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2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 26
BY REPRESENTATIVE BAMBURG
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 404(H), relative to jury
3 commissions; to provide for the functions of the jury commission in the parish of
4 Red River; to transfer the functions of the jury commission to the clerk of court of
5 Red River Parish; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 404(H) is hereby amended and
8 reenacted 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, DeSoto, Franklin, Red River,
13 Union, and Webster, the function of the jury commission shall be performed by the
14 clerks of court of Caldwell Parish, Claiborne Parish, DeSoto Parish, Franklin Parish,
15 Red River Parish, Union Parish, and Webster Parish or by a deputy clerk of court
16 designated by the respective clerk in writing to act in his stead in all matters affecting
17 the jury commission. The clerk of court or his designated deputy shall have the same
18 powers, duties, and responsibilities, and shall be governed by all applicable
19 provisions of law pertaining to jury commissioners. The clerks of court of Caldwell
20 Parish, Claiborne Parish, DeSoto Parish, Franklin Parish, Red River Parish, Union
21 Parish, and Webster Parish shall perform the duties and responsibilities otherwise
22 imposed upon him by law with respect to jury venires, shall coordinate the jury
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1 venire process, and shall receive the compensation generally authorized for a jury
2 commissioner.
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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