Louisiana § RS 13:5901 - Law enforcement district; creation and boundaries
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§ RS 13:5901. Law enforcement district; creation and boundaries
There is hereby created, in each parish except Orleans, a special district to be known as a law enforcement district for the purpose of providing financing to the office of sheriff for that parish. In the parish of Orleans such a special district is hereby created for the purpose of providing financing to the office of criminal sheriff. The provisions of R.S. 13:5902, 5903(D), 5908, 5909, and 5911 shall apply to the district created in the parish of Orleans. No other provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable thereto. The boundaries of each district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish and the duly elected sheriff of the parish or in the parish of Orleans, the criminal sheriff or his successor shall be ex officio the chief executive officer of the district.
Acts 1989, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. July 28, 1989; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9001 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
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