Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:850.12 – Organization and powers
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 15:850.12
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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.
A. The Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Jackson Parish Detention Center Commission. The Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be domiciled at the parish seat. It shall be sued at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the chairman or vice chairman of the commission.
B. The Jackson Parish Detention Center may acquire title to movable property for public purposes by purchase or donation, may operate or maintain prison farms, and may operate or maintain the farms in whole or in part with prison labor and persons sentenced to the Jackson Parish Detention Center by city or district courts.
C. Except only as hereinafter specifically provided, all persons lawfully incarcerated in Jackson Parish shall be incarcerated in the Jackson Parish Detention Center, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Jackson Parish Detention Center Commission.
Acts 1995, No. 675, §1.