· 12/7/2007
State ex rel. Simmonds v. State
Citations
- 969 So. 2d 616
- 2007 La. LEXIS 2832
- 2007 WL 4557259
How courts have described this case
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- holding that statute is mandatory if it addresses matter of substance. If it is simply a matter of convenience, it is considered directory
- holding that statute is mandatory if it addresses matter of substance. If it is simply a matter of convenience, it is considered directory
- noncompliance with directory statute ‘‘will not invalidate any future proceedings contem- plated by the statute unless the noncompliance has prejudiced the opposing party’’
- noncompliance with mandatory provision will invalidate any future proceedings contemplated by statute
- noncompliance with mandatory provision will invalidate any future proceedings con- templated by statute
- mandatory statutory provisions are \typically\ subject to waiver
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