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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5373. Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program; Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court; creation

RS 13:5373 - Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program; Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court; creation
A. The Twenty-fourth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority of the judges sitting en banc, may establish the Swift and Certain Probation Pilot Program to be administered by the presiding judge or judges of a special division of court established by the court or any judge of the district court if the presiding judge or judges are unavailable. The judicial district is authorized to provide funding for any expenses related to the administration and operation of the pilot program.
B. Any funds realized from a reduction in the amount of time a person would have been required to serve in prison if the defendant had not been placed on probation as provided by this Chapter shall be appropriated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and shall be used to defray the additional operational expenses of probation and parole and reentry initiatives. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall measure and document cost savings from the implementation of this Chapter and provide information to the legislature regarding the estimated savings annually.
C. The terms of the probation pilot program shall be decided by the presiding judge or judges, which shall be in conformity with the principles of the original Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) program. Probationers in the program receive swift, predictable, and immediate sanctions typically resulting in several days in jail for each detected violation, such as drug use or missed appointments with a probation officer. Sanctions imposed pursuant to this Chapter shall be served without diminution of sentence or credit for time served.
D. The court may impose the conditions of the probation pilot program on any defendant placed on probation pursuant to Code of Criminal Procedure Article 893.
E. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the judge's authority over an offender on probation.
Acts 2016, No. 676, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5501. Judicial cooperative endeavors

CHAPTER 34-A. JUDICIAL COOPERATIVE ENDEAVORS
§ 5501. Judicial cooperative endeavors
The various judicial district courts and district attorneys of Louisiana are authorized to enter into intergovernmental agreements with federal entities in order to share the administrative costs of funding the operations for joint programs funded by local, state, and federal assets.
Acts 2012, No. 399, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5521. Compensation

RS 13:5521 - Compensation
A.(1) The rate of annual compensation for all services required of sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors of the various parishes, including the civil and criminal sheriffs for the parish of Orleans, may only be increased by legislative act.
(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall mandate an additional appropriation by the city of New Orleans.
(3) Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 525, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
B. In addition to the above salary, each individual sheriff shall be granted ten percent of his annual compensation as an expense allowance.
C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit a sheriff from participation in an eligible deferred compensation program established in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 457. A sheriff shall not authorize or receive an employer contribution that would be more favorable than that offered to the employees of the sheriff's office.
D. In addition to all other forms of compensation which are authorized for sheriffs under the provisions of this Section, effective on July 1, 1999, the annual compensation of each sheriff shall be increased by twelve thousand dollars.
E. The compensation set forth in this Section shall not be changed by amendment to this Section, or by other Act regardless of whether it amends this Section, unless notice of intention to introduce the proposal has been published on two separate days without cost to the state in the official journal for the parish wherein the office is located. If the proposal would change the compensation of all sheriffs in the state, publication shall also be made in the official journal of the state. The last day of publication shall be at least thirty days prior to introduction of the bill. The notice shall state the amount of the change, the bill shall contain a recital that the notice has been given, and certification of such publication shall be attached to the bill.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 112, §1; Acts 1952, No. 257, §1; Acts 1954, No. 152, §1; Acts 1956, No. 346, §1; Acts 1958, No. 447, §1; Acts 1960, No. 242, §1; Acts 1962, No. 287, §1; Acts 1965, No. 67; Acts 1966, No. 112, §1; Acts 1969, No. 109, §1; Acts 1972, No. 310, §1; Acts 1974, No. 331, §1; Acts 1975, No. 622, §1; Acts 1976, No. 689, §2; Acts 1978, No. 204, §1; Acts 1979, No. 295, §4; Acts 1980, No. 419, §1; Acts 1981, No. 250, §1; Acts 1983, No. 611, §1; Acts 1984, No. 932, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 621, §1; Acts 1989, No. 783, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 276, §1; Acts 1991, No. 37, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 41, §1; Acts 1992, No. 47, §1; Acts 1992, No. 97, §1; Acts 1992, No. 134, §1; Acts 1993, No. 607, §1; Acts 1995, No. 525, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996 (Subparagraph A(1)(c) eff. July 1, 1995); Acts 1997, No. 645, §1; Acts 1999, No. 498, §1; Acts 2003, No. 531, §1; Acts 2003, No. 939, §1; Acts 2007, No. 422, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1421 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
NOTE: See Acts 1993, No. 607, §2, relative to effectiveness of Act No. 607.
NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 525, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5522. Expenditures to be made from sheriff's salary fund

RS 13:5522 - Expenditures to be made from sheriff's salary fund
A. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall pay from the Sheriff's Salary Fund, upon warrant drawn by him, all expenses authorized by law which are incurred in the performance of his duties, including, but not restricted to, clerical expenses, the salary of the sheriff, and of all deputies, reasonable attorney fees for legal services, the premium of bonds required by the sheriff and deputies, the cost of uniforms for deputies, including clothing for deputies assigned plain clothes duty or undercover operational duties, and the membership dues of the sheriff and deputies in the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association and in the National Sheriffs' Association.
B. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall further pay from the sheriff's salary fund, upon warrant drawn by him, an amount necessary to promote youth, junior deputy, or elder services programs, which amount shall not exceed ten percent of the amount of the annual revenues of the sheriff's salary fund or create a deficit in the sheriff's salary fund.
C. A sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall further pay from the sheriff's salary fund, upon warrant drawn by him, an amount necessary to pay final judgments obtained against his office for its official acts.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 33:4713, a sheriff and ex officio tax collector may purchase and equip such real property as is necessary in the performance of his duties, including but not limited to an adequate and safe jail. The ownership of such real property shall be vested in the parish law enforcement district.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 258, §1; Acts 1954, No. 154, §1; Acts 1958, No. 516, §1; Acts 1966, No. 221, §1; Acts 1968, No. 46, §1; Acts 1970, No. 227, §1; Acts 1972, No. 645, §1; Acts 1973, No. 64, §1; Acts 1975, No. 417, §1; Acts 1977, No. 37, §1; Acts 1977, No. 58, §; Acts 1977, No. 466, §1; Acts 1979, No. 191, §1, eff. July 3, 1979; Acts 1979, No. 564, §1; Acts 1985, No. 27, §1, eff. June 18, 1985; Acts 1988, No. 289, §1; Acts 1988, No. 857, §1, eff. July 18, 1988; Acts 1991, No. 489, §1; Acts 1995, No. 822, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1422 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5525. Sheriff's general funds; reimbursement by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in certain parishes

RS 13:5525 - Sheriff's general funds; reimbursement by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in certain parishes
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, out of its appropriated funds, shall annually reimburse certain sheriff's general funds for services rendered to state correctional institutions in certain parishes. The following sheriff's general funds in the following parishes shall be reimbursed annually in the following amounts:
(1)
West Feliciana Parish (sheriff's general fund)
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$6,000
(2)
East Feliciana Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(3)
Iberville Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(4)
Beauregard Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(5)
Claiborne Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(6)
Ouachita Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(7)
Rapides Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(8)
St. Bernard Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(9)
Orleans Parish (criminal sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(10)
Jefferson Parish (sheriff's salary fund)
-
$6,000
(11)
St. Tammany Parish (sheriff's salary fund)
-
$6,000
(12)
Washington Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(13)
Winn Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
(14)
Avoyelles Parish (sheriff's general fund)
-
$6,000
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 240, §1; Acts 1972, No. 606, §1; Acts 1973, No. 10, §1; Acts 1977, No. 318, §1; Acts 1977, No. 591, §1; Acts 1979, No. 537, §1; Acts 1982, No. 785, §1; Acts 1983, No. 596, §1, eff. July 14, 1983. Acts 1984, No. 114, §1; Acts 1993, No. 92, §1; Acts 1993, No. 503, §1, eff. July 1, 1993; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1424 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5526. Drawing monthly salary

RS 13:5526 - Drawing monthly salary
The monthly salary and allowance of the sheriff and ex officio tax collector shall be drawn by him from the sheriff's general fund. Except as authorized in R.S. 13:5523, he shall not draw the monthly salary and allowance unless the same is on deposit to the credit of the sheriff's general fund. If the salary and allowance of any month may not be drawn for the reason that the sheriff's general fund has an insufficient amount, the deficit may be made up and drawn along with any subsequent salary and allowance.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 591, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1425 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5527. Contracts with federal agencies; reimbursement of expenses

RS 13:5527 - Contracts with federal agencies; reimbursement of expenses
The sheriff of any parish in which the United States government owns land or has any control over a waterway, floodgate, or lock may contract with any federal agency to provide law enforcement services thereon and to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with furnishing such services. Pursuant to this Section, "law enforcement services" shall include a contract between a sheriff and any agency of the United States government to provide inmate labor for maintaining, operating, opening, and closing floodgates or locks situated within a parish which are operated by or under the control or jurisdiction of the federal agency. Any monies received pursuant to such contracts shall be deposited in the sheriff's general fund and may be used as necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Section.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 284, §1; Acts 1999, No. 992, §2; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1426 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5528. Contracts with state agencies; reimbursement of expenses

RS 13:5528 - Contracts with state agencies; reimbursement of expenses
The sheriff of any parish in which any state agency, board, or commission is either located or performs any of its permitted functions, may contract with the state agency, board, or commission to provide law enforcement services thereto, and receive reimbursement in connection therewith.
Acts 1988, No. 122, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1426.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5529. Supervision of collection of taxes by legislative auditor

RS 13:5529 - Supervision of collection of taxes by legislative auditor
The legislative auditor may supervise the collection of licenses and taxes to the end that each tax collector shall faithfully and diligently perform his duty. In the event of gross neglect on the part of any tax collector, the auditor may require him to give an explanation which shall be considered by the supervisor jointly with the commissioner of administration, and if they agree that the tax collector is negligent, they shall give the tax collector reasonable notice to correct any apparent neglect. If the tax collector fails to comply with the notice, they shall order the depository to withhold payment of the checks of the sheriff's general fund until the neglect is remedied. Any sheriff or tax collector shall have all legal remedies reserved to him for any injustice done him or for any portion of the fund unjustly held.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 591, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1427 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5531. Surplus in sheriff's civil fee account

RS 13:5531 - Surplus in sheriff's civil fee account
Where a surplus of fees has accumulated in a sheriff's civil fee account, Parish of Orleans excepted, and the surplus has remained unclaimed for a period of twenty years or more, the sheriff may pay the amount of said surplus over to the general fund of his parish.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1429 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5532. Funds for other law enforcement purposes; Vernon Parish

RS 13:5532 - Funds for other law enforcement purposes; Vernon Parish
The sheriff of Vernon Parish may use any available funds of his office or of the law enforcement district to engage in cooperative endeavors with other law enforcement agencies within the parish for law enforcement purposes. In furtherance of such cooperative endeavors, he may provide funding to other law enforcement agencies in the parish.
Acts 2004, No. 168, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1429.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5533. Fee for court attendance

RS 13:5533 - Fee for court attendance
A. Except in the parish of Orleans, the governing body of the parish shall pay to the sheriff or his deputies attending upon the sessions of their respective courts of appeal and district courts reimbursement of thirty-four dollars for each day, and such sums shall be deposited in the sheriff's general fund.
B. The provisions of this Section shall be construed as compensation for performance of the sheriff's duty to attend court as set forth in R.S. 13:5539(A), and in no such case shall the compensation set forth in this Section be construed in such a fashion as to compensate more than one sheriff or sheriff's deputy on any single day per section of court or to require the governing authority to pay a sum exceeding thirty-four dollars per day per section of court, unless the court of appeal or district court secures authority from the governing authority of the parish in which the court is located to have on any single day per section of court more than one sheriff or sheriff's deputy, in which event the governing body of the parish shall pay the reimbursement specified in this Section based on the number of sheriffs or sheriff's deputies assigned.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 59; Acts 1969, No. 108, §1; Acts 1976, No. 479, §1; Acts 1977, No. 591, §1; Acts 1980, No. 400, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1016, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; Acts 1999, No. 242, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1430 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5534. Endorsement on papers of fees claimed

RS 13:5534 - Endorsement on papers of fees claimed
A sheriff shall, whenever he returns a paper or process of any kind into court or the clerk's office, endorse thereon the specified items of fees claimed by him to have accrued on the process or paper. In default thereof, or if the fees are overcharged, they shall be forfeited and the sheriff forever barred from collecting the item of fees omitted or overcharged.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1431 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5536. Deputy sheriffs; qualifications for employment

RS 13:5536 - Deputy sheriffs; qualifications for employment
A. All the applicants for the office of deputy sheriff except auxiliary and reserve deputy sheriffs, process servers, deputized unpaid volunteer litter-watch agents, bailiffs, and keepers of property shall meet the following qualifications:
(1) Have attained the age of eighteen.
(2) Have graduated from an accredited high school, or possess a high school equivalency diploma recognized in the state of Louisiana, and complete within one year after employment at least four weeks or one hundred sixty hours training at an accredited law enforcement school.
(3) Qualify for life and liability insurance in the amounts required by the Louisiana Sheriffs Association.
(4) Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 313, §2.
B. The educational requirements set forth in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section and physical requirements set in Subsection A, Paragraph (4)1 hereof, shall not apply to resident deputies employed at schools and railroad crossings, jailers, deputized unpaid volunteer litter-watch agents, bailiffs, and radio operators.
C. The maximum age limitation shall not apply to jailers, bailiffs and resident deputies employed at schools.
D. None of the provisions contained in this Section shall apply to deputies commissioned prior to July 31, 1974, nor shall any of the provisions of this Section apply to any deputy who on July 31, 1974, at noon, has a commission or who subsequently acquires a commission under the provisions of this Act, and who is recommissioned as a deputy.
E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, the sheriff of St. Martin Parish is hereby authorized to employ and commission as deputies for that portion of Ward One of St. Martin Parish which was formerly designated as Ward Six, persons who reside outside of St. Martin Parish.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 658, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 405, §1; Acts 1977, No. 454, §1; Acts 1981, No. 937, §1; Acts 1990, No. 887, §1; Acts 1990, No. 970, §1; Acts 1993, No. 313, §2; Acts 1993, No. 574, §1; Acts 1999, No. 106, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1432.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
1Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 313, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5538. Election; penalty for acting as sheriff without having properly qualified; term of office

RS 13:5538 - Election; penalty for acting as sheriff without having properly qualified; term of office
A. No person shall act as sheriff before he has qualified. Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined five hundred dollars.
B. Except for the civil and criminal sheriff in the parish of Orleans and except for sheriffs elected at special elections, each sheriff shall be elected at the gubernatorial election, shall serve for a term of four years, and shall take office and begin his term on the first day of July following election.
C. No sheriff or collector of taxes, after receiving his commission from the governor, shall exercise any of the duties, or avail himself of any of the rights appertaining to his office as collector, or as sheriff, before giving all the bonds and security required by law for the collection of taxes, or discharge of duties as sheriff. Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than six months, at the discretion of the court.
Amended by Acts 1964, No. 89; Acts 1981, No. 122, §3; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1434 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5539. Sheriffs; duties

RS 13:5539 - Sheriffs; duties
A. Except in the parish of Orleans, the sheriff shall be ex officio collector of state and parish taxes.
B. Each sheriff or deputy shall attend every court that is held in his parish, and shall execute all writs, orders, and process of the court or judge thereof directed to him.
C. Each sheriff shall be keeper of the public jail of his parish and shall preserve the peace and apprehend public offenders.
Amended by Acts 1966, No. 155, §1; Acts 1968, No. 50, §2; Acts 1993, No. 127, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1435 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5540. Sheriff's commissions for municipal law enforcement officers; issuance

RS 13:5540 - Sheriff's commissions for municipal law enforcement officers; issuance
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the sheriff of each parish may issue to a municipal policeman a sheriff's commission permitting such officer to have parishwide law enforcement jurisdiction or jurisdiction within such limited area of the parish as the sheriff shall designate. Application for such commission shall be made only by the chief law enforcement officer of a municipality or other political subdivision. A sheriff's commission may empower a local or municipal law enforcement officer to enforce any state law throughout the parish or may be limited in such manner as the sheriff shall determine. Such power may include the authority to arrest law violators both with and without a warrant or may be for the limited purpose of permitting such officer to enforce certain designated state or local laws or perform only those functions designated by the sheriff, and he may determine whether or not the officer shall be permitted to carry a handgun.
B. Municipal policemen, commissioned as herein provided, shall not be considered a deputy for any other purpose, and shall be treated for all purposes as a municipal policeman when acting pursuant to said commission; and any bond, insurance coverage, or professional liability for any municipal policeman commissioned hereunder shall be paid by the municipality for which he is a municipal policeman.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 398, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1435.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5541. Posse comitatus; penalty for refusal to assist

RS 13:5541 - Posse comitatus; penalty for refusal to assist
A. Every sheriff may call for the aid and command the services of every able bodied inhabitant of his parish to preserve the peace in cases of riot, to execute a process of court in cases where resistance is made or threatened. No person shall refuse to render such assistance.
B. Whoever violates this Section may be punished by fine, at the discretion of the court, not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1436 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5542. Equipment of sheriffs and deputies

RS 13:5542 - Equipment of sheriffs and deputies
A. Police juries may provide the sheriffs and deputy sheriffs of their respective parishes with radio patrol cars and other equipment, arms, and ammunition in aid of law enforcement, and may maintain the same.
B. The equipment, arms, and ammunition shall be entrusted to the sheriff. At the expiration of his term of office, he shall account to the president of the police jury for such parish property as was received by him from the police jury.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1437 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5543. Ambulance service; operation by sheriff

RS 13:5543 - Ambulance service; operation by sheriff
A. The sheriff of any parish may operate and maintain an ambulance service, emergency rescue service, and emergency disaster service within the parish and for these purposes may expend any funds under his control.
B. Notwithstanding anything herein contained to the contrary, the sheriff of St. Charles Parish and the sheriff of St. John the Baptist Parish may purchase ambulances and for this purpose may expend any funds under his control.
Acts 1970, No. 131, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 205, §1; Acts 1978, No. 151, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1437.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5544. Trailing dogs for pursuing criminals and other purposes

RS 13:5544 - Trailing dogs for pursuing criminals and other purposes
A sheriff of any parish may keep dogs on hand for the purpose of tracing and pursuing criminals and fugitives from justice and in pursuance of the duties of his office.
Acts 1995, No. 147, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1438 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5545. Purchase and maintenance of dogs

RS 13:5545 - Purchase and maintenance of dogs
The dogs shall be purchased and furnished by the sheriffs at the expense of the parish at a price not to exceed five hundred dollars per dog; each sheriff shall be allowed by the parish twenty dollars per month per dog for the maintenance and training of the dogs.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 527, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1439 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5546. Oath of property appraisers; administration

RS 13:5546 - Oath of property appraisers; administration
Sheriffs and their deputies may administer the oath required of appraisers of property under seizure, sequestration, or order of attachment. They are entitled to compensation for this service only if they are commissioned notaries public. This privilege shall not extend further than the objects mentioned.
Acts 1991, No. 530, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1440 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5547. Execution of writs directed to predecessors

RS 13:5547 - Execution of writs directed to predecessors
A sheriff may carry into execution all writs and judicial orders directed to his predecessor and not acted upon by him.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1441 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5548. Prescription of proceedings against sheriffs

RS 13:5548 - Prescription of proceedings against sheriffs
Sheriffs and their securities may prescribe against their acts of misfeasance or nonfeasance after the lapse of two years from the day of the omission or commission of the acts.
Amended by Acts 1980, No. 130, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1442 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5549. Bond of sheriff; conditions

RS 13:5549 - Bond of sheriff; conditions
Except in Orleans Parish, the sheriff shall give bond in the sum of six thousand dollars, with the following conditions: "Condition of the above obligation is such, that whereas, the above bound A. B. has been elected or appointed sheriff of the parish of ______; now, if the said A. B. shall well and faithfully execute and make true returns, according to law, of all such writs, orders and process as shall come into his hands as sheriff aforesaid to the person entitled by law to the same, and shall faithfully do and perform all such other duties as may be required of him by law, then the above obligation to be null and void, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue."
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1443 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5550. Bond of sheriff as ex officio tax collector

RS 13:5550 - Bond of sheriff as ex officio tax collector
A. Except in the parishes of Orleans and East Baton Rouge, the sheriff of each parish, as ex officio tax collector of state and parish taxes, shall, before commencing the discharge of his duties, give bond, for his term of office, in a sum which shall be one thousand dollars over the full amount of the state and parish taxes levied, according to the last filed assessment roll of the parish, but shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars. The bond shall be conditioned as provided in R.S. 47:2052.
B. The sheriff as tax collector for the parish of East Baton Rouge and the city of Baton Rouge shall give a combination fidelity and faithful performance bond in the amount of three hundred thousand dollars, which bond shall cover the sheriff and all deputies and employees handling tax funds.
C. The legislative auditor shall review the status and requirements for bonding of the sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish at regular four year intervals, and, where deemed necessary, shall cause the introduction of appropriate amendments to this Act at the legislative session immediately following his evaluation, which amendments shall adjust and update the amount of the bond or bonds covering the sheriff, deputies and employees who handle tax funds for East Baton Rouge Parish and the city of Baton Rouge in accordance with the recommendations of the legislative auditor.
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 298, §1; Acts 1974, No. 406, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1444 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5551. Bonds in name of governor; surety; recording

RS 13:5551 - Bonds in name of governor; surety; recording
A. Before a sheriff and ex-officio tax collector of state and parish taxes (the Parish of Orleans excepted) commences the discharge of his duties, or is recognized as such, he shall give bonds in favor of the governor, in amounts and conditioned as required by law. The surety on his bonds may be a bonding, surety or indemnity company qualified to do business in the state, which fact shall be shown by a certificate issued by the Secretary of State annexed to the bonds. The bonds and the certificates shall be filed with the clerk of the district court of the parish where the sheriff and ex-officio tax collector exercises the functions of his office, and shall be recorded by the clerk in a separate book kept for that purpose.
B. The bonds given by sheriffs and ex-officio tax collectors may be secured by at least two personal sureties, in which event the sureties shall reside within the parish wherein the officers exercise the functions of their office. Each of the sureties shall make oath that he has property over and above his liabilities and exemptions and homestead, sufficient to respond to the amount for which he obligates himself in the bond. The bonds shall be approved and accepted by the president of the police jury and the clerk of the district court of the parish, if good and sufficient, and shall be authenticated by the attestation of two witnesses and the signature of the clerk of the district court of the parish. They shall also be recorded in a separate book to be kept for that purpose, and registered in the mortgage records of the several parishes where the principal obligor may own immovables. The bonds, when so registered, shall operate from and after the date of the registry, as a mortgage on all the real estate of the principal obligors therein, in favor of the state, parish and all persons interested. In the event the sheriff furnishes bonds with personal sureties, before he commences the discharge of his duties as sheriff and ex-officio collector of state and parish taxes, or is recognized, he shall make affidavit and have the same recorded in the mortgage records of the parish in which he is to discharge his official functions, that he has caused his official bonds aforesaid to be recorded, as above provided, in all the parishes of the state in which he owns immovables, and he shall transmit to the auditor of public accounts duly authenticated copies of the bonds, with due certificates of the registry and also a duplicate of the affidavit.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1445 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5552. Suit on bond; disposition of amount recovered by state or political subdivision

RS 13:5552 - Suit on bond; disposition of amount recovered by state or political subdivision
The bond may be put in suit against the sheriff and his surety by the attorney general or district attorney of the district, in the name of the governor, for the use and benefit of the state and its political subdivisions, officers, boards, and commissions, as it or their interests appear, or in the name of the state through the governor, for its own use and benefit and that of its political subdivisions, officers, boards, and commissions, as it or their interests appear, without the necessity of obtaining the consent of the governor or of any political subdivision, officer, board, or commission, but solely on the initiative of the attorney general or district attorney; and, in all other cases, in the name, for the use, and at the request of the party injured. The bond shall not become void by a recovery. It may be put in suit and recoveries had as often as any breach of its conditions happen, but the surety shall not be liable for more than the penalty on the bond. In all cases where the state or any political subdivision, board, or commission or any public officer is interested in any amount recovered under the bond, the amount of the recovery shall be deposited with the state treasurer and shall be distributed by him to those entitled thereto in accordance with a distribution computation prepared by the legislative auditor and furnished by him to the state treasurer.
Acts 2001, No. 1102, §6; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1446 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5553. Sheriff's power to designate deputy as collector

RS 13:5553 - Sheriff's power to designate deputy as collector
A sheriff may designate any deputy appointed by him to be in charge of all tax collections, and may require of the deputy the furnishing of a surety bond for the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon him. The bond shall be in the sum of one thousand dollars over and above the full amount of the state and parish taxes levied, according to the last filed assessment roll of such parish but shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the deputy sheriff in that capacity and for the just and full accounting and payment into the state and parish treasuries of all sums of money that come into his possession as deputy tax collector. The bond shall be made payable to the sheriff and shall be annually renewed before June 30th. The old bond shall become cancelled by the acceptance of a new bond by the sheriff. No bond shall be cancelled unless a new bond has been substituted as provided above, or satisfactory evidence has been submitted to the sheriff that the deputy has fully accounted for all funds collected by him as deputy tax collector.
Redesignated from R.S. 33:1447 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5554.6. Franklin Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund

RS 13:5554.6 - Franklin Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
A. There is hereby created the Franklin Parish Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "FREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Franklin Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(S).
B. The sheriff of Franklin Parish may contribute to the FREIF at his discretion.
C. Upon recommendation of the board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Franklin Parish shall invest at least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments into the FREIF, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.
D.(1) The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(S) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Franklin Parish, legal representation costs for the FREIF Board, or both, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in the FREIF are equal to the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars.
(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(S) or legal representation costs for the FREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.
E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Franklin Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
F.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of three members as follows:
(a) The sheriff or his designee.
(b) One retired sheriff or retired deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(2) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.
Acts 2021, No. 136, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5554.8. Ouachita Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund

RS 13:5554.8 - Ouachita Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
A. There is hereby created the Ouachita Parish Sheriff Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "OREIF", to help offset the payment by the sheriff's office of Ouachita Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(I).
B. The sheriff of Ouachita Parish may contribute to the OREIF at his discretion.
C. Upon recommendations of the board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Ouachita Parish shall invest at least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments into the OREIF, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.
D.(1) The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(I) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Ouachita Parish, legal representation costs for the OREIF board, or both, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in the OREIF are equal to the sum of five million dollars.
(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of five million dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(I) or legal representation costs for the OREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.
E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Ouachita Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
F.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of three members as follows:
(a) The sheriff or his designee.
(b) One retired sheriff or retired deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(2) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.
Acts 2022, No. 18, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5554.9. Cameron Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund

RS 13:5554.9 - Cameron Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
A. There is hereby created the Cameron Parish Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "CREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Cameron Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(G) and (II).
B. The sheriff of Cameron Parish may contribute to the CREIF at his discretion.
C. Upon recommendation of the board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Cameron Parish shall invest at least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments into the CREIF, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.
D.(1) The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(G) and (II) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Cameron Parish, legal representation costs for the CREIF Board, or both, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in the CREIF are equal to the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars.
(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(G) and (II) or legal representation costs for the CREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.
E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Cameron Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
F.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of three members as follows:
(a) The sheriff or his designee.
(b) One retired sheriff or retired deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(2) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.
Acts 2022, No. 30, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:5554.10. Richland Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund

RS 13:5554.10 - Richland Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
A. There is hereby created the Richland Parish Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "RREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Richland Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs as provided in R.S. 13:5554(R).
B. The sheriff of Richland Parish may contribute to the RREIF at his discretion.
C. Upon recommendation of the board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Richland Parish shall invest at least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments into the RREIF, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.
D.(1) The earnings realized on the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the sole purpose of paying the insurance premium costs provided in R.S. 13:5554(R) for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Richland Parish, legal representation costs for the RREIF Board, or both, provided that no such earnings shall be withdrawn until the amount of principal and accumulated earnings in the RREIF are equal to the sum of two million dollars.
(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of two million dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs as required by R.S. 13:5554(R) or legal representation costs for the RREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.
E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Richland Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.
F.(1) To provide recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an investment advisory board consisting of three members as follows:
(a) The sheriff or his designee.
(b) One retired sheriff or retired deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(c) One active deputy sheriff of the department, appointed by the sheriff, who shall serve a term determined by the sheriff.
(2) The members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.
Acts 2022, No. 362, §1.