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LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.21. Criminal jurisdiction

RS 2487.21 - Criminal jurisdiction  The criminal jurisdiction of the city court is limited to the trial of offenses committed within its territorial jurisdiction, which are not punishable by imprisonment at hard labor, including the trial of cases involving the violation of any city or parochial ordinance.  The city judge also may require bonds to keep the peace; issue warrants of arrest, examine, commit and admit to bail and discharge; and hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §21.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.22. Criminal prosecution

RS 2487.22 - Criminal prosecution  A. Criminal prosecution shall be by affidavit, information or indictment, as provided by law, and shall be tried without a jury.  B. The prosecution and the defense are entitled to compulsory process to procure attendance of their respective witnesses, but not more than six witnesses may be summoned for either side, except on leave of court and on proper showing of necessity made to appear by affidavit.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §22.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.23. Criminal appeals

RS 2487.23 - Criminal appeals  Appeals in all criminal cases tried in the city court shall be allowed, as provided in Article VII, Sections 10 through 36 of the Constitution, and shall be taken within the time prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure. Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than sixty days from the order of appeal. Appeals to the district courts shall be returnable within ten days from the order of appeal.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.24. Transcript on appeal

RS 2487.24 - Transcript on appeal  In an appeal from a judgment rendered in a criminal case by the city court, the clerk, or the city judge, shall at once make a transcript of the proceedings in the case, and shall file the same in the office of the clerk of court to which the appeal is returnable.  In cases where the appeal is on trial de novo, the transcript shall consist of the affidavit, the information or the indictment, as the case may be.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §24.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.25. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 2487.25 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs  Except as otherwise provided by special laws, the clerk of court of the city court or the marshal, as designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs, and all funds so collected by them, excluding costs, shall be paid into the city treasury for the city of Slidell when the prosecution is on behalf of the city, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or parish.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §25.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.26. Costs

RS 2487.26 - Costs  A. Except as otherwise provided by law, in all criminal matters, including traffic violations cases, the city court may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty which may be legally imposed costs of court in an amount not to exceed those costs allowed in the twenty-second judicial district court.  B. Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds derived from these costs shall be deposited in a special account which shall be subject to audit, and used for the operational expenses of the court and for payment of clerical fees and other similar expenditures as may be approved by the judge.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §26. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 180, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.27. Traffic violations bureau

RS 2487.27 - Traffic violations bureau  The city judge shall establish, under his supervision and as part of the court, a traffic violations bureau and adopt the necessary rules for its operation and administration. For such purposes, the city judge is empowered to appoint one or more clerks who shall be charged with the administration of the bureau and whose compensation shall be paid by the city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, with their prior approval, in such proportions and amounts as the respective governing authorities may designate.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §27.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.28. Sessions

RS 2487.28 - Sessions  The city court shall be open every day for the transaction of the judicial business before it, except on legal holidays, and shall hold its sessions in accordance with the rules and regulations that it shall adopt.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §28.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.29. Rules for conduct of business

RS 2487.29 - Rules for conduct of business  The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for the conduct of the judicial business before it.  Acts 1964, No. 102, §29.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2487.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2487.30. Operational expenses; judicial determination

RS 2487.30 - Operational expenses; judicial determination A. The operational expenses of the city court shall include but are not limited to all of the following: (1) The salaries for court reporters, stenographers, clerical assistants, secretaries, the clerk of court, deputy clerks, minute clerks, filing clerks, accountants, bookkeepers, law clerks, and all other court personnel and administrative staff. (2) The purchase of stationery, books, office supplies, computers, postage, uniforms, furniture, filing cabinets, furnishings, and similar items. (3) The purchase or lease of any other such equipment as may be useful or necessary for the proper conduct of the court's judicial business. B. The judge of the city court shall determine and have approval over which expenses are useful or necessary for the proper operation of the court. C. The definition of "operational expenses" of the city court shall not limit or exclude any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies as otherwise entitled by law. Acts 2001, No. 218, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.1. City Court of Franklin; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 2488.1 - City Court of Franklin; officials and employees; provisions governing  A.(1) Effective September 1, 1968 the offices of the justice of the peace and constable in Ward Three of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and the Mayor's Court in the town of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, are abolished and there is hereby established and created a court to be styled the City Court of the town of Franklin, Louisiana.  (2)(a) The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend throughout the town of Franklin, Louisiana and throughout the whole of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.  (b) In addition to the area provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend throughout the portions of Ward Ten of St. Mary Parish that are east of the Charenton Drainage and Navigation Canal and south of Bayou Teche. In such portions of Ward Ten that are outside of the town of Franklin, the court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the justice of the peace in those cases in which the justice of the peace would have jurisdiction.  (3) The court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal and a clerk of the court. The offices of city judge and marshal shall be filled initially by election by the qualified electors of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana at the general election for Representatives in Congress to be held in Louisiana on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1968. The city judge and marshal then elected shall serve a term to commence on January 1, 1969 and they shall serve until their successors are elected at the congressional election of 1972, and successor judges and marshals shall be elected at the congressional election every six years thereafter. The court shall be domiciled in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.  B. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Title 13, Chapter 7, Part I, Sub-Part A, Revised Statutes of Louisiana (R.S. 13:1871, et seq.), shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the City Court of the Town of Franklin, Louisiana, and its officers.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 29, §1; Acts 1970, No. 364, §2; Acts 2016, No. 112, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.2. Rules for conduct of business

RS 2488.2 - Rules for conduct of business  A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for the conduct of the judicial business before it.  B. The city court shall have such term and sessions for the transaction of its judicial business as shall be fixed, from time to time, by the rules adopted by the court.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §2, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.3. Salary and fees of judge

RS 2488.3 - Salary and fees of judge  The city court judge shall receive the salary, compensation, and fees provided in R.S. 13:1874, except that the judge shall receive a minimum annual salary of twelve thousand dollars, payable monthly. Said salary shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary as they may from time to time deem proper. The judge's salary shall not be decreased during the judge's term of office. Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §3, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.4. Salary of marshal

RS 2488.4 - Salary of marshal  The marshal of the city court shall receive a minimum annual salary of four thousand four hundred forty dollars, payable monthly. Said salary shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper. Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §4, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.5. Salaries of clerk and deputies

RS 2488.5 - Salaries of clerk and deputies  A. The salaries of the clerk, if any, and of the deputy clerks, if any, shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census.  B. The clerk shall receive a minimum salary of six hundred dollars per month and the deputy clerk shall receive a minimum salary of two hundred seventy-five dollars per month. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper. Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §5, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.6. Courtroom and offices

RS 2488.6 - Courtroom and offices  The expenses of operation and maintenance of the courtroom and offices shall be apportioned equally between the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional expenses as they may deem proper. Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §6, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.7. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 2488.7 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs  A. The city judge or any officer of the city court as may be designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs, and all funds so collected, excluding costs, shall be paid into the town treasury of the town of Franklin when the prosecution is on behalf of the town, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or the parish.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, thirty percent of the funds collected by the city court of Franklin pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:168(B) may be deposited into a special fund created for this purpose. The fund shall be referred to as the Franklin Indigent Defender Fund.  C. The Franklin Indigent Defender Fund Board shall manage and oversee funds remitted to the Franklin Indigent Defender Fund and shall consist of three members residing in the Franklin City Court district and shall be composed of the following:  (1) One member appointed by the city council of Franklin.  (2) One member appointed by the St. Mary Parish Council.  (3) One member appointed by the legislative delegation from nominees from the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §7, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 2016, No. 638, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.8. Criminal matters; costs

RS 2488.8 - Criminal matters; costs  A. In all criminal matters, including traffic violation cases, the city judge may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty imposed, costs of court in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars.  B. The proceeds derived from these costs shall be deposited in a special account which shall be subject to audit and used for the operational expenses of the court.  C. As an example, but without limitation, the proceeds derived from these costs may be used from time to time for the operational expenses of the court and for the employment by the judge of secretaries, accountants, stenographers, filing clerks, bookkeepers, reporters and other court employees as well as for the purchase of stationery, books, office supplies and such other equipment, all as may be useful or necessary for the proper conduct of the court's judicial business, and all as may be approved by the court.  D. From time to time, and one or more times, the proceeds derived from such costs, in excess of that necessary for the proper conduct of the court's business, may, with the approval of the judge, be paid, into the treasury of the city of Franklin and into the treasury of the parish of St. Mary in the proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional proceeds as they may deem proper. Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §8, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 1985, No. 24, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.21. Establishment

RS 2488.21 - Establishment  "The City Court of Baker Louisiana" hereafter referred to as "The city court" as now or hereafter established by and in the Home Rule Charter of the city of Baker is hereby ratified and confirmed, and is hereby declared to be established and to exist as provided in said home rule charter, subject to the provisions of the charter and of this Part.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.22. Territorial jurisdiction; venue

RS 2488.22 - Territorial jurisdiction; venue  A. The territorial jurisdiction of the city court shall extend throughout the city of Baker, as the same now exists or may hereinafter be changed or altered. The city court shall be composed of a city judge, a clerk of court, a city marshal, and such other personnel as are deemed necessary for the proper operation of the court.  B. The venue shall be as provided by law.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §2. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.23. Civil jurisdiction and procedure

RS 2488.23 - Civil jurisdiction and procedure  The civil jurisdiction, and the pleadings, practice, and procedure of the court, shall be as provided by law.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.24. Jurisdiction; criminal

RS 2488.24 - Jurisdiction; criminal  The city court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court of offenses committed in the city of Baker, Louisiana, and not punishable by imprisonment, at hard labor, under the laws of this state, and exclusive criminal jurisdiction of the violation of the ordinances of the city of Baker, Louisiana, with the power to hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital, and to require bonds to keep the peace. The prosecution of all criminal cases before the city court shall be by affidavit or information, stating briefly the nature and cause of the accusation. The prosecution and the defense shall have compulsory process to procure the attendance of their respective witnesses.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.25. Court reporter

RS 2488.25 - Court reporter  The judge of the city court shall approve competent court reporters who shall be charged with the duty of taking testimony in all record cases coming before the court. The payment of the fee for the services of the reporter shall be made by the plaintiff upon the filing of the transcript of testimony, and the court reporter is not required to file such transcription with the clerk of court prior to such payment.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.26. Marriage ceremonies

RS 2488.26 - Marriage ceremonies  The city judge shall have the authority to perform marriage ceremonies.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §6.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.27 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.27. Judge

RS 2488.27 - Judge  A. The judge of the city court shall be a duly licensed and practicing attorney who has been in the active practice of law before the courts of Louisiana for at least five years immediately preceding the election and who is a duly qualified elector and resident of the city of Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The judge shall be elected for a term of six years by the duly qualified electors of the city of Baker. B. The judge shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or membership in the reserve defense establishment. The judge shall not be a public officer, official, or employee nor shall he hold any public or political office or be an officer, official, employee or member of any political organization, committee, or factional group. The salary of the judge payable by the city shall be as fixed by the city council until changed by the council, by ordinance. No fee basis compensation shall be established by the council.  C. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 742, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 825, §4, eff. July 1, 1975.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §7. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 437, §1; Acts 1975, No. 716, §1; Acts 1975, No. 742, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 825, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.28 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.28. Clerk

RS 2488.28 - Clerk  The city judge shall appoint a suitable person who shall be the clerk of the city court. The clerk shall be appointed for both civil and criminal sections of the court. The clerk shall perform such functions and responsibilities as are provided by law. The clerk shall receive such annual salary as may be fixed, from time to time by the council by ordinance. The city clerk of court shall be subject to removal from office at any time by the judge of the court.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §8. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.29 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.29. Seal of court

RS 2488.29 - Seal of court  The city court shall be provided with a seal which shall contain a vignette of the state seal, with the words "Seal of the City Court of Baker, Louisiana", which seal shall be used on all process, orders and writs issuing from the court in all civil matters.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §9.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.30. Court employees

RS 2488.30 - Court employees  The chief of police of the city of Baker or his designee shall serve as the executive officer of the court, and he shall do and perform all normal duties of a marshall, and in the execution of the court's orders and mandates, and in making arrests and preserving the peace, he shall have the powers of a sheriff. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, as the executive officer of the court, the chief of police shall give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties. The city judge may appoint a pro tempore executive officer of the court, to serve in the place of the chief of police, in case of the absence, refusal or inability of the chief of police or his designee, to act for any cause.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §10.