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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1289
BY REPRESENTATIVE THIERRY
COURTS/JUSTICE OF PEACE: Provides for the appointment of a deputy constable
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:2583.5, relative to the appointment of a deputy constable in St. Landry2
Parish; to authorize a constable of a justice of the peace court in St. Landry Parish3
to appoint a deputy; to provide for compensation; to provide for qualifications of4
office; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for prohibitions; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 13:2583.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 8
ยง2583.4. Deputies; oath; compensation; St. Landry Parish9
A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in St. Landry10
Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable11
shall be responsible. Before engaging in his duties, each deputy shall take the oath12
required by the constitution and the laws of this state. Any deputy constable13
appointed pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall not be entitled to any14
compensation from any local governing body or political subdivision, other than the15
constable's office, and shall not be entitled to any compensation from the state. Each16
constable may fix the compensation of his deputy. He may pay from the fees17
generated by his office any compensation due to the deputy, the premiums on bonds18
required by him of a deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, and any19
expenses necessary for the performance of duties required of the deputy. He may20 HLS 10RS-2303 ORIGINAL
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issue monthly or twice per month, at his discretion, to the deputy, warrants or checks1
for the amounts due to him.2
B. Each deputy constable authorized by the provisions of this Section shall3
have the same qualifications as required by law for a constable of a justice of the4
peace court. The deputy constable shall be a resident of St. Landry Parish, but need5
not be a resident of the ward from which the constable is elected.6
C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on nor limit the7
authority of a justice of the peace to appoint a special deputy constable pursuant to8
the provisions of R.S. 13:3477.9
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Thierry HB No. 1289
Abstract: Authorizes a constable of a justice of the peace court in St. Landry Parish to
appoint one deputy constable.
Proposed law authorizes each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in St.
Landry Parish to appoint one deputy constable.
Proposed law authorizes each constable to fix the compensation of his deputy and to pay
from the fees generated by his office any compensation due to the deputy, the premiums on
bonds required by him of a deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, and any
expenses necessary for the performance of duties required of the deputy.
Proposed law prohibits a deputy constable from being paid any compensation from any local
governing body or political subdivision, other than the constable's office, and provides that
a deputy constable shall not be entitled to any compensation from the state.
Proposed law requires each deputy constable to have the same qualifications as required by
law for a constable of a justice of the peace court and requires the deputy constable to be a
resident of St. Landry Parish.
(Adds R.S. 13:2583.5)