The Court of First Instance shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all judicial proceedings prosecuted under this chapter including cases of misdemeanor, except that in cases of misdemeanor the defendant shall not be entitled to be tried by a jury.\nHistory —June 23, 1971, No. 4, p. 526, § 412, renumbered as § 413 on Sept. 3, 1997, No. 110, § 3, eff. 30 days after Sept. 3, 1997.
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