§ 40:1502.2 — Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of

Louisiana § 40:1502.2

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§1502.2. Service charge authorized for Fire Protection District Number Three of
Beauregard Parish; assessment and collection
A. The governing authority of Fire Protection District Number Three of
Beauregard Parish is hereby authorized to establish, by majority vote of the members
of the authority, a service charge of fifty dollars for each residential or commercial
structure for a term not to exceed ten years to be assessed persons owning each
structure, whether occupied or unoccupied, located wholly or partly within the
boundaries of the fire protection district, subject to the provisions of Subsection B
of this Section. For purposes of this Section, each residential or commercial unit in
a structure shall be considered a separate structure, and a factory-built home as
defined in R.S. 9:1149.2 shall be considered a structure. The service charges shall be
used for the costs of any or all fire protection services.
B. Service charges so established shall be assessed by resolution of the
governing authority of the fire protection district. However, the resolution assessing
said service charges shall be adopted by the governing authority only after the
question of the assessment and its duration have been submitted to and approved by
a majority of electors of the district voting at an election held for that purpose. Such
election shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state and shall
be held at the same time that an election authorized by the provisions of R.S. 18:402
is held.
C. Service charges assessed for fire protection services as provided in this
Section shall become due and delinquent at the same time as ad valorem taxes
become due and delinquent. The sheriff of Beauregard Parish may use any
reasonable means to collect and enforce the collection of such service charges,
including any means authorized by law for collection of taxes.

Legislative History

Acts 1987, No. 145, §1, eff. June 18, 1987; Acts 2024, No. 287, §7.