Louisiana § RS 13:3478 - Constable or deputy constable to act when not disqualified or unwilling or unable to act
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§ RS 13:3478. Constable or deputy constable to act when not disqualified or unwilling or unable to act
When there is a constable or duly appointed deputy constable not disqualified to act because of relationship, or unable to act on account of sickness or other cause, and who is willing to act, and who is personally present when conservatory writs are sued out, then and in these cases, the justice of the peace for whose ward said constable shall have been elected or appointed and qualified, shall employ said constable or his duly appointed deputy constable to the exclusion of the sheriff or his deputy, or a special deputy constable, to execute all orders, citations, summons, seizures, and writs in civil cases, and in such cases services made by other than said constable or his duly appointed deputy constable shall be void and of no effect.
Acts 1989, No. 295, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:3478 ("Constable or deputy constable to act when not disqualified or unwilling or unable to act") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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