Art. 1733. Demand for jury trial; bond for costs
A.(1) Except as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, a party may
obtain a trial by jury by filing a pleading demanding a trial by jury and a bond in the
amount and within the time set by the court pursuant to Article 1734.
(2)(a) In a suit for damages arising from a delictual or quasi-delictual action
where an individual petitioner stipulates or otherwise judicially admits that his cause
of action exceeds ten thousand dollars and is less than fifty thousand dollars, a party
may obtain a trial by jury by filing a pleading demanding a trial by jury and providing
a cash deposit of five thousand dollars no later than sixty days after filing the request
for a trial by jury. Failure to post the cash deposit as required by this Subparagraph
shall constitute a waiver of the trial by jury. This cash deposit shall be subject to
Article 1734.1(E).
(b) When the case is set for trial, the court may additionally provide for a
supplemental bond or cash deposit in accordance with Article 1734 or 1734.1.
B. A motion to withdraw a demand for a trial by jury shall be in writing.
C. The pleading demanding a trial by jury shall be filed not later than ten
days after either the service of the last pleading directed to any issue triable by a jury,
or the granting of a motion to withdraw a demand for a trial by jury.
Acts 1983, No. 534, §1; Acts 2020, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.