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Dear Ms. Gauthreaux:

Your request for an Attorney General's Opinion has been referred to me for research and response. As I understand it, you have asked two questions which are as follows:

1. Do all justices of the peace in the same parish have to be paid the same or may they be paid according to some type of merit basis system?

2. Do constables and justices of the peace have to receive the same salary?

The present law concerning salaries for justices of the peace and constables is found in LSA-R.S. 13:2589(A). This statute provides as follows:

"Justices of the Peace and Constables shall receive…