Louisiana § 13:2563.3 Criminal jurisdiction

Louisiana Statutes

§ 13:2563.3 — Criminal jurisdiction

Louisiana § 13:2563.3

Title 13Courts and Judicial Procedure

This text of Louisiana § 13:2563.3 (Criminal jurisdiction) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Louisiana primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

La. Stat. Ann. § 13:2563.3 (2026).

Text

The court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offenses which are punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of this state. It shall have jurisdiction over violations and enforcement of municipal ordinances, and over violations and enforcement of parish ordinances concurrent with the district court.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

The court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offenses which are punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of this state. It shall have jurisdiction over violations and enforcement of municipal ordinances, and over violations and enforcement of parish ordinances concurrent with the district court.