§ 33:2585.10 — Deputy chief of police in certain municipalities

Louisiana § 33:2585.10

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§2585.10. Deputy chief of police in certain municipalities
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the position of deputy chief
of police in a municipality having a population in excess of six thousand but not more than
six thousand one hundred fifty persons, located in a parish having a population in excess of
fifty thousand but not more than fifty-two thousand two hundred fifty persons, based on the
latest federal decennial census, shall be in the unclassified service. The right of selection,
appointment, supervision, and discharge for the position shall be vested in the chief of police
of the municipality.
B. Any person who is appointed from a position in the classified police service to
serve as deputy chief of police shall not forfeit his seniority accumulated to the date of his
appointment and shall continue to accumulate seniority during the time he holds the position
of deputy chief of police.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 552, §4, eff. June 17, 2016.