Title 13, Courts and Judicial Procedure
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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3478 Constable or deputy constable to act when not disqualified or unwilling or unable to act
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§3478. Constable or deputy constable to act when not disqualified or unwilling or unable to act When there is a constable or duly appointed deputy constable not disqualified to act because of relationship, or unable to act on account of sickness or other cause, and who is willing…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3479 Operation of water craft by non-resident as appointment of secretary of state as agent for service of process
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§3479. Operation of water craft by non-resident as appointment of secretary of state as agent for service of process The operation, navigation or maintenance by a non-resident or non-residents of a boat, ship, barge or other water craft in the state, either in person or through o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3480 Service of citation on secretary of state; sending or delivering notice and copies; filing receipt or affidavit; continuances
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§3480. Service of citation on secretary of state; sending or delivering notice and copies; filing receipt or affidavit; continuances Service of citation in any case provided in R.S. 13:3479 shall be made by serving a copy of the petition and citation on the secretary of state, or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3481 Service of any other process on secretary of state
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§3481. Service of any other process on secretary of state Service of any process other than citation in any case provided by R.S. 13:3479 shall be made by serving a copy thereof on the secretary of state, and such service shall be sufficient service upon any such non-resident.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3482 R.S
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§3482. R.S. 13:3479 through 13:3481 not to affect other methods of process against non-residents Nothing in R.S. 13:3479 through 13:3481 shall be construed as affecting other methods of process against non-residents as now provided by existing laws.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3483 Service in suits arising from sale or manufacture of sugar cane or syrup
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§3483. Service in suits arising from sale or manufacture of sugar cane or syrup In all cases provided in R.S. 13:3232 where suit is brought in the parish in which the domicile of defendant is not situated, service of petition, citation and other process shall be made by deliverin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3484 Mailing of process to deputy, constable, or marshal for service; mileage and mailing costs; sheriff not responsible for constable or marshal
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§3484. Mailing of process to deputy, constable, or marshal for service; mileage and mailing costs; sheriff not responsible for constable or marshal When requested to do so by the party at whose instance service is to be made, and when the place where service is to be made is more…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3485 Appointment of agent for service of process by nonresident individual or partnership no defense to nonresident attachment unless notice filed with secretary of state
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§3485. Appointment of agent for service of process by nonresident individual or partnership no defense to nonresident attachment unless notice filed with secretary of state The appointment of an agent for the service of process by a nonresident individual or partnership is no def…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3491 Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of suit
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§3491. Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of suit A. A notice in a divorce action in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 shall be signed by the clerk of the court or his deputy issuing it with an expression of his official capacity and under the seal of his office; s…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3492 Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of rule to show cause
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§3492. Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of rule to show cause A. A notice of a rule to show cause in accordance with Civil Code Article 102 shall be signed by the clerk of the court or his deputy issuing it with an expression of his official capacity and under the sea…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3493 Required notice; directory only
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§3493. Required notice; directory only A. The notices required by R.S. 13:3491 and 3492 are directory and not mandatory. B. All judgments of divorce rendered pursuant to Civil Code Article 102, and pending divorce proceedings, in which notice required by the applicable provisions…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3494 Child support; notice required in child support actions
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§3494. Child support; notice required in child support actions A. A notice in a child support action shall be signed by the clerk of the court or his deputy issuing it with an expression of his official capacity and under the seal of his office, shall be accompanied by a certifie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3495 Failure to give notice; validity of judgment not affected
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§3495. Failure to give notice; validity of judgment not affected A failure to give the notice required pursuant to R.S. 13:3494 shall not invalidate a judgment of child support. Acts 2016, No. 216, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:35 Employment of attorneys, staff personnel, etc.; expenditures
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§35. Employment of attorneys, staff personnel, etc.; expenditures The commission may employ and fix the duties and compensation of such attorneys, staff personnel, and other employees, and may make such expenditures, including the payment of the fees of witnesses, as it finds nec…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:351 Salaries, oaths of office, bonds
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§351. Salaries, oaths of office, bonds A. The clerk, chief deputy clerk, and deputies of each court of appeal shall receive from the state an annual salary which shall be established by their respective court in accordance with the General Appropriations Act. B. Each of these off…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:352 Fees; bond premiums; equipment, supplies, and other expenses; reimbursement of
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§352. Fees; bond premiums; equipment, supplies, and other expenses; reimbursement of expenses of judges of courts of appeal A. The clerks of all of the courts of appeal shall charge the following fees: (1) For filing the record of appeal, three hundred dollars. (2) For filing an …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:352.1 Repealed by Acts 2016, No
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§352.1. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 131, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:353 Clerks; sheriff; superintendent of police
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§353. Clerks; sheriff; superintendent of police A. The courts of appeal shall appoint their respective clerks and deputies, who shall serve at the pleasure of the court. B. The sheriff of the respective parishes in which the courts of appeal are domiciled, or one of his deputies,…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3541 §§3541 to 3543 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§3541. §§3541 to 3543 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:36 Powers of commission
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§36. Powers of commission In the course of any investigation or hearing held by the commission, it may administer oaths or affirmations, subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, examine them under oath or affirmation, and require the production of books, records, documents, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3601 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§3601. Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3602 Pleading and proof of truth as justification for defamation
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§3602. Pleading and proof of truth as justification for defamation Whenever any civil suit for slander, defamation, or for a libel, shall be instituted in any court of this state, it shall be lawful for the defendant to plead in justification the truth of the slanderous, defamato…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3661 Attendance compulsory in civil cases; witnesses within state; deposit
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§3661. Attendance compulsory in civil cases; witnesses within state; deposit A. Witnesses in civil cases who reside or who are employed in this state may be subpoenaed and compelled to attend trials or hearings wherever held in this state. B. Witnesses who are subpoenaed to atten…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3661.1 Departmental service of subpoenas on law enforcement officers and fire service personnel
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§3661.1. Departmental service of subpoenas on law enforcement officers and fire service personnel A. Service of subpoenas on any law enforcement officer or fire service personnel, when not a party to the action, may be made through personal service on the law enforcement officer'…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3662 Witness fees for law enforcement officers, fire service persons, and representatives of governmental traffic engineering departments
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§3662. Witness fees for law enforcement officers, fire service persons, and representatives of governmental traffic engineering departments A. Each law enforcement officer, fire service person, or person testifying as a representative of a governmental traffic engineering departm…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3663 Witnesses summoned for deposition or deposed; fees and mileage
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§3663. Witnesses summoned for deposition or deposed; fees and mileage A. Any person not a party to a civil action who is subpoenaed and appears for deposition or whose deposition is taken shall receive the same fees and mileage as if subpoenaed for attendance as a witness at a tr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3664 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§3664. Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3665 Competency of witnesses
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§3665. Competency of witnesses The competent witness in any civil proceeding in court or before a person having authority to receive evidence shall be a person of proper understanding.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3666 Compensation of expert witnesses; costs of medical reports and copies of hospital records; land surveyors
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§3666. Compensation of expert witnesses; costs of medical reports and copies of hospital records; land surveyors A. Witnesses called to testify in court only to an opinion founded on special study or experience in any branch of science, or to make scientific or professional exami…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3667 Physicians not required to attend court if life of patients would be endangered
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§3667. Physicians not required to attend court if life of patients would be endangered Physicians living more than ten miles from the seat of justice shall not be compelled to attend the court as witnesses in civil cases whenever in their opinion the life of any of their patients…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3667.1 Legislators, legislative officials, and personnel not required to appear as witnesses in court or at administrative proceedings
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§3667.1. Legislators, legislative officials, and personnel not required to appear as witnesses in court or at administrative proceedings A. Members of the legislature, the clerk of the House of Representatives, the secretary of the Senate, and employees of the House of Representa…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3667.2 Governor's compelled appearance in court; procedure; appeal
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§3667.2. Governor's compelled appearance in court; procedure; appeal A. Except as provided herein, the governor of the state of Louisiana may not be compelled to attend court as a witness during his term of office in any civil or in any criminal misdemeanor case in which he is no…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3667.3 Statewide elected officials, members of the legislature, legislative personnel, appointed heads of state departments, compelled appearance as witness in court or at administrative proceeding, hearing
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§3667.3. Statewide elected officials, members of the legislature, legislative personnel, appointed heads of state departments, compelled appearance as witness in court or at administrative proceeding, hearing required A.(1) A party litigant in a civil case or in a criminal misdem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3668 Saint Ursuline Nuns; not compelled to appear in court; taking of deposition
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§3668. Saint Ursuline Nuns; not compelled to appear in court; taking of deposition No member of the religious order called the Saint Ursuline Nuns, established in the city of New Orleans, shall be compelled by any writ or process whatever to appear in any court to give testimony …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3669 Witness not compelled to appear at subsequent term until paid
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§3669. Witness not compelled to appear at subsequent term until paid Any witness who may have been summoned to attend any of the courts of this state, to testify in a civil case, and shall have attended, claimed and received a certificate therefor, shall not again be compelled to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3670 Repealed by Acts 1960, No
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§3670. Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3671 Repealed by Acts 2022, No
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§3671. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 99, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3672 Court shall not require notary to produce original act, unless signature thereon at issue
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§3672. Court shall not require notary to produce original act, unless signature thereon at issue A court shall not require a notary to produce an original act passed before him, in response to a subpoena duces tecum, unless the genuineness of a signature thereon is at issue. Adde…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3711 Legislative journals; conclusively presumptive
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§3711. Legislative journals; conclusively presumptive The official journals of legislative proceedings, which are self-authenticating under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Code of Evidence, shall be conclusively presumptive of the existence and contents of the originals and of any act…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3712 Copies as prima facie proof; judicial notice of municipal and parochial ordinances
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§3712. Copies as prima facie proof; judicial notice of municipal and parochial ordinances A.(1) Certified copies of books, records, papers, or other documents of the state of Louisiana and its departments, boards, and agencies, and of its political subdivisions and their departme…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3712.1 Labor reports; child and spousal support proceedings; prima facie proof
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§3712.1. Labor reports; child and spousal support proceedings; prima facie proof Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:3712, whenever a copy of a self-authenticating report from Louisiana Works, or from any state or federal reporting agency, is offered in evidence in any chil…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3713 Federal enactments, regulations, decisions, prima facie evidence
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§3713. Federal enactments, regulations, decisions, prima facie evidence The official records and other documents, being enactments or regulations or decisions or rulings or proceedings or reports or other official acts, of the congress or any federal executive department or subdi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3713.1 "E911" tape recordings or records; court order; certified copies; attestation
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§3713.1. "E911" tape recordings or records; court order; certified copies; attestation A. Whenever a certified copy of any record or tape recording of any participating agency within a communication district operating an Enhanced Universal Emergency Number Service or Enhanced 911…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3714 Charts or records of hospitals, other health care providers; admissibility of certified or attested copy; BAC scientific analysis reports
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§3714. Charts or records of hospitals, other health care providers; admissibility of certified or attested copy; BAC scientific analysis reports A. Whenever a certified copy of the chart or record of any hospital, signed by the administrator or the medical records librarian of th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715 Court order for chart or record of state operated health care facility; certified copy as sufficient compliance
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§3715. Court order for chart or record of state operated health care facility; certified copy as sufficient compliance Whenever a certified copy of a chart or record of any state operated health care facility is offered in evidence or when any court of competent jurisdiction has …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715.1 Medical or hospital records of a patient; subpoena duces tecum and court order to
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§3715.1. Medical or hospital records of a patient; subpoena duces tecum and court order to a health care provider; reimbursement for records produced A. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto: (1) Patient "records" shall n…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715.2 Repealed by Acts 1995, No
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§3715.2. Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 1250, §4.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715.3 Peer review committee records; confidentiality
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§3715.3. Peer review committee records; confidentiality A. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:7(D) or any other law to the contrary, all records and proceedings, as defined in this Section, of: (1) Any public hospital committee, medical organization peer review committee, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715.4 Confidentiality of risk management and other information
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§3715.4. Confidentiality of risk management and other information A.(1) The legislature finds and declares that medical professional liability insurers, health care provider professional and public liability trusts created pursuant to R.S. 22:46, the office of risk management, an…
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3715.5 Confidentiality of communication from health care provider
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§3715.5. Confidentiality of communication from health care provider Any communication, including but not limited to an oral or written statement, gesture, or conduct by a health care provider expressing or conveying apology, regret, grief, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, com…