Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:799

  • 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.
  • Public agency: means any agency or political subdivision of the state which provides or has authority to provide firefighting, police, ambulance, medical, or other emergency services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 45:792

A.  On or before January 1, 1976, all public agencies shall submit tentative plans for the establishment of a system required by this Chapter to the public utility or utilities providing public telephone service within the respective jurisdiction of each public agency.  A copy of each such plan shall be filed with the department of public safety.

B.  On or before January 1, 1977, all public agencies shall submit final plans for the establishment of the system to such utilities, and shall make arrangements with such utilities according to the provisions of their duly filed tariffs for the implementation of the planned emergency telephone system no later than January 1, 1978.  A copy of the plan required by this subsection shall be filed with the department of public safety.

C.  If any public agency has implemented or is a part of a system required by this Chapter on a deadline specified in Subsection A or B such public agency shall submit in lieu of the tentative or final plan a report describing the system and stating its operational date.

D.  Plans filed pursuant to Subsections A and B shall conform to minimum standards established pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 45:798.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 94, §1.