Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1112.1 – Service on a civil service commission; recusal
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1112.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Service: means the performance of work, duties, or responsibilities, or the leasing, rental, or sale of movable or immovable property. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
- Thing of economic value: means money or any other thing having economic value, except promotional items having no substantial resale value; pharmaceutical samples, medical devices, medical foods, and infant formulas in compliance with the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
Notwithstanding the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 42:1111(C)(2)(d), a licensed attorney who serves as a member of a civil service commission and any legal entity in which he exercises control or owns an interest may receive a thing of economic value for or in consideration of legal services rendered or to be rendered to a classified employee under the jurisdiction of the civil service commission if the legal services rendered or to be rendered do not involve a matter that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the civil service commission. Such a civil service commission member shall recuse himself from participating in any matter before the civil service commission involving any classified employee to whom he or any legal entity in which he exercises control or owns an interest is rendering legal services.
Acts 2016, No. 518, §1.