Louisiana Statutes
§ 13:5703 — Justice of peace to substitute for coroner
Louisiana·Title 13 Courts and Judicial Procedure
A justice of the peace, upon authorization by the coroner of the parish, may perform those duties of the coroner as requested in the authorization.
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Legislative History
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1553 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
Nearby Sections
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§ 13:5701§ 13:5702
Conservator of the peace§ 13:5704
Qualifications§ 13:5706
Fees for coroner's services§ 13:5710
Coroner's experts; fees§ 13:5711
Right to fee as expert witness§ 13:5713
Duties; autopsies and investigations§ 13:5714
Notification of next of kin