HB 242

ENROLLED
 2026 Regular Session
  ACT No. 143
 HOUSE BILL NO. 242
 BY REPRESENTATIVE CARVER
1AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:2583.8, relative to constables in St. Tammany Parish; to authorize a
3constable of a justice of the peace in St. Tammany Parish to appoint a deputy; to
4require certain training; to provide for the filing of certain oaths of office; to provide
5for compensation; to provide for qualifications of office; to provide for residency
6requirements; to provide for prohibitions; and to provide for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8Section 1. R.S. 13:2583.8 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9§2583.8. Deputies; oath; compensation; St. Tammany Parish
10A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in St.
11Tammany Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the
12constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, the deputy shall take
13the oath required by the Constitution of Louisiana and the laws of this state and meet
14the requirements of R.S. 40:2402 through 2406. A duplicate copy of the oath of
15office shall be filed with the office of the attorney general within seventy-two hours
16after being administered. Any deputy constable appointed pursuant to this Section
17is not entitled to any compensation from any local governing body or political
18subdivision, other than the constable's office, nor any compensation from the state.
19Each constable may fix the compensation of his deputy. He may pay from the fees
20generated by his office any compensation due to the deputy, the premiums on bonds
21required by him of a deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, and any
22expenses necessary for the performance of duties required of the deputy. He may
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1issue monthly or twice per month, at his discretion, to the deputy warrants or checks
2for the amounts due to him.
3B. Each deputy constable authorized by this Section shall have the same
4qualifications and training as required by law for a constable of a justice of the peace
5court. However, a deputy constable need not be a resident of the ward from which
6the constable is elected, but he shall be a resident of St. Tammany Parish.
7C. The provisions of this Section have no effect on nor limit the authority of
8a justice of the peace to appoint a special deputy constable pursuant to R.S. 13:3477.
  SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
  GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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