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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.8 Criminal matters; costs
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§2488.8. Criminal matters; costs A. In all criminal matters, including traffic violation cases, the city judge may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty imposed, costs of court in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars. B. The proceeds derived from these costs shall b…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.80 Criminal fund; civil fund; City Court of Breaux Bridge; surplus; unclaimed funds
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§2488.80. Criminal fund; civil fund; City Court of Breaux Bridge; surplus; unclaimed funds A. When a surplus of fines, costs, or bonds has accumulated in the City Court of Breaux Bridge criminal fund, which is known as the Ward 4 Bond and Escrow Account and/or Criminal Fund Accou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2491 Municipal and traffic court of New Orleans
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§2491. Municipal and traffic court of New Orleans There is created a "Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans". Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2492 Number of judges; qualifications; election; salary; vacation
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§2492. Number of judges; qualifications; election; salary; vacation A.(1) The Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall consist of eight judgeships through December 31, 2020. Until January 1, 2027, it shall consist of seven judgeships. Thereafter it shall consist of five j…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2493 Jurisdiction
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§2493. Jurisdiction A. The jurisdiction of the court shall extend to the trial of violations of the ordinances of the city of New Orleans, including the enforcement of traffic violations within the city of New Orleans. B. The jurisdiction of the courts shall further extend to the…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2493.1 Housing court division; jurisdiction; powers of judge; environmental docket
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§2493.1. Housing court division; jurisdiction; powers of judge; environmental docket A. The council of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized to create, subject to the approval of the majority of the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, the Housing and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2494 Rules and regulations
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§2494. Rules and regulations The court may adopt such rules and regulations governing the operation thereof as may be necessary for the proper functioning of the court.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2495 Clerk of court
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§2495. Clerk of court A. There shall be one clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges of the court, at will. The court shall adopt such rules and regulations gov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2495.1 Judicial administrator
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§2495.1. Judicial administrator A. There shall be one judicial administrator of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges of the court at will. The court shall adopt suc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2496 Court personnel; salaries
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§2496. Court personnel; salaries A. In addition to any employee otherwise provided by law, each judge shall appoint four employees as the judge may deem necessary to expedite the business and functions of the court and shall fix their salaries and benefits. B. The salaries and be…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2496.2 Expenses of municipal and traffic court
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§2496.2. Expenses of municipal and traffic court A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a majority of the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may authorize a payment from the consolidated judicial expense fund of the court to defray any expense of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2496.3 First appearance hearing officer; appointment; salary; qualifications
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§2496.3. First appearance hearing officer; appointment; salary; qualifications A. There is hereby created the office of first appearance hearing officer of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans. B. There shall be only one first appearance officer. The first appearance he…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2496.4 Consolidated judicial expense fund for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New
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§2496.4. Consolidated judicial expense fund for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans A. There is hereby established the consolidated judicial expense fund for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, which shall be a special account for use in administration of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2497 Deputy clerks; appointment; salaries; removal
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§2497. Deputy clerks; appointment; salaries; removal A. The clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall appoint such deputies, assistants and employees as the legislature may provide as are necessary for the operation of the court. B. All salaries of the clerks …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2498 Appeal; proceedings; record; hearing
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§2498. Appeal; proceedings; record; hearing A. There shall be a right of appeal in all cases from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans to the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans. The appeals shall be on the law and the facts and shall be reviewed by the ap…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2499 Quarters, furniture, and stationery; police detail
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§2499. Quarters, furniture, and stationery; police detail The city of New Orleans shall provide suitable rooms, furniture, stationery, and other operating expenses for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, the city constable, or …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500 Powers of judges, clerks, and court reporters
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§2500. Powers of judges, clerks, and court reporters A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and their clerks and court reporters may administer oaths and the judges may compel witnesses to appear and testify. B. The court shall possess inherently all powe…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500.1 Additional costs; municipal and traffic court probation department; special fund
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§2500.1. Additional costs; municipal and traffic court probation department; special fund A. Any defendant, other than an indigent, who pleads guilty or is convicted of an offense by the Municipal and Traffic Court of the city of New Orleans shall be assessed costs not to exceed …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500.2 Additional court costs to defray expenses
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§2500.2. Additional court costs to defray expenses In all prosecutions in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, including all traffic violations other than parking, there may be assessed as additional costs against every defendant for every offense who is convicted afte…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500.4 Enumeration of fees; copies; retrieval fee
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§2500.4. Enumeration of fees; copies; retrieval fee In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerk of the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court may demand and receive the following fees: (1) Copies per page uncertified, one dollar. (2) Copies per page certified, two…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2501 Fines imposed remitted monthly to city treasurer
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§2501. Fines imposed remitted monthly to city treasurer Each judge of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall ensure that all fines collected are remitted monthly to the city treasurer of New Orleans. Acts 2011, No. 339, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017;…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2512 Initiation of proceedings by affidavit or by bill of information in the municipal and
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§2512. Initiation of proceedings by affidavit or by bill of information in the municipal and traffic court Notwithstanding Code of Criminal Procedure Article 382, all proceedings in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall be initiated by affidavit or bill of informat…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2513 Conduct of trials; rules of evidence in the municipal and traffic court
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§2513. Conduct of trials; rules of evidence in the municipal and traffic court The trials of all cases in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, and the rules of evidence applicable thereto, shall be the same as govern the trials of misdemeanors under Title 15 of the Lou…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2514 Appeals; cost bond for transcripts from the municipal and traffic court
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§2514. Appeals; cost bond for transcripts from the municipal and traffic court The city council of New Orleans may provide by ordinance that in all appeals from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, there shall be required the posting of a reasonable costs bond to defra…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2515 Application for supervisory writs; stay orders
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§2515. Application for supervisory writs; stay orders All applications for supervisory writs of certiorari, prohibition, or mandamus to the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall be filed with the clerk for the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2516 Conviction in the municipal and traffic court not to be used in district court
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§2516. Conviction in the municipal and traffic court not to be used in district court No conviction in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may be used in any trial in any district court of this state arising out of the same facts and circumstances in connection with wh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2519 Procedure for granting probation to convicted defendants in the Municipal and
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§2519. Procedure for granting probation to convicted defendants in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may in their discretion, and where the circumstances of the case merit it, suspend the execution or im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.1 Creation; territorial boundaries
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§2561.1. Creation; territorial boundaries There is hereby created a court to be known and designated as the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana the territorial boundaries of which shall be Wards 7, 8, 9 and 10, of the parish of Jefferson, which is c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.10 Applicability of Code of Civil Procedure
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§2561.10. Applicability of Code of Civil Procedure The provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure with reference to city courts, shall be applicable to this court in all civil cases. Acts 1962, No. 484, §10.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.12 Clerk; seal
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§2561.12. Clerk; seal The clerk of court for the parish of Jefferson shall be ex-officio clerk of court for this court. He, or any deputy appointed by him, may be assigned to act as minute clerk, and shall perform such other clerical duties as the judge shall direct. He shall be …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.13 Sheriff as executive officer
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§2561.13. Sheriff as executive officer The executive officer of this court shall be the sheriff of the parish of Jefferson. All writs and processes in either criminal or civil matters issued by this court, shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy. The sheriff shall receive th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.14 Prosecution of criminal cases
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§2561.14. Prosecution of criminal cases All criminal cases shall be prosecuted by the district attorney for the parish of Jefferson, or through an assistant appointed by him. Acts 1962, No. 484, §14.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.15 Court reporter
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§2561.15. Court reporter The judge shall appoint a competent court reporter to take the evidence in any case in which it is necessary to do so under the laws applicable to district courts, unless the parties waive the appointment of the reporter. At the request of any party, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.16 Office space
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§2561.16. Office space The governing authority for the parish of Jefferson shall provide suitable space, within the territorial boundaries of this court, for the operation thereof. Acts 1962, No. 484, §16.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.17 Appellate jurisdiction
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§2561.17. Appellate jurisdiction Any other law to the contrary notwithstanding, all appeals allowed by law from justice of the peace courts to district courts in civil and criminal matters shall, in the parish of Jefferson for justice of the peace courts east of the Mississippi R…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.2 Civil jurisdiction
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§2561.2. Civil jurisdiction A. Subject to the limitations provided in R.S. 13:2561.4, this court has civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, within its territorial boundaries, when the amount in dispute, or the value of the property involved, does not excee…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.3 Criminal jurisdiction
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§2561.3. Criminal jurisdiction This court has criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court, for the trial of all persons charged with offenses or crimes committed within its territorial boundaries, but not including capital crimes or those crimes or offenses w…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.4 Limitations on civil jurisdiction
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§2561.4. Limitations on civil jurisdiction This court shall not have jurisdiction in civil matters involving successions or probate matters; where a succession is the defendant; in divorce proceedings; in matters concerned with adoption, emancipation, interdiction, or filiation o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.5 Judges; qualifications and salary; election of additional judges
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§2561.5. Judges; qualifications and salary; election of additional judges A. This court shall have two judges whose term of office shall be six years each, and who shall be elected by the qualified electors residing within the territorial boundaries of the court; provided that th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.6 Election of judge; terms
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§2561.6. Election of judge; terms The first judge of this court shall be elected at the state general election to be held in 1964 and he shall serve until the next election for judges of the 24th Judicial District Court, and thereafter, shall be elected, take office and serve a s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.7 Powers of judge
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§2561.7. Powers of judge The judge of this court may perform marriage ceremonies, require bonds to keep the peace, issue warrants of arrest; examine, commit, and admit to bail and discharge; and hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital, and shall have all the powers…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.8 Traffic offenses
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§2561.8. Traffic offenses The judge of this court shall have the power to fix a schedule of fines, including costs, for the various traffic offenses, and any person charged with such an offense may plead guilty before the clerk, who shall make an entry thereof, and pay the fine a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.9 Annual vacation
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§2561.9. Annual vacation The judge of this court may take an annual vacation of one month. He may appoint an attorney residing within the territorial boundaries of this Court, which attorney shall possess the same qualifications as that required of the judge, to sit during the mo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.1 Creation; territorial boundaries
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§2562.1. Creation; territorial boundaries There is hereby created a court to be known and designated as "The Second Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana," the territorial boundaries of which shall be Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 11 of the Parish of Jefferson…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.10 Code of Civil Procedure; applicability
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§2562.10. Code of Civil Procedure; applicability The provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Book 8, shall be applicable to this court in all civil cases except as otherwise herein provided. Acts 1966, No. 5, §10, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.12 Clerk; seal
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§2562.12. Clerk; seal The clerk of court for the Parish of Jefferson shall be ex-officio clerk of court for this court. He, or any deputy appointed by him, may be assigned to act as minute clerk, and shall perform such other clerical duties as the judge shall direct. The clerk of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.13 Sheriff as executive officer
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§2562.13. Sheriff as executive officer The executive officer of this court shall be the sheriff of the Parish of Jefferson. All writs and processes in either criminal or civil matters issued by this court shall be served by the sheriff or his deputy. The sheriff shall charge and …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.14 Prosecution of criminal cases
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§2562.14. Prosecution of criminal cases All criminal cases shall be prosecuted by the district attorney for the Parish of Jefferson, or through an assistant appointed by him. Acts 1966, No. 5, §14 eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.15 Court reporter
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§2562.15. Court reporter The judge shall appoint a competent court reporter to take the evidence in any case in which it is necessary to do so under the laws applicable to district courts, unless the parties waive the appointment of the reporter. At the request of any party, the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.16 Office space
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§2562.16. Office space The governing authority for the Parish of Jefferson shall provide suitable space, within the territorial boundaries of this court, for the operation thereof. Acts 1966, No. 5, §16, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
