The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Hanna Gettys.
DIGEST
SB 19 Original 2024 Regular Session Seabaugh
Present law (C.C.P. Art. 1733) provides that a party may obtain a trial by jury by filing a pleading
demanding a trial by jury and a bond in the amount and within the time set by the court pursuant to
present law.
Present law provides that in a tort action where a petitioner stipulates or otherwise judicially admits
that the amount in controversy exceeds $10,000, and is less than $50,000, a party requesting a jury
trial shall provide a cash deposit in the amount of $5,000.
Proposed law retains present law but removes the requirement that a party requesting a jury trial shall
provide a cash deposit in the amount of $5,000.
Effective August 1, 2024.
(Amends C.C.P. Art. 1733)