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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 91
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
LOCAL EMPLOYEES. Authorizes a constable of a justice of the peace court in Calcasieu
Parish to appoint a deputy constable. (8/1/12)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:2583.5, relative to the appointment of a deputy constable in Calcasieu2
Parish; to authorize a constable of a justice of the peace court in Calcasieu Parish to3
appoint a deputy; to provide for compensation; to provide for qualifications of office;4
to provide for residency requirements; to provide for prohibitions; and to provide for5
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
ยง2583.5. Deputies; oath; compensation; Calcasieu Parish9
A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Calcasieu10
Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the11
constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each deputy12
shall take the oath required by the constitution and the laws of this state. Any13
deputy constable appointed pursuant to this Section shall not be entitled to any14
compensation from any local governing body or political subdivision, other than15
the constable's office, and shall not be entitled to any compensation from the16
state. Each constable may fix the compensation of his deputy. He may pay17 SB NO. 91
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from the fees generated by his office any compensation due the deputy, the1
premiums on bonds required by him of a deputy in charge of public funds,2
insurance premiums, and any expenses necessary for the performance of duties3
required of the deputy. He may issue monthly or twice per month, at his4
discretion, to the deputy warrants or checks for the amounts due him.5
B. Each deputy constable authorized by this Section shall have the same6
qualifications as required by law for a constable of a justice of the peace court.7
The deputy constable need not be a resident of the ward from which the8
constable is elected, but he must be a resident of Calcasieu Parish.9
C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on nor limit the10
authority of a justice of the peace to appoint a special deputy constable pursuant11
to R.S. 13:3477.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Dawn Romero Watson.
DIGEST
Proposed law authorizes each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in
Calcasieu Parish to appoint one deputy constable, for whose acts the constable shall be
responsible.
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 the deputy, the premium 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 be a resident of Calcasieu Parish.
Effective August 1, 2012.
(Adds R.S. 13:2583.5)