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ACT No. 273
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 684
BY REPRESENTATIVE PYLANT
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1502.4(A) and (C)(2)(c), relative to Crowville Fire District2
#1; to provide relative to a service charge on structures imposed by the district; and3
to provide for related matters.4
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published5
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of6
Louisiana.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 40:1502.4(A) and (C)(2)(c) are hereby amended and reenacted to9
read as follows:10
ยง1502.4. Service charge authorized for Madison Parish, Caldwell Parish, and11
Franklin Parish12
A.(1) The governing authority of any fire protection district situated wholly13
within the geographical boundaries of Madison Parish, the governing authority of14
any fire protection district situated wholly within Caldwell Parish, and the governing15
authority of any fire protection district situated wholly within Franklin Parish are16
hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members of the authority, a17
service charge or rates of service charges to be assessed persons owning each18
residential or commercial structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly19
or partly within the boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions20 ENROLLEDHB NO. 684
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of Subsection B of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or1
commercial unit and each housing unit within a multiple dwelling structure shall be2
considered a separate structure, and a mobile home, as defined in R.S. 9:1149.2(3),3
shall be considered a structure. Such service charges or rates of service charges shall4
be equal for all structures, except that mobile homes shall be charged eighty percent5
of the service charge, and shall be framed so as to cover and shall be used for the6
costs of any or all fire protection services. The fire protection district shall provide7
a receipt to each property owner paying the service charge.8
(2) The requirement in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection that mobile homes9
be charged eighty percent of the service charge is not applicable to Crowville Fire10
District #1.11
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C.13
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(2)15
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(c) In addition, the governing authority of the district shall be entitled to17
recover the amount of said charges, together with all costs of court and attorney fees,18
by ordinary process in the Sixth Judicial District for Madison Parish, the Thirty-19
Seventh Judicial District for Caldwell Parish, and the Sixth Fifth Judicial District for20
Franklin Parish. Said governing authority may also provide, by resolution, for21
interest on the amount of said charges, which shall be paid prior to cancellation of22
the lien. The rate of interest charged shall not exceed the rate of legal interest, as23
provided in R.S. 9:3500, and shall be computed from the date of recordation of the24
lien until paid.25
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not26
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature27 ENROLLEDHB NO. 684
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by the governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If1
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become2
effective on the day following such approval.3
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: