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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 675
BY SENATOR RISER
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:2583.6, relative to constables; to authorize a constable of a justice of the2
peace court in Caldwell Parish to appoint a deputy; to require certain training; to3
provide relative to the filing of certain oaths of office; to provide for compensation;4
to provide for qualifications of office; to provide for residency requirements; to5
provide for prohibitions; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 13:2583.6 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง2583.6. Deputies; oath; compensation; Caldwell Parish9
A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Caldwell10
Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the11
constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, the deputy shall12
take the oath required by the constitution and the laws of this state and meet the13
requirements of R.S. 40:2402 through 2406. A duplicate copy of the oath of14
office shall be filed with the office of the attorney general within seventy-two15
hours after being administered. Any deputy constable appointed pursuant to16
this Section shall not be entitled to any compensation from any local governing17
body or political subdivision, other than the constable's office, and shall not be18
entitled to any compensation from the state. Each constable may fix the19
compensation of his deputy. He may pay from the fees generated by his office20
any compensation due the deputy, the premiums on bonds required by him of21
a deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, and any expenses22
necessary for the performance of duties required of the deputy. He may issue23
monthly or twice per month, at his discretion, to the deputy warrants or checks24
for the amounts due him.25
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B. Each deputy constable authorized by this Section shall have the same1
qualifications and training as required by law for a constable of a justice of the2
peace court. However, a deputy constable need not be a resident of the ward3
from which the constable is elected, but he must be a resident of Caldwell4
Parish.5
C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on nor limit the6
authority of a justice of the peace to appoint a special deputy constable pursuant7
to R.S. 13:3477.8
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: