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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5705. Deputy coroners, assistant coroners, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, investigators, technicians, official photographer and other helpers; compensation

RS 13:5705 - Deputy coroners, assistant coroners, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, investigators, technicians, official photographer and other helpers; compensation
A. Each coroner may appoint one or more deputy coroners to perform his duties. They shall possess at least the same qualifications as the coroner and be paid by the coroner appointing them or by arrangement with the parish governing authority if the coroner is on a salary basis. A person may serve as a deputy coroner on a part-time basis in more than one parish. The tenure of the appointment shall be determined by the appointing coroner but shall not be longer than the coroner's term of office. The coroner shall be responsible for the acts of his deputy coroners.
B. Each coroner may appoint one or more assistant coroners to perform his duties. They shall be paid by the coroner appointing them or by arrangement with the parish governing authority if the coroner is paid on a salary basis. A person may serve as an assistant coroner on a part-time basis in more than one parish. The tenure of the appointment shall be determined by the appointing coroner but shall not be longer than the coroner's term of office. The coroner shall be responsible for the acts of his assistant coroners.
C. The coroner may appoint any necessary secretaries, stenographers, clerks, technicians, investigators, official photographers, or other helpers. The salaries of these employees shall be paid by the coroner out of his fees or by arrangement with the parish governing authority if the coroner is on a salary basis. All deputies and assistants of the coroner shall, before beginning their duties, take an oath of office and the oath shall be entered on the records of the court.
Repealed by Acts 1972, No. 154, §4. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1990, No. 748, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1555 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2015, No. 302, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5707. Payment of fees for coroner's services; Caddo Parish

RS 13:5707 - Payment of fees for coroner's services; Caddo Parish
Notwithstanding any provision of this Part to the contrary, all necessary or unavoidable expenses, including supplies, incident to the operation and functioning of the Caddo Parish coroner's office, in accordance with a budget approved by the city and the parish governing authorities, shall be paid by the governing authorities of the parish of Caddo and the city of Shreveport when such expenses are certified by the coroner as being necessary or unavoidable. For the purposes of this Section, the parish of Caddo and the city of Shreveport shall each pay their portion of the necessary or unavoidable expenses for the coroner's services on the basis of the percentage of all coroner's services performed on behalf of the parish of Caddo and the city of Shreveport, respectively.
Acts 1995, No. 388, §1, eff. June 16, 1995; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1556.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5708. Orleans Parish; coroners, employees; compensation

RS 13:5708 - Orleans Parish; coroners, employees; compensation
The salaries of the coroner, assistant coroners, and other employees of the office of the coroner of Orleans Parish shall be set by the city council and paid by the city of New Orleans.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1557 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5709. Expense of investigation and autopsy; Lincoln Parish

RS 13:5709 - Expense of investigation and autopsy; Lincoln Parish
In the parish of Lincoln, the parish or municipality within which an investigation or autopsy is held shall pay the expense thereof, together with the coroner's fees, when the coroner makes out an account of the expenses and certifies under oath that the charges are not more than authorized by law; however, the Lincoln Parish police jury may by resolution assume all responsibility for expenses of the coroner including but not limited to fees for autopsies, costs of medical supplies, and costs of transporting the body.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2; Acts 1966, No. 312, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 1968, No. 332, §1; Acts 1972, No. 555, §1; Acts 1976, No. 331, §1; Acts 1978, No. 398, §1; Acts 1981, No. 678, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1981; Acts 1983, No. 199, §1; Acts 1983, No. 398, §1; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1558 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5710. Coroner's experts; fees

RS 13:5710 - Coroner's experts; fees
The coroner may contract with any competent physician or other expert to assist in the conduct of an investigation or autopsy. The physician or other expert, upon the certificate of the coroner, shall be paid by the parish or municipality such compensation for his services as shall be mutually agreed upon by the coroner and governing authority of the parish or municipality responsible for the expenses of the investigation or autopsy. However, such compensation, including any expenses, tests, costs, or fees, shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the coroner and the chief executive officer or chief fiscal officer of the parish or municipality.
Acts 1989, No. 434, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1560 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5711. Right to fee as expert witness

RS 13:5711 - Right to fee as expert witness
No coroner, deputy coroner, or assistant coroner testifying in his official capacity shall be required to give expert opinion or testimony in any court, except in the line of duty as coroner. Any coroner, deputy coroner, or assistant coroner called as an expert witness in a professional capacity shall testify and shall be paid the expert fee not to exceed the accepted standard in his field of expertise.
Acts 1989, No. 204, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1561 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5712. Notification of death under suspicious circumstances; penalties for failure to comply

RS 13:5712 - Notification of death under suspicious circumstances; penalties for failure to comply
A. A physician or other person having knowledge of a death under sudden, accidental, violent, or suspicious circumstances or without medical attendance within twenty-four hours prior to death shall immediately notify the coroner of the death.
B. Before removing any such body from the place where death occurred or preparing same for burial or shipment or destroying any clothing or other evidence connected with the body, an undertaker, embalmer, or other person shall first notify the coroner and receive permission from the coroner.
C. A physician or other person reporting the death of any patient with a known or diagnosed virulent contagious disease, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome and including deceased individuals who are known carriers of any such disease but whose death is due to other causes, shall notify the coroner of such disease.
D. Any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 312, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1987, No. 878, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1562 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2015, No. 302, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5714. Notification of next of kin

RS 13:5714 - Notification of next of kin
A. The coroner or his designee shall make every reasonable effort to notify the next of kin in all cases of deaths for which he has jurisdiction including but not limited to deaths enumerated in R.S. 13:5713(A).
B. In all other cases, including cases where a person dies of natural causes, the following persons or their designees shall make every reasonable effort to notify the next of kin within forty-eight hours of discovery of the death:
(1) The administrator of the hospital in which the person dies.
(2) The administrator or executive director of the nursing home or other facility in which the person dies.
(3) The chief of police or other chief officer of a local law enforcement agency which discovers the body of the deceased.
C. Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 621, §4.
Repealed by Acts 1966, No. 312, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1985, No. 241, §1; Acts 1993, No. 491, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1293, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1564 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2018, No. 621, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5716. Cremation of bodies

RS 13:5716 - Cremation of bodies
A. If the cremation of a body is requested, the funeral director shall immediately notify the coroner who has jurisdiction in the death.
B. If, after the necessary investigation, the coroner is satisfied that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, the coroner shall issue a permit for cremation.
C. If the investigation reveals suspicious circumstances or the reasonable probability of the commission of a crime, the coroner shall deny the permit until the coroner's post-mortem examination and evidence collection is completed. After completion, the coroner may issue a permit for cremation.
D. Upon completion of the coroner's post-mortem examination and evidence collection, the coroner shall release the body to the family or friends for disposition in accordance with R.S. 13:5715. In any case under coroner jurisdiction in which the body cannot be released within thirty days of death, the coroner shall notify in writing the person or persons with the right to dispose of human remains under R.S. 8:655 the reasons for any delay in release of the body.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1566 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2020, No. 113, §1; Acts 2023, No. 332, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5717. Retention of decedent's personal effects; moving or disturbing the body of a deceased person; prohibitions

RS 13:5717 - Retention of decedent's personal effects; moving or disturbing the body of a deceased person; prohibitions
A. The coroner shall take charge of the personal effects and property of the deceased at the scene of death. As soon as practicable all of the effects and property shall be turned over to the lawful owner after use in court when needed.
B. The coroner shall collect any physical property or evidence found on the body which relates to the cause and manner of death or identity of the deceased. The coroner shall request law enforcement officials to collect any physical property or evidence connected with the cause of death or identity of the deceased which is found at the scene but not on the body. If law enforcement officials refuse to gather such evidence when requested by the coroner, the evidence may be collected by the coroner. The evidence or effects shall then be disposed of in accordance with law.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person without specific authorization from the coroner or his designee, other than law enforcement or medical personnel, to touch, move, or disturb the body of a deceased person or remove any personal effects or disturb the immediate area where the body is or has been found, if the deceased person's death occurred under any circumstances which reasonably suggest that the person's death, either directly or indirectly, occurred as a result of a violation of law or a coroner's case as defined by law. However, the body may be moved if it is necessary for the preservation of the body, or if necessary to protect public safety or welfare.
Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Acts 1986, No. 311, §1; Acts 1995, No. 288, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1567 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5718. Execution of writs and orders directed to predecessor

RS 13:5718 - Execution of writs and orders directed to predecessor
A coroner may carry into execution all writs and judicial orders directed to his predecessor, which have not been acted upon by him and may make thereon all necessary returns.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 312, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1967. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1568 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5719. Establishment of parish or municipal laboratory

RS 13:5719 - Establishment of parish or municipal laboratory
Any parish or municipality may establish a laboratory for the use of the coroner. In any parish where there is no coroner's laboratory, the coroner may contract with the coroner or laboratory of another parish to perform such examinations, analyses, or tests as he deems necessary and advisable. The fees for such examinations, analyses, or tests shall not exceed those customarily charged in other similarly qualified laboratories. The fees shall be paid by the governing authority of the parish of origin on approval of the coroner of that parish.
Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1569 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5720. Establishment of forensic laboratory by mutual consent; cost to be shared

RS 13:5720 - Establishment of forensic laboratory by mutual consent; cost to be shared
A. By agreement of the coroners of any two or more parishes, subject to approval of the governing authorities of their respective parishes, there may be established a forensic laboratory. The laboratory and its facilities shall be at the disposal of the coroners and law enforcement officers of the parish.
B. The cost of equipping and maintaining the laboratory shall be shared on a mutually agreeable basis by the participating parishes.
Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1570 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5721. Regional forensic science center

RS 13:5721 - Regional forensic science center
A.(1) A regional forensic science center is hereby established to be composed of the parishes of Assumption, Jefferson, Orleans, Lafourche, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, and Washington.
(2) The center shall be governed by a board of directors to be composed of the coroners of the parishes comprising the center.
(3) The center shall perform such examinations as the board of directors sees fit as well as perform such other functions as determined by a majority of the board.
(4) Fees for work performed by the center shall be determined by the board in an amount sufficient to cover the operating cost of the center.
(5) The cost of equipment and maintenance of the center shall be shared on a just and agreeable basis by the participating parishes.
B. No inmate within the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be housed, serviced, or maintained at such a center if it is located within one mile of a residential area. An area shall be considered a residential area if it has been zoned or designated as such by the appropriate local governing authority or if within an area of one-quarter square mile or larger there is a population density of two thousand or more persons per square mile.
Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1571 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5723. Title to property in office of coroner

RS 13:5723 - Title to property in office of coroner
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4713, the coroner of the parish of Jefferson, or his designee, may purchase and equip such real property as is necessary in the performance of his duties, including but not limited to a morgue, regional or local forensic center, and criminalistics lab. The ownership of such real property shall be vested in the name of the office of the coroner provided no parish funds are expended.
Acts 1993, No. 492, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1573 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5727. Alternative funding source for coroners

RS 13:5727 - Alternative funding source for coroners
A. Notwithstanding any other law or jurisprudence to the contrary, the governing authority of the parishes as provided by Subsection B of this Section shall allow and assist any elected coroner in those parishes to seek and place on the election ballot a ten year renewable tax of up to three mills of ad valorem tax revenue to be paid for the sole operation of the office of the coroner, and passage of such ad valorem tax shall relieve the parish from any further funding obligation. This millage rate election shall be based on the budget of the coroner to provide for legislative mandated services, and the population of the parish which shall yield a millage value for taxation, subject to approval by a majority of the electors of the parish.
B. The parishes subject to this Section include: Allen Parish, Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Caldwell Parish, Cameron Parish, Claiborne Parish, Concordia Parish, DeSoto Parish, East Carroll Parish, East Feliciana Parish, Franklin Parish, Grant Parish, Jackson Parish, LaSalle Parish, Lincoln Parish, Madison Parish, Morehouse Parish, Natchitoches Parish, Plaquemines Parish, Pointe Coupee Parish, Red River Parish, Richland Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. James Parish, St. Landry Parish, Tensas Parish, Union Parish, Webster Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, West Feliciana Parish, and Winn Parish.
Acts 2022, No. 403, §1,
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5741. Payment of tax proceeds directly to coroner's office; compensation of coroner and helpers

RS 13:5741 - Payment of tax proceeds directly to coroner's office; compensation of coroner and helpers
The proceeds of the tax authorized for the purposes of the coroner's office of the parish of Jefferson by Section 10 of Article X of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921* shall be paid directly to the coroner's office. The following items and expenses of the coroner's office shall be paid from the proceeds of the tax:
(1) An annual salary of twenty thousand dollars to the coroner in lieu of all fees for his services as parish coroner and/or ex officio parish physician or health officer; however, the governing authority of the parish of Jefferson by a majority vote of its members may increase said salary to an amount deemed advisable by the governing authority. Said salary shall be payable on his own warrant.
(2) All salaries or fees of deputy or assistant coroners, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, technicians, investigators, official photographers, or other helpers.
(3) The expenses for maintenance, operation, and equipment for the coroner's office.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 331, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 757, §1; Acts 1981, No. 443, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1631 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
*Section 10 of Article X of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 was not reenacted as a part of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, nor was it maintained as a statute by either Section 18 of Article X or Sections 16 and 19 of Article XIV of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. But see Section 31 of Article VI of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5742. Annual report

RS 13:5742 - Annual report
The coroner of Jefferson Parish shall prepare and present to the governing body of the parish an annual report showing the operations of his office, the monies received by it, and the purposes for which the monies were expended. The coroner shall include in each annual report an estimate of prospective revenues and proposed expenditures and expenses for the ensuing year. The date upon which this annual report shall be presented shall be determined by the parish governing authority.
Added by Acts 1956, No. 331, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1632 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5751. Definitions

RS 13:5751 - Definitions
The following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
(1) "Group self-insurance fund" means a pool of public monies established by an interlocal risk management agency from contributions of its members in order to pool public liability risks, or to purchase a joint policy or policies of insurance providing protection against said risks, or both.
(2) "Interlocal risk management agency" means an association formed by two or more coroners by written agreement made pursuant to the provisions of this Part for the development and administration of an interlocal risk management program and a group self-insurance fund.
(3) "Interlocal risk management program" means a written plan and activities carried out under such plan by an interlocal risk management agency to reduce risk of loss on account of public liability, including loss prevention and control techniques and the processing and defense of claims brought against members of the agency.
(4) "Public liability" means liability to which a coroner may be subject either directly or by reason of liability rising out of an act of his employee, agent, or officer in the course and scope of employment.
Acts 1999, No. 835, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1641 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5752. Authority of coroners to form, join, and participate in interlocal risk management agency; establishment of self-insurance fund; contributions; records

RS 13:5752 - Authority of coroners to form, join, and participate in interlocal risk management agency; establishment of self-insurance fund; contributions; records
A. Any two or more coroners may make and execute an intergovernmental agreement among themselves to establish an interlocal risk management program, to become members of an interlocal risk management agency, to pool their public liability risks in whole or in part with each other, and to establish a group self-insurance fund. The interlocal risk management agency, once established, may designate the Louisiana Coroners' Association to administer any group self-insurance fund so established and to administer the terms and conditions of any interlocal risk management program entered into between participating coroners. The agency may instead elect to designate another public or private entity to administer the terms and conditions of the interlocal risk management program but only the interlocal risk management agency or the Louisiana Coroners' Association may administer the group self-insurance fund.
B. Contributions of participating coroners to the group self-insurance fund are authorized to be paid from any funds appropriated for the payment of all expenses of their offices.
C. Any coroner participating in an interlocal risk management program and agency pursuant to this Section and for whom a contribution is made on behalf of his employee is authorized to secure from the agency and file on behalf of his employee a certificate of employee participation in the program and the agency in lieu of furnishing a surety bond which the law may require.
D. All books, records, and files maintained by a third party for the intergovernmental risk management agency, including but not limited to audit data and all active and inactive claims files, shall at all times be the sole property of the agency and shall be surrendered immediately to the agency upon demand.
Acts 1999, No. 835, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1642 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5753. Interlocal risk management agency not an insurance company or insurer

RS 13:5753 - Interlocal risk management agency not an insurance company or insurer
An interlocal risk management agency operating an interlocal risk management program is not an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state and the designation by the agency of the Louisiana Coroners' Association or a third party shall not constitute said association or entity as an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state. The development and the administration by an interlocal risk management agency or the Louisiana Coroners' Association of a group self-insurance fund for the sole purpose of operating an interlocal risk management program shall not constitute the business of insurance. Intergovernmental agreements providing for the creation and maintenance of an interlocal risk management agency shall not be deemed to constitute insurance as defined by R.S. 22:46; nor shall the interlocal risk management agency or the development of a group self-insurance fund be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 for public liability risks as defined in this Part.
Acts 1999, No. 835, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1643 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5754. Limited liability of members

RS 13:5754 - Limited liability of members
A coroner shall not by reason of being a member of an interlocal risk management agency and contributing to the group self-insurance fund be liable to such interlocal risk management agency, to any other member, or to any claimant against the agency itself, or another member, except for payment of contributions provided for in the interlocal risk management program and the interlocal risk management agency. No interlocal risk management agency or program shall have the effect of providing for a donation, in whole or in part, of the public funds of one coroner's office for the benefit of another.
Acts 1999, No. 835, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1644 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5755. Excess insurance

RS 13:5755 - Excess insurance
The interlocal risk management agency may enter into contracts for excess insurance, with the payment of premiums being made from the contributions of the participating coroners to the group self-insurance fund.
Acts 1999, No. 835, §1, eff. July 2, 1999; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1645 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5761. Assessment district; creation; boundaries; and governance

RS 13:5761 - Assessment district; creation; boundaries; and governance
A. There is hereby created within the parish of Webster, as more specifically provided in Subsection B of this Section, a body politic and corporate which shall be known as the "Coroner's Office Funding District", hereinafter in this Section referred to as the "district". The district shall be a political subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana and created for the purpose of funding the office of coroner for Webster Parish.
B. The boundaries of the district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish, and the duly elected coroner of the parish or a person acting in that capacity, shall be the governing authority of the district.
Acts 2015, No. 346, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5762. Authority to tax

RS 13:5762 - Authority to tax
A. The district, through its governing authority, may levy and collect an ad valorem tax not to exceed eight mills on the dollar of assessed valuation on all taxable property situated within the boundaries of the district. The district may levy the tax only if the amount, term, and purpose of such tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, has been approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the district voting on the proposition at an election held for that purpose.
B. The taxes shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as all other ad valorem taxes on property subject to taxation by the parish of Webster.
C. The revenue generated by the tax levied pursuant to this Section is not subject to deductions for retirement systems.
Acts 2015, No. 346, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5763. Tax proceeds; compensation of coroner and employees

RS 13:5763 - Tax proceeds; compensation of coroner and employees
The proceeds of the tax shall be used solely and exclusively for the purposes and benefit of the district and in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
(1) An annual salary shall be paid to the coroner for his services as Webster Parish coroner or ex officio parish physician or health officer. The coroner's salary shall be payable on his own warrant.
(2) All salaries or fees of deputy or assistant coroners, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, technicians, investigators, official photographers, or other assistants shall be paid from the proceeds of the tax.
(3) All necessary expenses incidental to and associated with the operation and functions of the coroner's office including maintenance, utilities, equipment, supplies, goods, and services shall be paid in accordance with the budget of the office of the coroner.
(4) The parish governing authority or any local municipality shall not be obligated to pay any fee or cost associated with the operation and administration of the coroner's office.
Acts 2015, No. 346, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5764. Powers and duties

RS 13:5764 - Powers and duties
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the coroner or his designee, may purchase or rent immovable property as necessary for the performance of the coroner's official duties. The ownership of such property shall be vested in the name of the office of the coroner for the parish of Webster, provided that all purchases and rentals are funded through the budget for the office of the coroner.
B. The coroner shall establish and set the salaries and benefits for the deputy coroners, secretaries, stenographers, clerks, technicians, investigators, official photographers, or any other office assistants subject to the approval of the parish governing authority.
C. Except as provided for in Subsection E of this Section, the coroner shall be responsible for contracting and funding all services and obligations including but not limited to autopsies, morgue operations, investigations, court appearances and testimonies, interdictions and commitments of mental or incompetent cases, and attending or assisting physicians in interdiction or commitment cases.
D. The coroner shall receive a reasonable fee or compensation for any physical or mental examination or investigation that is requested by the district attorney, or any judge, sheriff, or chief of police of Webster Parish, or by any responsible citizen or resident when acting in good faith in an emergency and in the furtherance of the public good and safety.
E. The parish governing authority shall pay a reasonable fee or remuneration for mental or physical examinations, investigations, commitments, interdictions, court attendance, or testimony associated with any parish inmate.
F. Nothing contained in this Section shall be interpreted as diminishing any of the authority of the coroner as delegated to him in the constitution and laws of this state.
Acts 2015, No. 346, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5801. Proper bond not to operate as mortgage

RS 13:5801 - Proper bond not to operate as mortgage
If the bond of the constable, except in Orleans Parish, is given with three good and solvent sureties, bound in solido, residing within the parish wherein the constable is to exercise the functions of his office, or with an approved surety company, and the bond is then approved by the judge of the district court for the parish, the bond shall not be recorded in the mortgage records and shall not operate as a mortgage on any property of the constable, or on any surety thereon.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1701 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5802. Salary for constables and justices of the peace

RS 13:5802 - Salary for constables and justices of the peace
The police jury in all parishes having a population of over five thousand shall fix the pay of constables and justices of the peace and said salary shall be not less than thirty dollars per month.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 365, §1; Acts 1956, No. 369, §1; Acts 1961, No. 50, §1; Acts 1967, No. 30, §1; Acts 1968, No. 90, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1702 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5802.1. Minimum salary for constables and justices of the peace in Ouachita parish

RS 13:5802.1 - Minimum salary for constables and justices of the peace in Ouachita parish
Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the police jury of the parish of Ouachita shall pay the constables and justices of the peace thereof a salary of not less than thirty dollars per month.
Added by Acts 1962, No. 77, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1702.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5802.2. Minimum salary for constables and justices of the peace in St. Landry Parish

RS 13:5802.2 - Minimum salary for constables and justices of the peace in St. Landry Parish
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the police jury of the parish of St. Landry shall pay the constables and justices of the peace thereof a salary of not less than one hundred dollars per month.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 703, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1702.2 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5802.3. Maximum salary for the marshal in the city of Ruston

RS 13:5802.3 - Maximum salary for the marshal in the city of Ruston
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the marshal of the City Court of Ruston shall not receive an annual salary greater than the annual salary of the sheriff of Lincoln Parish.
Acts 2004, No. 489, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1702.3 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5806. Fees in suits for collection of licenses

RS 13:5806 - Fees in suits for collection of licenses
A. The fees of constables in all suits for the collection of licenses filed by municipalities having a population in excess of one hundred thousand shall be as follows:
(1) For the service of citation the sum of seventy-five cents.
(2) For service of notice of trial the sum of twenty-five cents.
(3) For service of notice of judgment the sum of twenty-five cents.
(4) For writ of fieri facias the sum of one dollar.
(5) For keeper's fee the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day.
B. A commission of five percent shall be allowed the constables on all money collected in the license suits. The fees in case of citation shall be paid by the municipality at the time of the filing of the suit, and upon the issuance of notice or writ of fieri facias the fee therefor shall be paid by the municipality.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1703 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5807.3. Fees and costs; Slidell city marshal

RS 13:5807.3 - Fees and costs; Slidell city marshal
A.(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:5807, the marshal of the city of Slidell shall establish his own fees of office in civil matters which fees shall not exceed the following amounts:
(a) For making service and return of citation with or without petition on each defendant, fifteen dollars.
(b) For making service and return of supplemental or amended petition with or without accompanying citation, fifteen dollars.
(c) For making service and return of interrogatories and notice of cross interrogatories, fifteen dollars.
(d) For making service and return of garnishment under writ of fieri facias, fifteen dollars.
(e) For making service and return of writ of attachment on each witness, fifteen dollars.
(f) For making service and return of writ of sequestration, fifteen dollars.
(g) For taking bond authorized by law, fifteen dollars.
(h) For making service and return of notice of judgment, fifteen dollars.
(i) For making service and return of citation and petition for appeal and order, fifteen dollars.
(j) For return on writ of fieri facias, fifteen dollars.
(k) For making service and return of citations requiring personal service, fifteen dollars, to wit: rule nisi, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, judgment debtor.
(l) For serving each order of court not otherwise herein specially provided for, fifteen dollars.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:5807, the marshal of the city of Slidell shall be entitled to the following fees of office in civil matters:
(a) For keeping property under seizure by any writ or process, fees to be fixed by the court after service of notice to the parties or their attorneys of record in the suit.
(b) For collecting money pursuant to an execution of an order of seizure and sale or a writ, without either seizure or sale, six percent, with a minimum of fifteen dollars for each execution or order of seizure and sale.
(c) For each mile or fraction thereof actually and necessarily traveled in going to and returning from the service of any process of court, the marshal of the city of Slidell shall be reimbursed at a rate equal to that rate established for state employees by the division of administration.
B. No constructive mileage shall be allowed. When service of different processes in the same case or processes of court in different cases are served on the same official tour of the marshal, the actual mileage traveled shall be prorated.
Acts 1992, No. 1100, §1; Acts 1997, No. 430, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1704.3 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5813. Collection of costs

RS 13:5813 - Collection of costs
Constables may collect all legal costs due January 1st and July 1st in any pending suit, upon complying with the requirements of R.S. 13:2642.1
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1705 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
1Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5814. Power to seize and sell property

RS 13:5814 - Power to seize and sell property
Constables may seize and sell movable and immovable property, under writs of justices of the peace, the same as the sheriffs may do.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1706 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5821. Qualifications; bond

RS 13:5821 - Qualifications; bond
Constables of the city courts in New Orleans shall be citizens of the state, residents and voters of the city of New Orleans, and before entering upon their duties shall give bond with one or more solvent sureties, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties and for the legal adjustment of all claims against them incurred in their official capacity. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the constable in the discharge of his official duties.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1731 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5822. Duties

RS 13:5822 - Duties
The constables shall serve and execute all process to them directed by the judges of the city courts, and shall attend the courts held by them, to keep order therein.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1732 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5823. Power to sell property

RS 13:5823 - Power to sell property
The constables may seize and sell movable and immovable property, rights and credits, in the same manner as sheriffs may do.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1733 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5824. Deputies; oath, compensation

RS 13:5824 - Deputies; oath, compensation
Each constable may appoint as many deputies as necessary for whose acts he shall be responsible. The deputies before entering upon their duties, shall take the oath required by the constitution and laws. Each constable may fix the compensation of his deputies and clerical forces. He may pay from his salary and expense fund the salaries of all deputies and clerical assistants, the premiums on bonds required by him of any deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, if provided, and any and all other expenses of any nature whatsoever necessary for the performance of all duties required of the deputy. He shall issue monthly to employees and deputies warrants or checks for the amounts due them.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1734 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5825. Compensation

RS 13:5825 - Compensation
A. The constable of the first city court shall receive as compensation for all services required of him by law a sum equal to seventy-five percent of the annual salary received by a state district court judge.
B. The constable of the second city court shall receive as compensation for his services the fees of his office.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1992, No. 9, §1; Acts 1997, No. 613, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1735 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5826. Salary and expense fund of the constables

RS 13:5826 - Salary and expense fund of the constables
There shall be a salary and expense fund for the offices of the constables of the city courts in New Orleans. The funds shall be composed of all fees collected by the constables as provided in R.S. 13:2158. The constables shall pay from this fund any and all salaries, including their own, their deputies, and any and all clerical help, and any other expense of any nature whatsoever for the efficient performance of their duties as provided, including the purchase of any and all necessary office equipment or any other equipment, automobiles, or other necessities. The funds may be used to pay any bond premiums required by law, insurance premiums for themselves, their deputies, and their clerical help, if provided, and any other costs, or expense of any other nature whatsoever, as the said constables shall deem proper.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1736 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5827. Use of excess fees by the constables

RS 13:5827 - Use of excess fees by the constables
In the event the fees and commissions authorized by R.S. 13:2158 exceed the necessary expense of the constables in the efficient performance of their duties as herein provided, the excess shall not be drawn or otherwise expended by the constables, except as herein provided, but shall remain in the constables salary and expense fund. However, this excess may be expended by the constables in any succeeding year in which the constables salary and expense fund is insufficient to defray current salaries and expenses, or where circumstances necessitate additional deputies or additional expenses to be incurred for the efficient performance of all duties imposed by law on the constables. The constables at the end of each six year term, or in the case of their reelection on the thirtieth day of June following, shall remit to the state treasurer for the credit to the general fund, any excess or surplus remaining in the constables salary and expense fund. However, there may be retained in the constables salary and expense fund an amount not to exceed one-third of the amount of the revenues of the last year of the term of office, the amount so retained shall be used as a revolving fund to assist in financing the operation of the office and for purchasing equipment.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1737 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5828. Liability for costs

RS 13:5828 - Liability for costs
The fees of the constable shall be advanced or paid by the party requiring the service to be performed. The party may recover the same from the other party on the final termination of the cause, if cause should be decreed in his favor, and shall be protected by the bond or security as provided in R.S. 13:1215.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1738 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5829. Constable entitled to security; refusal to act in absence of security or advancement

RS 13:5829 - Constable entitled to security; refusal to act in absence of security or advancement
Each constable may demand security for his costs and actual expenses, or he may demand a deposit to cover his costs, but in all cases, any party requiring the official service to be performed by either constable may advance the fees for such services. The constable shall perform the same as far as the advance may go. In case the party interested in having the official services performed fails to secure or advance the fees as above provided, the constable shall not be required to perform the services, but shall notify the party and return the process into court, with the reason thereof, and his failure so to do shall render him liable for any damage that may result to the party from his failure to perform the services.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1739 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5830. Collection of fees

RS 13:5830 - Collection of fees
Three months after the institution of any suit, each constable may demand his fees from the party by whom the fees are due. On failure to pay, the judge of the city court may, after proof has been adduced of the correctness of the amount, contradictorily with the party against whom the motion is made, issue a writ of fieri facias in favor of the constable. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as preventing either constable from collecting his fees from the defendant at any time after judgment against such defendant.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1740 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.