§ 13:5701 Election; term of office; bond
§ 13:5702 Conservator of the peace
§ 13:5703 Justice of peace to substitute for coroner
§ 13:5704 Qualifications
§ 13:5705 A. Each coroner may appoint one or more deputy coroners to perform his duties. They shall possess at least the same qualifications as the coroner and be paid by the coroner appointin
§ 13:5706 Fees for coroner’s services
§ 13:5707 Payment of fees for coroner’s services; Caddo Parish
§ 13:5709 Expense of investigation and autopsy; Lincoln Parish
§ 13:5710 Coroner’s experts; fees
§ 13:5711 Right to fee as expert witness
§ 13:5712 A. A physician or other person having knowledge of a death under sudden, accidental, violent, or suspicious circumstances or without medical attendance within twenty-four hours prior
§ 13:5713 A. The coroner shall either view the body or make an investigation into the cause and manner of death in all cases involving the following:
§ 13:5714 A. The coroner or his designee shall make every reasonable effort to notify the next of kin in all cases of deaths for which he has jurisdiction including but not limited to deaths e
§ 13:5715 A.(1) Upon completion of an autopsy or completion of the coroner’s investigation, if the investigation reveals that an autopsy is not required, the coroner shall release the body to
§ 13:5716 A. If the cremation of a body is requested, the funeral director shall immediately notify the coroner who has jurisdiction in the death.
§ 13:5717 Retention of decedent’s personal effects; moving or disturbing the body of a deceased person; prohibitions
§ 13:5718 Execution of writs and orders directed to predecessor
§ 13:5719 Establishment of parish or municipal laboratory
§ 13:5720 Establishment of forensic laboratory by mutual consent; cost to be shared
§ 13:5721 Regional forensic science center
§ 13:5722 A.(1) Except as provided in R.S. 13:996.9 and R.S. 13:996.34, in addition to the criminal costs authorized by law, each judge, including those of city courts, may impose a ten dollar
§ 13:5723 Title to property in office of coroner
§ 13:5726 A. The governing authority of St. Tammany Parish shall levy and the sheriff of St. Tammany Parish, as tax collector, shall receive all tax revenues collected from ad valorem tax for
§ 13:5727 A. Notwithstanding any other law or jurisprudence to the contrary, the governing authority of the parishes as provided by Subsection B of this Section shall allow and assist any elec

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 36 > Part I - General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of insurance of the state of Louisiana. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means any individual, company, insurer, association, organization, reciprocal or inter-insurance exchange, partnership, business, trust, limited liability company, or corporation which provides property residual value insurance in this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
  • Property: means all classes of movable or immovable property recognized under the laws of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
  • Property residual value insurer: means any person or organization, whether domestic, foreign, or alien, issuing or attempting to issue property residual value policies as defined herein. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Residual value: shall mean the value of property at a specific future time, which value is determined by agreement at the time the contract of lease or sale is entered into. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:381
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.