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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 657
BY REPRESENTATIVES ABRAMSON, BARROW, BERTHELOT, WESLEY BISHOP,
BROSSETT, BROWN, BURRELL, HONORE, ORTEGO, AND WI LLMOTT
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:4778, relative to the New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits; to2
require that the department make certain information available to the public on the3
Internet; to provide requirements for making such information available, including4
deadlines; to provide relative to appeal delays for certain decisions; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published7
as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of8
Louisiana.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 33:4778 is hereby enacted to read as follows:11
ยง4778. New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits; availability of information12
A. The New Orleans Department of Safety and Permits, including the Board13
of Building Standards and Appeals and any other board within the department, shall14
make available to the public on the Internet all information pertaining to the15
regulatory activities of the department, including but not limited to information about16
all applications received; inspections made; tests and examinations given or to be17
given; zoning verifications; licenses, permits, certifications, or other credentials and18
renewals thereof issued, denied or refused, revoked, suspended, or cancelled; notices19
issued; enforcement actions taken or to be taken; determinations made or to be20
made; and demolitions proposed or considered, authorized, denied or refused, and21
action taken.22
B. With respect to any document that is required to be posted on the Internet23
by Subsection A of this Section, the following shall also apply:24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 657
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(1) Such posting shall be made within three business days after the decision.1
(2) The posting shall include the date and time that the document was2
initially posted.3
(3) If such posting is not timely made, no appeal delay shall commence on4
any decision until such posting is made.5
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: