2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
RS 13:1952.1 - City court of Bossier City; jurisdiction; effect on justice of peace
§1952.1. City court of Bossier City; jurisdiction; effect on justice of peace
A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:1952 or any other law to the contrary, the city court of Bossier City shall have territorial jurisdiction only throughout the territory which is now or hereafter may be included within the city limits of Bossier City.
B. Should a portion of a justice of the peace ward not presently within the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Bossier City fall under the territorial jurisdiction of the City Court of Bossier City because of the effect of this Section, that portion of the justice of the peace ward not included within the city limits of Bossier City shall remain under the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace. That portion of Ward Two which is not within the corporate limits of Bossier City shall be divided among the existing justices of the peace in the parish by the parish governing authority.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 130, §1. Acts 1986, No. 594, §1.
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