Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2563.3 – Criminal jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:2563.3
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
The court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offenses which are punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of this state. It shall have jurisdiction over violations and enforcement of municipal ordinances, and over violations and enforcement of parish ordinances concurrent with the district court.
Added by Acts 1976, No. 307, §1, eff. Jan. 3, 1977.