§ 33:1243 — Maximum penalties

Louisiana § 33:1243

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§1243. Maximum penalties
A.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the maximum penalty which may
be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance shall be a fine of five hundred dollars and
imprisonment of thirty days in the parish jail. A maximum of one hundred hours of
community service may be imposed for a violation of any parish ordinance in addition to, or
in lieu of, any penalty provided for in this Section.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection or any other
law to the contrary, in the parish of East Baton Rouge, the maximum penalty which may be
imposed for violation of any parish ordinance as codified in Title 11 or 13 of the Code of
Ordinances for the parish of East Baton Rouge and the city of Baton Rouge shall be a fine
of one thousand dollars and imprisonment of six months in the parish jail. Maximum
penalties for violations of ordinances other than those provided for in this Paragraph shall
be as established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in the parish of St.
Bernard, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for a violation of any provision of
Chapters 5, 12, 19, and 22, and Chapter 11, exclusive of Section 11-20(e), Section 11-20(f),
and Article VI, as codified in the code of ordinances for the parish of St. Bernard shall be a
fine of one thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment of three months in the parish jail,
or both.
B.(1) In the parish of Jefferson, except as to properties zoned or used for industrial
activities, the maximum penalty which may be imposed for violation of any parish ordinance
shall be a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment of six months in the parish jail.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section to the contrary, in the parish of Jefferson,
properties zoned or used for industrial activities may be subject to penalties for violation of
parish ordinances not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars upon the first violation and not
to exceed fifty thousand dollars for a second or subsequent violation.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Paragraph (1), the governing authority of any
such parish may provide for a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars and a sentence of
imprisonment not to exceed six months in the parish jail for violation of any ordinance
prohibiting the dumping of trash, debris, refuse, garbage, other solid and liquid waste,
greases and oils, such as but not limited to cooking oil and fats, motor oil, antifreeze, truck
and automotive fluids, paint, paint thinners, and gasoline into drainage culverts, lines, or
canals, upon any public place within the parish, upon private property within the parish not
owned by the person accused of the violation, upon property owned or controlled by the
parish, or in or on the waters within the parish, whether from a vehicle or otherwise,
including but not limited to any public highway, public park, beach, campground, forest land,
recreational area, trailer park, highway, road, street, or alley. Notwithstanding any provisions
to the contrary, this Paragraph shall not apply to any activity permitted or authorized by a
state or federal program and also shall not apply to any activity during the servicing of
scheduled pickup routes pursuant to commercial, municipal or local government contracts,
or en route to an authorized pickup station, transfer station or disposal facility by persons
owning or operating duly licensed commercial vehicles engaged in the collection and
transportation of solid waste, construction or demolition debris or wood waste as such terms
are defined by the rules and regulations of the Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a civil penalty of up
to one thousand dollars a day may be imposed for each violation of any parish ordinance
regulating the use of publicly owned waste treatment works or discharges to publicly owned
waste treatment works if the violator is a non-domestic user of the treatment works.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1981, No. 522, §1, eff. July 19, 1981. Acts 1984, No. 297, §1; Acts 1985, No. 310, §1, eff. July 9, 1985; Acts 1991, No. 265, §1; Acts 1992, No. 34, §1; Acts 1995, No. 239, §1; Acts 1997, No. 675, §1; Acts 2003, No. 780, §1, eff. June, 27, 2003; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011; Acts 2017, No. 117, §1; Acts 2024, No. 547, §1; Acts 2025, No. 482, §1.