Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:47 – Venue when offense committed in lake, bay, or other body of water
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:47
- 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.
If any offense under this Chapter is alleged to have been committed in any lake, bay, inlet, or other body of water bounded by more than one parish within the waters of this state, any court in any parish bordering on such waters has territorial jurisdiction.
Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.