ENROLLED
ACT No. 244
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 964 (Substitute for House Bill No. 359 by Representative Deshotel)
BY REPRESENTATIVE DESHOTEL
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:2586(C)(7) and (8), relative to justice of the peace courts in Avoyelles
3 Parish and Evangeline Parish; to provide relative to jurisdiction and procedures; to
4 provide for jurisdiction over property standards and nuisance violations; to provide
5 relative to summons and subpoenas by constables; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:2586(C)(7) and (8) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง2586. Jurisdiction and procedure
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10 C.
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12 (7) A justice of the peace court in Avoyelles Parish shall have concurrent
13 jurisdiction over property standards and nuisance violations anywhere in the parish
14 in which the court is situated, pursuant to local ordinance. In addition, a constable
15 of a justice of the peace court in Avoyelles Parish may issue summons and serve
16 subpoenas for such violations occurring anywhere within the territorial jurisdiction
17 of the justice of the peace court.
18 (8) A justice of the peace court in Evangeline Parish shall have concurrent
19 jurisdiction over property standards and nuisance violations anywhere in the parish
20 in which the court is situated, pursuant to local ordinance. In addition, a constable
21 of a justice of the peace court in Evangeline Parish may issue summons and serve
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1 subpoenas for such violations occurring anywhere within the territorial jurisdiction
2 of the justice of the peace court.
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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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