DIGEST
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Johnson HB No. 989
Abstract: Removes the mandatory retirement age for justices of the peace.
Present law provides that any person who qualifies to run for the office of justice of the peace
after 2008 shall not have attained the age of 70 years by the date of qualification, and further
provides that any justice of the peace who attains 70 years of age while serving a term of office
shall be allowed to complete that term of office.
Proposed law repeals present law.
(Repeals R.S. 13:2582(A)(2))