Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5541 – Posse comitatus; penalty for refusal to assist
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5541
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
A. Every sheriff may call for the aid and command the services of every able bodied inhabitant of his parish to preserve the peace in cases of riot, to execute a process of court in cases where resistance is made or threatened. No person shall refuse to render such assistance.
B. Whoever violates this Section may be punished by fine, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Redesignated from La. Rev. Stat. 33:1436 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.