Louisiana § RS 40:2602 - Jurisdiction and venue
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§ RS 40:2602. Jurisdiction and venue
A. Except as provided in Subsection C, the appropriate district court has jurisdiction under the provisions of this Chapter if the property for which forfeiture is sought is within this state at the time the action is filed or the courts of this state have personal jurisdiction of an owner of or interest holder in the property.
B. Except as provided in Subsection C, in addition to any venue otherwise provided under the provisions of this Chapter or any other provision of law, a proceeding for forfeiture under the provisions of this Chapter may be brought in the judicial district in which any part of the property is found or in the judicial district in which an owner or interest holder could be petitioned against civilly or criminally for the conduct alleged to give rise to the forfeiture.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter to the contrary, the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans shall have exclusive jurisdiction of all actions filed in the parish of Orleans seeking seizure or forfeiture of property or alleging conduct giving rise to forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 1989, No. 375, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 164, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2602 ("Jurisdiction and venue") 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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