Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1372

  • 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.

            The board shall at reasonable times and hours inspect plumbing work, medical gas piping installation, gas fitting work, and the work of water supply protection specialists under its jurisdiction to assure compliance with this Chapter. The board may appoint and compensate special enforcement officers for this purpose.

            Acts 1990, No. 752, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 824, §1; Acts 2016, No. 297, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.