Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:448 – Mayor’s court; town of New Llano; establishment; jurisdiction; additional court costs
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:448
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
A. There is hereby created and established a court, to be styled “The Mayor’s Court of the town of New Llano, Louisiana”, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of New Llano, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
B. The general provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 33:441 and 442 shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the mayor’s court of the town of New Llano, Louisiana, and its officers.
C. The mayor as a court magistrate shall have such authority and power and the mayor’s court shall have such subject matter jurisdiction as provided by law.
D. In addition to the court costs authorized by La. Rev. Stat. 33:441, the mayor of the town of New Llano, as the presiding officer of the mayor’s court of the town of New Llano, may impose additional court costs not to exceed forty dollars for each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance, provided that ten dollars of any additional court costs collected pursuant to this Section shall be remitted to the Thirtieth Judicial District’s Indigent Defender’s Fund.
Acts 1999, No. 259, §2; Acts 2011, No. 324, §1; Acts 2014, No. 382, §1, eff. May 30, 2014.