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Dear Sheriff Naquin:

Your request for an Attorney General opinion has been forwarded to me for research and response. In particular you have asked the following questions:

1. May a city police officer post bail to have a prisoner released from jail?

2. Does the term "ministerial officer of a court" in La. C. Cr. P. art. 320 apply to a city police officer?

3. Would the term apply if such police officer is required to occasionally serve court papers issued by district court?

The Louisiana Supreme Court in State v. Babin stated, "We think that this act (currently La. C. Cr. P. art. 320) has reference…