Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:50 – Venue; exception when exact place cannot be determined
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 56:50
- 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.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
A. Where it is alleged that the exact place of commission of the offense cannot be established, no exception to the venue shall be sustained unless the place of commission of the offense is disclosed and such place would make the court in which the charge was brought an improper venue.
B. If the operator or owner professes ignorance of the jurisdiction, there shall be no change of venue from the place where the proceeding was begun.
Acts 1981, No. 837, §1.