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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1141.3

  • Board: means the Board of Ethics. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • 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.
  • Person: means an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102
  • Public servant: means a public employee or an elected official. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 42:1102

The Board of Ethics, a panel thereof, or the Ethics Adjudicatory Board may conduct any hearing provided in this Chapter in the parish wherein the public servant or person alleged to have violated any provision of law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics resides, or in the parish of the official domicile of any office or employment held by the person who is the subject of the investigation or complaint, or in the parish of domicile of the Board of Ethics or the Ethics Adjudicatory Board.

Acts 2012, No. 608, §1, eff. June 7, 2012.

NOTE:  See Acts 2012, No.608, §3, relative to the prospective application of Act.