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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. There is hereby created and established a court, to be styled “The Mayor's Court of the town of New Llano, Louisiana”, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of New Llano, Vernon Parish, Louisiana.
B. The general provisions of R.S. 33:441 and 442 shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the mayor's court of the town of New Llano, Louisiana, and its officers.
C. The mayor as a court magistrate shall have such authority and power and the mayor's court shall have such subject matter jurisdiction as provided by law.
D. In addition to the court costs authorized by R.S. 33:441, the mayor of the town of New Llano, as the presiding officer of the mayor's court of the town of New Llano, may impose additional court costs not to exceed forty dollars for each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance, provided that ten dollars of any additional court costs collected pursuant to this Section shall be remitted to the Thirtieth Judicial District's Indigent Defender's Fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 33, § 448. Mayor's court; town of New Llano; establishment; jurisdiction; additional court costs - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-33-sect-448/
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