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2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 57
BY SENATOR WOMACK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
CLERKS OF COURT. Provides for the functions of the jury commission in Franklin Parish.
(8/1/21)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 404(H), relative to jury
3 commissions; to provide that the clerk of court for Franklin Parish or the clerk's
4 designated deputy clerk shall serve as the jury commission; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 404(H) is hereby amended and reenacted
8 to read as follows:
9 Art. 404. Appointment of jury commissions; term of office; oath; quorum;
10 performance of functions of jury commissions in certain parishes
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12 H. In the parishes of Caldwell, Claiborne, Franklin, DeSoto, Union, and
13 Webster, the function of the jury commission shall be performed by the clerks of
14 court of Caldwell Parish, Claiborne Parish, DeSoto Parish, Franklin Parish, Union
15 Parish, and Webster Parish or by a deputy clerk of court designated by the respective
16 clerk in writing to act in his stead in all matters affecting the jury commission. The
17 clerk of court or his designated deputy shall have the same powers, duties, and
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1 responsibilities, and shall be governed by all applicable provisions of law pertaining
2 to jury commissioners. The clerks of court of Caldwell Parish, Claiborne Parish,
3 DeSoto Parish, Franklin Parish, Union Parish, and Webster Parish shall perform the
4 duties and responsibilities otherwise imposed upon him by law with respect to jury
5 venires, shall coordinate the jury venire process, and shall receive the compensation
6 generally authorized for a jury commissioner.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SB 57 Original 2021 Regular Session Womack
Present law, relative to jury commissions, provides that except as otherwise provided, the
parish jury commission shall consist of the clerk of court or a deputy clerk designated by him
in writing to act in his stead in all matters affecting the jury commission, and four other
members appointed by written order of the district court, who serve at the court's pleasure.
Three members of the jury commission shall constitute a quorum and jury commission
meetings shall be open to the public.
Present law provides that in Caldwell, Claiborne, DeSoto, Union, and Webster parishes the
function of the jury commission shall be performed by the respective clerk of court or by a
deputy clerk of court designated by the clerk in writing to act in his stead in all matters
affecting the jury commission. The clerk of court or his designated deputy shall have the
same powers, duties, and responsibilities, be governed by all applicable law pertaining to
jury commissioners, perform the required duties and responsibilities with respect to jury
venires, coordinate the jury venire process, and receive the compensation generally
authorized for a jury commissioner.
Proposed law provides that in Franklin Parish the function of the jury commission shall be
performed by the clerk of court or by a deputy clerk of court designated by the clerk in
writing to act in his stead in all matters affecting the jury commission. The clerk of court or
his designated deputy shall have the same powers, duties, and responsibilities, be governed
by all applicable law pertaining to jury commissioners, perform the required duties and
responsibilities with respect to jury venires, coordinate the jury venire process, and receive
the compensation generally authorized for a jury commissioner. Otherwise, retains present
law.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 404(H))
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