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ACT No. 794
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 709
BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 9:203(A)(5) and R.S. 13:2592(A), relative to justices of the2
peace; to authorize a justice of the peace to perform marriage ceremonies within3
certain territorial limits; to provide for certain notification requirements when4
appointing an ad hoc justice of the peace; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 9:203(A)(5) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
§203. Officiant; judges and justices of the peace8
A. Judges and justices of the peace may perform marriage ceremonies within9
the following territorial limits:10
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(5) A justice of the peace within the parish in which the court of that justice12
of the peace is situated, and in any parish within the same supreme court district, or13
in a parish which that has no justice of the peace court, except for Orleans Parish.14
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Section 2. R.S. 13:2592(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 16
§2592. Justice of the peace ad hoc; appointment; qualifications 17
A. A justice of the peace may appoint a person residing within the territorial18
boundaries of the court as a justice of the peace ad hoc to serve for a maximum of19
thirty days in each year. The justice of the peace must notify the office of the20
attorney general within seventy-two hours of the appointment and provide the name,21
address, and telephone number of the ad hoc justice of the peace. The justice of the22
peace ad hoc shall meet the qualifications required by law for the office of justice of23
the peace. He shall be paid the same compensation from the same sources as is paid24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 709
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to the justice of the peace while he serves, and he shall during that time have the1
powers and duties of a regular justice of the peace.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: