2016 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance
RS 46:2185 - Jurisdiction; venue
§2185. Jurisdiction; venue
A. Any district court in the state of Louisiana that is empowered to hear civil matters shall have jurisdiction over proceedings appropriate to it under this Chapter.
B. Venue under this Chapter lies:
(1) In the parish where the victim resides.
(2) In the parish where the defendant resides.
(3) In the parish where the sexual assault is alleged to have been committed.
Acts 2015, No. 242, §3.
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