Louisiana § RS 15:1228.5 - Officers; meetings
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:1228.5 — Officers; meetings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:1228.5. Officers; meetings
The organization of the policy board shall be as follows:
(1) The chairman of the policy board shall be the representative of the Supreme Court of Louisiana as designated by the chief justice. The vice chairman shall be designated by the governor from the membership of the policy board. The chairman shall serve as the chief executive officer of the policy board.
(2) The domicile of the policy board shall be East Baton Rouge Parish. The policy board shall hold public meetings quarterly, except as otherwise provided by vote of the policy board or by order of the chairman. A meeting of the policy board shall be called at any time upon the request of one-half of the members. Two-thirds of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. All policy board decisions must be concurred by two-thirds of the members present.
(3) Proxies for any member of the policy board may attend any meeting of the board, but shall not vote.
(4) The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice shall provide to the policy board such clerical, professional, or technical staff as the policy board may require in the performance of its duties. The policy board, with the concurrence of the chief executive officer of the agency involved, may require additional personnel or technical assistance on a temporary basis from any unit of the executive branch of state government.
Acts 1999, No. 864, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 15:1228.5 ("Officers; meetings") 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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