2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 40 - Public Health and Safety
RS 40:1379.5 - State capitol complex; provision of police protection; maintenance of peace and order
§1379.5. State capitol complex; provision of police protection; maintenance of peace and order
A. The deputy secretary for public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide that public safety services police officers regularly patrol all areas within the state capitol complex to maintain peace and order and to prevent and detect crime.
B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted in any manner as to affect the rights, powers, and duties of any sheriff, constable, police officer, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction over any area within the state capitol complex.
C. For the purposes of this Section, the term "state capitol complex" shall mean that area in the city of Baton Rouge, containing the state capitol building and bounded on the south by Main Street, on the west by the Mississippi River, on the north by Choctaw Drive, and on the east by the Kansas City Southern Railway tracks.
Acts 2004, No. 569, §1.
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