Judges: JAMES D. \"BUDDY\" CALDWELL, Attorney General.
Filed Date: 4/1/2011
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Dear Mr. Hebert:
You have asked this office to advise if you may hold the elected office of police juror in Vermilion Parish and at the same time serve as a member of the Louisiana Rice Research Board.
The provisions of the Louisiana Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Law, La.R.S.
A police juror holds elective office as defined by La.R.S.
(1) "Elective office" means any position which is established or authorized by the constitution or laws of this state or by the charter or ordinances of any political subdivision thereof, which is not a political party office, and which is filled by vote of the citizens of this state or of a political subdivision thereof.
The Louisiana Rice Research Board consists of thirteen members appointed by the governor, subject to Senate confirmation. A member of this board holds appointive office as defined by La.R.S.
(2) "Appointive office" means any office in any branch of government or other position on an agency, board, or commission or any executive office of any agency, board, commission, or department which is specifically established or specifically authorized by the constitution or laws of this state or by the charter or ordinances of any political subdivision thereof and which is filled by appointment or election by an elected or appointed public official or by a governmental body composed of such officials of this state or of a political subdivision thereof.
The prohibition of the dual officeholding law of potential concern here is La.R.S.
[Emphasis added].
While La.R.S.
See La.R.S.
Finally, this opinion is limited to an examination of the state law regulating dual officeholding and employment. Ethical concerns or situations involving conflicts of interest are resolved by the Louisiana State Board of Ethics, which renders advisory opinions regarding the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, La.R.S.
We hope the foregoing is helpful to you. Should you have other questions with which we may provide assistance, please contact this office.
Very truly yours,
JAMES D. "BUDDY" CALDWELL
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BY:
KERRY L. KILPATRICK
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
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(4) "Full time" means the period of time which a person normally works or is expected to work in an appointive office or employment and which is at least seven hours per day of work and at least thirty-five hours per week of work.
(5) "Part time" means the period of time which a person normally works or is expected to work in an appointive office or employment which is less than the number of hours of work defined in this Section as full time.