Louisiana's Justice of the Peace: 2008

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ACT No. 172 AN ACT To amend and reenact RS. 14:95(H), relative to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons; to provide for exceptions for United States attorneys and assistant United States attorneys and investigators when RO.S.T.-certified; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 12, 2008

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ACT No. 193 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 42:1441.3(E) and (G), relative to public liability; to provide for civil liability for political subdivisions; to provide for the determination of master for liability purposes; to provide for political subdivisions acting as third-party payors; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 13, 2008.

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ACT No. 195 AN ACT To enact R.S. 13:5202(E), relative to the City Court of Slidell; to provide for the civil jurisdictional amount for the small claims division; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 13, 2008.

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ACT No. 338 AN ACT To amend and reenact Code of Civil Procedure Article 4911 (A) and 4912 (A) (1) and (B), relative to justice of the peace courts; to increase the civil jurisdictional amount in dispute generally and in other specific cases; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 21, 2008.

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ACT No. 340 AN ACT To enact R.S. 13:2586(F), relative to constables of justice of the peace courts; to authorize constables of such courts to effectuate service of process parishwide; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 21, 2008.

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ACT No. 372 AN ACT To enact R.S. 13:2620, relative to justices of the peace; to provide for one justice of the peace in Ward 3 of St. Tammany Parish; to provide for one justice of the peace court; to abolish one office of justice of the peace; to continue the two offices of constable; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, June 21, 2008.

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ACT No. 425 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1921(A) (3) (a), relative to membership in the Parochial Employees' Retirement System; to allow certain elected justices of the peace to elect to become system members; to allow purchase of service credit; to provide for calculation of payment for such purchase; to provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.

This bill having been submitted to the Governor and no action having been taken within the time provided by the Constitution, said bill becomes law without his approval.

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ACT No. 656 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 13:2586(D) and to enact R.S. 13:2586 (C) (5) and 2589(C), relative to justice of the peace courts in Caddo Parish; to provide for jurisdiction over property standards violations; to provide for summons and subpoenas by constables; to provide relative to appeals; to provide for reimbursement; and to provide for related matters.

Approved by the Governor, July 1, 2008.