§ 34-204. Jurisdiction and procedure—Justice of the peace; constable; city court; district court; summary proceeding.

(a)

A litter violation may be brought in any justice of the peace court or Lafayette City Court which has jurisdiction over such matter. Lafayette District Court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with any justice of the peace court or Lafayette City Court over all litter violations. In addition, a constable may issue summons and serve subpoenas anywhere in the parish all in accordance with La. R.S. 13:2586. When the justice of the peace exercises his jurisdiction to adjudicate litter violations, prosecution of such litter violations shall be in accordance with La. R.S. 13:2587.1.

(b)

An action brought pursuant to this division shall be tried as a summary proceeding pursuant to La. C.C.P. art. 2591 et seq.

(c)

A justice of the peace who hears a matter involving a litter violation shall be compensated for time spent handling such matters, as follows:

(1)

A justice of the peace shall be paid $100.00 for each justice court session held for the purpose of hearing violations of this division.

(2)

In addition to the fee paid under subsection (c)(1) of this section, a justice of the peace shall be paid $10.00 for each litter violation case heard, regardless of the outcome of the hearing.

(d)

A constable shall be paid $25.00 for each citation or summons issued pursuant to sections 34-200 and 34-200.1.

(Ord. No. O-082-2006, § 4, 5-2-06; Ord. No. O-039-2007, § 5, 3-6-07; Ord. No. O-235-2014, § 3, 12-2-14)

Editor's note

Ord. No. O-235-2014, § 3 adopted Dec. 2, 2014, changed the title of § 34-204 from "Jurisdiction and procedure—Justice of the peace; constable" to read as set out herein.