Title 16, District Attorneys
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La. Rev. Stat. § 16:1 District attorneys; election; term; qualifications; assistants; powers and duties
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§1. District attorneys; election; term; qualifications; assistants; powers and duties A. In each judicial district and in the parish of Orleans, there shall be a district attorney. He shall be elected at the congressional election, beginning in 1984 and every six years thereafter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:10 Annual salary of district attorneys payable by state
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§10. Annual salary of district attorneys payable by state A.(1) The annual salary of the several district attorneys throughout the state of Louisiana is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the district attorney. (2) Ef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:101 Assistant district attorney
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§101. Assistant district attorney The office of assistant district attorney for the Second Judicial District is created. The assistant district attorney shall not be a resident of the parish in which the district attorney of said district resides. Amended by Acts 1958, No. 129, §…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:102 Additional salary of assistant district attorney
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§102. Additional salary of assistant district attorney The assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state an annual salary of two thousand two hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant. The …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:103 Additional salary of district attorney
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§103. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney of the Second Judicial District of this state, shall, in addition to the salary now paid him by the State of Louisiana, be paid an additional salary of four thousand three hundred dollars, by the parishes comprisi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:104 Warrant
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§104. Warrant Said salaries shall be paid monthly to the district attorney of said district on his own warrant, and drawn on the secretary or treasurer of each of said parishes. Added by Acts 1950, No. 345, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:105 Budget to include additional salary
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§105. Budget to include additional salary The police jury of each of said parishes shall annually, and at the same time as they prepare their general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries as herein fixed. Added by Acts 1950, No. 345, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:106 Other fees or compensation prohibited; representation of parishes and other public boards
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§106. Other fees or compensation prohibited; representation of parishes and other public boards The district attorney of said judicial district shall receive no other fees nor other compensation for official service in said district court, and he shall represent the parishes of s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:107 Fees collected for convictions
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§107. Fees collected for convictions All fees collected for convictions in said district courts shall be paid into the respective parish treasuries. Added by Acts 1950, No. 345, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:108 Second assistant district attorney
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§108. Second assistant district attorney The office of second assistant district attorney is hereby created for the Second Judicial District of Louisiana. The second assistant district attorney shall not be a resident of the parish in which the district attorney of said district …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:109 Additional salary of second assistant district attorney
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§109. Additional salary of second assistant district attorney The second assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of two thousand two hundred dollars, payable monthly on his ow…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:11 Annual salary of assistant district attorneys payable by state
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§11. Annual salary of assistant district attorneys payable by state A.(1) Except as provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, effective July 1, 2006, the annual salary of each of the several assistant district attorneys throughout the state of Louisiana, including the parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:111 Assistant district attorney
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§111. Assistant district attorney The office of assistant district attorney is hereby created in and for the Third Judicial District of the State of Louisiana composed of the parishes of Lincoln and Union. Added by Acts 1950, No. 148, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:112 Additional salary of assistant district attorney
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§112. Additional salary of assistant district attorney The said assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services as such officer in addition to the annual salary paid by the state of Louisiana, such additional salary as the police jury of Lincoln Parish …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:113 Budget to include additional salary
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§113. Budget to include additional salary The police juries of each of said parishes shall annually, at the time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount to pay the salary herein fixed. Added by Acts 1950, No. 148, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:114 Additional salary of district attorney
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§114. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney for the Third Judicial District of this state shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid him by the state of Louisiana, such additional salary as the police jury of Linco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:115 Budget to include additional salary
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§115. Budget to include additional salary The police juries of each of the parishes comprising the Third Judicial District shall annually and at the same time as they prepare their general budgets of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary of the district attorney…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:116 Second assistant district attorney
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§116. Second assistant district attorney A. The office of second assistant district attorney of the Third Judicial District of Louisiana is hereby created. B. The second assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services as such officer, in addition to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:12 Vacancies
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§12. Vacancies When a vacancy is caused by death, resignation or removal of a district attorney, the parish of Orleans excepted, and the unexpired term is for a longer period than one year, the attorney general shall forthwith assign the district attorney of another district to a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:121 Assistant district attorneys
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§121. Assistant district attorneys The offices of first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth assistant district attorneys for the Fourth Judicial District are created. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 76, §1; Acts 1956, No. 77, §1; Acts 1965, No. 147, §1; Acts 1970, No. 336, §1; Act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:122 Residence and additional salary of assistant district attorneys
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§122. Residence and additional salary of assistant district attorneys A. The first assistant district attorney of the Fourth Judicial District shall reside in the parish of Ouachita and shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:123 Fixing of salaries of assistant district attorneys; budget to include
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§123. Fixing of salaries of assistant district attorneys; budget to include additional salaries A. The governing authorities of the parishes of Ouachita and Morehouse shall annually budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries of assistant district attorneys of the Fourth Judi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:124 Additional salary of district attorney
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§124. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney of the Fourth Judicial District of this state shall receive, in addition to the salary now paid him by the state, an annual salary of eleven thousand seven hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:125 Budget to include additional salary
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§125. Budget to include additional salary The police juries of each of the parishes comprising the Fourth Judicial District shall annually and at the same time as they prepare their general budgets of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary of the district attorne…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:13 Investigators; appointment; compensation
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§13. Investigators; appointment; compensation A. Each district attorney of this state is hereby authorized to employ one special investigator in addition to any others previously authorized by law, to be known by the title of "District Attorneys' Investigator". B. The special inv…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:13.1 District attorney's investigator; definition and duties
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§13.1. District attorney's investigator; definition and duties The investigators of the district attorneys' offices shall be peace officers with all privileges, immunities, and defenses accorded to peace officers, except that they shall not have the right to make arrests, except …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:14 Annual salary of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys payable by parishes
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§14. Annual salary of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys payable by parishes A. Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, there shall be no restriction, limitation or ceiling placed on the amount of additional salary that may be paid to a district…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:141 Assistant district attorneys
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§141. Assistant district attorneys The offices of the first and second assistant district attorneys are hereby created for the Fifth Judicial District. Amended by Acts 1950, No. 293, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:142 Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
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§142. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys The said assistant district attorneys of the Fifth Judicial District shall each receive as compensation for their services as such officers, in addition to the annual salaries paid by the state, an annual salary of five thou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:143 Budget to include additional salaries
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§143. Budget to include additional salaries The police jury of each of the parishes comprising the Fifth Judicial District shall annually, and at the same time as they prepare their general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries fixed in R.S. 16:142 a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:144 Additional salary of district attorney
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§144. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District of this state shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the salary paid him by the state of Louisiana, an annual salary of seven thousand four hundred dollars, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:145 Other compensation prohibited; expenses outside district
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§145. Other compensation prohibited; expenses outside district The district attorney of the said judicial district shall receive no other fees nor other compensation for official services, and he shall represent the parishes of the said judicial district and all other public bodi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:15 District attorney's worthless check collection fee
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§15. District attorney's worthless check collection fee A. A district attorney may collect a fee whenever his office collects and processes a check, draft, or order for the payment of money upon any bank or other depository, if the check, draft, or order for payment of money on a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:15.1 District attorneys' toll collection fee
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§15.1. District attorneys' toll collection fee A. A district attorney may collect a fee whenever his office collects and processes a demand for payment or violation notice issued by a public entity which owns and administers a toll bridge or bridge-causeway as authorized by R.S. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:16 Additional court costs to defray expenses
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§16. Additional court costs to defray expenses A. Except in the parish of Orleans, in all criminal cases over which the district attorney's office has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he pleads guilty or who…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:16.1 Costs for prosecution expenses
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§16.1. Costs for prosecution expenses Except in the parish of Orleans, in all criminal cases, over which the district attorney's office has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:16.2 Costs for prosecution expenses, Twenty-Second Judicial District
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§16.2. Costs for prosecution expenses, Twenty-Second Judicial District Notwithstanding any other statute or provision of law to the contrary, in all criminal cases over which the district attorney of the Twenty-Second Judicial District has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:16.3 RS 16:16.3
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§6 and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §16.3. Additional court costs to defray expenses; Orleans Parish A. In all criminal cases over which the district attorney's office in Orleans Parish has jurisdiction, there ma…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:161 Additional salary of district attorney
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§161. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney of the Sixth Judicial District of this state shall receive, in addition to the salary paid him by this state, in lieu of all other fees, an annual salary of four thousand five hundred dollars, payable monthly on h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:162 Budget to include additional salary
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§162. Budget to include additional salary Each of the parishes composing the Sixth Judicial District shall annually, and at the same time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in R.S. 16:161.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:163 Assistant district attorneys
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§163. Assistant district attorneys The offices of first and second assistant district attorneys for the Sixth Judicial District are created. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 153, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:164 Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
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§164. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys A. The first assistant district attorney shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state, an annual salary of four thousand three hundred fifty dollars, payable monthly on h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:165 Expense allowance
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§165. Expense allowance The district attorney of the Sixth Judicial District, in addition to any other funds provided for the purpose, shall receive an expense allowance of two thousand four hundred dollars for expenses incurred in the discharge of his official duties, payable mo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:166 Budget to include additional salary
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§166. Budget to include additional salary Each of the parishes composing the Sixth Judicial District shall annually, and at the same time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salaries fixed in R.S. 16:164 and the expense allowance fix…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:17 Victims assistance program; creation
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§17. Victims assistance program; creation A. There is hereby created, within each judicial district in the office of the district attorney, a victims assistance program. The purpose of the program shall be to assist victims and their families through the entire criminal justice p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:191 Additional salary of district attorney
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§191. Additional salary of district attorney The district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District of this state shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid him by the state of Louisiana, an annual salary of four thousand dollars, payab…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:192 Budget to include additional salary
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§192. Budget to include additional salary Each of the parishes composing the Seventh Judicial District shall annually, and at the same time it prepares its general budget of expenses, budget an amount sufficient to pay the salary fixed in R.S. 16:191.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:193 Assistant district attorneys
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§193. Assistant district attorneys The offices of first and second assistant district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District are created and established. Added by Acts 1958, No. 424, §1. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 118, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:194 Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
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§194. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys A. The first assistant district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District of this state shall receive as compensation for his services, in addition to the annual salary paid by the state of Louisiana, an annual salary of no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 16:2 Duty of district attorney to act as counsel for parish boards and commissions
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§2. Duty of district attorney to act as counsel for parish boards and commissions A. The district attorneys of the several judicial districts of Louisiana, other than the parish of Orleans, shall ex officio be the regular attorneys and counsel for the police juries, parish school…