Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:839 – Proceedings before justices of the peace for violations
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 34:839
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
Whenever any person makes complaint under oath to any justice of the peace, that the captain, master or owner of any vessel, or that a pilot has violated any of the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 34:836 through 34:839, the justice of the peace shall cause the person thus complained of to be brought before him, and if satisfied, from the evidence, that there is a probable cause for the complaint, he shall take a bond, with good security from the accused, in the sum of six hundred dollars, for his appearance at the next regular term of the district court of the parish where the offense has been committed, and if the accused refuses, neglects, or fails from any cause whatsoever to give such a bond, the justice of the peace shall commit the accused to the parish prison to be detained therein until discharged by due course of law.