Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 931 – Courts, judges, and magistrates
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Terms Used In Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure 931
- 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.
Except where the context clearly indicates otherwise, as used in this Code:
(1) “Court” means a court with criminal jurisdiction or its judge. It does not include a mayor’s court or a justice of the peace.
(2) “City court” means a city, town, village, or other municipal court, with criminal jurisdiction. It does not include a mayor’s court or a justice of the peace.
(3) “Judge” means a judge of a court, as defined in this article.
(4) “Magistrate” means any judge, a justice of the peace, or a mayor of a mayor’s court.