Louisiana § RS 15:803 - Organization and powers
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 15:803 — Organization and powers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 15:803. Organization and powers
A. Every prison shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a board of governors. The multiparish prison shall be domiciled at the parish seat in one of the parishes designated by the board of governors. It shall be sued at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the president or secretary of the board of governors.
B. Every multiparish prison may acquire title to property, real and personal, for public purposes by purchase or donation; may own, operate or maintain prison farms and other public works and may operate the farms or other public works in whole or in part with prison labor and persons sentenced to multiparish prisons by the courts.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 461, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 15:803 ("Organization and powers") 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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