Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4850.2 – First City Court and Second City Court of New Orleans; appellate jurisdiction
Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure 4850.2
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- 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.
The First City Court and the Second City Court shall have jurisdiction over appeals by any person aggrieved by a decision of the Traffic Court of New Orleans concerning a traffic violation enforced by the city of New Orleans’ automated traffic enforcement system. Appeals from the traffic court shall extend to the law and the facts and shall be tried upon the records made and the evidence offered in court by the judge to whom the appeal shall be allotted. Any aggrieved person shall file such appeal within thirty days of such decision. The First City Court and the Second City Court shall adopt rules regulating the manner of taking, hearing, and deciding such appeals. All traffic violations on appeal shall maintain their status as civil penalties.
Acts 2012, No. 502, §1.