Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5235

  • 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.
  • person: includes an individual and also includes a church, association of churches or other religious order, body or institution which qualifies for exemption from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) or (d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Public law 99-514, 26 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5234

A.  Nothing in this Part shall be construed to allow any person to cause physical injury to another person.

B.  The standards of a compelling governmental interest, as set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 13:5233, shall be satisfied by any penological regulation or rule which is established by a jail or correctional facility to protect the safety and security of incarcerated persons, or staff of, or visitors to the jail or correctional facility, or to maintain order or discipline in the jail or correctional facility.

C.  Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize any relationship, marital or otherwise, that would violate La. Const. Art. XII, § 15 .

D.  Nothing in this Part shall be construed to authorize the enforcement of any law, rule, or legal code or system established and used or applied in a jurisdiction outside of the states or territories of the United States.

Acts 2010, No. 793, §1.