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HB 813 Original 2018 Regular Session Gary Carter
Abstract: Allows suits filed in district court seeking protections from stalking to be referred to
municipal and parish courts.
Present law provides that any district court which is empowered to hear civil matters shall have
jurisdiction over proceedings seeking protections available in cases dealing with stalking and
cyberstalking. Proposed law further grants jurisdiction over such cases to parish and municipal
courts.
Proposed law provides that if during such a proceeding a district court is presented with facts that
it considers more appropriate for consideration in a parish or municipal court, the court may order
the referral of the case to a parish or municipal court.
(Amends R.S. 46:2171.1)