Title 13, Courts and Judicial Procedure

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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1345 Repealed by Acts 1975, No
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§1345. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 143, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1346 Magistrate section; judge; election; salary; powers; jurisdiction
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§1346. Magistrate section; judge; election; salary; powers; jurisdiction A.(1) In addition to the judges provided for in R.S. 13:1335, there shall be one additional judgeship for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans as created by Act No. 236 of 1972 and as amende…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1347 Commissioners of magistrate section
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§1347. Commissioners of magistrate section A.(1) In addition to the judgeships, including the judge of the magistrate section of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans, the four offices of commissioner of said court created under R.S. 13:1347, Act No. 548 of the 19…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1371 Salary of clerk; payment
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§1371. Salary of clerk; payment The clerk of the criminal district court shall receive an annual salary as established in R.S. 13:782(A) based on the applicable population of the parish according to the latest United States census. This salary shall be paid by the city of New Orl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1371.1 Additional salary of clerk; expense allowance; payment
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§1371.1. Additional salary of clerk; expense allowance; payment A. In addition to the salary payable to the clerk of the criminal district court by the city of New Orleans, he shall be paid by the city an expense allowance not to exceed ten percent of his annual salary. B.(1) The…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1371.2 Clerk; election; term of office; deputy clerks
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§1371.2. Clerk; election; term of office; deputy clerks The clerk of court for the parish of Orleans shall appoint such deputy clerks as are necessary to properly conduct the business of his office and of the court. He may remove them at pleasure, or the court en banc to which th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1372 Salaries of deputies; payment
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§1372. Salaries of deputies; payment A. The salaries of the deputy clerks of the criminal district court shall be as follows: Chief Clerk (Administrative Assistant), seven hundred and ten to nine hundred five dollars a month; Property Clerk (Deputy Court Clerk IV), five hundred a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1373 Minute clerks and court reporters
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§1373. Minute clerks and court reporters A.(1) The presiding judge of each section of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans shall be appointed a minute clerk by the clerk of court in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:1211 and subject to the provisions of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1373.1 Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters
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§1373.1. Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters The annual salary of each of the court reporters and minute clerks shall be paid by the city in the same amount as provided for on July 1, 2026, and commencing on July 1, 2027, any amount previously paid by the s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1374 Salaries of messengers; payment
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§1374. Salaries of messengers; payment The salaries of the chief messenger and messengers of the criminal district court shall be as follows: Chief messenger, one hundred and fifty dollars per month; All other messengers, one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month. These salar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1375 Physician for parish prison
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§1375. Physician for parish prison The criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ a physician to care for the inmates of the parish prison of the parish of Orleans. The compensation of said physician is hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand dollar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1376 Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable
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§1376. Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable No costs shall be charged by the clerk other than those specified in R.S. 13:1381. Neither the state nor the city of New Orleans shall be liable or responsible for any costs of the clerk in criminal cases.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1377 RS 13:1377
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§6, and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §1377. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 110, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1378 Employment of attorney at law; compensation
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§1378. Employment of attorney at law; compensation The clerk of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ an attorney at law in connection with the operation of said office. The compensation of said attorney at law is hereby fixed at the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381 Fees
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§1381. Fees The following charges may be made for the services of the clerk of court for the parish of Orleans: (1) For filing and recording affidavit, two dollars. (2) For filing information or indictment, and for recording, docketing and indexing the same, for all, two dollars.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.1 Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
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§1381.1. Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees A. The auditor for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall establish an indigent transcript fund for the deposit of all monies that may be received under the provisions of this Section relative to the payment …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.2 RS 13:1381.2
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§6, and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §1381.2. Sheriff's detention and prison security fee fund A. Any defendant, other than an indigent, who pleads guilty or is convicted of an offense by the Criminal District Co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.3 Clerk of Court expense fund
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§1381.3. Clerk of Court expense fund There is hereby established the Clerk of Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans. All funds collected as clerk's fees, interest accrued on investments of funds by the clerk pursuant to R.S. 33:2955(A)(1), and any funds otherwise generated…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.4 RS 13:1381.4
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§6, and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §1381.4. Judicial expense fund for Criminal District Court A. The judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose connected with, incidental to, or relate…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.5 RS 13:1381.5
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§6, and Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, about the provisions of the Act ceasing to be effective on July 1, 2024. §1381.5. The Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund A. There is hereby created an Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund which shall be maintai…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.6 Filing of pleadings and documents in criminal cases by facsimile transmission
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§1381.6. Filing of pleadings and documents in criminal cases by facsimile transmission Any pleading or document in a traffic or criminal action may be filed with the court by facsimile transmission in compliance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1 i…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1381.7 Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
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§1381.7. Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court A. The legislature finds that adequate funding of the office of Clerk of Court for the parish of Orleans is necessary for the efficient performance of the powers and duties required of a judicial officer of the state. P…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1382 Jury terms
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§1382. Jury terms A. There shall be monthly jury terms of the criminal district court, beginning on the first Monday of each calendar month and continuing until the first Monday of the next ensuing calendar month. When any first Monday is a legal holiday, the jury term shall begi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1383 Sections; court buildings
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§1383. Sections; court buildings There shall be nine separate sections of Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, designated as Sections A through L subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:1335 or other applicable law. Each shall be presided over by one of the judges. The…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1384 Criminal district courts; office or positions and functions
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§1384. Criminal district courts; office or positions and functions Each criminal district court in the parish of Orleans shall have a position or office of judicial administrator, deputy judicial administrator, and assistants, and law clerks and secretaries for each section at am…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1385 REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO
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§1385. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 834, §6, EFF. JUNE 22, 1993.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1401 Family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; establishment; jurisdiction
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§1401. Family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; establishment; jurisdiction A. There is hereby established the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge, which shall be a court of record with exclusive jurisdiction in the following proceedings: (1) All actions for d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1401.1 Election districts
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§1401.1. Election districts The family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall consist of three election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-2…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1402 Evidence; pleadings; trials; appeals
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§1402. Evidence; pleadings; trials; appeals The rules of evidence, the pleadings, and other matters in the trial of cases in the family court shall be the same as are provided for the trial of cases in the district courts of the state. Appeals from judgments or orders of the fami…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1403 Judges; qualification; election
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§1403. Judges; qualification; election There shall be four judges presiding over the family court, who shall possess the same qualifications required of district judges. The judges shall be elected for the same term and at the time fixed by law for the election of district judges…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1404 Salary of judges
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§1404. Salary of judges The judges of the family court shall receive the same salary as the district judges of the nineteenth judicial district court, payable monthly upon their own warrants, in the same manner as the district judges are paid. Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1405 Clerk
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§1405. Clerk The clerk of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall be ex officio the clerk of the family court. Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1406 Continuous session; vacation or absence of judge
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§1406. Continuous session; vacation or absence of judge The family court shall be in continuous session throughout the year. However, each judge shall be entitled to a vacation of one month during each year. In the event of a family court judge's vacation, absence from the parish…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1407 Place of session; conduct of business; expenses
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§1407. Place of session; conduct of business; expenses The session of the family court shall be held in quarters which the governing authorities of the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge shall provide. The governing authorities of the city and of the parish of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1408 REPEALED BY ACTS 1990, NO
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§1408. REPEALED BY ACTS 1990, NO. 158, §3, EFF. JULY 1, 1990.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1409 Sitting in chambers
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§1409. Sitting in chambers The family court may sit in chambers in any and all matters, whether contested or not, in the discretion of the judge, and any judgment or order so rendered or signed shall be effective as if rendered or signed in open court. Added by Acts 1975, No. 89,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1410 Family courts; authority to hire law clerks
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§1410. Family courts; authority to hire law clerks Each judge of a family court in Louisiana is hereby authorized to employ a law clerk, provided funds are available, to perform such research duties as the judge who employs the law clerk may assign. The salary of each such law cl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1411 Court reporters; transcripts
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§1411. Court reporters; transcripts A. Except as provided in R.S. 13:961(F), official court reporters and deputy court reporters shall prepare transcripts formatted as follows: (1) Transcripts shall contain no fewer than thirty-two typed lines, exclusive of the page number, on le…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1414 Nonrefundable fee; assessment and disposition
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§1414. Nonrefundable fee; assessment and disposition A. In addition to all other fees and costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court for the judicial district court, except as otherwise provided by law and subject to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Artic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1415 Repealed by Acts 2016, No
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§1415. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 622, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1421 §§1421 to 1427 Repealed by Acts 1979, No
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§1421. §§1421 to 1427 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 460, §7, eff. July 1, 1979
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1441 Declaration of purpose
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§1441. Declaration of purpose The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for uniform subject matter jurisdiction and procedure for parish courts. This Chapter is intended to implement the constitutional requirement that such courts shall have parishwide territorial jurisdiction an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1442 Civil jurisdiction; in general
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§1442. Civil jurisdiction; in general The civil jurisdiction of a parish court is limited by the amount in dispute and by the nature of the proceeding, as set forth in R.S. 13:1443 and R.S. 13:1444. Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1443 Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy; eviction suits; injunctive actions
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§1443. Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy; eviction suits; injunctive actions A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the civil jurisdiction of a parish court is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute or the value of the property involved d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1444 Civil jurisdiction; limitations
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§1444. Civil jurisdiction; limitations Except as otherwise provided by law, a parish court has no jurisdiction in any of the following cases or proceedings: (1) A claim of title to immovable property. (2) A case involving the right to public office or position. (3) A case in whic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1445 Juvenile jurisdiction
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§1445. Juvenile jurisdiction The parish court shall be a juvenile court for the parish and shall exercise jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the district court, over juvenile matters, except where a separate juvenile or family court with exclusive jurisdiction is established b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1446 Criminal jurisdiction
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§1446. Criminal jurisdiction A. The parish court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all violations of state law and parish or municipal ordinances committed within its territorial jurisdiction which are punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1447 Powers; contempt; marriage ceremonies
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§1447. Powers; contempt; marriage ceremonies The parish court possesses inherently all of the power necessary for the exercise of its civil jurisdiction, even though not granted expressly by law. It possesses the powers provided by Article 192 and Articles 194 through 196 of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1448 Jurisdiction over persons and property
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§1448. Jurisdiction over persons and property A. A parish court may exercise jurisdiction over the person to the same extent and in the same manner as a district court. B. A parish court may exercise jurisdiction quasi in rem over movable or immovable property, or jurisdiction in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1449 Venue
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§1449. Venue Venue in suits in a parish court shall be determined in the same manner as venue in suits brought in the district court. Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.