§261. Establishment of service offices; rules; contributions by department
A. The secretary shall establish service offices in the several parishes or consolidate
service offices to serve more than one parish and municipality when the parishes and
municipalities affected contribute to the maintenance of these offices in accordance with the
authority contained in R.S. 29:260
B. The appointment of service officers and the operation of the offices shall be
subject to the rules and regulations of the commission.
C. The department shall contribute not more than seventy-five percent of the expense
of operation and maintenance of the service offices; provided, however, that no additional
funds other than funds appropriated to such department by House Bill No. 160 of the 1979
Regular Session shall be appropriated or made available to the department by the legislature
during the 1979-1980 fiscal year for the purposes of this Subsection.
Amended by Acts 1979, No. 531, §1; Acts 2019, No. 390, §1.