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LA Rev Stat § 42:58 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§58. Appeal

RS 58 - Appeal  Any person dismissed or expelled as set forth in R.S. 42:57 hereof may prosecute an appeal from such dismissal or expulsion, within thirty days of notice thereof, to the district court having jurisdiction over the parish of the domicile of the public educational institution or public body concerned. On such appeal, which shall be a trial de novo, the written record of the proceedings before the committee shall be admissible in evidence for all purposes, but either party shall have the right to introduce all other competent evidence desired, whether introduced at the hearing by the committee or not. Acts 1950, No. 284, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 42:61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§61. Declaration of policy

RS 61 - Declaration of policy  A. It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that public officials and employees perform the public business in a manner which serves to promote and maintain in the general citizenry a high level of confidence and trust in public officials, public employees, and governmental decisions. The attainment of this end is impaired when a public official or employee holds two or more public offices or public jobs which by their particular nature conflict with the duties and interests of each other. The attainment of a high level of confidence and trust by the general citizenry in public officials, employees, and governmental decisions is further impaired by the excessive accumulation of governmental power which may result from public officials or employees holding two or more public offices or public jobs. B. It is the purpose of this Part to implement a policy which will serve to maintain a high level of trust and confidence by the general citizenry in public officials, employees, and governmental decisions of the government of this state and of its political subdivisions by defining and regulating dual employment and by defining, regulating, and prohibiting dual officeholding. Added by Acts 1979, No. 700, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:64 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§64. Incompatible offices

RS 64 - Incompatible offices  A. In addition to the prohibitions otherwise provided in this Part, no other offices or employments shall be held by the same person in combination if any of the following conditions are found to pertain and these prohibitions shall exist whether or not the person affected by the prohibition exercises power in conjunction with other officers:  (1) The incumbent of one of the offices, whether or not in conjunction with fellow officers, or employment has the power to appoint or remove the incumbent of the other, except that local governmental subdivisions may appoint members of the governing body to boards and commissions created by them and over which they exercise general powers as provided in Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana. A board or commission so created may elect officers from its own membership, and if a joint commission of two parishes, except a joint commission that has as its function the operation and maintenance of a causeway and its related roadways, may also appoint a member of one of such parish's governing body to be its general superintendent. (2) The incumbent of one office, whether or not in conjunction with fellow officers, or employment receives the oath and/or bond of the incumbent of the other. (3) The incumbent of one office, whether or not in conjunction with fellow officers, or employment is charged by law with instituting actions for penalties against the incumbent of the other office or employment. (4) The incumbent of one office, whether or not in conjunction with fellow officers, or employment is required by law to execute orders and follow directions given by the incumbent of the other office or employment. (5) One office, whether or not in conjunction with fellow officers, or employment is charged with auditing the accounts of or approving the budget of the other position. (6) Funds received by one office or employment are deposited with or turned over to the other office or position. B. A joint commission that has as its function the operation and maintenance of a causeway and its related roadways, created by two or more parishes, shall not appoint a member of the governing authority of any of the parishes or an employee thereof to the joint commission. No member of a parish governing authority or employee thereof shall serve as a member of a joint commission that has as its function the operation and maintenance of a causeway and its related roadways, created by the parish by agreement with one or more other parishes. C. No other combination of offices or employments shall be deemed to be incompatible unless the powers, functions, or duties are found to be adverse to the public interest as set forth in Section 61 of this Part. Added by Acts 1979, No. 700, §1. Acts 1988, No. 363, §2, eff. July 8, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 42:67 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§67. Unclassified management positions

RS 67 - Unclassified management positions  A. Each appointee to or employee in a management position that is added to the unclassified state civil service by the Civil Service Commission under authority of Article X, Section 2(B) of the Louisiana Constitution, shall be subject to the provisions of this Part. B. For purposes of this Part, "management position" means a position in which the appointee or employee performs one or more of the following activities within an agency in the executive branch of state government:  (1) Exercises important policy-making, policy-determining, or other executive functions. (2) Directs the work of an organizational unit. (3) Is held accountable for the success of one or more specific programs or projects. (4) Monitors progress toward organizational goals and periodically evaluates and makes appropriate adjustments to those goals. Added by Acts 1983, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:67.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§67.1. Minimum qualifications

RS 67.1 - Minimum qualifications   Each person appointed to a management position covered by this Part shall have at least the following qualifications:  (1) A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; however, appropriate work experience related to the position of appointment or employment may be substituted on a year for year basis for such degree.  (2) Three years of responsible managerial experience. Added by Acts 1983, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:67.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§67.2. Inapplicability of Part

RS 67.2 - Inapplicability of Part   The provisions of this Part shall not be applicable to any person holding a position defined in R.S. 42:67 on the effective date of this Part. Additionally, the provisions of this Part shall not apply to management positions in those offices of the executive branch of state government provided for in Article X, Section 2(B)(10). Added by Acts 1983, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:67.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§67.3. Additional qualifications

RS 67.3 - Additional qualifications  The civil service commission is hereby authorized to establish additional qualifications for any position defined in R.S. 42:67. Added by Acts 1983, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:68 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§68. Qualified candidates for management positions; submission of list to governor-elect

RS 68 - Qualified candidates for management positions; submission of list to governor-elect  A. Within sixty days after each election for governor, the Civil Service Commission shall submit to the governor-elect a list of employees in the classified service holding supervisory positions or positions at other levels of management of major programmatic functions within an agency who meet the minimum qualifications for management personnel set forth in R.S. 42:67.1 and who are thereby eligible for and who desire to apply for appointment to a position of management in the unclassified service. The governor-elect may consult this list in making his appointments to unclassified management positions in the executive branch of state government and may make the list available to secretaries or other heads of departments in the executive branch of state government who will take office at the same time as the governor to whom the list is submitted. B. In order to effectuate the purposes of this Section, the Department of Civil Service shall establish a program for the systematic identification of qualified classified employee candidates for unclassified management positions in the executive branch of state government. Every agency whose employees are in the classified state civil service shall participate in such program and shall cooperate with the department in carrying out such program under guidelines established by the department in accordance with applicable rules of the Civil Service Commission. Added by Acts 1983, No. 693, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§71. Usurpation of office; punishment

RS 71 - Usurpation of office; punishment  Any person who assumes or pretends to be a public officer without the authority of an election, or without the authority of a commission from the governor when a commission is required; or who has been duly addressed out of an office that he held, in the manner provided by Article IX, Section 3, of the Constitution of Louisiana, or who has been removed from such an office by impeachment or recall, is a usurper. Any usurper who attempts to exercise the functions of a public officer or office, and who interferes with any public officer in the discharge of his duties; or refuses to vacate an office, after having been removed therefrom in the manner provided by Article IX, Section 3, of the Constitution of Louisiana, or by impeachment or recall, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. Each day's action by a usurper shall constitute a separate offense. Amended by Acts 1960, 3rd Ex.Sess., No. 3, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:72 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§72. Recognition of usurper; penalty

RS 72 - Recognition of usurper; penalty  Any public officer who gives adhesion to, or in any manner recognizes the authority of any usurper as contemplated by R.S. 42:71, forfeits his office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:73 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§73. Declaration of forfeiture of office created by statute

RS 73 - Declaration of forfeiture of office created by statute  Whenever the governor ascertains that any public officer, whose office is established by an act of the legislature, has given adhesion to or recognized the authority of any usurper as provided in R.S. 42:71 and 42:72, he may declare that the officer has forfeited his office, and fill the vacancy by appointment under the provisions of the constitution and laws regulating appointments to fill vacancies.
LA Rev Stat § 42:74 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§74. Declaration of forfeiture of office created by constitution

RS 74 - Declaration of forfeiture of office created by constitution  Whenever the governor is informed that any public officer has forfeited his office by giving adhesion to or recognizing any usurper the governor may, when the office is established by the constitution, direct the Attorney General or the district attorney to take legal proceedings before the court of competent jurisdiction to have the forfeiture declared. These proceedings shall be summary and be had by rule, with notice of one full day to the offender. The court shall hear and determine the rule at once. Any appeal taken shall be made returnable within ten days, and shall be heard by preference by the supreme court, as in case of contest for judicial office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§75. Appointment to fill vacancy

RS 75 - Appointment to fill vacancy  Whenever the court of competent jurisdiction declares that any public officer, whose office is established by the constitution, has forfeited his office, within contemplation of R.S. 42:72, the governor shall fill such office by appointment under the laws providing for filling vacancies in public offices.
LA Rev Stat § 42:76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§76. Actions to try right to office; associations acting as corporations

RS 76 - Actions to try right to office; associations acting as corporations  An action shall be brought in the name of the state in any of the following cases:  (1) When any person usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or exercises or attempts to remain in possession of any public office or franchise within this state. (2) When any public officer has done, or suffered to be done, an act which under the laws of this state constitutes a forfeiture of his office. (3) When any association or any number of persons act as a corporation without being duly incorporated. This action shall be brought by the attorney general of the state or by the parish district attorney of the parish in which the case arises against the offender, and the suit shall be filed in the district court of that parish. The action may also be brought by the governor appearing in proper person or through the attorney general of the state or other counsel he may select.
LA Rev Stat § 42:77 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§77. Personal right of action

RS 77 - Personal right of action  In the cases provided in R.S. 42:76(1) and 42:76(2), the action may be brought by any person demanding possession of the office against any person claiming or exercising the functions of the office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:78 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§78. Service; answer

RS 78 - Service; answer  Service shall be made in the cases provided for in R.S. 42:76 and 42:77, the same as in other civil suits, and the answer of the defendant shall be filed within the legal delays as in other suits. These cases shall be tried by preference over all other cases, without being fixed for trial after issue joined.
LA Rev Stat § 42:79 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§79. Interested persons to be joined with state

RS 79 - Interested persons to be joined with state  When the suit is brought by the attorney general of the state or by the district attorney under the provisions of R.S. 42:76 on the relation or information of any interested person, the name of that person shall be joined with the state as plaintiff.
LA Rev Stat § 42:80 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§80. Complaint; decree

RS 80 - Complaint; decree  When an action is brought against a person for usurping or intruding into or unlawfully holding or attempting to retain possession of a public office, the person who brings the action must set forth in the complaint the name of the person rightfully entitled to the office, with a statement of his right thereto. In this case or in case the suit is brought by a claimant to the office on proof that the defendant is in bad faith holding or attempting to retain possession of a public office and in such bad faith has received fees or emoluments belonging to the office, the court may in its decree require the defendant to refund them and render judgment against him for the amount thereof as in other civil suits.
LA Rev Stat § 42:81 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§81. Demand for possession

RS 81 - Demand for possession  If the judgment is against the defendant, and rendered upon the right and in favor of the person alleged to be entitled to the office, he shall have the right, after taking the oath of office, and otherwise complying with the requirements of law, to take upon himself the execution of the office, and he shall immediately demand of the defendant all the books and papers pertaining to the office.
LA Rev Stat § 42:82 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§82. Damages

RS 82 - Damages  If the judgment is in favor of the person alleged to be entitled to the office, he may recover the damages he sustained by reason of the usurpation by the defendant.
LA Rev Stat § 42:83 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§83. Joinder of claimants

RS 83 - Joinder of claimants  Where several persons claim to be entitled to the same office or franchise one action may be brought against all of them in the same suit in order to try their rights to the office or franchise.
LA Rev Stat § 42:84 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§84. Defendant liable for costs and damages

RS 84 - Defendant liable for costs and damages  When the defendant against whom such action is brought is adjudged guilty of usurping or intruding into, or unlawfully holding or exercising any office, franchise or privilege, judgment shall be rendered that the defendant be excluded from the office, franchise, or privilege, and also that the plaintiff recover costs against the defendant, and such damages as are proven to have been sustained.
LA Rev Stat § 42:85 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§85. Appeal

RS 85 - Appeal  Appeals to the supreme court may be taken from the action provided for in R.S. 42:76 through 42:84, the same as in other cases. But all these cases shall take preference when they come before the supreme court over all other cases in the order of trial, and shall be made returnable to the court, on motion of either of the parties.
LA Rev Stat § 42:86 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§86. Manner of trial

RS 86 - Manner of trial  All the cases coming under the provisions of R.S. 42:76 through 42:84 may be tried before a judge of the district in chambers, or at a special term called by the judge on legal notice being given the parties interested; and, if required by either party, the judge may order a special jury, to be summoned according to law, to try the case.
LA Rev Stat § 42:87 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§87. Discontinuance of contests

RS 87 - Discontinuance of contests  Whenever there is pending in any court of this state, an untried suit wherein the title to or possession of any office is involved, regardless of the nature of the pleadings, it may be discontinued by the plaintiff upon payment of costs.
LA Rev Stat § 42:91 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§91. Purpose

RS 91 - Purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to prohibit a person who has his professional license or certificate suspended or revoked from serving as a member of a board or regulatory entity if membership on the board requires a valid professional license or certificate. Acts 1995, No. 64, §1, eff. June 12, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 42:92 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§92. Automatic removal

RS 92 - Automatic removal A. Any person who is appointed, elected, or serves ex officio on any board which membership is conditioned on the possession of a current and valid occupational or professional license or certificate, whose occupational or professional license or certification is suspended or revoked by the board issuing the occupational or professional license or certification, shall be automatically suspended from the board and shall not be reelected or reappointed until his occupational or professional license or certification is reinstated by the issuing board. B. As used in this Chapter, "board" means the governing authority which has the ultimate jurisdiction over a profession, occupation, or activity which under state law or regulation requires a person to meet certain skills, training, or educational standards prior to being authorized, licensed, or certified to practice or to render a specific service or engage in a trade. Acts 1995, No. 64, §1, eff. June 12, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 42:141 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§141. Time limitation on oath and bond; failure to comply

RS 141 - Time limitation on oath and bond; failure to comply A. Each public officer, within thirty days after receipt of his commission or within thirty days after receipt of his commission certificate, whichever is later, shall take the oath of office prescribed by law, and give bond, when required, and file the same in the proper office in the manner required by law. B. Subject to the time limitation set forth in Subsection A of this Section, a public officer may take his oath of office at any time after he receives his commission or commission certificate. An oath taken prior to the date shown on the commission shall be deemed to have been taken on and shall be effective on and after the date on which the term of office for which the oath is taken commences. In cases where the office is one for which no date for term of office is set, an oath taken prior to the date on the commission shall be deemed to have been taken on and shall be effective on and after the date on the commission. C. Failure to comply with the requirements of this Section shall create a vacancy in the office, and the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with law as in other cases of vacancy. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 652, §1; Acts 2003, No. 320, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:142 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§142. Time limitation for persons in military service

RS 142 - Time limitation for persons in military service  The provisions of R.S. 42:141 shall not apply to any person elected, or appointed to any public office while serving in the military service of the United States outside the continental limits of the United States. These persons shall qualify for office by:  (1) Taking the oath and giving bond, where required, within sixty days after returning to the continental limits of the United States; or  (2) Executing their oath and bond in any part or possession of the United States, or any foreign country. In any case the oath and bond may be signed and executed before any commissioned officer of the military service of the United States, with the same force and effect as if before a notary public within this state.
LA Rev Stat § 42:161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§161. Public officers to take constitutional oath

RS 161 - Public officers to take constitutional oath All public officers shall take and subscribe to the oath or affirmation required by Article X, Section 30 of the constitution before acting in their respective offices. Acts 2003, No. 320, §1.