ENROLLED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 118
BY REPRESENTATIVES JIM MORRIS AND CARMODY
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2583.3(A) and (B), relative to constables; to provide with
3 respect to the constable of a justice of the peace court in Caddo Parish; to provide for
4 the appointment of one deputy constable; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:2583.3(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7 follows:
8 ยง2583.3. Deputies; oath; compensation; Caddo Parish
9 A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Caddo
10 Parish may appoint one or more deputy constables constable, if necessary, for whose
11 acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each deputy
12 shall take the oath required by the constitution and the laws of this state and meet the
13 requirements of R.S. 40:2402 through 2406 R.S. 40:2405. A duplicate copy of the
14 oath of office shall be filed with the office of the attorney general within seventy-two
15 hours after being administered. Any deputy constable appointed pursuant to this
16 Section shall not be entitled to any compensation from any local governing body or
17 political subdivision, other than the constable's office, and shall not be entitled to any
18 compensation from the state. Each constable may fix the compensation of his deputy
19 or deputies. He may pay from the fees generated by his office any compensation due
20 to a the deputy, the premiums on bonds required by him of a deputy in charge of
21 public funds, insurance premiums, and any expenses necessary for the performance
22 of duties required of a the deputy. He may issue monthly or twice per month, at his
23 discretion, warrants or checks for the amounts due to a the deputy.
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1 B. Each deputy constable authorized by this Section shall have the same
2 qualifications and training as required by law for a constable of a justice of the peace
3 court. A The deputy constable need not be a resident of the ward from which the
4 constable is elected, but he must be a resident of Caddo Parish.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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