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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 543
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARRAS
LIBRARIES: Abolishes the Iberia Parish Law Library Commission
AN ACT1
To repeal Part V of Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,2
comprised of R.S. 25:291 through 294, relative to the Iberia Parish Law Library3
Commission; to repeal such commission and the powers, rights, and duties of such4
commission; to provide for the transfer of any obligations, property, records, and5
employees of the commission; to provide for use of the monies of the commission;6
and to provide for related matters.7
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published8
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of9
Louisiana.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. Part V of Chapter 3 of Title 25 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950,12
comprised of R.S. 25:291 through 294, is hereby repealed in its entirety.13
Section 2. The Sixteenth Judicial District Court shall be the successor to the Iberia14
Parish Law Library Commission. All of the obligations, property, records, and employees15
of the Iberia Parish Law Library Commission are hereby transferred to the Sixteenth Judicial16
District Court. Any monies of the Iberia Parish Law Library Commission are to be used for17
technological improvements to courtrooms in Iberia Parish.18 HLS 10RS-1195 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 543
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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)]
Barras HB No. 543
Abstract: Abolishes the Iberia Parish Law Library Commission.
Present law creates the Iberia Parish Law Library Commission to establish and operate a law
library for the use of the judiciary, the bar, and the public of Iberia Parish.
Present law provides for membership on the commission and its powers. Present law further
provides for the funding of the district through the levy of a filing fee on certain classes of
cases docketed by the clerk of court for Iberia Parish.
Present law further provides that the commission shall not become a charge on the public
funds of Iberia Parish or the state of La.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Proposed law further provides that the 16th JDC shall be the successor to the Iberia Parish
Law Library Commission and shall receive all obligations, property, records, and employees
of the commission. Further provides that all monies formerly belonging to the Iberia Parish
Law Library Commission shall be used to make technological improvements to courtrooms
in Iberia Parish.
(Repeals R.S. 25:291-294)