Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1723

  • 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 Louisiana Building Code shall be administered by the facilities planning and control department of the Division of Administration.

            B. However, nothing contained herein shall affect the state fire marshal and his jurisdiction on matters of life safety and related areas as provided by Part III of Chapter 7 of this Title.

            Added by Acts 1975, No. 706, §1. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 786, §5, eff. July 17, 1978; Acts 1984, No. 356, §1; Acts 2003, No. 387, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 836, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2016.