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ACT No. 134
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 519
BY REPRESENTATIVE FARNUM
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1881(B), 1883(A)(introductory paragraph), (B), and (C), and
3 1889(A) and (B), relative to certain marshals and constables of city courts; to provide
4 relative to elections and designations of marshals and constables; to provide for the
5 compensation of certain marshals and constables; to provide for the designation of
6 the marshal of the city of Sulphur; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 13:1881(B), 1883(A)(introductory paragraph), (B), and (C), and
9 1889(A) and (B) are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
10 §1881. General powers and duties of marshal; deputy marshals
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12 B. The marshal may appoint one or more deputy marshals having the same
13 powers and authority as the marshal, but the marshal shall be responsible for their
14 actions. The compensation of the deputy marshals shall be fixed and paid by the
15 governing authorities of the city or parish, or both city or cities or parish, or all
16 governing authorities, where the court is located has territorial jurisdiction. The city
17 marshal may use funds available for expenses of his office, including proceeds from
18 costs assessed in criminal matters pursuant to R.S. 13:1899, to pay an amount in
19 excess of the fixed salary or to pay the amount fixed or any portion thereof to deputy
20 marshals or to employ additional deputies. However, nothing herein shall authorize
21 the city marshal to fix or supplement his own salary. In no event shall the salary of
22 any deputy exceed that of his city marshal.
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1 §1883. Compensation of marshal
2 A. The marshals of the city courts enumerated in this Subsection shall
3 receive as compensation for their services the following minimum salaries, payable
4 monthly on their own warrant and which, except as otherwise indicated, shall be paid
5 in equal proportions by the respective governing authorities of the city and parish
6 city or cities or parish, or all governing authorities, where the court is located has
7 territorial jurisdiction:
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9 B. The marshals of the following city courts shall receive an annual salary,
10 payable monthly on their own warrants, which shall be fixed and paid by the
11 respective governing authorities of the city and parish city or cities or parish, or all
12 governing authorities, where the court is located or either of them has territorial
13 jurisdiction, in the proportions they may determine: Bastrop, Bogalusa, Bunkie,
14 Crowley. The annual salary paid by the city of Bunkie shall not be less than $600.
15 C. Except as provided in R.S. 13:2071, in all other cases the marshal's salary
16 shall be paid by the governing body of the city and parish city or cities or parish, or
17 all governing authorities, where the court is located has territorial jurisdiction, in
18 such amounts as they may determine, except that where the population of the
19 territorial jurisdiction of the court is more than 10,000 inhabitants, the marshal shall
20 receive a minimum annual salary of $3,600 payable monthly in equal proportions by
21 the governing authorities of the city and parish on the warrant of the marshal.
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23 §1889. Court room and offices
24 A. The city where the court is situated shall furnish a suitable city court room
25 and suitable offices for the judge, clerk, and marshal. It shall also furnish adequate
26 fireproof vaults or other filing equipment for the preservation of the records of the
27 court.
28 B. The necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the court room
29 and offices shall be borne by the city, or may be apportioned between the city and
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1 parish as the respective governing authorities may determine city or cities or parish,
2 or all governing authorities, as determined by the respective governing authorities.
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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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