§74. Crier for supreme court; salary

            There may be one or more criers for the supreme court, who shall be appointed by the judges of the supreme court from among the court's security personnel, and be commissioned by the civil sheriff for the parish of Orleans as a deputy sheriff. Security personnel commissioned pursuant to this Section shall be considered members of a bona fide police agency and may additionally be designated by the court as requiring statewide police power pursuant to R.S. 40:1379.1 in the same manner as provided for in Subsection N of that Section. Upon request, the deputy secretary of public safety services, or his designee, may also facilitate additional security assistance for the court.

            Amended by Acts 1950, No. 477, §1; Acts 1952, No. 22, §1; Acts 2026, No. 276, §1, eff. May 22, 2026.