Bill No.:                     HB0085                                 Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:                   13LSO-0337                         Effective Date:  7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0090

Chapter No.:            CH0104

Prime Sponsor:       Representative Moniz

Catch Title:              Municipal jurisdiction-extraterritorial authority.

Subject:                     Limiting extraterritorial jurisdiction of municipalities.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law, the mayor of a municipality has jurisdiction as may be vested in him by ordinance:

· Over all places within five miles of the corporate limits of the city for the enforcement of a health or quarantine ordinance and regulation thereof; and

· In all matters excepting taxation within one-half (1/2) mile of the corporate limits of the city.

· This act repeals the municipality’s authority over the area within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality.

· This act authorizes a board of county commissioners to enact a resolution nullifying a municipality’s ordinance as to any unincorporated area within the 1/2 mile radius.