Louisiana § RS 16:60 - Judicial enforcement districts and subdistricts; creation and boundaries
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§ RS 16:60. Judicial enforcement districts and subdistricts; creation and boundaries
There is hereby created in each judicial district, except for the parish of Orleans, a political subdivision to be known as a judicial enforcement district for the purpose of providing additional financing to the office of the district attorney for that judicial district. The boundaries of each district shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the parish or parishes comprising the judicial district and the duly elected district attorney of the judicial district or his successor shall be ex officio the chief executive officer of the district. In districts comprising more than one parish, the district attorney may create one or more subdistricts which shall each comprise one parish of the judicial district. The district attorney of the judicial district shall be ex officio the chief executive officer of any subdistrict created within the district.
Acts 1988, No. 688, §1, eff. July 15, 1988.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 16:60 ("Judicial enforcement districts and subdistricts; creation and boundaries") 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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