SLS 22RS-465 ORIGINAL
2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 313
BY SENATOR CLOUD
LOCAL OFFICIALS. Requires mayors who are authorized to conduct mayor's court or
municipal court to undergo certain training. (8/1/22)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 33:441(D), relative to Mayor's Court; to provide relative to training
3 requirements for mayors and magistrates; to provide relative to verification of
4 training; to provide relative to continuing education; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 33:441(D) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 SUBPART G. MUNICIPAL COURTS
9 ยง441. Mayor's court
10 * * *
11 D. Every mayor or magistrate presiding over a mayor's court pursuant
12 to this Subpart shall be required to receive training within ninety days of
13 assuming status as presiding authority, either online or in-person, which
14 training shall be provided by the Louisiana Supreme Court. This training shall
15 include ethics and training on judicial and legal procedures related to mayor's
16 courts. The Legislative Auditor shall verify attendance at this training and assist
17 the Supreme Court in providing this training. Following the initial training
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SLS 22RS-465 ORIGINAL
1 requirements, presiding mayors and magistrates shall receive, each year,
2 continuing education as prescribed by the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton III.
DIGEST
SB 313 Original 2022 Regular Session Cloud
Present law provides that there will be a mayor's court with jurisdiction over all violations
of municipal ordinances.
Proposed law retains present law and provides that every mayor or magistrate presiding over
a mayor's court pursuant to proposed law will be required to receive training within 90 days
of assuming status as presiding authority, either online or in-person, which training will be
provided by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Provides the training will include ethics and
training on judicial and legal procedures related to mayor's courts. Requires the Legislative
Auditor to verify attendance at the training and assist the Supreme Court in providing the
training. Following the initial training requirements, presiding mayors and magistrates are
required, each year, to receive continuing education as prescribed by the Louisiana Supreme
Court.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 33:441(D))
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.