Louisiana § RS 16:544 - Salaries of assistant district attorneys
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 16:544 — Salaries of assistant district attorneys, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 16:544. Salaries of assistant district attorneys
Each assistant district attorney of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District shall receive, in addition to any salary paid to them by the state, a salary as fixed by the district attorney, in his discretion, from the annual budgeted funds provided by the Jefferson Parish Council for salaries for assistant district attorneys. The total amount of the budgeted salary funds which have been designated by the Jefferson Parish Council to be paid to the assistant district attorneys, as fixed by the district attorney, shall not be reduced once it has been in effect for a period of at least six months. Each salary shall be paid monthly on the warrant of each individual assistant.
Acts 1950, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 8, §1; Amended by Acts 1952, No. 159, §1; Acts 1954, No. 453, §2; Acts 1956, No. 471, §1; Acts 1961, No. 78, §1; Acts 1962, No. 490, §1; Acts 1970, No. 665, §1; Acts 1971, No. 151, §1; Acts 1979, No. 505, §1.
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Section RS 16:544 ("Salaries of assistant district attorneys") 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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