accordance with the provisio…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2481.7 Chief of operations; competitive appointment
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§2481.7. Chief of operations; competitive appointment A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority may create, by ordinance or resolution, the position of chief of operations in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The position…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2482 Right of employee who entered armed forces to be reinstated
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§2482. Right of employee who entered armed forces to be reinstated Any regular and permanent employee who left a position of the departmental service, which now comes within the classified service, subsequent to May 1, 1940, and entered the armed forces of the United States shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2483 Classification plan
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§2483. Classification plan Each board, as soon as practicable (not to exceed a period of eighteen months) after this Part takes effect in the municipality, shall adopt a classification plan for the fire and police services of the municipality. Each classification plan shall consi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2484 Allocation of positions to classes
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§2484. Allocation of positions to classes The board, or chairman thereof subject to the subsequent approval of the board, as soon as practicable (not exceeding forty-five days) after the adoption of a classification plan, after consultation with the appointing authorities concern…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2485 Use of class titles
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§2485. Use of class titles The title of each class shall be the official title of every position allocated to the class, for all purposes having to do with the position as such, and shall be used to the exclusion of all other titles on all pay rolls, budget estimates, and officia…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2486 Status of incumbent of position when allocated
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§2486. Status of incumbent of position when allocated Every person employed in the municipal fire and police services for a continuous period of at least six calendar months immediately preceding the date that this Part takes effect in the municipality, who was regularly and perm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2487 Methods of filling vacancies
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§2487. Methods of filling vacancies Vacancies in positions in the classified service shall be filled by one of the following methods: (1) Demotion (2) Transfer (3) Reinstatement (4) Promotional appointment (5) Competitive appointment (6) Reemployment (7) Temporary appointment A v…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2488 Demotion
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§2488. Demotion Demotions of regular employees shall be made by the appointing authority when it becomes necessary to reduce the number of employees in the classified service or in any class therein. Demotions from any class, except for disciplinary action or because of the aboli…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2489 Transfer
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§2489. Transfer Any employee may be transferred from any position in the classified service to any other position of the same class within the classified service, at the pleasure of the appointing authority without notice to and confirmation by the board. Any regular employee so …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2490 Reinstatement and reemployment
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§2490. Reinstatement and reemployment A. Each employee who, during or at the expiration of his working test period of probation following his promotion after being certified from an appropriate employment list, is rejected and refused permanent status in the position and class to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491 Establishment and maintenance of employment lists
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§2491. Establishment and maintenance of employment lists Except for the positions of entrance firefighter, entrance police officer, entrance jailer, secretary to the chief, departmental records clerk, and for the entrance classes for which the operation and maintenance of radio, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.1 Promotional employment lists; Shreveport
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§2491.1. Promotional employment lists; Shreveport A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Shreveport shall establish and maintain employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.2 Promotional employment lists; Sulphur
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§2491.2. Promotional employment lists; Sulphur A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the municipal fire and police civil service board of the city of Sulphur shall establish and maintain employment lists containing names of persons eligible for appointment to the vario…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.3 Promotional employment lists; limitations
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§2491.3. Promotional employment lists; limitations A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any municipal fire and police civil service board covered by this Part, except as provided in R.S. 33:2491.1 and 2491.2, shall establish and maintain employment lists containing na…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2491.4 Promotional employment lists; tests; city of West Monroe; classified police service
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§2491.4. Promotional employment lists; tests; city of West Monroe; classified police service A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the maximum period of time for which a name may remain upon a promotional employment list established and maintained by the munici…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2492 Tests
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§2492. Tests Tests to determine the eligibility of applicants for entry upon the promotional and competitive employment lists shall be provided as follows: (1)(a) The board shall provide through the state examiner for promotional or competitive tests. Official notice of examinati…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:2493 Admission to tests
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§2493. Admission to tests A. Admission to tests provided by the civil service board through the state examiner shall be as follows: (1)(a) Admission to a promotional test shall be limited to regular employees of the class next lower from that for which they are to be examined. Ho…