Source: http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/law.aspx?d=77372
Timestamp: 2018-10-20 00:33:33
Document Index: 341025898

Matched Legal Cases: ['§4', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§2', '§1', '§1', '§2', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1']

A. Justices of the peace shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district courts in all civil matters as set forth in Articles 4911 through 4913 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
D. Persons found liable in a justice of the peace court for a violation pursuant to Subsection C shall have the right of direct appeal to the district court by trial de novo for the parish in which the justice of the peace court is situated. The appeal must be filed within ten days of the date of the judgment and notice of the appeal must be given within the ten-day period to the justice of the peace who adjudicated the matter, the district court to which the matter is being appealed, and the district attorney for the district in which the parish and justice of the peace court are located. The appeal from a decision of the district court shall be the same as provided by law for appeals of civil matters adjudicated by a district court. If the judgment is sustained on appeal, the defendant may be assessed additional court costs by the district court as authorized by law.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961 Amended by Acts 1975, No.329, §1; Acts 1977, No. 107, §1; Acts 1980, No. 534, §1; Acts 1982, No. 823, §1; Acts 1983, No. 55, §1; Acts 1985, No. 403, §1; Acts 1986, No. 156, §2; Acts 1989, No. 296, §1; Acts 1993, No. 579, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §2; Acts 2003, No. 493, §1; Acts 2003, No. 950, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2004, No. 359, §1; Acts 2008, No. 340, §1; Acts 2008, No. 656, §1.