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2016 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 154
BY SENATOR CLAITOR
CIVIL PROCEDURE. Repeals certain provisions relative to jury trials that were declared
unconstitutional. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To repeal R.S. 13:5105(C), relative to courts and judicial procedure; to repeal certain
3 provisions relative to jury trials that were declared unconstitutional; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5105(C) is hereby repealed.
7 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
8 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
9 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
10 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
11 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Ben Huxen.
DIGEST
SB 154 Engrossed 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Present law provides an exception to the general rule that no suit against a political
subdivision of the state shall be tried by jury. Present law provides that, except upon demand
for jury trial timely filed in accordance with law by the city of Baton Rouge or the parish of
East Baton Rouge or the plaintiff in a lawsuit against the city of Baton Rouge or the parish
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of East Baton Rouge, no suit against the city of Baton Rouge or the parish of East Baton
Rouge shall be tried by jury.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Repeals R.S. 13:5105(C))
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions.