Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1034.1 – Law enforcement officers; coverage
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1034.1
- 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.
Any law enforcement officer employed by any municipality, who, while on or off duty, and outside his jurisdiction, but within the State of Louisiana, performs any law enforcement action and is injured shall be entitled to the provisions for compensation as provided herein and shall be paid such workers’ compensation benefits by the municipality by which he is employed.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 621, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §6.