CHAPTER 6. SHERIFFS Art. 321. Executive officer of district court; serves process, executes writs and mandates directed to him by courts The sheriff is the executive officer of the district court. He shall serve citations, summons, subpoenas, notices, and other process, and shall execute writs, mandates, orders, and judgments directed to him by the district […]
Art. 322. Exercises civil functions only in own parish; exception Except as otherwise provided in Article 1291, the sheriff may exercise his civil functions only in the parish for which he was elected.
Art. 323. Writs executed on holiday The sheriff shall not execute any writ, mandate, order, or judgment of a court in a civil case on a legal holiday, except a writ of attachment, sequestration, fieri facias, or seizure and sale under executory process, or an injunction. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 169, §1.
Art. 324. Returns on process served, and writs and judgments executed The sheriff shall make a return to the issuing court on citations, summons, subpoenas, notices, and other process, and on writs, mandates, orders, and judgments, showing the date on which and the manner in which they were served or executed.
Art. 325. Right of entry for execution; may require assistance of others if resistance offered or threatened In the execution of a writ, mandate, order, or judgment of a court, the sheriff may enter on the lands, and into the residence or other building, owned or occupied by the judgment debtor or defendant. If necessary […]
Art. 326. Protection and preservation of property seized The sheriff shall take actual possession of all movable property seized which is susceptible of actual possession and may remove it to a warehouse or other place of safekeeping. He may take actual possession of all immovable property seized, unless it is under lease or occupied by […]
Art. 327. Seizure of rents, fruits, and revenue of property under seizure The seizure of property by the sheriff effects the seizure of the fruits and issues which it produces while under seizure. The sheriff shall collect all rents and revenue produced by property under seizure.
Art. 328. Power of administration of property under seizure The sheriff has the power of administration of all property under seizure, regardless of the type of writ or mandate under authority of which the property was seized. If immovable property is not occupied by an owner and is not under lease, the sheriff may lease […]
Art. 329. Disbursements for protection, preservation, and administration of seized property The sheriff may make all necessary disbursements for the protection, preservation, and administration of property under seizure, which shall be taxed as costs of the seizure.
Art. 330. Collection of fines from, and imprisonment of, persons found guilty of contempt of court The sheriff shall collect the fines which persons found guilty of contempt of court are sentenced to pay, and pay them over to the official entitled by law to receive them. He shall take into custody and imprison individuals […]
Art. 331. Deputy sheriffs and other employees Except as otherwise provided by law, a deputy sheriff possesses all of the powers and authority granted by law to the sheriff, and may perform any of the duties and exercise any of the functions of the sheriff. Deputy sheriffs and other employees of the sheriff are subject […]
Art. 332. Service or execution by constable or marshal When authorized to do so by the sheriff, a constable of a justice of the peace court, or a constable or marshal of a city court, within the territorial jurisdiction of his court, may serve any process and execute any writ or mandate which the sheriff […]
Art. 333. Crier The crier of a court shall attend all sessions thereof; under the direction of the judge shall open and close court at each session, and maintain order and decorum in the court room; and shall perform such other duties as are assigned to him by law, the court, or the sheriff. The […]
Art. 334. Neglect, failure, or refusal of sheriff, deputy sheriff, or employee to perform duty subjects him to punishment for contempt The neglect, failure, or refusal of a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other employee of a sheriff to perform any ministerial duty subjects him to punishment for contempt of court.
