Garofalo (HB 709) Act No. 794
Prior law authorized a justice of the peace to perform marriage ceremonies within the parish
where the court of that justice of the peace was situated, and in any parish within the same
supreme court district, which had no justice of the peace court.
New law retains prior law and adds that a justice of the peace may perform a marriage
ceremony in any parish which has no justice of the peace court, except for Orleans Parish.
Existing law authorizes a justice of the peace to appoint a person residing within the
territorial boundaries of the court to serve as a justice of the peace ad hoc for a maximum of
30 days in each year.
New law requires the justice of the peace to notify the office of the attorney general within
72 hours of the appointment and to provide the name, address, and telephone number of the
ad hoc justice of the peace.
Existing law provides that the justice of the peace ad hoc shall meet the qualifications
required by law for the office of justice of the peace and be paid the same compensation from
the same sources and have the powers and duties of a regular justice of the peace.
New law retains existing law.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Amends R.S. 9:203(A)(5) and R.S. 13:2592(A))