Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2463

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Board: shall mean the Louisiana Board for Hearing Aid Dealers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:2442
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

From any revocation or suspension, the person charged may, within thirty days thereof, appeal to the district court for the parish in which the hearing was held.  A stenographic record of all proceedings before the board shall be made and a transcript kept on file with the board.  The secretary-treasurer shall transmit to the district court a certified copy of the record.  The district court shall try the appeal based solely upon submission of the record, evidence, and testimony presented to the board.

Acts 1968, No. 302, §23, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; Acts 2005, No. 261, §1.