HLS 15RS-204 REENGROSSED
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 29
BY REPRESENTATIVE REYNOLDS
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CIVIL/JURY TRIALS: Provides relative to the jurisdictional limitation of certain city
courts
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(G) and (H), relative to courts
3 of limited jurisdiction; to provide for the jurisdictional amount in dispute in certain
4 city courts; to provide for the jurisdictional amount in dispute in the city courts of
5 Franklin; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Civil Procedure Article 4843(G) and (H) is hereby amended and
8reenacted to read as follows:
9 Art. 4843. City court jurisdiction; amount in dispute; injunctive actions by state or
10 political subdivision
11 * * *
12 G. In the City Court of Abbeville, the City Court of Baker, the City Court
13 of Baton Rouge, the City Court of Kaplan, the City Court of Leesville, the City Court
14 of Minden, the City Court of Plaquemine, the City Court of Shreveport, the City
15 Court of Springhill, and the City Court of Zachary, the civil jurisdiction is concurrent
16 with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute, or the value of the
17 property involved, does not exceed thirty-five thousand dollars.
18 H. In the City Court of Alexandria, the Third Ward City Court of Franklin,
19 the City Court of Pineville, the City Court of Slidell, and the City Court of Ruston,
20 the civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount
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1 in dispute, or the value of the property involved does not exceed fifty thousand
2 dollars.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 29 Reengrossed 2015 Regular Session Reynolds
Abstract: Changes the jurisdictional amount in dispute in the Third Ward City Court of
Franklin from $35,000 to $50,000.
Present law provides that in the city courts of Alexandria, Pineville, Slidell, and Ruston, the
civil jurisdiction is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute,
or the value of the property involved, does not exceed $50,000.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the requirement that in the Third Ward City Court
of Franklin the jurisdictional amount in dispute or value of property does not exceed
$50,000.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 4843(G) and (H))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The House Floor Amendments to the engrossed bill:
1. Remove proposed law provision that changes the civil jurisdictional amount in
dispute for the city courts of Minden and Springhill from $50,000 to $35,000.
2. Provide that the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute shall not exceed $50,000
for the Third Ward City Court of Franklin.
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