SLS 12RS-890 REENGROSSED
Page 1 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 535
BY SENATOR JOHNS
COURTS. Expands jurisdiction of the mayor's court in the town of Westlake. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 33:441.13, relative to the mayor's court for the town of2
Westlake; to expand the court's jurisdiction; and to provide for related matters.3
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:4
Section 1. R.S. 33:441.13 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 5
ยง441.13. Town of Westlake; appointment of court magistrate; duties; salary;6
additional jurisdiction of mayor's court7
A. The board of aldermen of the town of Westlake shall, upon request of the8
mayor, appoint an attorney who shall be designated as court magistrate and who shall9
serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may from time to time be designated by the10
mayor to serve in his stead as the presiding official over the mayor's court.11
Whenever the magistrate is so designated by the mayor to preside over the mayor's12
court, he shall exercise the powers and authority of the mayor over said the court.13
The magistrate shall serve at the salary fixed and paid by the board of aldermen.14
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in15
addition to jurisdiction provided in R.S. 33:441, the mayor's court of the town16
of Westlake shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the city and district court,17 SB NO. 535
SLS 12RS-890 REENGROSSED
Page 2 of 2
Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
over suits by the municipality, water district, sewerage district, or any public1
utility operated by a political subdivision of the state to enforce the collection2
of an open account regarding property located within the town.3
The original instrument was prepared by Jerry J. Guillot. The following
digest, which does not constitute a part of the legislative instrument, was
prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Johns (SB 535)
Present law provides for mayor's courts with jurisdiction over all violations of municipal
ordinances.
Proposed law provides that the mayor's court for the town of Westlake shall have jurisdiction
concurrent with the city and district court, over suits by the municipality, water district,
sewerage district, or any public utility operated by a political subdivision to enforce the
collection of an open account regarding property located within the town.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Amends R.S. 33:441.13)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Senate Floor Amendments to engrossed bill
1. Legislative Bureau technical amendments.