2022 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
Title 16 - District Attorneys
TITLE 16 DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- §16:1. District attorneys; election; term; qualifications; assistants; powers and duties
- §16:2. Duty of district attorney to act as counsel for parish boards and commissions
- §16:2.1. Duty of district attorney to act as counsel for recreation and Park Commission of East Baton Rouge Parish
- §16:3. Representation of state in city courts; fees
- §16:4. Fees in certain districts
- §16:5. Commission on funds collected
- §16:6. Reimbursement for expenses; payment by police juries
- §16:7. Report of taking of appeals; preparation of briefs
- §16:8. Repealed by Acts 1990, No. 73, §1.
- §16:9. Appointment of substitute by district judge; by attorney general
- §16:10. Annual salary of district attorneys payable by state
- §16:11. Annual salary of assistant district attorneys payable by state
- §16:12. Vacancies
- §16:13. Investigators; appointment; compensation
- §16:13.1. District attorney's investigator; definition and duties
- §16:14. Annual salary of district attorneys and assistant district attorneys payable by parishes
- §16:15. District attorney's worthless check collection fee
- §16:15.1. District attorneys' toll collection fee
- §16:16. Additional court costs to defray expenses
- §16:16.1. Costs for prosecution expenses
- §16:16.2. Costs for prosecution expenses, Twenty-Second Judicial District
NOTE: See Acts 2020, No. 110, §6 and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024.
- §16:16.3. Additional court costs to defray expenses; Orleans Parish
- §16:17. Victims assistance program; creation
CHAPTER 1-A. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
- §16:51. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:52. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:53. Additional assistant district attorneys
- §16:54. Advisory and Review Commission on Assistant District Attorneys; purposes; membership; appointments; expenses; rules; meetings
- §16:55. Guidelines for determination of additional assistant district attorneys
CHAPTER 1-B. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT DISTRICTS
- §16:60. Judicial enforcement districts and subdistricts; creation and boundaries
- §16:61. Power to tax
- §16:62. Method of taxation; referendum to increase taxes beyond initial authorization; collection
- §16:63. Disbursements
- §16:64. Powers of district attorney not diminished
- §16:65. Power to borrow
CHAPTER 2. JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
PART I. PARISH OF ORLEANS
PART II. FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:81. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:82. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:83. Omitted as obsolete
- §16:84. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:85. Budget to include additional salary
PART III. SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:101. Assistant district attorney
- §16:102. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:103. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:104. Warrant
- §16:105. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:106. Other fees or compensation prohibited; representation of parishes and other public boards
- §16:107. Fees collected for convictions
- §16:108. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:109. Additional salary of second assistant district attorney
PART III-A. THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:111. Assistant district attorney
- §16:112. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:113. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:114. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:115. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:116. Second assistant district attorney
PART IV. FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:121. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:122. Residence and additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:123. Fixing of salaries of assistant district attorneys; budget to include additional salaries
- §16:124. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:125. Budget to include additional salary
PART V. FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:141. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:142. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:143. Budget to include additional salaries
- §16:144. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:145. Other compensation prohibited; expenses outside district
PART VI. SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:161. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:162. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:163. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:164. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:165. Expense allowance
- §16:166. Budget to include additional salary
PART VII. SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:191. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:192. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:193. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:194. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
PART VII-A. EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:201. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:202. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:203. Assistant district attorney
- §16:204. Additional compensation of first assistant district attorney
PART VIII. NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:221. Assistant district attorney
- §16:222. Additional salary of the first assistant district attorney
- §16:223. Additional salary of the second assistant district attorney
- §16:224. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:225. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:226. Third assistant district attorney
- §16:227. Third assistant district attorney; additional salary
- §16:228. Third assistant district attorney; budget to include additional salary
- §16:229. Fourth assistant district attorney
- §16:230. Fourth assistant district attorney; additional salary
- §16:231. Fourth assistant district attorney; budget to include additional salary
- §16:232. Fifth and sixth assistant district attorneys
- §16:233. Fifth and sixth assistant district attorneys; additional salary
- §16:234. Budget to include additional salary
PART IX. TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:241. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:242. Fees to be paid to parish treasurer
- §16:243. First assistant district attorney
- §16:244. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:245. §§245, 246 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 635, §14, eff. July 18, 1979
PART X. ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:261. Assistant district attorney
- §16:262. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:263. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:264. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:265. Budget to include additional salary
PART X-A. TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:271. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:272. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:273. Other compensation, representation of parish and other public boards; expenses outside of district
- §16:274. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:275. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:276. Budget to include additional salaries
PART XI. THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:281. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:282. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:283. Assistant district attorney
- §16:284. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:285. Budget to include additional salary
PART XII. FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:301. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:302. Additional salary for assistant district attorneys
- §16:303. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:304. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:305. Budget to include additional salary
PART XIII. FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:321. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:321.1. Additional compensation; limitation
- §16:322. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:323. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:324. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:325. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:326. Third and fourth assistant district attorneys
- §16:327. Additional salaries of the third and fourth assistant district attorneys
- §16:328. Special assistant district attorneys
- §16:329. Fifth and sixth assistant district attorney
- §16:330. Compensation
- §16:331. Special assistant district attorneys
PART XIV. SIXTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:351. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:352. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:353. First assistant district attorney
- §16:354. Additional salary of the first assistant district attorney
- §16:355. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:356. Additional salary of second assistant district attorney
- §16:357. Third and fourth assistant district attorneys
- §16:358. Additional salaries of third and fourth assistant district attorneys
- §16:358.1. Fifth assistant district attorney
- §16:358.2. Additional salary of fifth assistant district attorney
- §16:359. Payment of additional salaries to assistant district attorneys
- §16:360. Residence of assistant district attorney
PART XV. SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:381. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:382. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:383. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:384. Additional salary of the assistant district attorneys
- §16:385. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:386. Special investigators
PART XVI. EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:401. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:402. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:403. Assistant district attorney
- §16:404. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:405. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:406. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:407. Compensation
- §16:408. Budget to include salary
- §16:409. Third assistant district attorney
- §16:410. Fourth assistant district attorney, compensation
PART XVII. NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:421. Additional salary of the district attorney for the Nineteenth Judicial District
- §16:422. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:423. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:424. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys for Nineteenth Judicial District
- §16:425. Fixing assistant district attorneys' salaries; budget
PART XVII-A. TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:431. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:432. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:433. Assistant district attorney
- §16:434. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
PART XVIII. TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:451. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:452. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:453. Assistant district attorney
- §16:454. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:455. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:456. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:457. Additional salary of second assistant district attorney
- §16:458. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:459. Third assistant district attorney
- §16:460. Additional salary of third assistant district attorney
- §16:461. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:462. Fourth assistant district attorney
- §16:463. Additional salary of fourth assistant district attorney
- §16:464. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:465. Fifth assistant district attorney; residency and voter registration
- §16:466. Additional salary of fifth assistant district attorney
- §16:467. Sixth assistant district attorney
- §16:468. Additional salary of sixth assistant district attorney
PART XIX. TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:481. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:482. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:483. Assistant district attorney
- §16:484. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:485. Second assistant district attorney
- §16:486. Third assistant district attorney
- §16:487. Fourth assistant district attorney
PART XX. TWENTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:511. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:512. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:513. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 366, §2.
- §16:514. Additional salaries of assistant district attorneys
- §16:515. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:516. Health insurance; retired district attorneys; certain judicial districts
PART XXI. TWENTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:541. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:542. Budget to include additional salaries and expenses
- §16:543. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:544. Salaries of assistant district attorneys
- §16:545. Expenses
- §16:546. §§546 to 552 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 505, §3
- §16:553. Repealed by Acts 1971, No. 152, §3
- §16:554. §§554 to 559 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 505, §3
PART XXII. TWENTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:571. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:572. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:573. Salaries of assistant district attorneys
- §16:574. Expenses; operating budget
- §16:575. Repealed by Acts 1986, No. 198, §2; Acts 1986, No. 223, §2.
PART XXIII. TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:581. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:582. Additional salaries and expenses of assistant district attorneys
- §16:583. Budget to include additional salary and expenses
- §16:584. Residence requirement of district attorney and assistant district attorneys
- §16:585. Additional salary and expenses of district attorney
- §16:586. Budget to include additional salary and expense allowance of district attorney
- §16:587. Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 366, §1
PART XXIV. TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:601. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:602. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:603. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:604. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
PART XXV. TWENTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:621. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:622. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:623. Other compensation prohibited; expenses outside district
- §16:624. First assistant district attorney; additional salary
PART XXVI. TWENTY-NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:641. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:642. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:642.1. REPEALED BY ACTS 1982, NO. 21, §6, EFF. JAN. 1, 1985.
- §16:643. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
PART XXVII. THIRTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:691. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:692. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:693. Budget to include additional salary
PART XXVIII. THIRTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:751. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:752. First assistant district attorney; additional salary
PART XXIX. THIRTY-SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:801. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:802. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:803. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:804. Additional salaries of assistant district attorneys
- §16:805. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:806. Third assistant district attorney; additional salary
PART XXX. THIRTY-THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:831. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:832. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:833. First assistant district attorney; additional salary
PART XXX-A. THIRTY-FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:839.1. Additional salary of the district attorney
- §16:839.2. Assistant district attorneys
- §16:839.3. Salaries of assistant district attorneys
- §16:839.4. Budget to include salaries and expenses
PART XXXI. THIRTY-FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:841. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:842. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:843. Assistant district attorney
PART XXXII. THIRTY-SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:871. Additional salary of assistant district attorneys
- §16:872. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:873. Budget to include additional salary
PART XXXIII. THIRTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PART XXXIV. THIRTY-EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
- §16:891. Additional salary of district attorney
- §16:892. Budget to include additional salary
- §16:893. Assistant district attorney
- §16:894. Additional salary of assistant district attorney
- §16:895. Budget to include additional salary
PART XXXV. THIRTY-NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PART XXXVI. FORTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
PART XXXVII. FORTY-SECOND JUDICIAL DISTRICT