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LA Rev Stat § 42:1383 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1383. Department of State Civil Service; appropriations; pro rata share paid by other agencies; billing; collection calculations

RS 1383 - Department of State Civil Service; appropriations; pro rata share paid by other agencies; billing; collection calculations  A. The cost of operating the state civil service system and instituting, developing, conducting, and otherwise providing in-service training and educational programs by the Department of State Civil Service shall be paid by agencies employing state classified employees. The total amount payable by each agency shall be calculated on the basis of a percentage of the annual gross salaries of the state classified employees within each agency, as reflected in the records maintained by the Department of State Civil Service on the last working day of the calendar year preceding the year of the billing, and shall not exceed nine-tenths of one percent of the annual gross salaries. The Department of State Civil Service shall bill each state agency the amount payable by that agency for the billing period. The amount so billed shall be payable by each agency within thirty calendar days from the date of the mailing of the billing.  B. If the amounts collected in any fiscal year pursuant to this Section do not meet the amount appropriated for the Department of State Civil Service by the legislature for that fiscal year, the commissioner of administration shall take action to insure that the Department of State Civil Service receives the full amount of the funds appropriated by the legislature.  C. The Department of State Civil Service may enforce through judicial proceedings any of the provisions contained in this Section. No suspensive appeal shall lie from a decision ordering compliance with any of the provisions contained herein, nor shall any stay order issue staying the enforcement of any such decision.  Added by Acts 1988, No. 639, §1, eff. July 1, 1988; Acts 1992, No. 893, §1, eff. July 8, 1992; Acts 2020, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 33, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1410.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1410.1. Members of State Police Commission; compensation and expenses

RS 1410.1 - Members of State Police Commission; compensation and expenses Each member of the State Police Commission shall be paid a per diem of seventy-five dollars for each day devoted to the work of the commission, but not to exceed four thousand dollars for any member in any year, and shall be reimbursed for actual travel expenses authorized by the commission. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1401 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1401. Qualifications; term of office

RS 1401 - Qualifications; term of office  The classified employee member of the state police commission provided for in Article X, Section 43(C) of the Constitution of 1974 shall be a full-time, permanent employee in the classified state police service for a period of one year prior to the date on which he qualifies as a candidate. He shall serve a term of six years, which shall commence on January first of the year following the year in which he is elected. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1990, NO. 788, §2.}}
LA Rev Stat § 42:1402 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1402. Call of election

RS 1402 - Call of election  The director of the state police service shall issue the call for an election for the classified member of the state police commission on the first Monday after November first of 1990 and every five years thereafter. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1403 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1403. Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot

RS 1403 - Nominations by petition; conduct of election; secret ballot  Nomination as a candidate for the office of employee member of the commission shall be by petition of at least thirty permanent employees in the classified state police service. Such petition shall be filed with the director of the state police service not later than seven working days after the call for the election. The director shall be responsible for conducting and supervising the election, which shall be by secret ballot. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1404 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1404. Ballots; distribution; vote; return; counting; rejection

RS 1404 - Ballots; distribution; vote; return; counting; rejection A.(1) The director shall arrange the names of the candidates in alphabetical order and shall assign a number to each. He shall place the name of each candidate who meets the requirements for candidacy in alphabetical order on the ballot, together with the number assigned to each. The ballot shall be uniform. (2) Not later than seven days after the final day for the filing of nomination petitions, he shall cause to be delivered to the appointing authority of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections one official ballot, one signature slip, one official ballot envelope, and one postage paid return envelope that is preprinted addressed to the director for each such employee whose name appears on the employment rolls thirty days prior to the date on which the call for the election is issued. The appointing authority shall initiate distribution of the voting materials immediately upon receipt. Each person shall cast his vote out of the presence of any other person. (3) The marked ballot shall be sealed in the ballot envelope and shall be placed along with the signature slip containing the signature and social security number of the employee in the return envelope and returned to the director. No identifying mark, except for the required signature and social security number, shall be placed on the signature slip, and the ballot shall not be valid unless the signature slip is signed by the voter. The ballots shall be returned to the director on or before a date fixed by the director, which date shall be not less than ten nor more than fifteen days after distribution of the ballots to the appointing authority. B. All ballots shall be counted under the direction of a ballot oversight committee composed of one classified state police officer named by each candidate and such additional number of classified state police officers, named by each candidate, as the director determines is necessary to complete the count. C. Following a verification process determined by the director, the ballots shall be placed in one or more ballot boxes which shall be furnished by the director. Beginning on the day after the date fixed by the director as the last day for return of the ballots, the ballot oversight committee shall begin its count of the ballots by opening the ballots contained in the ballot boxes. The count of the ballots shall be completed within three days after the date fixed by the director as the last day for return of the ballots. D. Any ballot which is not timely returned, or which is returned improperly signed, shall be marked "Rejected" by the ballot oversight committee and shall not be counted by the ballot oversight committee. In addition, the ballot oversight committee shall reject any ballot upon which the name of more than one candidate is marked. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990; Acts 1999, No. 513, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1405 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1405. Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty

RS 1405 - Secrecy of ballot; interference with voter; penalty  A. No voter shall allow his ballot to be seen by any person with an apparent intention of letting it be known how he is about to vote, or place any distinguishing mark upon his ballot, or make a false statement as to his inability to mark his ballot. No person shall interfere or attempt to interfere with any voter when marking his ballot, or endeavor to induce any voter before voting to show how he is about to mark or has marked his ballot, or influence or attempt to influence any voter to vote for or against a particular candidate, or otherwise violate any of the provisions of this Chapter or rules adopted pursuant thereto. B. Whoever violates this Section shall be punished in accordance with R.S. 18:1461, R.S. 14:119, R.S. 14:120, R.S. 14:136, or any other applicable law enacted to punish violations of laws relating to other elections. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1406 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1406. Cost of election

RS 1406 - Cost of election  All costs incurred in connection with the election provided for by this Chapter shall be paid out of funds available to the state police commission for its operations. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1407 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1407. Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation

RS 1407 - Election; results; rules and regulations; promulgation  A.(1) The director shall submit a written report of the election results to the state police commission and the secretary of state within one working day after completion of the counting of the election ballots or, if a runoff election is held, within one working day after completion of the counting of runoff election ballots. Upon receipt of the results of the election, the secretary of state shall promulgate the results thereof. The candidate who receives a majority of the votes cast in the election, or the greatest number of the votes cast in the runoff election, shall be elected, and the secretary of state shall notify said candidate of his election. (2) In the event that the two candidates in the runoff election each receive the same number of votes in the runoff election, the winner shall be determined by lot by the secretary of state. B. The secretary of state and the director of the State Police Service may make such reasonable rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1408 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1408. Contest of election

RS 1408 - Contest of election  Any election held under the provisions of this Chapter may be contested in accordance with the provisions of the general laws of this state applicable to contests of elections of public officials. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1409 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1409. Initial election; successors; vacancies

RS 1409 - Initial election; successors; vacancies  A. The initial election of the classified employee member of the commission hereunder shall be held as provided in this Chapter. The member then elected shall take office upon notification by the secretary of state of his election. Each successor thereafter shall be elected in the same manner as the initial member and shall take office on January first of the year following his election. B. For the initial election to be held in 1990, the secretary of state shall perform the functions of the director of the state police service required by this Chapter, and the governor shall perform the functions of the secretary of state required by this Chapter. Thereafter, the functions with respect to the election shall be performed by the respective officers as provided in this Chapter. C. Vacancies occurring for any cause prior to the expiration of the term shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by special election conducted in accordance with the election procedures provided in this Part. D. Loss of status as a classified state police officer in this state shall vacate the office of classified employee member of the commission, and the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in Subsection C of this Section. E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection D, a vacancy in the office of classified employee member of the commission shall not occur when the classified state police officer who was elected to that office continues to be employed in the same position in which employed when elected as a member of the commission, but the position is changed to an unclassified position by court order, administrative action, or legislative action. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1410 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1410. Runoff election; qualifying of candidates; procedure

RS 1410 - Runoff election; qualifying of candidates; procedure  In the event no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in the election, the candidates who receive the two highest number of votes cast in the election shall qualify as candidates in the runoff election. The director shall provide for the conduct of the runoff election in the same manner as provided in R.S. 42:1404, except that the ballots for the runoff election shall be distributed not less than five working days after completion of the counting of ballots in the initial election, and said ballots shall be returned by the voters to the director on or before a date fixed by the director, which date shall be not less than five nor more than ten days after the distribution of the runoff election ballots to the voters. Acts 1990, No. 788, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1412 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1412. Method for removal

RS 1412 - Method for removal  A. For conviction of a felony any public officer shall be removed by judgment of the district court of the district in which he is domiciled. The district attorney of that judicial district shall institute the suit within ten days after the conviction is final and all appellate review of the original trial court proceedings is exhausted. Suits against the attorney general shall be brought in the Nineteenth Judicial District by the district attorney of that district, and suits against a district attorney shall be brought by the attorney general. B. An action instituted pursuant to R.S. 42:1411 and R.S. 42:1412 is civil in nature; shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, except as otherwise provided in this Section; and shall be tried by preference over all other matters in a summary proceeding. C. A hearing on the petition for removal shall be held not more than twenty days after service upon the public officer whose removal is sought. Judgment shall be rendered in the matter within ten days after the removal hearing. Within five days after the signing of the judgment, either party may appeal suspensively by obtaining an order of appeal and posting bond for a sum fixed by the court to secure the payment of costs. The trial judge shall fix the return day at a time not to exceed five days after the granting of the order of appeal. An application to the supreme court for a writ of certiorari may be made only within three days after the signing of judgment by the court of appeal. Each appellate court to which the action is brought shall place the matter on its preferential docket, shall hear it without delay, and shall render a decision within ten days after oral argument. The granting of an order of appeal or writ of certiorari suspends the effect of the judgment during the pendency of such proceedings. D. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an appeal of a felony conviction in a state court of a public officer shall be given preference over other criminal appeals. Added by Acts 1976, No. 628, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 601, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1413 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1413. Law enforcement officers; grounds for removal; method for removal

RS 1413 - Law enforcement officers; grounds for removal; method for removal A. It is essential to the proper operation of democratic government in general and of law enforcement agencies in particular that public law enforcement officials and employees be independent and impartial; that decisions and recommendations by law enforcement officers be made through the proper channels of governmental structure; that positions of trust in law enforcement agencies not be used for private gain other than the remuneration provided by law; and that there be public confidence in the integrity of law enforcement organizations. It is the policy and purpose of these provisions to implement these objectives of protecting the integrity of the government of this state by prescribing essential restrictions on the conduct of law enforcement officers during the course of their discharge of official duties and responsibilities. B. No law enforcement officer, whether a state, district, parochial, ward, or municipal officer, shall refer any person, with whom such officer has any relation or comes into contact in his professional capacity as a law enforcement officer, to any specific attorney at law, law firm, or investigator as a potential client, when said law enforcement officer receives any compensation for such referral. C. Any law enforcement officer violating the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall be removed from office as a law enforcement officer, and shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned with or without hard labor for not more than five years, or both, subject to applicable civil service laws, rules, and regulations, if any.  Added by Acts 1977, No. 758, §1. Acts 1993, No. 420, §3.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1414 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1414. State, district, parish, ward, and municipal employees; termination for conviction of a felony

RS 1414 - State, district, parish, ward, and municipal employees; termination for conviction of a felony The employee-employer relationship existing between a state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee, whether classified or unclassified, and the state, district, parish, ward, or municipality, as applicable, shall be terminated and such employee shall be removed from his position of employment with the state, district, parish, ward, or municipality, as applicable, upon conviction, during his employment, of a felony as defined by the laws of this state or by the laws of the United States. Within ten days after a conviction is final and all appellate review of the original trial court proceedings is exhausted, the appointing authority of the employing agency shall terminate any state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee who is convicted of a felony and is holding a position of employment with such agency. For the purposes of Article X, Section 8(A) and Article X, Section 46(A) of the Louisiana Constitution and any provision of law relating to disciplinary action taken against a state employee including any provision of law relating to post-employment benefits, final conviction of a felony shall be a cause for termination of a state, district, parish, ward, or municipal employee. Added by Acts 1982, No. 353, §1, eff. July 17, 1982; Acts 2003, No. 240, §1, eff. June 5, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1430 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1430. State Employees; cost of living salary adjustment

RS 1430 - State Employees; cost of living salary adjustment  Whenever an appropriation of state funds is made for the purpose of providing cost of living salary adjustments for personnel whose compensation is paid by the state of Louisiana, the adjustment in no circumstances shall be substituted for, be paid in lieu of, or be considered as a factor in determining whether or not any step increase or any merit, promotional, or other scheduled salary increase shall be granted. Acts 1976, No. 600, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1441.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1441.1. Nonimposition of master-servant liability on state by Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws for torts of persons not designated state officials, officers, or employees by R.S. 13:5108.2

RS 1441.1 - Nonimposition of master-servant liability on state by Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws for torts of persons not designated state officials, officers, or employees by R.S. 13:5108.2 Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws imposing liability on a master for the offenses and quasi offenses of his servant shall not extend or apply to and shall not impose liability on the state for the offenses and quasi offenses of any person who is not expressly specified by R.S. 13:5108.2(A) to be an official, officer, or employee of the state entitled to indemnification under R.S. 13:5108.2. Acts 1985, No. 451, §1; Acts 1995, No. 828, §4, eff. Nov. 23, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 42:1441.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§1441.2. Nonimposition of master-servant liability on state by Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws for torts of parish officials; insurance coverage; interlocal risk management programs

RS 1441.2 - Nonimposition of master-servant liability on state by Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws for torts of parish officials; insurance coverage; interlocal risk management programs A. Civil Code Article 2320 and other laws imposing liability on a master for the offenses and quasi offenses of his servant shall not extend or apply to and shall not impose liability upon the state for the offenses and quasi offenses of any of those public officers named in Article V, Sections 26, 27, 28, and 29, and Article VII, Section 24, of the Constitution of Louisiana or any of their officers, deputies, assistants, employees, appointees, designees, or representatives. B. Such public officers shall, by commercial insurance carriers, by self-insurance funds, by joining an interlocal risk management program, or by a combination of any two or more of them, secure general liability insurance coverage on themselves and on their officers, deputies, assistants, employees, appointees, designees, and representatives in amounts of not less than twenty thousand dollars per injured person. Such public officers may secure this insurance coverage themselves or through their respective associations. For purposes of being able to form new interlocal risk management programs or to join existing ones, the office of each such public officer in each parish of the state shall be deemed to be a separate "local governmental subdivision", and each association of such public officers and each combination of such associations shall be deemed to qualify as an "interlocal risk management agency", all within the meanings set forth in R.S. 33:1342. Acts 1985, No. 451, §1; Acts 1989, No. 364, §1, eff. June 28, 1989; Acts 1995, No. 828, §4, eff. Nov. 23, 1995. {{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1989, NO. 364, §2.}}