RS 13:5200 Declaration of purpose - Louisiana Statutes

PART XVIII.  SMALL CLAIMS PROCEDURES

§5200.  Declaration of purpose

The purpose of this Part is to improve the administration of justice in small noncriminal cases, and make the judicial system more available to and comprehensible by the public; to simplify practice and procedure in the commencement, handling, and trial of such cases in order that plaintiffs may bring actions in their own behalf, and defendants may participate actively in the proceedings rather than default; to provide an efficient and inexpensive forum with the objective of dispensing justice in a speedy manner; and generally to promote the confidence of the public in the overall judicial system by providing a forum for small claims.  

Added by Acts 1977, No. 710, §1.