RS 38:2327.3: Law enforcement officers; arrests; authority to issue summons for violations; fines

A. Any person arrested by a Sabine River Authority law enforcement officer in the exercise of his law enforcement authority shall be immediately transferred by such officer to the custody of the sheriff or municipal police agency having jurisdiction where the arrest occurred.

B. Authority law enforcement officers may issue a summons for any violation of the Sabine River Authority Park rules and regulations or any violation of homeland security rules and regulations, as promulgated by the board of commissioners, occurring within the Authority's jurisdiction. Such summons shall be forwarded by the law enforcement division to the appropriate district attorney's office for final disposition.

C. Any violation of the Sabine River Authority Park rules and regulations shall be a misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of fifty dollars for a first offense and a fine of one hundred dollars for each subsequent offense.

D. All violations of homeland security rules and regulations and entry onto Authority properties or waters in violation of restrictions in place for homeland security threats shall be misdemeanor offenses punishable by a fine of five hundred dollars.