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HB 356 Original 2020 Regular Session Landry
Abstract: Grants parish courts, city courts, and small claims divisions jurisdiction over claims to
enforce parish or municipal ordinances brought by individuals and neighborhood
associations.
Present law provides that parish courts and city courts in which the population of territorial
jurisdiction is greater than 50,000 may hear claims brought by governmental entities to enforce
parish or municipal ordinances or state law without limit on the amount in dispute.
Proposed law provides that parish and city courts may also hear claims brought by individuals or
neighborhood associations seeking to enforce parish or municipal ordinances without limit on the
amount in dispute.
Present law authorizes city courts to establish small claims divisions with civil subject matter
jurisdiction in cases where the amount in dispute does not exceed $5,000.
Proposed law provides that a small claims division of a city court may also hear claims brought by
individuals or neighborhood associations seeking to enforce parish or municipal ordinances, subject
to the $5,000 jurisdictional limit.
(Amends C.C.P. Arts. 4842(B) and 4843(B) and R.S. 13:5202(B))