Title 13, Courts and Judicial Procedure
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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. § 13:841.3 Repealed by Acts 2016, No
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§841.3. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 131, §2.
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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:902 §§902 to 909 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§902. §§902 to 909 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:910 Deputy clerks; minute clerks; powers and duties
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§910. Deputy clerks; minute clerks; powers and duties A. A clerk of a district court, with the approval of the court, may appoint deputy clerks who possess all of the powers and authority of the clerk, except as otherwise provided by law. The clerk, with the approval of the court…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:911 §§911, 912 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§911. §§911, 912 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:913 Repealed by Acts 2005, No
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§913. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 169, §8, eff. July 1, 2006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:914 Record of pleadings, original documents and judgments; certified copies
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§914. Record of pleadings, original documents and judgments; certified copies A. The clerk shall record all pleadings, original documents, and judgments either in a bound book, or by means of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:914.1 Repealed by Acts 2004, No
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§914.1. Repealed by Acts 2004, No. 26, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:915 Time for record in case of appeal
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§915. Time for record in case of appeal In case of appeal the clerks of the district courts shall record the pleadings and judgments as aforesaid, together with the judgment of the district and appellate court, within six months from the filing of the judgment of the appellate co…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:916 Time for recording when appeal dismissed
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§916. Time for recording when appeal dismissed In case no judgment is rendered in the appellate court, because the appeal is dismissed, the clerk shall record the pleadings and order of dismissal, as directed by the preceding section, within six months from the notice of the dism…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:917 Destruction of useless records
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§917. Destruction of useless records A. The clerk of court may upon consent of the judge, or of the majority of judges in districts with several divisions, destroy records of any of the following judicial proceedings when such records have been deemed by the presiding judge or ju…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:918 Disbursement of funds
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§918. Disbursement of funds After the clerk of court receives a copy of an order authorizing disbursement of funds located in the registry of the court, the clerk within fifteen business days shall disburse the funds by check, payable to each entity or person entitled to the fund…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:961 Court reporters; generally
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§961. Court reporters; generally A. In any judicial district there may be appointed as many official court reporters as there are district judges in said judicial district. Each district judge may appoint one court reporter who shall hold office until it is declared vacated by th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:961.1 Federal and state district court reporters; administration of oaths
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§961.1. Federal and state district court reporters; administration of oaths The official court reporters of all United States district courts located in the State of Louisiana and the official court reporters of all district courts of the state shall have authority to administer …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:961.2 Court reporters; transcripts
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§961.2. 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 l…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:962 Court reporters for the First Judicial District
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§962. Court reporters for the First Judicial District A. The judges of the First Judicial District Court shall appoint the court reporters for the First Judicial District Court. B. The court reporters shall be persons of good moral character, whose knowledge of court procedure an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:963 Court reporters for Thirteenth Judicial District
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§963. Court reporters for Thirteenth Judicial District A. There shall be appointed one court reporter for the district judge in the Thirteenth Judicial District, and the qualifications, mode of appointment, duties and compensation of the reporter shall be as provided in this sect…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:964 Court reporters for Fourteenth Judicial District
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§964. Court reporters for Fourteenth Judicial District A. There shall be appointed as many official court reporters for the fourteenth judicial district as there are district judges in the district, and the qualifications, mode of appointment, duties and compensation of the repor…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:964.1 Fourteenth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
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§964.1. Fourteenth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees A.(1) The court administrator for the Fourteenth Judicial District Court shall establish an indigent transcript fund for the deposit of all monies that may be received under the provisions of this Sec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:964.2 Repealed by Acts 2017, No
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§964.2. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 158, §2. Acts 2001, No. 969, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2017, No. 158, §2. *NOTE: Repeal effective upon action of Judicial Council. See Supreme Court of Louisiana Report of the Judicial Council to the Louisiana Sate Legislatu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:964.3 Twenty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund
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§964.3. Twenty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund A. The court administrator for the Twenty-First Judicial District Court shall establish an indigent transcript fund for the deposit of all monies that may be received under the provisions of this Section, relative t…