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SENATE BILL NO. 57
BY SENATOR WOMACK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
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
18 responsibilities, and shall be governed by all applicable provisions of law pertaining
19 to jury commissioners. The clerks of court of Caldwell Parish, Claiborne Parish,
20 DeSoto Parish, Franklin Parish, Union Parish, and Webster Parish shall perform the
21 duties and responsibilities otherwise imposed upon him by law with respect to jury
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1 venires, shall coordinate the jury venire process, and shall receive the compensation
2 generally authorized for a jury commissioner.
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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