Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:46 – Venue when river divides parishes
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:46
- 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 a river dividing two parishes and the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, any court in either parish has territorial jurisdiction.
Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.