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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:757 Seal
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§757. Seal The clerks of the courts in each parish shall obtain a seal, to be paid for by the parish, which shall contain the vignette of the state seal, with the words "Seal of the Clerk of the Parish of _________," which shall be used by the clerk of the parish to seal all pape…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:758 Liability insurance
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§758. Liability insurance A. Clerks of the judicial district courts may contract for insurance with any insurance company authorized to do business under the laws of this state to cover loss or damage from any negligent acts of the clerk or his deputies in the performance of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:759 Election; term of office
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§759. Election; term of office Except for the clerks of the Civil District Court and the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans and except for clerks of district courts elected at special elections, each clerk of a district court shall be elected at the gubernatorial e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:76 Filing, case management, and related technology in state courts; uniform plan
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§76. Filing, case management, and related technology in state courts; uniform plan A. The supreme court may provide for the development of a comprehensive and uniform plan for the use of filing, case management, and related technology by and in the courts of this state. In exerci…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:760 Limitations on liability for damages
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§760. Limitations on liability for damages No clerk of court and no deputy of such officer who performs any act or issues any order in conformity with the written order or judgment of any judge of a court in this state shall be liable in either his individual or official capacity…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:761 Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund; creation; sources of funds
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§761. Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund; creation; sources of funds A. The Clerks' Supplemental Compensation Fund, hereinafter referred to as "the fund", is hereby created. The proceeds from the fund shall be used solely and exclusively for salary supplements to clerks of co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:762 Authority of clerks to lease computer equipment
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§762. Authority of clerks to lease computer equipment Clerks of court may lease computer equipment or computer time to private persons for a reasonable fee. Acts 1987, No. 756, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:781 Clerk's salary fund
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§781. Clerk's salary fund A. Except as provided in R.S. 13:783(C), the clerk of the district court shall collect all fees and charges due his office and deposit them in a fund known as the Clerk's Salary Fund. The clerk shall keep an accurate set of books in connection with this …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:782 Compensation of clerks
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§782. Compensation of clerks A.(1) Clerks of district courts of the various parishes shall establish their own rates of annual compensation for their services, payable out of the clerk's salary fund, which rates shall not exceed the following amounts based on the applicable popul…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:783 Expenses of clerk's office
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§783. Expenses of clerk's office A. The clerk shall employ all necessary deputies and assistants, fix and pay their salaries, and defray all expenses out of the clerk's salary fund. B. The police jury of the parish of Plaquemines may pay the clerk of court and ex-officio recorder…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:783.1 Orleans Parish; retired clerks of civil district court and clerk's employees; creation
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§783.1. Orleans Parish; retired clerks of civil district court and clerk's employees; creation of fund A.(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, there is hereby created within the office of the Clerk of Civil District Court of the parish of Orleans a spec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:783.2 Ascension Parish; retired clerks and deputy clerks; creation of fund; investment
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§783.2. Ascension Parish; retired clerks and deputy clerks; creation of fund; investment advisory board A. There is hereby created the Ascension Parish Clerk of Court Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "APCOCREIF", to fund the payment by the clerk of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:784 Police jury to defray capital outlay expense; clerk's salary fund surplus
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§784. Police jury to defray capital outlay expense; clerk's salary fund surplus A. Upon the request of the clerk, the police jury shall provide him with all necessary office furniture, equipment, and record books. B. Out of any surplus in his salary fund, each of the clerks of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:785 Disposition of clerk's salary fund
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§785. Disposition of clerk's salary fund At the expiration of his term of office, the clerk shall pay into the parish treasury any balance in the clerk's salary fund which exceeds one-half of the revenues of the last year of the term, which amount shall be limited to no more than…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:786 Advances
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§786. Advances Whenever the receipts and earnings of the clerk's office are insufficient to provide for the normal salaries and expenses of the office, the police jury of the parish may advance to the clerk's salary fund such funds as may be necessary to pay these expenses.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:787 Supplements
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§787. Supplements (A) When the fees and charges collected during any month by the clerk are insufficient to pay his normal compensation, clerical salaries and other necessary expenses, and there is no surplus from fees and charges collected during previous months from which the d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:793 Clerk's salary fund, payment by Department of Corrections
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§793. Clerk's salary fund, payment by Department of Corrections The Department of Corrections, out of its appropriated funds, shall annually pay the sum of six thousand dollars into the salary fund of the clerk of court of each parish for each state adult correctional facility lo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:794 St
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§794. St. Landry Parish; jury commission fees; per diem and expenses of commissioners The clerk of court of St. Landry Parish shall, from fees collected for the jury commission fund, pay to the members of the jury commission their monthly per diem and expenses on their own warran…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:81 Short title; legislative intent
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§81. Short title; legislative intent A. This Part may be cited as the "Judicial Budget and Performance Accountability Act". B.(1) It is the intent of this Part to encourage the judiciary to develop, implement, and maintain a budget and performance accountability system for those …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:82 Strategic planning
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§82. Strategic planning A. The Judicial Budgetary Control Board or a judicial body to be designated by the supreme court shall develop on behalf of each level of court a strategic plan to be used as a guide to the ongoing and proposed activities of the judiciary for the next five…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:82.1 Uniform budget document; supreme court annual report
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§82.1. Uniform budget document; supreme court annual report Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no later than October first of each calendar year, the judicial administrator for the supreme court shall develop or revise a uniform budget document designed to show…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:83 Judicial appropriation bill; operational plans
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§83. Judicial appropriation bill; operational plans A. The Judicial Budgetary Control Board shall refer to the judiciary's strategic plan for each level of court in the development of the judicial appropriation bill and its accompanying operational plan. B. The judicial appropria…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:84 Judicial performance program; reporting
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§84. Judicial performance program; reporting A. The supreme court shall direct its judicial administrator to develop a performance accountability program and provide for regular reporting to the people of Louisiana. B. The accountability program shall be comprised of the followin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:841 Enumeration of fees in civil matters; miscellaneous
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§841. Enumeration of fees in civil matters; miscellaneous A. The clerks of the several district courts may be entitled to demand and receive fees of office, which fees may be less than, but shall not exceed, the amounts set forth in this Section. Any clerk of court that establish…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:841.1 Additional fee for offset of supreme court reporting system expense
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§841.1. Additional fee for offset of supreme court reporting system expense In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be imposed and collected, the clerk of court of each district court may demand and receive from each party liable for court costs the additi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:841.2 Internet document access; fees to clerk of court; Twenty-First Judicial District
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§841.2. Internet document access; fees to clerk of court; Twenty-First Judicial District In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerk of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Tangipahoa Parish, may demand and receive additional fees, for filing civil suits, a su…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:842 Advance costs
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§842. Advance costs A. The clerks of the district courts shall demand and receive from the plaintiff or plaintiffs in each ordinary suit, whether accompanied by conservatory writs or not, not less than twenty dollars or such other amount as may be fixed by law for advanced costs,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:842.1 Pilot program; flat filing fees; Ninth Judicial District
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§842.1. Pilot program; flat filing fees; Ninth Judicial District A. The clerk of court of Rapides Parish may establish a pilot program to provide for a schedule of flat filing fees in the Ninth Judicial District Court. Pursuant to this program the clerk of court may demand and re…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:842.3 Juvenile Expense Fund; filing fees; Ninth Judicial District
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§842.3. Juvenile Expense Fund; filing fees; Ninth Judicial District A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:842.1 and in addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Ninth Judicial District shall collect from every person fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:842.4 Complex Litigation Section Pilot Program; filing fees; Nineteenth Judicial District
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§842.4. Complex Litigation Section Pilot Program; filing fees; Nineteenth Judicial District Court A. As used in this Section, the term "complex litigation" shall mean a type of civil case that involves multifaceted legal and case management issues requiring all-encompassing judic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:842.5 Domestic Violence Intervention Court Pilot Program; Nineteenth Judicial District
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§842.5. Domestic Violence Intervention Court Pilot Program; Nineteenth Judicial District Court A. The legislature hereby finds and declares that domestic violence remains a significant public safety and public health issue in this state. Traditional sentencing models have not suf…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:843 Security for cost; collection of accrued costs; employment of counsel
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§843. Security for cost; collection of accrued costs; employment of counsel A. The clerk of court may demand security for costs at the time the suit is filed. B.(1) After any cost advance furnished under R.S. 13:842 has been exhausted, all accrued costs shall be paid by the party…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:843.1 Court costs; refund; statement of costs owing
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§843.1. Court costs; refund; statement of costs owing Not later than ninety days after receipt of written verification of final termination of a civil suit, the clerk of each district court shall comply with either of the following: (1) Refund to the plaintiff or plaintiffs any u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:843.2 Civil court costs; jury costs; bond; immovable property as security
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§843.2. Civil court costs; jury costs; bond; immovable property as security A personal surety may furnish as security for a bond for civil court costs, including jury costs, immovable property located in the parish in which the proceeding was brought, provided the surety presents…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:844 Fees of ex officio recorders
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§844. Fees of ex officio recorders A.(1) Clerks of the district courts as ex officio recorders shall charge the following fees for filing and recording documents: (a) For one to five page documents, one hundred dollars. (b) For six to twenty-five page documents, two hundred dolla…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:844.1 Fees; state agency adoptions
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§844.1. Fees; state agency adoptions A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the fee assessed by the clerk of court for the filing of a petition for a state agency adoption shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per petition. B. For the purpose of this Secti…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:845 Time for payment of fees as recorder
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§845. Time for payment of fees as recorder The ex-officio recorder shall be entitled to demand their fees at the time their official services are rendered.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:846 Additional fees; attending court sessions; transcripts of appeal in criminal cases; costs of prosecution; forfeited bail bond
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§846. Additional fees; attending court sessions; transcripts of appeal in criminal cases; costs of prosecution; forfeited bail bond A. In addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerks of the several district courts throughout the state of Louisiana, the parish of Orleans except…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:847 Fees in criminal cases; exceptions
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§847. Fees in criminal cases; exceptions A. In addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerks of the several district courts throughout the state of Louisiana shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees: (1)(a) In criminal misdemeanor cases involving traffic offen…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:847.1 Traffic violations; fees to clerk of court; Twenty-seventh Judicial District
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§847.1. Traffic violations; fees to clerk of court; Twenty-seventh Judicial District In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerks of the Twenty-seventh Judicial District may assess a fee not to exceed five dollars for the processing of payment of a citation issued …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:848 Collection of fees in criminal cases
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§848. Collection of fees in criminal cases Whenever any person has been convicted in any criminal case, and the judge has assessed costs against the defendant, the clerk of court shall be entitled to the same remedies as are available for the collection of clerk's fees in civil c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:848.1 Criminal cases; disbursement
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§848.1. Criminal cases; disbursement The sheriff, clerk, marshal, or other agency or office whose duties include receiving court fines, fees, costs, assessments, and forfeitures for courts within their jurisdictions shall disburse all sums due on a monthly basis and shall provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:849 Microfilm suit records; services; fees
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§849. Microfilm suit records; services; fees Whenever the Department of State forwards to the clerks of court requests for services or inquiries relating to records in suits previously transferred to the department for copying by microphotographic process, the clerks of court, in…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:85 Judicial performance program auditing
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§85. Judicial performance program auditing A. The judicial administrator shall be responsible for the execution of periodic performance audits of judicial programs for the various courts; however, at least one performance audit of a judicial program shall be performed each year. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:850 Facsimile transmission; filings in civil actions; fees; equipment and supplies
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§850. Facsimile transmission; filings in civil actions; fees; equipment and supplies A. Until January 1, 2026, any document in a civil action may be filed with the clerk of court by facsimile transmission. All clerks of court shall make available for their use equipment to accomm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:851 Criminal matters; additional costs for clerk of court's office in the Fortieth Judicial District Court
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§851. Criminal matters; additional costs for clerk of court's office in the Fortieth Judicial District Court A. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Fortieth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be assessed as additional costs against e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:852 Criminal matters; additional court costs; additional fees for civil filings; Twelfth Judicial District Court
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§852. Criminal matters; additional court costs; additional fees for civil filings; Twelfth Judicial District Court A.(1) In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Twelfth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be assessed as additional costs a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:853 Criminal matters; additional court costs; Twenty-Second Judicial District Court
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§853. Criminal matters; additional court costs; Twenty-Second Judicial District Court A. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be assessed as additional costs against every defendant who…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:86 Judicial College; education account; sources of funds
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§86. Judicial College; education account; sources of funds A. In addition to any other filing fee or cost imposed or authorized by law, the clerk of the supreme court and each city, parish, juvenile, family, district, and appellate court shall impose and collect from each party l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:901 Requirements for indexing names
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§901. Requirements for indexing names The recorder of mortgages and of conveyances shall index any act required to be recorded in the names of the natural persons as recited in the act, including the full name, including middle name or middle initial, and family name of such natu…