Title 13, Courts and Judicial Procedure

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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:722 Commissioners: qualifications; salary and benefits; restrictions on employment; office
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§722. Commissioners: qualifications; salary and benefits; restrictions on employment; office space; supplies; equipment; employees A. The qualifications for the office of commissioner for the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court shall be the same as the qualifications for office…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:73 Entry and publication of rules
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§73. Entry and publication of rules The rules adopted by the supreme court shall be entered in its minutes, and shall be published in the manner which the court deems most effective and practicable.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:74 Crier for supreme court; salary
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§74. Crier for supreme court; salary There may be one or more criers for the supreme court, who shall be appointed by the judges of the supreme court from among the court's security personnel, and be commissioned by the civil sheriff for the parish of Orleans as a deputy sheriff.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:75 Retirement of crier of Supreme Court; vacancy, how filled
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§75. Retirement of crier of Supreme Court; vacancy, how filled A. A crier of the Supreme Court of Louisiana may retire on two thirds pay when he shall have served continuously for a period of fifteen years immediately preceding the date of his retirement and shall have reached th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:750 Liability of the clerk of court; limitations
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§750. Liability of the clerk of court; limitations A. Unless the law relieves him of such, the clerk of court in his official capacity as clerk of the court, ex officio recorder of mortgages and conveyances, or in any other capacity in which he may act, is liable for any damage o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:750.1 Personal liability of the clerk, his deputies and employees
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§750.1. Personal liability of the clerk, his deputies and employees A. The clerk of court is not personally liable for any damage or loss arising out of the performance of the duties imposed upon him in any capacity or for any reason unless the damage or loss is caused by his wil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751 Ex-officio offices
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§751. Ex-officio offices The clerks of the several district courts shall be parish registers of conveyances and recorders of mortgages, and notaries public, ex-officio.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751.1 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§751.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751.2 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§751.2. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751.3 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§751.3. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751.4 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§751.4. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:751.5 Repealed by Acts 2012, No
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§751.5. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:752 Legislative findings
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§752. Legislative findings (1) The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution provides that, "[a] well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed". (2) Article I, Section 11 of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:753 Reporting of information to Louisiana Supreme Court for NICS database; possession
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§753. Reporting of information to Louisiana Supreme Court for NICS database; possession of a firearm A. Each district clerk of court shall report to the Louisiana Supreme Court for reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System database the name and other iden…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:754 Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority; membership; board of commission;
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§754. Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority; membership; board of commission; statewide portal A. There is hereby created the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority which shall be referred to as "LCRAA". B. LCRAA shall provide for infrastructure, governance, standard opera…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:755 Repealed by Acts 2005, No
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§755. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756 Office hours
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§756. Office hours Each of the clerks of the district courts and ex officio recorders shall keep their offices open from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. every day except Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays, and in cases of public emergency. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in the e…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.1 Ascension Parish; branch office
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§756.1. Ascension Parish; branch office A. The clerk of court of the parish of Ascension shall establish and maintain a branch office on the East Bank of the Mississippi River in the parish of Ascension. B. The governing authority of the parish of Ascension shall make an office a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.10 Bienville Parish; branch office
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§756.10. Bienville Parish; branch office The clerk of court of the parish of Bienville may establish and maintain a branch office in Ringgold in the parish of Bienville to be used to receive election returns, to issue marriage licenses, to store microfilm, to provide ex officio n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.11 St
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§756.11. St. John the Baptist Parish; branch office A. The clerk of court of the parish of St. John the Baptist may establish and maintain a branch office on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the parish of St. John the Baptist to be used to receive election returns, to is…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.12 DeSoto Parish; branch office; Stonewall
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§756.12. DeSoto Parish; branch office; Stonewall The clerk of court of the parish of DeSoto may establish and maintain a branch office in Stonewall in the parish of DeSoto to be used to receive election returns, to issue marriage licenses, to store microfilm, to provide ex offici…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.2 Lafourche Parish; branch offices
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§756.2. Lafourche Parish; branch offices A. The clerk of court of the parish of Lafourche may establish and maintain branch offices in Galliano and Lockport in the parish of Lafourche to be used to receive election returns, issue marriage licenses, and store microfilm. B. The gov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.3 St
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§756.3. St. James Parish; branch office A. The clerk of court of the parish of St. James shall establish and maintain a branch office in the St. James Parish Courthouse Annex at Vacherie, Ward 6, parish of St. James, to be used to receive election returns, issue marriage licenses…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.4 Jefferson Parish; satellite or suboffice
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§756.4. Jefferson Parish; satellite or suboffice A. The clerk of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court for the parish of Jefferson may establish a satellite or suboffice for the purpose of filing documents and pleadings in any civil proceeding in any place other than the pari…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.5 East Feliciana Parish; branch office
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§756.5. East Feliciana Parish; branch office The clerk of court of the parish of East Feliciana may establish and maintain a branch office in Jackson in the parish of East Feliciana, without cost to the state, to be used to issue marriage licenses, to provide ex officio notary se…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.6 East Baton Rouge Parish; branch offices
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§756.6. East Baton Rouge Parish; branch offices A. The clerk of court of the parish of East Baton Rouge may, with the assent and concurrence of the governing authority of the parish, establish and maintain branch offices in the cities of Baker and Zachary and that portion of the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.7 St
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§756.7. St. Landry Parish; branch office The clerk of court of the parish of St. Landry may establish and maintain a branch office in the sixth ward of the parish of St. Landry to receive election returns, issue marriage licenses, store microfilm, provide ex officio notary servic…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.8 Tangipahoa Parish; branch office
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§756.8. Tangipahoa Parish; branch office The clerk of court of the parish of Tangipahoa may establish and maintain a branch office in the city of Hammond in the parish of Tangipahoa to be used to receive election returns, issue passports and marriage licenses, and file notarial a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.9 Livingston Parish; branch offices
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§756.9. Livingston Parish; branch offices A. The clerk of court of the parish of Livingston may establish and maintain one but not more than two branch offices in the parish of Livingston. B. The governing authority of the parish of Livingston may make an office available without…
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. § 13:788 §§788 to 792 Repealed by Acts 1983, No
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§788. §§788 to 792 Repealed by Acts 1983, No. 4, §2.
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…