La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.56 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.56
Judicial expense fund for Thirty-third Judicial District
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court in the Thirty-third Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judge of the district, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Thirty-third Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he or she pleads guilty or who forfeits his or her bond a sum likewise determined, but which shall not exceed five dollars, which shall be collected by the sheriff.

B. The clerk of court and sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section with the judge of the district who shall place those sums in a separate account to be designated as the judicial expense fund for the Thirty-third Judicial District Court. The judge of the Thirty-third Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. He or she shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. The judge of the Thirty-third Judicial District Court, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, may fix and pay his or her court reporter a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judge may further appoint such secretarial, law clerks, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as he or she deems necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judge may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library for the court or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the court or the offices of the judge, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are now or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.

D. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund for the Thirty-third Judicial District to the judge thereof, except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.

Acts 1997, No. 344, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4201 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4201
Voluntary dismissal or discontinuance; payment of costs before judgment rendered or signed
Status: in_force

No order or judgment shall be rendered or signed by any court of the state dismissing or discontinuing any suit or reconventional demand, on the voluntary motion of any or all of the parties thereto, unless and until all costs and commissions due the clerk of court and the sheriff shall first have been paid, to be evidenced by certificates of those officers to be filed with and made part of the motion to dismiss or discontinue.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:61 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 61
Judicial Council
Status: in_force

A.(1) The Judicial Council of the Supreme Court of Louisiana shall adopt determinate standards and guidelines which shall be applied by the council in determining whether to approve the necessity of creating any new judgeship of the supreme court, courts of appeal, district courts, city courts, parish courts, juvenile courts, family courts, traffic courts, and municipal courts, including the creation of any new office of commissioner, magistrate, hearing officer, or any other judicial office by whatever other name designated.

(2) The Judicial Council shall adopt determinate standards and guidelines which shall be applied by the council in determining whether to approve the necessity of splitting or merging any courts of appeal, district courts, city courts, parish courts, juvenile courts, family courts, traffic courts, and municipal courts.

B.(1) Before a bill is acted upon by the legislature to create a new judgeship or office designated in Paragraph (A)(1) of this Section, a designee of the Judicial Council shall provide information to the appropriate standing committees of the House of Representatives or of the Senate as to approval of the council as to the necessity of creating the new judgeship or office of commissioner, magistrate, or hearing officer.

(2) Before a bill is acted upon by the legislature to split or merge courts designated in Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section, a designee of the Judicial Council shall provide information to the appropriate standing committees of the House of Representatives or of the Senate as to approval of the council as to the necessity of splitting or merging the courts.

C. The legislature shall not be required to act upon or enact legislation creating a new judgeship or office of commissioner, magistrate, or hearing officer even though the council has authorized the creation of the new office.

D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to justice of the peace courts, mayors' courts, or administrative law judges employed by the Division of Administrative Law.

E. The Judicial Council shall have the authority to conduct an annual review of judicial districts and appellate circuits and shall provide information and recommendations to the legislature on the appropriate number of district and appellate court judgeships within each district or circuit based upon caseload, population, or other pertinent factors, including the findings and recommendations of the Judicial Structure Task Force established by House Resolution No. 30 of the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature. The recommendations may include proposed revisions to specific constitutional or statutory language addressing the number of such judges in each district or circuit, the need for district or circuit merger or other actions, and the filling of judicial office vacancies in such district or circuit.

Acts 2003, No. 163, §1; Acts 2006, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1; Acts 2008, No. 621, §1; Acts 2022, No. 474, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3716 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3716
Deed of sheriff or others authorized to make public sales; prima facie proof of authority
Status: in_force

In any petitory action or other suit to try or establish title to immovable property, where the litigant upon whom the onus rests of proving title shall offer in evidence in support thereof the deed of any sheriff, succession representative, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, constable, auctioneer or other person authorized by the laws of this state or of the United States to make public sales, if the same be fair on its face, be duly recorded and purport to convey title from one person to another, such deed shall be prima facie evidence of the authority of the officer or other functionary who made and delivered it and shall moreover be deemed prima facie proof of such sale.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2500.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2500.1
Additional costs; municipal and traffic court probation department; special fund
Status: in_force

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 the sum of fifteen dollars for each offense, such costs to be in addition to any fine, clerk's fees or costs or any other fee or costs provided by law or sentence imposed by the court.

B. When any surety, cash, or other bond posted in the Municipal and Traffic Court of the city of New Orleans guaranteeing the appearance of any defendant in any case in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans has been forfeited, the surety company or its local agent or its insurance company, or both, for which the agent is writing bail bonds, shall be assessed the added costs provided for in Subsection A of this Section. The forfeiture of any bond referred to in this Subsection shall not be set aside until the above costs have been paid, in addition to the other legal requirements of law having been met for the setting aside of the forfeiture. Costs assessed against sureties and surety companies pursuant to this Section shall be collected and administered in the same manner as that set out in Subsection C of this Section.

C. Costs assessed against defendants pursuant to this Section shall be collected by the clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans. All sums so collected shall be remitted to the municipal and traffic court judicial administrator who shall deposit such sums in a bank or banks in the city of New Orleans in which deposits are insured or guaranteed by the federal government or any agency thereof. The deposits shall be credited to a special fund to be designated as the Municipal and Traffic Court Probation Department Fund which shall be administered by the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans.

D. There is hereby created a probation department in the Municipal and Traffic Court of the city of New Orleans which shall be funded from the Municipal and Traffic Court Probation Department Fund along with funds which may be realized from federal or state grants and any other sums which may be appropriated by the council of the city of New Orleans. The purpose of the probation department is to provide staff to monitor the behavior of defendants and to develop a comprehensive probationary service program at the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, which shall include but not be limited to release on recognizance, restitution, diversionary, and active probation programs.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 814, §1, eff. Aug. 1, 1980; Acts 2011, No. 339, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5001
Suits for removal of judges of courts of appeal, district courts, or city courts for parish of Orleans
Status: in_force

Suits for the removal from office of any judge of a court of record for any of the causes specified in Article 9, Sec. 1 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 shall be brought and instituted, pursuant to Article 9, Sec. 5 of the Constitution, before the supreme court, by petition. The pleadings, citations and all the proceedings therein, shall be made and had as is now provided for, and practiced before, the district courts of the state in cases of usurpation in office, except insofar as may be otherwise provided in the constitution and by R.S. 13:5001 through 13:5006.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4251.103 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4251.103
International application of Part
Status: in_force

A court of this state may treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this Part and Parts 2, 3, and 5 of this Chapter.

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4449 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4449
Certification by court of appeal of questions to Supreme Court
Status: in_force

In any case pending before the courts of appeal in which the judges thereof may desire the instructions or opinion of the Supreme Court on any question of law arising therein, the judges of the intermediate appellate court shall submit to the Supreme Court, a clear and concise statement in writing signed by them of the points or propositions of law concerning which the opinion of the court is desired and solicited. Should the Supreme Court deem an examination of the records necessary to a proper decision of the question of law so certified and submitted to it, the judges of the court of appeals, on receipt of a written request therefor, shall forward the original record to the clerk of the Supreme Court for the latter's consideration. Thereupon the Supreme Court may give its opinion on the points or propositions of law so submitted, which opinion, with the original record, shall be transmitted by the clerk of the Supreme Court to the court of appeals. The Supreme Court's opinion shall be binding on the judges of the court of appeal, and they shall proceed to determine and dispose of the cause in conformity with the principles stated therein.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5089 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5089
Seizure of books and papers
Status: in_force

In any proceeding brought under R.S. 13:5081 through 13:5088, the judge, if it be shown upon a summary trial by rule that there is grave danger that the defendant will conceal or destroy its books and records, may issue without exacting bond, an order to the sheriff directing him to seize and deliver into the custody of the court all such books and papers. However, all such books and papers shall remain in the exclusive custody of the court and shall be available to the defendant for the preparation of its defense and the conduct of its business.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1813 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1813
Initial child custody jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1816, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:

(1) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state, or had been the child's home state within twelve months before commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from the state because he was required to leave or was evacuated due to an emergency or disaster declared under the provisions of R.S. 29:721 et seq., or declared by federal authority, and for an unforeseen reason resulting from the effects of such emergency or disaster was unable to return to this state for an extended period of time.

(2) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under R.S. 13:1819 or 1820, and

(a) The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence.

(b) Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships.

(3) All courts having jurisdiction have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under R.S. 13:1819 or 1820; or

(4) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this Subsection.

B. Subsection A of this Section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this state.

C. Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3044 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3044
Selection of names for general venire box; drawing of jurors in civil cases; disposition of slips drawn; record; summoning; excusing
Status: in_force

A. The general venire, and the functions of the jury commission and of the clerk of court in connection therewith are governed by the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

B.(1) The district judge may order the jury commission to draw the names of thirty persons for a petit jury venire, unless the court directs the commission to draw a larger number, to serve as jurors on civil cases for the first or second and additional weeks as may be necessary.

(2) Until the persons so drawn have actually served as jurors, they may be required by the district judge to perform jury duty during any week of the session thereafter ensuing.

(3) The clerk and the commission shall place the number of slips first ordered to be drawn in an envelope and seal and endorse on the same the words, "List of Jurors, No. 1", and the additional names ordered to be drawn, when drawn, shall be likewise enclosed and sealed, and the words, "List of Jurors, No. 2", endorsed thereon.

(4) The sealed envelopes shall be placed in a box, to be provided for the purpose, labeled "Jury Box", which shall be locked and sealed and placed in the custody of the clerk for use at the next session of the court, subject to the orders of the district judge as hereinafter provided.

(5)(a) The clerk shall keep a record of the drawings with a list of all the names in the order they are drawn and showing the week for which they are to serve. When the drawing and the proces verbal is complete, the clerk shall prepare summons directed to the persons on the list and deliver them to the sheriff for service. The sheriff, at the election of the court, may serve such summons by

(b)(i) personal or domiciliary service, or by registered, certified, or regular mail addressed to the juror at his usual residence or business address.

(ii) When the service is by mail, the date of mailing shall be not less than thirty days prior to the date on which the addressee is summoned to appear.

(iii) When service is by registered or certified mail, the sheriff shall attach to his return the return receipt of delivery from the United States Post Office showing the disposition of the envelope bearing the summons to the juror.

(iv) When service is by regular mail, the return shall show the date of mailing.

(c) The return, when received by the clerk, shall form part of the record and shall be considered prima facie correct and shall constitute sufficient basis for an action to cite persons for contempt for failure to appear in response thereto.

C. If jury service would result in undue hardship or extreme inconvenience, the district court may excuse a person from such service, other than petit jury service, either before or after his selection for the general venire, jury pool, or jury wheel. The court may take such action on its own initiative or on the recommendation of an official or employee designated by the court. If the person is excused or has received a waiver for petit jury service, the court may order that the person be placed in a specified petit jury venire, a specified jury pool, or in the general venire again.

Acts 1983, No. 534, §6; Acts 2003, No. 678, §1; Acts 2005, No. 28, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1631 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1631
Judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; established; disbursements
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any action, suit, or motion and rule to show cause on the docket of the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the chief judge of the court, but not to exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq.; and in all criminal nonsupport cases over which the court has jurisdiction, including contempt proceedings provided for by Children's Code Article 1353, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined, but not to exceed ten dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed, and which shall be transmitted to the clerk for further disposition in accordance herewith.

B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the judicial expense fund for the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge. The chief judge of the court shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. The chief judge shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor, where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. The chief judge of the court, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F) or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, may fix and pay each court reporter a salary from the judicial expense fund. The chief judge may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the chief judge may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library for the court, or for buying or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or functions of the court, or of the office of the individual judge, and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies authorized by law for any of these purposes.

D. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund to a judge of the court.

Acts 1991, No. 213, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3602 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3602
Pleading and proof of truth as justification for defamation
Status: in_force

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, defamatory or libelous words or matter, for the uttering or publishing of which he may be sued; and in the trial of the issue in such suit, to maintain and prove his plea by all legal evidence.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5033 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5033
Same; decisions within forty-eight hours; suspensive appeals
Status: in_force

All matters involving any such claim shall be decided within forty-eight hours after submission, whether in term time or in vacation, and whether in the court of first instance or in an appellate court. All judgments sustaining any such claim shall be rendered and signed on the same day, and shall become final and executory on the fifth calendar day after rendition. No new trial, rehearing or devolutive appeal shall be allowed. Suspensive appeals may be granted, but must be perfected within five calendar days from the rendition of the judgment by the giving of bond, with surety in a sum double that of the total amount of the judgment, including costs. Such appeals, whether to a court of appeal or to the Supreme Court, shall be made returnable in not more than fifteen calendar days from the rendition of the judgment.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2583.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2583.4
Deputies; oath; compensation; Ascension Parish
Status: in_force

A. Each duly elected constable of a justice of the peace court in Ascension Parish may appoint one deputy constable, if necessary, for whose acts the constable shall be responsible. Before entering upon his duties, each deputy shall take the oath required by the constitution and the laws of this state and meet the requirements of R.S. 40:2402 through 2406. A duplicate copy of the oath of office shall be filed with the office of the attorney general within seventy-two hours after being administered. Any deputy constable appointed pursuant to this Section shall not be entitled to any compensation from any local governing body or political subdivision, other than the constable's office, and shall not be entitled to any compensation from the state. Each constable may fix the compensation of his deputy. He may pay from the fees generated by his office any compensation due the deputy, the premiums on bonds required by him of a deputy in charge of public funds, insurance premiums, and any expenses necessary for the performance of duties required of the deputy. He may issue monthly or twice per month, at his discretion, to the deputy warrants or checks for the amounts due him.

B. Each deputy constable authorized by this Section shall have the same qualifications and training as required by law for a constable of a justice of the peace court. The deputy constable need not be a resident of the ward from which the constable is elected, but he must be a resident of Ascension Parish.

C. The provisions of this Section shall have no effect on nor limit the authority of a justice of the peace to appoint a special deputy constable pursuant to R.S. 13:3477.

Acts 2009, No. 180, §1; Acts 2014, No. 381, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3913 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3913
No particular sequence of sheriff's acts required in garnishment proceeding
Status: in_force

A. Nothing in the Code of Civil Procedure or in any other law shall be construed to require in a garnishment proceeding any particular sequence or order in which the sheriff serves on the garnishee the citation, copy of the petition, garnishment interrogatories, and notice of seizure, and in which he seizes the property and takes an inventory thereof.

B. Other than as provided in R.S. 13:3921 et seq. applicable to garnishments of wages, a garnishment shall not be continuing in nature and the garnishee need only respond as to property of the judgment debtor that the garnishee has in his possession or under his control at the time the garnishment interrogatories are served on him.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1999, No. 887, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1823 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1823
Definitions
Status: in_force

A. "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

B. "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5731 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5731
Supervision of sanitary conditions at city penal institutions
Status: in_force

The coroner of the Parish of Orleans, as ex officio city physician shall exercise general supervision over the sanitary conditions of all houses of detention and the parish prison in Orleans Parish. He shall have the authority to thoroughly inspect these institutions as often as he deems necessary and to report to the city council of New Orleans any recommendations for improvements and alterations in these institutions which will improve the sanitary condition thereof and secure the health of the inmates and prisoners.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 165, §1; Acts 1971, No. 142, §1; Acts 1978, No. 104, §2; Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1621 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1818 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1818
Simultaneous proceedings
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1816, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this Subpart if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a court of another state having jurisdiction substantially in conformity with this Act, unless the proceeding has been terminated or is stayed by the court of the other state because a court of this state is a more convenient forum under R.S. 13:1819.

B. Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1816, a court of this state, before hearing a child custody proceeding, shall examine the court documents and other information supplied by the parties pursuant to R.S. 13:1821. If the court determines that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court in another state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this Act, the court of this state shall stay its proceeding and communicate with the court of the other state. If the court of the state having jurisdiction substantially in accordance with this Act does not determine that the court of this state is a more appropriate forum, the court of this state shall dismiss the proceeding.

C. In a proceeding to modify a child custody determination, a court of this state shall determine whether a proceeding to enforce the determination has been commenced in another state. If a proceeding to enforce a child custody determination has been commenced in another state, the court may:

(1) Stay the proceeding for modification pending the entry of an order of a court of the other state enforcing, staying, denying, or dismissing the proceeding for enforcement;

(2) Enjoin the parties from continuing with the proceeding for enforcement; or

(3) Proceed with the modification under conditions it considers appropriate.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5982 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5982
Creation; composition; officers; term of office
Status: in_force

A. The Orleans Justice and Rehabilitation Reform Commission is hereby created.

B.(1) The commission shall be composed of seven voting members as follows:

(a) The chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary B or his designee.

(b) The chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary or his designee.

(c) The president of the Senate or his designee.

(d) The speaker of the House of Representatives or his designee.

(e) The mayor of the city of New Orleans or his designee.

(f) The chairman of the Criminal Justice Committee of the New Orleans City Council or his designee.

(g) The chairman of the commission created in response to House Concurrent Resolution No. 143 of the 2011 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature or his designee.

(2) The commission shall also be composed of eight nonvoting members as follows:

(a) The district attorney of the parish of Orleans or his designee.

(b) The chief judge of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee.

(c) The chief judge of the Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee.

(d) The chief judge of the Traffic Court of New Orleans or his designee.

(e) The chief judge of the Municipal Court for the city of New Orleans or his designee.

(f) The clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans or his designee.

(g) The chief district defender of the Orleans Public Defenders Office or his designee.

(h) The sheriff for the parish of Orleans or his designee.

C. The chairman of the commission shall be the commissioner named in Subparagraph (B)(1)(a) of this Section and vice chairman of the commission shall be the commissioner named in Subparagraph (B)(1)(b) of this Section and shall serve for the duration of the commission.

D. Each member shall serve on the commission for the duration of the commission.

E. Four voting members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1587.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1587.3
Municipalities and parishes; special authority of ranking police officers in juvenile division
Status: in_force

In any municipality or parish, any law enforcement officer assigned to the juvenile division of the law enforcement department with the rank of desk sergeant or above, or a deputy or above in the sheriffs department, of the equivalent rank is hereby authorized and empowered to administer oaths and verify affidavits filed in accordance with Article 26 of the Code of Juvenile Procedure by other members of the police department.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 666, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3239 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3239
Venue in action on official bond of state officer
Status: in_force

An action on the official bond of a state officer, against the latter or his surety, or both, may be brought in the parish where the officer performs the duties of his office.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5716 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5716
Cremation of bodies
Status: in_force

A. If the cremation of a body is requested, the funeral director shall immediately notify the coroner who has jurisdiction in the death.

B. If, after the necessary investigation, the coroner is satisfied that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, the coroner shall issue a permit for cremation.

C. If the investigation reveals suspicious circumstances or the reasonable probability of the commission of a crime, the coroner shall deny the permit until the coroner's post-mortem examination and evidence collection is completed. After completion, the coroner may issue a permit for cremation.

D. Upon completion of the coroner's post-mortem examination and evidence collection, the coroner shall release the body to the family or friends for disposition in accordance with R.S. 13:5715. In any case under coroner jurisdiction in which the body cannot be released within thirty days of death, the coroner shall notify in writing the person or persons with the right to dispose of human remains under R.S. 8:655 the reasons for any delay in release of the body.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1566 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3; Acts 2020, No. 113, §1; Acts 2023, No. 332, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4713 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4713
Injunction proceedings; procedure
Status: in_force

A.(1) Application for injunctive relief afforded by this Section shall be by petition. A petition establishes a rebuttable presumption of prohibited activity if it identifies and supports by competent evidence two or more instances of prohibited activities on or around the premises within the preceding five-year period. A petition establishes a rebuttable presumption of a nuisance if it identifies and supports by competent evidence two or more arrests for a prohibited activity on or within thirty-five feet of the premises within the preceding year. A petition establishes a rebuttable presumption that a proprietary party knowingly permitted the maintenance of a nuisance on the premises if the petition establishes by competent evidence that the proprietary party received a notice of violation from the attorney general of the state of Louisiana or from the district attorney, the sheriff, or the city or parish attorney for the municipality or parish within which the premises are located.

(2) The report of the officer investigating a complaint and criminal history records, including arrests, which may be obtained in accordance with R.S. 44:3, may be used as evidence in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. After a petition for an injunction has been filed, notice thereof shall be promptly served on the adverse party and a preliminary hearing shall be held within twenty-four hours from the time such notice is served. If, following the preliminary hearing, an independent judicial determination is made that there is probable cause to believe that maintenance of a nuisance, as defined in R.S. 13:4711, exists, an order granting a preliminary injunction may issue describing on its face in reasonable detail the conduct sought to be permanently enjoined.

C.(1) Regardless of whether or not a preliminary injunction has been granted, an adversary hearing shall be held not less than five days nor more than ten days after the preliminary hearing, or within such additional reasonable time to which the adverse party consents. The court shall render its judgment within forty-eight hours following the conclusion of the adversary hearing. If, following the adversary hearing, an independent judicial determination is made that maintenance of a nuisance, as defined in R.S. 13:4711, does in fact exist, an order granting a final injunction may be issued describing on its face in reasonable detail the conduct permanently enjoined.

(2) If the court issues an order granting a final injunction, the court may do any of the following:

(a) Award expenses incurred in abating the nuisance, including reasonable attorney fees and the costs of investigation and enforcement of the restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(b) Order a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars.

(c) Award specific damages.

D. An order granting the preliminary or final injunctive relief afforded by this Section shall be effective against the parties enjoined, their officers, agents, representatives, employees, counsel or any other person or persons in active concert or participation with them, from the time actual knowledge of the order is received by personal service or otherwise.

E. In all cases when the prohibited activity alleged is obscenity, no injunction shall be granted unless the court determines in a prior contradictory hearing that the conduct or activities alleged to be obscene are not protected by the constitutions of the United States or the state of Louisiana.

F. The defendant in the injunction proceedings may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction an order granting a final injunction, but the appeal shall not stay the enforcement of the injunctive relief or an order of abatement granted in the order. Such appeal shall be perfected within five calendar days from the rendition of the order and shall be made returnable to the appropriate appellate court in not more than fifteen calendar days from the rendition of the order. The appeal shall be heard with the greatest possible expedition, giving the proceedings preference over all matters except other matters of the same character. The applicant for the injunction may appeal to the court of competent jurisdiction an order denying the final injunction or denying an order of abatement.

Acts 1977, No. 717, §2, eff. July 20, 1977; Acts 2003, No. 498, §1; Acts 2008, No. 650, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.22
Criminal prosecution
Status: in_force

A. Criminal prosecution shall be by affidavit, information or indictment, as provided by law, and shall be tried without a jury.

B. The prosecution and the defense are entitled to compulsory process to procure attendance of their respective witnesses, but not more than six witnesses may be summoned for either side, except on leave of court and on proper showing of necessity made to appear by affidavit.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §22.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1595 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1595
Judges; criers and stenographers
Status: in_force

A. In addition to Sections "A", "B", and "C" of the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans, there is created by this Section a new section of the court to be designated as Section "D". The additional judge herein created shall be known as the judge of Section "D" of the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Orleans. Each judge shall have the right to appoint a crier and stenographer for his own section of the court, who shall perform the same duties and receive the same compensation, payable in the same manner and from the same sources as similar officials in other sections of the court. The judge of Section "D" of the juvenile court shall be elected by the voters of Orleans Parish concurrently with the next election for mayor of the city of New Orleans.

B. The judgeship created for Section "D" of the Juvenile Court for the parish of Orleans shall be abolished effective December 31, 2014, at midnight.

C. The first judgeship becoming vacant by death, resignation, retirement, or removal during the term of office shall be abolished at midnight of such day.

D. Upon the abolishment of a judgeship as provided for in Subsections B and C of this Section, the funding from the city of New Orleans for such judgeship shall be allocated for juvenile services within the city of New Orleans.

Acts 1958, No. 400, §3. Amended by Acts 1969, No. 162, §1; Acts 2014, No. 466, §1; Acts 2022, No. 23, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2519 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2519
Procedure for granting probation to convicted defendants in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans
Status: in_force

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 imposition of any sentence, or defer the imposition of same, in any case where the defendant has pleaded guilty or been found guilty of a misdemeanor in a case before them. This may be done even though the defendant has begun to serve the sentence. The period of probation during which the sentence shall be suspended or deferred shall be fixed by the court at not less than six months and not more than eighteen months.

B. During the period of probation, the defendant may be compelled to report periodically to the court.

C. Sentence may be imposed or made executory at any time by the court during the period of probation, upon competent proof being presented to the court granting same that the defendant has been convicted of a new misdemeanor, or greater offense, occurring during the period of probation. No sentence imposed or made executory shall exceed one hundred dollars and ninety days imprisonment, the jurisdictional maximum which the court may impose.

D. Upon completion of the period of probation without a new conviction, the defendant shall be entitled, upon his application, to a new trial and a dismissal of the case.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 315, §1; Acts 2012, No. 731, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.7 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.7
Marshal as executive officer; deputies
Status: in_force

A. The marshal is the executive officer of the court. He shall execute the orders and mandates of the court and, in the execution thereof, and in making arrests and preserving the peace, he has the same powers and authority of a sheriff.

B. The marshal may, with the approval of the judge, appoint one or more deputy marshals, having the same powers and authority as the marshal, but the marshal shall be responsible for their actions.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §7.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2001
Bastrop
Status: in_force

Fines, forfeitures, and penalties imposed in criminal prosecutions by the city court of the city of Bastrop shall be paid into the general fund of the city of Bastrop in cases where the prosecution is on behalf of the city and to the parish where the prosecution is on behalf of the state. Costs assessed in criminal matters by the City Court of Bastrop shall be disposed of and used as provided by R.S. 13:1899.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1987, No. 882, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3491 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3491
Divorce under Civil Code Article 102; notice of suit
Status: in_force

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; shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the petition, exclusive of exhibits, even if made a part thereof; and shall contain all of the following:

(1) The date of issuance.

(2) The title of the cause.

(3) The name of the person to whom it is addressed.

(4) The title and location of the court issuing it.

(5) Statements to the following effect:

(a) The person served is being sued for divorce by his spouse in accordance with Civil Code Article 102, and that one hundred eighty days or three hundred sixty-five days, in accordance with Civil Code Article 103.1, after the service occurs or after the parties commenced living separate and apart, whichever is later, the suing spouse is entitled to file a motion for final divorce.

(b) The suing spouse will no longer be able to move for a final divorce after two years have elapsed from the date of the service.

(c) The person served is entitled to file his or her own motion for a final divorce against the suing spouse.

(d) The person served is entitled to file motions for incidental relief in the divorce proceeding, including motions for spousal support, child custody, and child support.

B. The statements required to appear in the notice shall provide substantially as applicable:

ATTENTION

YOU ARE BEING SUED FOR DIVORCE BY YOUR SPOUSE. ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE OR ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS AFTER YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE PHYSICALLY SEPARATED, WHICHEVER OCCURRED LAST, YOUR SPOUSE MAY FILE FOR AND OBTAIN A FINAL DIVORCE.

(or)

YOU ARE BEING SUED FOR DIVORCE BY YOUR SPOUSE. THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE OR THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE PHYSICALLY SEPARATED, WHICHEVER OCCURRED LAST, YOUR SPOUSE MAY FILE FOR AND OBTAIN A FINAL DIVORCE.

(and)

YOU MAY FILE FOR A FINAL DIVORCE YOURSELF, AND YOU MAY SEEK CUSTODY OF CHILDREN, AND MONEY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND YOUR SUPPORT, AS WELL AS OTHER RELIEF TO PROTECT YOU.

IF YOUR SPOUSE FAILS TO FILE FOR A FINAL DIVORCE IN TWO YEARS, HE MAY NOT DO SO WITHOUT FILING NEW PAPERS AND WAITING ANOTHER ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAYS.

(or)

IF YOUR SPOUSE FAILS TO FILE FOR A FINAL DIVORCE IN TWO YEARS, HE MAY NOT DO SO WITHOUT FILING NEW PAPERS AND WAITING ANOTHER THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS.

(and)

IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE, YOU SHOULD TALK IMMEDIATELY WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT IT.

Acts 1990, No. 1009, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, No. 323, §1; Acts 1995, No. 386, §3; Acts 2006, No. 743, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1454 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1454
Review of criminal proceedings
Status: in_force

Appeal from or other review of judgments of parish courts in criminal proceedings shall be as provided by Article V, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2586.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2586.2
Notary bond; examination; exception
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace acting as an ex officio notary public as provided in R.S. 13:2586.1 is not required to post a bond or to pass the examination required by R.S. 35:191, unless he attempts to qualify as a notary public with full authority pursuant to R.S. 35:1 et seq.

Added by Acts 1989, No. 297, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:910 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 910
Deputy clerks; minute clerks; powers and duties
Status: in_force

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, may appoint deputy clerks to perform the duties of minute clerks, and these need not be residents of the parish from which they are appointed. When directed by the court, a minute clerk shall administer the oath required by law of all witnesses and jurors and shall file all documents and exhibits offered in open court. A minute clerk shall keep and transcribe the minutes of the court when in session and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by law, the court, or the clerk with the approval of the court.

B. The clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish, with the approval of the court, may appoint deputy clerks who are not employees of the clerk of court, and who shall be authorized to issue subpoenas, affix the seal of the clerk of court, administer oaths, make affidavits, and exercise such powers and authority granted to deputy clerks only to the extent necessary to fulfill the duties required by law of the clerk of court and only after the deputy clerk completes training provided by the office of the clerk of court.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 2009, No. 202, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4684 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4684
Same; clerk to turn over duplicate copies to law library
Status: in_force

The clerk of the supreme court is further directed to turn over to the Law Library of the Louisiana State University, a depository, any duplicate copies of each transcript and brief in the files of the supreme court and the depository shall catalogue, index and preserve the documents.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2501 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2501
Fines imposed remitted monthly to city treasurer
Status: in_force

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; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1859 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1859
Warrant to take physical custody of child
Status: in_force

A. If a petition under this Part contains allegations, and the court finds that there is a credible risk that the child is imminently likely to be wrongfully removed, the court may issue an ex parte warrant to take physical custody of the child.

B. The respondent on a petition under Subsection A of this Section shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard at the earliest possible time after the ex parte warrant is executed, but not later than the next judicial day unless a hearing on that date is impossible. In that event, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible.

C. An ex parte warrant under Subsection A of this Section to take physical custody of a child shall:

(1) Recite the facts upon which a determination of a credible risk of imminent wrongful removal of the child is based.

(2) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately.

(3) State the date and time for the hearing on the petition.

(4) Provide for the safe interim placement of the child pending further order of the court.

D. If feasible, before issuing a warrant and before determining the placement of the child after the warrant is executed, the court may order a search of the relevant databases of the National Crime Information Center system and similar state databases to determine if either the petitioner or respondent has a history of domestic violence, stalking, child abuse or neglect.

E. The petition and warrant shall be served on the respondent when or immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.

F. A warrant to take physical custody of a child, issued by this state or another state, is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds that a less intrusive remedy will not be effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by exigent circumstances, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.

G. If the court finds, after a hearing, that a petitioner sought an ex parte warrant under Subsection A of this Section for the purpose of harassment or in bad faith, the court may award the respondent reasonable attorney fees, costs, and expenses.

H. This Part does not affect the availability of relief allowed under the laws of this state other than this Part.

Acts 2007, No. 369, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1571.5 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1571.5
Transfer and acceptance by another state based on change or probable change of residence
Status: in_force

A. If the court finds that a child who has been adjudged to have committed a delinquent act, to be uncontrollable or ungovernable, dependent or neglected, is or is about to become a resident of another state, the court may defer hearing on the need for treatment or rehabilitation and disposition and may request, by any appropriate means, the juvenile court of the county of the child's residence or prospective residence to accept jurisdiction of the child.

B. If the child becomes a resident of another state while on probation or under protective supervision under an order of a juvenile court of this state, the court may request the juvenile court of the county of the state in which the child has become a resident to accept jurisdiction of the child and to continue his probation or protective supervision.

C. Upon receipt and filing of an acceptance, the court of this state shall transfer custody of the child to the accepting court and cause him to be delivered to the person designated by that court to receive his custody. It shall also provide that court with certified copies of: (1) the order adjudging the child to be delinquent, uncontrollable or ungovernable, dependent or neglected; (2) the order of transfer; and, if the child is on probation or under protective supervision under order of the court, (3) the order of disposition. It also shall provide that court with a statement of the facts found by the court of this state and any recommendations and other information it considers of assistance to the accepting court in making a disposition of the case or in supervising the child on probation, or otherwise.

D. Upon compliance with Subsection C of this section, the jurisdiction of the court of this state is terminated.

Added by Acts 1972, No. 140, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4108.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4108.3
Relation to Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws
Status: in_force

The rights or absence thereof of a secured creditor to pursue and collect a deficiency from a debtor, guarantor, or surety in connection with a secured transaction subject to Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws (R.S. 10:9-101, et seq.) shall be exclusively subject to the provisions of Chapter 9.

Added by Acts 1989, No. 137, §8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1000.6 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1000.6
Nineteenth Judicial District Court, drug division; additional fees for treatment programs
Status: in_force

A. In all criminal cases of which the drug division of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there may be assessed as an additional fee against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond a sum in an amount not to exceed what is necessary to pay for the cost of or part of the cost of the defendant's participation in a treatment program as defined in R.S. 13:5303(9).

B. A judge of the drug division shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

Acts 2003, No. 1213, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4261.203 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4261.203
Requirements of supporter
Status: in_force

A supporter shall do all of the following:

(1) Support the will and preference of the adult and not the supporter's opinion of the adult's best interests.

(2) Act honestly, diligently, and in good faith.

(3) Act within the scope set forth in the adult's supported decisionmaking agreement.

(4) Avoid conflicts of interest.

(5) Notify the adult in writing of the supporter's intent to resign as a supporter.

Acts 2020, No. 258, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5584 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5584
Salaries of deputies; expenditures from salary and expense fund; drawing monthly salary
Status: in_force

The civil sheriff may fix the compensation of his deputies and clerical forces. He may pay from the salary and expense fund all of the expenses incurred in the performance of all duties required of him by law, including his own salary, the salaries of all deputies and clerical assistants, the premiums on bonds which he is required to give, and the premiums on bonds required by him of any deputy in charge of public funds. The sheriff shall pay all of these expenditures by warrant or check drawn by him upon the salary and expense fund. He shall draw his salary monthly on his own warrant or check and shall issue monthly to employees and deputies warrants or checks for the amounts due them.

Redesignated from R.S. 33:1503 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4581 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4581
State, state agencies, political subdivisions, and public boards and commissions not required to furnish bond; Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Status: in_force

The state, state agencies, political subdivisions, parish, and municipal boards or commissions exercising public power and functions, sheriffs, sheriffs' departments, and law enforcement districts, the Louisiana Insurance Guaranty Association, the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, and the Patient's Compensation Fund, or any officer or employee thereof, shall not be required to furnish any appeal bond or any other bond in any judicial proceedings instituted by or brought against them, that arise from activities within the scope and course of their duties and employment.

Acts 1993, No. 560, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1206, §1, eff. July 9, 1999; Acts 2008, No. 455, §1; Acts 2012, No. 632, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1031 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1031
Bonds
Status: in_force

The clerks of the civil and criminal district courts shall give bond before they enter upon the discharge of the duties of their office. The clerk of the criminal district court in the sum of ten thousand dollars, and the clerk of the civil district court shall give bond in the sum of ten thousand dollars, each with at least two solvent sureties, in favor of the governor of the state of Louisiana, for the faithful discharge of their official duties.

Acts 1999, No. 243, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1810 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1810
Communication between courts
Status: in_force

A. A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this Act.

B. The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.

C. Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.

D. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection C of this Section, a record shall be made of a communication under this Section. The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.

E. For the purposes of this Section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5368 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5368
Dismissal of certain criminal charges upon completion of Veterans Court program; revocation of probation; effects of dismissal
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, as to any person eligible for participation in a Veterans Court program as provided for under the provisions of this Chapter, when it appears that the best interests of the public and of the defendant will be served, with the prior approval of the district attorney, the court may, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of such person, defer proceedings and place him on probation upon such reasonable terms and conditions as may be required by the court and under the provisions of this Chapter. If the defendant is accepted into the Veterans Court program, the defendant must waive the right to a trial.

B. Upon the defendant's violation of any of the terms or conditions of his probation, the court may revoke his probation, enter an adjudication of guilt, and impose sentence upon such person. The entering of the adjudication of guilt shall be retroactive to the date the defendant pled guilty or was convicted under Subsection A of this Section, but the imposition or execution of sentence shall not be retroactive.

C. Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions of probation imposed in accordance with this Section, the court shall discharge such person and dismiss the proceedings against him.

D. The discharge and dismissal of charges pursuant to this Section shall be without court adjudication of guilt and shall not be deemed a conviction for purposes of disqualifications or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime, including the additional penalties imposed for second or subsequent convictions pursuant to R.S. 40:982. The discharge and dismissal pursuant to this Section may occur only once with respect to any person.

Acts 2016, No. 181, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4251.502 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4251.502
Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
Status: in_force

This Chapter modifies, limits, and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5908 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5908
Disbursements from special district funds
Status: in_force

All funds collected by the special district shall be paid into the sheriff's general fund, which shall be disbursed by the sheriff in accordance with law. Expenditures from the sheriff's general fund shall be subject to the public bid laws of the state of Louisiana.

Added by Acts 1976, No. 689, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 591, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:9007 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:102 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 102
Salaries of chief justice and associate justices
Status: in_force

The salary of the chief justice and each associate justice of the supreme court shall be eighty-five thousand dollars per annum, payable monthly on his own warrant. However, the chief justice shall be entitled to a pay differential, in an amount not to exceed five percent, which amount shall be submitted with the judicial budget, to compensate for administrative duties of the position of chief justice.

Acts 1990, No. 271, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 1058, §1, eff. July 1, 1996.

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La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5601 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5601
Fees of the criminal sheriff for sureties for surrender of a defendant or arrest of a defendant
Status: in_force

A. The criminal sheriff for the parish of Orleans shall collect from a surety the fee of twenty-five dollars, when a surety surrenders a defendant to the criminal sheriff pursuant to the provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 338.

B. The surety shall pay the fee for recalling the capias, accepting the surrender, processing the paperwork, and giving the surety a letter releasing him from his obligation under the defendant's bond.

C. When a capias is issued by the court for a person who has not appeared in court as ordered and the sheriff's office, acting on said capias, has to arrest the defendant, the surety shall pay a fee of fifty dollars to the criminal sheriff before the surety is released from the obligation of the bond.

D. Repealed by Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2, eff. June 12, 2011.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 502, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2011, 1 st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §2, eff. June 12, 2011; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1521.1 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1303 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1303
Order of trial of cases
Status: in_force

The judges of the civil district court by rule shall prescribe the order of preference for the trial of all cases filed therein.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1889 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1889
Court room and offices
Status: in_force

A. The city where the court is situated shall furnish a suitable court room and suitable offices for the judge, clerk, and marshal. It shall also furnish adequate fireproof vaults or other filing equipment for the preservation of the records of the court.

B. The necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of the court and offices shall be borne by the city or cities or parish, or all governing authorities, as determined by the respective governing authorities.

C. Provided however, the expenses and maintenance of the courtroom and offices of the city court of Morgan City shall be borne by the governing authorities of the city of Morgan City and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion which the population of the city of Morgan City within Ward 6 of St. Mary Parish and which the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward 6 of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward 6 of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1; Acts 2024, No. 134, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1839 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1839
Costs and expenses
Status: in_force

If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under R.S. 13:1837 or 1838.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2089.4 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2089.4
West Monroe; nonrefundable civil fee; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., in addition to any other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of the city court of West Monroe shall collect from each person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, except in the small claims division, a nonrefundable fee in an amount determined by the judge, but not to exceed ten dollars.

B. The clerk shall place all funds collected pursuant to this Section in the court's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the court. The expenditure of funds shall be at the sole discretion of the judge of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the court's annual audit. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor who shall make it available for public inspection.

C. The assessment and disposition of any funds pursuant to this Section shall not affect the responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the city court of West Monroe.

Acts 1992, No. 616, §1, eff. July 2, 1992.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2003 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2003
Bossier City
Status: in_force

Fines, forfeitures, costs, and penalties imposed in criminal prosecutions by the city court of Bossier City shall be paid into the general fund of the city of Bossier City.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Acts 1986, No. 594, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2561.3
Criminal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

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 which are punishable by imprisonment at hard labor under the laws of this state.

Acts 1962, No. 484, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1033 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1033
Approval; recordation
Status: in_force

The bond of the clerk of the civil district court shall be examined by a majority of the judges of the court and approved by them, if they deem it good and sufficient, and the bond of the clerk of the criminal district court shall be examined by the two judges of that court and approved by them, if they deem it good and sufficient. These bonds shall be copied in full on the minutes of the respective courts, and then shall be transmitted to and deposited and recorded in the office of the recorder of mortgages for the parish of Orleans, and recorded in the mortgage records of the several parishes of the state wherein the clerks own immovables. They shall operate as a mortgage from the date of the registry upon the immovables of the principal obligor therein, in favor of the state, parish and all persons in interest. Before the clerks shall commence the discharge of their duties or be recognized they shall make affidavit before their respective courts, and have the same recorded in the minutes, that they have caused their official bonds to be recorded as provided in this act. A certified copy of the bonds, with a certificate of registry, shall be forwarded to the auditor of public accounts.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1827 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1827
Registration of child custody determination
Status: in_force

A. A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state:

(1) A letter or other document requesting registration.

(2) Two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration, the order has not been modified.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in R.S. 13:1821, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

B. On receipt of the documents required by Subsection A of this Section, the registering court shall:

(1) Cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form.

(2) Serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of this Section and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this Section.

C. The notice required by Paragraph (2) of Subsection B of this Section shall state that:

(1) A registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state.

(2) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination shall be requested within twenty days after service of notice.

(3) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

D. A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order shall request a hearing within twenty days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(1) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Subpart B;

(2) The child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Subpart B; or

(3) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of R.S. 13:1808, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

E. If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served shall be notified of the confirmation.

F. Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.

Acts 2006, No. 822, §1, eff. Aug. 15, 2007.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:585 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 585
Nomination and election held under the primary and general election laws
Status: in_force

Any nomination and election of candidates for office of district judgeship shall be held and conducted in accordance with and under the primary and general election laws of this state. All nominating and election officials and other persons provided for by said laws, shall provide for the execution of the provisions of R.S. 13:582 through 13:584.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5241 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5241
Fraudulent or frivolous claims
Status: in_force

A. Any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have abused the protection of this Part by filing a frivolous or fraudulent claim may be assessed the court costs of the governmental entity and may be enjoined from filing further claims under this Part without leave of the court.

B. A "fraudulent claim" means a claim that is dishonest in fact or that is made principally for a patently improper purpose, such as to harass the opposing party.

C. A "frivolous claim" means a claim which lacks merit under existing law and which cannot be supported by a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.

Acts 2010, No. 793, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3444 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3444
Small curatorship
Status: in_force

A. In a small curatorship wherein the absent person's property in Louisiana has a gross value of twenty thousand dollars or less, the court costs shall be one-half the court costs in similar proceedings in larger curatorships, provided the minimum costs in any case shall be five dollars.

B. If the court is satisfied that no one will accept the small curatorship and furnish the usual security, it shall appoint a curator, who shall comply with all requirements, but who need not furnish security.

Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5581 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5581
Sheriff for parish of Orleans; election; term
Status: in_force

A. There shall be one sheriff for the parish of Orleans, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish of Orleans. He shall be elected at the election for parochial and municipal officers in Orleans Parish, shall serve for a term of four years, and shall take office and begin his term on the first Monday in May following his election.

B. When the sheriff provided for in Subsection A of this Section takes office, the separate offices of the civil sheriff and the criminal sheriff for the parish of Orleans shall be abolished, and the sheriff shall be the successor to and exercise all of the functions, duties, and responsibilities of their respective offices, which shall be merged and consolidated within the office of the sheriff for the parish of Orleans.

C.(1) All books, papers, records, money, actions, and other property of every kind and description, movable and immovable, real and personal, possessed, controlled, or used by the civil sheriff and the criminal sheriff shall be transferred to the office of the sheriff.

(2) The sheriff shall have and shall exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions of the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans and the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans. The sheriff shall provide for the ongoing merger and consolidation of the offices of the civil and criminal sheriff within his office and shall develop a plan for retaining, appointing, removing, assigning and promoting such deputies and other personnel necessary for the efficient and effective operation of his office. The sheriff shall complete the merger and consolidation as soon as practicable after taking office. This plan shall include detailed procedures for the realignment, distribution, assignment, consolidation, and coordination of the powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of each office and also shall include procedures for the transfer and utilization of positions, personnel, funds, office space, facilities, and equipment, including relocation of facilities if deemed appropriate. The sheriff shall accomplish the consolidation of the offices of the civil and criminal sheriff into his office with the least possible disruption of services and the least possible expenditure of public funds.

D. Whenever the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans or the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans is referred to or designated by law, rule, or regulation on the date that those offices are abolished, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the sheriff of the parish of Orleans.

Acts 2006, No. 621, §4 (see notes for eff. date); Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2009, No. 125, §1, eff. June 25, 2009; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1500 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 621, §23. The Section is effective on the date the sheriff elected at the election of parochial and municipal offices in Orleans Parish in 2010 takes office, except that R.S. 33:5581(A) is effective on June 23, 2006, only for purposes of qualifying and election of sheriff in 2010. Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, extended the date to 2014; Acts 2009, No. 125, §1, changed the date to 2010.

NOTE: See Acts 2006, No. 621, §31, prohibiting a special election if a vacancy occurs in the office of civil or criminal sheriff.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3274 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3274
Transfer vacated if party requesting fails to pay clerks' fees timely
Status: in_force

If the party requesting the transfer fails to pay all of the fees due the clerks, as provided in R.S. 13:3272 and R.S. 13:3273, within ten days of the receipt of the written notice of the amount due, or written notice of the mailing of the certified copies, as the case may be, the transferring court, on motion of the adverse party or on its own motion, shall vacate its order transferring the action, and shall further:

(1) Dismiss the action without prejudice, if the transfer had been ordered under Article 121 or 932 of the Code of Civil Procedure; or

(2) Proceed with the action as if no request for its transfer had been made, if the transfer had been ordered under Article 122 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.12 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 756.12
DeSoto Parish; branch office; Stonewall
Status: in_force

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 officio notary services, to be a depository of duplicate records, and to file documents and pleadings in any civil proceeding. The documents and pleadings shall bear the endorsement of the clerk of court on the date on which they are filed. All records and pleadings as filed shall be transmitted to the office of the clerk of court at the parish seat for incorporation in the records of the office. Mortgages, privileges, and donations may be recorded. The clerk of court shall maintain only one repository for all acts and recordings.

Acts 2004, No. 339, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.68 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.68
Judicial building fund; Twenty-First Judicial District
Status: in_force

A.(1) Subject to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., in all cases over which the Twenty-First Judicial District Court for the parish of Livingston has jurisdiction, the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, acting en banc, and the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court are hereby authorized to impose and collect the following costs of court and additional filing charges:

(a) A filing charge of one hundred dollars per filing which shall be paid to the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court when the initial filing of a civil suit is made.

(b) A filing charge of ten dollars upon the filing of each additional pleading in a civil matter which shall be paid to the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court when such filing is made. For purposes of this Subparagraph, additional pleadings shall include but are not limited to petitions, motions, orders, affidavits, judgments, rules, correspondence, citations, evidence, dismissals, depositions, writs, appeals, answers, and subpoenas.

(2) The charges provided in this Section shall be in addition to other filing charges levied and collected by the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court for civil filings.

(3) All such filing charges shall be imposed by the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court acting en banc.

B.(1) The judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court acting en banc and the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court are hereby authorized to impose and collect a filing fee of twenty dollars upon the recordation of documents and such fee shall be paid to the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court when the document is presented for recordation.

(2) This filing fee shall be in addition to other filing fees levied and collected by the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court.

(3) All such recordation fees shall be imposed by the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court acting en banc.

C. The monies generated pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be held by the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court on behalf of the parish of Livingston and shall be remitted at least monthly by the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court directly to the Department of Finance for the parish of Livingston, and irrevocably deposited into the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund dedicated exclusively to the design, acquisition, construction, renovation, equipping, operation, and maintenance of a new Livingston Parish courthouse to be located in the parish of Livingston, and for the payment of any bonds or other indebtedness on any such facilities.

D.(1) Subject to the limitations provided in this Section, the Livingston Parish Council, as the governing authority of the parish of Livingston, shall have ownership and control over the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund, and shall have the authority to pledge the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund to bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued by or on behalf of the parish of Livingston. The Livingston Parish Council shall have the authority to pay and disburse from the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund all amounts necessary to pay and discharge any bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued to pay for the construction of the new Livingston Parish courthouse.

(2) Any amounts in the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund in addition to those funds necessary to pay and discharge any bonds or other instruments of indebtedness issued to pay for the construction of the new Livingston Parish courthouse may be expended for purposes of operating, maintaining, equipping, or furnishing the new Livingston Parish courthouse, or for additional new construction or renovations to the new Livingston Parish courthouse, but such additional surplus funds may be expended only by authority of the parish president of Livingston Parish, the chief judge of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, and the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court, by majority vote.

E. Subject to the provisions of Subsection G of this Section, the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, acting en banc, may, as concurred by ordinance of the Livingston Parish Council, reduce the amount of filing charges and recordation fees provided for in this Section if the balance of sums on deposit in the Livingston Parish Courthouse Fund exceeds the requirements necessary for the new Livingston Parish courthouse, including but not limited to the payment of debt service on bonds or other indebtedness incurred in connection with the Livingston Parish courthouse.

F. For all matters pertaining to the filing charges and recordation fees imposed by the provisions of this Section, and those related to the Livingston Parish courthouse, the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court and the judges of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, acting en banc, shall have the authority to enter into any cooperative endeavor agreement with the parish of Livingston in conjunction with the design, construction, renovation, equipping, operation, and maintenance of the new Livingston Parish courthouse.

G. Notwithstanding any provision of law in this Section to the contrary, the state and any political subdivision thereof, the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court, the Livingston Parish Council, and the Louisiana Legislature covenant and agree with the parish of Livingston and the holders of any bonds or other indebtedness of the parish of Livingston issued in connection with the new Livingston Parish courthouse, that so long as such bonds or other indebtedness shall remain outstanding, the state and any political subdivision thereof, the Twenty-First Judicial District Court, the Livingston Parish Clerk of Court, the Livingston Parish Council, and the Louisiana Legislature shall not in any way impair the rights and remedies of such holder of the security for such bonds or other indebtedness of the parish of Livingston issued in connection with the new Livingston Parish courthouse, until all such bonds or other indebtedness of the parish of Livingston are fully paid and discharged.

Acts 2011, No. 20, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:43 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 43
Member qualifications; terms of office; chairman
Status: in_force

Members of the commission shall be residents and qualified voters of the state of Louisiana. Members shall serve four-year terms and vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The commission shall elect one of its members chairman.

Acts 1995, No. 1077, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5063 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5063
Requirements
Status: in_force

A. Any tobacco product manufacturer selling cigarettes to consumers within the state, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, after July 1, 1999, shall comply with either Subsection B or C of this Section.

B. The tobacco product manufacturer shall become a participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in section II(jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and generally perform its financial obligations under the Master Settlement Agreement.

C.(1) The tobacco product manufacturer shall place into a qualified escrow fund by April fifteenth of the year following the year in question the following amounts, as such amounts are adjusted for inflation:

(a) 1999: $.0094241 per unit sold after July 1, 1999.

(b) 2000: $.0104712 per unit sold.

(c) For each of 2001 and 2002: $.0136125 per unit sold.

(d) For each of 2003 through 2006: $.0167539 per unit sold.

(e) For each of 2007 and each year thereafter: $.0188482 per unit sold.

(2) A tobacco product manufacturer that places funds into escrow pursuant to this Subsection shall receive the interest or other appreciation on such funds as earned. Such funds themselves shall be released from escrow only under the following circumstances:

(a) To pay a judgment or settlement on any released claim brought against such tobacco product manufacturer by the state or any releasing party located or residing in the state. Funds shall be released from escrow under this Paragraph in the order in which they were placed into escrow and only to the extent and at the time necessary to make payments required under such judgment or settlement.

(b) To the extent that a tobacco product manufacturer establishes that the amount it was required to place into escrow on account of units sold in the state in a particular year was greater than the Master Settlement Agreement payments, as determined pursuant to section IX(i) of that agreement, including after final determination of all adjustments, that such manufacturer would have been required to make on account of such units sold had it been a participating manufacturer, the excess shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer; or

(c) To the extent not released from escrow under Subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Paragraph, funds shall be released from escrow and revert back to such tobacco product manufacturer twenty-five years after the date on which they were placed into escrow.

(3) Each tobacco product manufacturer that elects to place funds into escrow pursuant to this Subsection shall annually certify to the attorney general that it is in compliance with this Subsection. The attorney general may bring a civil action on behalf of the state against any tobacco product manufacturer that fails to place into escrow the funds required under this Section. Any tobacco product manufacturer that fails in any year to place into escrow the funds required under this Section shall:

(a) Be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with this Section. The court, upon a finding of a violation of this Subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five percent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed one hundred percent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow.

(b) In the case of a knowing violation, be required within fifteen days to place such funds into escrow as shall bring it into compliance with this Section. The court, upon a finding of a knowing violation of this Subsection, may impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed fifteen percent of the amount improperly withheld from escrow per day of the violation and in a total amount not to exceed three hundred percent of the original amount improperly withheld from escrow.

(c) In the case of a second knowing violation, be prohibited from selling cigarettes to consumers within the state whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary for a period not to exceed two years.

(4) Each failure to make an annual deposit required under this Subsection shall constitute a separate violation.

Acts 1999, No. 721, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 96, §1, eff. April 17, 2000; Acts 2003, No. 925, §1, eff. July 1, 2003.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2109 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2109
Houma; nonrefundable civil fee; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law and subject to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq., in addition to any other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of the city court of Houma shall collect from each person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, except in the small claims division, a nonrefundable fee in an amount determined by the judge, but not to exceed thirty dollars.

B. The clerk shall place all funds collected pursuant to this Section in the court's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the court. The expenditure of funds shall be at the sole discretion of the judge of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the court's annual audit. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor who shall make it available for public inspection.

C. The assessment and disposition of any funds pursuant to this Section shall not affect the responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the city court of Houma.

Acts 1995, No. 400, §1, eff. June 17, 1995.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.8 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.8
Temporary marshal; vacancies
Status: in_force

A. When the marshal is absent or unable to act for any cause, the judge may appoint any other person who is a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court to serve as a temporary marshal.

B. In case of vacancy in the office of marshal because of death, resignation, or otherwise, the judge may fill the vacancy by appointment if the unexpired term is less than one year, and in such case he shall also fix the amount of the bond.

C. If the unexpired term is for a longer period than one year, a special election to fill the vacancy shall be ordered by the proper legal authority under the general election laws.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §8.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 756.9
Livingston Parish; branch offices
Status: in_force

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 cost to the state for the establishment and maintenance of said branch offices.

Acts 2001, No. 3, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.13 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.13
Thirteenth judicial district
Status: in_force

The Thirteenth Judicial District Court shall have two judges.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 156, §1, eff. July 4, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 322, §1, eff. July 15, 1980.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2149 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2149
Authority of city attorney of city of Thibodaux
Status: in_force

The city attorney of the city of Thibodaux shall have authority to prosecute state misdemeanors before the city court of Thibodaux and to represent the state in juvenile matters before said court.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 400, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1001 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1001
Cross-references
Status: in_force

The following provisions shall apply to all district judges of Orleans Parish: R.S. 13:10.2, R.S. 13:581, 13:582, 13:693, 13:696, and 13:697.

Acts 1984, No. 538, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5217 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5217
Service of citation; extension of delay to answer
Status: in_force

A. Service of affidavit of claim in the program or other process shall be by certified mail, return receipt requested. However, if the receipt is not returned, if requested by a party filing the pleading who pays the service charge, or if required by local court rule, service of pleadings may be made in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the affidavit of claim or other process shall contain a notice which provides substantially as follows:

"ATTENTION!

THIS LAWSUIT IS FILED IN THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT, WHICH HAS BEEN REFERRED TO THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM.

THE ORDINARY RULES OF EVIDENCE DO NOT APPLY IN THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM.

IF YOUR CLAIM IS NOT SETTLED IN THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM, THE CASE WILL BE SET FOR A TRIAL DE NOVO.

IF YOU WISH TO FILE AN EXEMPTION FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PILOT PROJECT PROGRAM DUE TO AN UNDUE HARDSHIP, YOU MUST FILE THE EXEMPTION WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF RECEIVING THIS LETTER.

IF THE EXEMPTION IS GRANTED, THE CASE WILL BE SET FOR A TRIAL DE NOVO.

YOU MAY HAVE THIS CASE TRANSFERRED TO THE REGULAR CIVIL COURT FOR TRIAL IF YOU WISH. TO DO SO, YOU MUST FILE A WRITTEN NOTICE WITH THE CLERK OF THE SMALL CLAIMS COURT AND PAY THE APPROPRIATE TRANSFER FEE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF RECEIVING THIS LETTER.

IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO, CONTACT THE CLERK OF COURT'S OFFICE OR AN ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY."

C.(1) If the properly addressed certified mail return receipt reply form is signed by the addressee or defendant, then service shall be considered as personal service.

(2) If the properly addressed certified mail return receipt reply form is signed by a person other than the addressee or defendant, then service shall be considered as domiciliary service.

(3) If the properly addressed certified mail return receipt reply form is returned and marked "refused" or "unclaimed" by the addressee or defendant, then service is regarded as tendered and shall be considered as domiciliary service.

D. The facilitator shall request the parties to provide an electronic mail address at which the party is willing to receive service and notice of future proceedings. The facilitator shall advise the parties that once an electronic mail address is provided, all service and notice of future proceedings shall be sent electronically. Service via electronic mail shall constitute personal service.

E. If service of the affidavit of claim or other process is made pursuant to Paragraph (C)(2) of this Section, service of the notice of judgment shall be made as provided by law. If service of the affidavit of claim or other process is made pursuant to Paragraph (C)(3) of this Section service of the notice of judgment shall be made by the sheriff, marshal, or constable having jurisdiction.

Acts 2021, No. 281, §1.

NOTE: See R.S. 13:5226 regarding termination of this Part on Aug. 1, 2025.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4165
Special masters; appointment; duties and powers; compensation
Status: in_force

A. Pursuant to the inherent judicial power of the court and upon its own motion and with the consent of all parties litigant, the court may enter an order appointing a special master in any civil action wherein complicated legal or factual issues are presented or wherein exceptional circumstances of the case warrant such appointment. The consent of the parties litigant may be contingent upon any of the following:

(1) An estimate of the amount of the compensation of the special master.

(2) The identity of the special master.

(3) The court's anticipated specifications of the powers of the special master as defined by Subsection B of this Section.

B. The order appointing a special master may specify or limit the master's powers. Subject to such specifications or limitations, the master has and shall exercise the power to regulate all proceedings before him and to do all acts and take all measures necessary or proper for the efficient performance of his duties.

C.(1) The court may order the master to prepare a report upon the matters submitted to him and, if in the course of his duties he is required to make findings of facts or conclusions of law, the order may further require that the master include in his report information with respect to such findings or conclusions.

(2) The report shall be filed with the clerk of court and notice of such filing shall be served upon all parties.

(3) Within ten days after being served with notice of the filing of the report, any party may file a written objection thereto. After a contradictory hearing, the court may adopt the report, modify it, reject it in whole or in part, receive further evidence, or recommit it with instructions. If no timely objection is filed, the court shall adopt the report as submitted, unless clearly erroneous.

D. The master's compensation shall be reasonable, fixed by the court as limited by Subsection A of this Section, and taxed as costs of court.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, including Code of Evidence Article 706, the provisions of this Section shall provide the sole authority and procedure for the appointment, duties, powers, and compensation of a special master.

F.(1) For causes of action arising from a disaster within a parish declared by the president of the United States to be subject to a major disaster declaration under 42 U.S.C. 5121 through 5207 and certified for individual assistance in accordance with the provisions of 44 CFR 206.48(b), the judges with civil jurisdiction in any court of competent jurisdiction may en banc appoint one or more special masters for all causes of action related to first-party insurance property damage claims.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any order issued pursuant to this Subsection may provide for the appointment, duties, or compensation of the special master or masters in any manner directed by the court, and the court shall allow a party an opportunity to file a motion to opt out of the proceedings before the special master upon a showing of good cause.

(3) The appointment of a special master shall terminate upon determination by the appointing judges en banc.

(4) Each court in which a special master is appointed shall file an annual report of the preceding calendar year by February first of the following year, to the Louisiana Supreme Court, the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure, and the Senate Committee on Judiciary A on the number, rate of compensation, duties, and assignments of each special master under its jurisdiction as well as the status of each cause of action assigned to each special master in the aggregate. The provisions of this Paragraph shall be applicable only to appointments made pursuant to this Subsection.

(5) An order pursuant to this Subsection shall comply with the requirements of Fed. Civ. R. 53 as to the appointment and disqualification of a master, except to the extent those requirements are specifically inconsistent with state law.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any order issued pursuant to this Subsection may provide for mandatory mediation with the goal of expedited dispute resolution using a qualified neutral mediator appointed and compensated in the manner directed by the court.

(7) Any special master appointed to serve in a major disaster area pursuant to this Subsection may waive the appointment. Orders initially issued pursuant to this Subsection after January 1, 2022, shall provide for an opt-out upon request of any party. The provisions of this Paragraph related to opt-out shall also not apply to any order initially issued on or before December 31, 2022, in any judicial district that has not previously issued an order pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection related to the qualifying disaster event.

(8) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no provision or policy form issued in this state may be construed to impair a court's authority under this Subsection, and no provision of this Subsection shall impair the jurisdiction or venue of any court of proper jurisdiction and venue in this state.

(9) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any order issued pursuant to this Subsection shall be applicable to the successor in interest to any party subject to the order, in the same manner as originally applicable to the insured or insurer.

(10) A guaranty association may voluntarily participate in a mediation initiated pursuant to a case management order six months after the guaranty association assumes responsibility for the payment of covered claims pursuant to an express order of the receivership court or pursuant to an order of liquidation by the receivership court, or at such time prior to the expiration of six months as the guaranty association in its sole discretion determines that it has sufficient information to participate in a mediation. No participation by a guaranty association in a mediation shall waive any rights afforded the guaranty association under the provisions of R.S. 22:2051 et seq.

Acts 1997, No. 580, §1; Acts 2014, No. 521, §1; Acts 2021, No. 318, §1; Acts 2022, No. 753, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5521 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5521
Compensation
Status: in_force

A.(1) The rate of annual compensation for all services required of sheriffs and ex officio tax collectors of the various parishes, including the civil and criminal sheriffs for the parish of Orleans, may only be increased by legislative act.

(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall mandate an additional appropriation by the city of New Orleans.

(3) Repealed by Acts 1995, No. 525, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

B. In addition to the above salary, each individual sheriff shall be granted ten percent of his annual compensation as an expense allowance.

C. Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit a sheriff from participation in an eligible deferred compensation program established in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 457. A sheriff shall not authorize or receive an employer contribution that would be more favorable than that offered to the employees of the sheriff's office.

D. In addition to all other forms of compensation which are authorized for sheriffs under the provisions of this Section, effective on July 1, 1999, the annual compensation of each sheriff shall be increased by twelve thousand dollars.

E. The compensation set forth in this Section shall not be changed by amendment to this Section, or by other Act regardless of whether it amends this Section, unless notice of intention to introduce the proposal has been published on two separate days without cost to the state in the official journal for the parish wherein the office is located. If the proposal would change the compensation of all sheriffs in the state, publication shall also be made in the official journal of the state. The last day of publication shall be at least thirty days prior to introduction of the bill. The notice shall state the amount of the change, the bill shall contain a recital that the notice has been given, and certification of such publication shall be attached to the bill.

Amended by Acts 1950, No. 112, §1; Acts 1952, No. 257, §1; Acts 1954, No. 152, §1; Acts 1956, No. 346, §1; Acts 1958, No. 447, §1; Acts 1960, No. 242, §1; Acts 1962, No. 287, §1; Acts 1965, No. 67; Acts 1966, No. 112, §1; Acts 1969, No. 109, §1; Acts 1972, No. 310, §1; Acts 1974, No. 331, §1; Acts 1975, No. 622, §1; Acts 1976, No. 689, §2; Acts 1978, No. 204, §1; Acts 1979, No. 295, §4; Acts 1980, No. 419, §1; Acts 1981, No. 250, §1; Acts 1983, No. 611, §1; Acts 1984, No. 932, §1, eff. July 20, 1984; Acts 1989, No. 621, §1; Acts 1989, No. 783, §1, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1990, No. 276, §1; Acts 1991, No. 37, §1, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1991, No. 41, §1; Acts 1992, No. 47, §1; Acts 1992, No. 97, §1; Acts 1992, No. 134, §1; Acts 1993, No. 607, §1; Acts 1995, No. 525, §§1, 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996 (Subparagraph A(1)(c) eff. July 1, 1995); Acts 1997, No. 645, §1; Acts 1999, No. 498, §1; Acts 2003, No. 531, §1; Acts 2003, No. 939, §1; Acts 2007, No. 422, §2, eff. July 1, 2010; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1421 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.

NOTE: See Acts 1993, No. 607, §2, relative to effectiveness of Act No. 607.

NOTE: See Acts 1995, No. 525, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5609 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5609
Criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans; retirement plan
Status: in_force

A. The criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans shall establish a retirement plan or shall join an existing plan for the purpose of providing retirement benefits for the employees of the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's office and their beneficiaries. Such a plan may be a defined benefit plan or a defined contribution plan or any other plan qualified under federal or state laws.

B. The Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's office shall budget a yearly contribution to such a plan in an amount not less than eight percent of the total salaries of the employees of the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's office.

C. The plan shall be studied for actuarial soundness by the actuary for the legislative auditor and approved by the House Retirement Committee and the Senate Retirement Committee.

Acts 1984, No. 905, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1531 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2505 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2505
Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 845 , §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
Status: repealed

Acts 1984, No. 668, §1; Acts 2012, No. 731, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.9
Salary of marshal
Status: in_force

The marshal of the city court shall receive as compensation for his services a minimum salary of forty-eight hundred dollars annually, payable monthly on his own warrant and which, except as otherwise indicated, shall be paid in equal proportions by the city of Slidell, Louisiana and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §9. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 180, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2151.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2151.1
Judges acting for each other; judge of section D of First City Court
Status: in_force

The judges of the city courts of New Orleans may act for and in the stead of one another, whenever the judge having jurisdiction of any cause pending in his court shall be recused or is absent due to illness, or for any other cause or cannot act. The acting judge may grant any and all orders and render any and all judgments or decrees that might be granted or rendered by the judge if present and acting.

In addition to performing his duties as judge of the Second City Court, the judge of that court shall also act as Judge of the First City Court of New Orleans, which court shall be designated as Section D of the First City Court of New Orleans.

The Judge of the Second City Court of New Orleans shall preside over Section D under rules prescribed by Judges of the first and second city courts of New Orleans.

The salary of the Judge of the Second City Court of New Orleans, while presiding over said Section D of the First City Court shall be the same as, and payable from the same sources as that of the Judges of the First City Court.

Added by Acts 1966, No. 146, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:101.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 101.2
Supreme court districts; justices
Status: in_force

The state shall be divided into seven supreme court districts. The supreme court shall be composed of one justice elected from each of the seven districts as set forth below:

(1) District 1 is composed of Livingston Parish; Precincts 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-45, and 9-45A of Orleans Parish; St. Bernard Parish; St. Tammany Parish; Tangipahoa Parish; and Washington Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Avoyelles Parish; Concordia Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50, 1-51, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-55, 1-58, 1-59, 1-60, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-66, 1-67, 1-68, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 1-73, 1-77, 1-78, 1-80, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-96, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-102, 1-104, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 2-38, 3-8, 3-11, 3-13, 3-18, 3-24, 3-27, 3-29, 3-35, 3-39, 3-42, 3-52, 3-54, 3-55, 3-57, 3-58, 3-60, and 3-74 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Carroll Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Iberville Parish; Precincts 2, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 122, and 129 of Lafayette Parish; Madison Parish; Precincts 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N10, N27, N28, N29, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, and S20 of Rapides Parish; Richland Parish; St. Helena Parish; Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 7A, 9, 9A, 11, 11B, 12, 13, 13A, 14, 14A, 14B, 15, 16, 16A, 17, 19, 19A, 20, 20B, 21, 21A, 22, 22B, 23, 23A, 26, 26A, 30, 30A, 30B, 31, 38, 39, 39A, and 40 of St. Landry Parish; Tensas Parish; West Baton Rouge Parish; and West Feliciana Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Allen Parish; Beauregard Parish; Precincts 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9, 7-10, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, and 12-11 of Caddo Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; DeSoto Parish; Evangeline Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Sabine Parish; Precincts 4, 8, 10, 10A, 18, 18A, 18B, 24, 24B, 25, 27, 28, 29, 29A, 32, 32A, 33, 33A, 34, 34A, 35, 36, 37, 37A, 41, 41A, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 44B, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 50A, 51, 51A, and 52 of St. Landry Parish; and Vernon Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 3-1, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 10-1, 10-2, and 10-9 of Caddo Parish; Caldwell Parish; Catahoula Parish; Claiborne Parish; Franklin Parish; Grant Parish; Jackson Parish; LaSalle Parish; Lincoln Parish; Morehouse Parish; Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 75, 76, 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts C13, C22, C23, C30, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37-A, C37-B, C38-A, C38-B, C41, C42, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N9, N11, N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-A, N14-B, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, N20, N21, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, S1, S2, S4, S5, S6A, S6B, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28, and S29 of Rapides Parish; Red River Parish; Union Parish; Webster Parish; West Carroll Parish; and Winn Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Acadia Parish; Iberia Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135, and 136 of Lafayette Parish; Lafourche Parish; St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; Terrebonne Parish; and Vermilion Parish.

(6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 45, 53, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, and 78 of Ascension Parish; Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-56, 1-57, 1-64, 1-65, 1-69, 1-74, 1-75, 1-76, 1-79, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 1-107, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-50, 3-51, 3-53, 3-56, 3-59, 3-61, 3-62, 3-63, 3-64, 3-65, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68, 3-69, 3-70, 3-71, 3-72, 3-73, 3-75, and 3-76 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 176, 177, 178, 183, 184, 185A, 189, 190, 194B, 202, 203, 210, 211, 229, 234, 246, 247, 248, 1-G, 3-G, 5-G, 9-G, 10-G, 12-G, 13-G, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 34-K, 35-K, and 1-L of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish; Plaquemines Parish; Precincts 1-6, 2-5, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-6, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3 of St. Charles Parish; Precincts 13, 14, and 18 of St. James Parish; and Precincts 1-1, 1-6, 2-1, 2-3, 3-3, 5-4, and 5-5 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

(7) District 7 is composed of Precincts 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 65, and 66 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 57, 104, 108, 115, 131, 133, 134, 136, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182, 185B, 187, 188, 191, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 198, 199, 200, 201, 204, 205, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 230, 231, 232A, 232B, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 2-G, 4-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 11-G, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K, 28-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, 33-K, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 4-2, 4-3, 4-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 7-41, 7-42, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 4-4, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 7-4, 7-5, and 7-6 of St. Charles Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, 22, and 23 of St. James Parish; and Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-7, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 3-7, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of St. John the Baptist Parish.

Acts 2024, No. 7, §1, eff. May 1, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2494 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2494
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

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. § 13:3237 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3237
Venue; inmates of public institutions
Status: in_force

Inmates of public institutions in the state may be sued at their former domicile.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2105.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2105.2
Opelousas; additional court costs; assessment and disposition
Status: in_force

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, in all criminal matters, including traffic violation cases, the city judge may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty which may be legally imposed, costs of court in an amount not to exceed twenty dollars.

B. Except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds derived from these costs shall be deposited in a special account which shall be subject to audit, and shall be used to provide services for juvenile delinquents, children in need of supervision, families in need of services, or any other related juvenile matter over which the Opelousas City Court has jurisdiction or which is otherwise directly related to assisting or preventing juveniles from being subject to the juvenile jurisdiction of the Opelousas City Court.

Acts 2013, No. 99, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:918 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 918
Disbursement of funds
Status: in_force

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 funds. If the clerk of court fails to disburse the funds within the time period required under this Section, the entity or person entitled to the funds shall also be entitled to receive all interest earned on such funds while in the registry of the court.

Acts 2010, No. 448, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2089 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2089
West Monroe; fees of district attorney
Status: in_force

In all cases in which a defendant has been convicted in the city court of West Monroe for an offense against the state or parish, the district attorney who has made an appearance in the case either in person or through an assistant district attorney appointed by him shall receive the fees provided by law in such cases, which shall be paid by the parish of Ouachita.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5771 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5771
St. Tammany Parish coroner; qualifications
Status: in_force

A. In addition to the qualifications provided for in R.S. 13:5704, in St. Tammany Parish, a person shall satisfy all of the following in order to serve as coroner:

(1) Be a citizen of the United States.

(2) Be at least twenty-one years of age.

(3) Be of good moral and ethical character and temperate habits.

(4) Not be declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental defect or disease which has not been restored.

(5) Not have been convicted in any jurisdiction of any aggravated offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541, sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541, or sexual offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in R.S. 15:541.

B. Prior to qualifying for an election for coroner in St. Tammany Parish, a person shall certify, under oath, that the person satisfies the criteria set forth in Subsection A of this Section and shall submit the results of a criminal history record information obtained from the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information of the office of state police within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The attestation and criminal history record information shall be presented to the St. Tammany Parish Clerk of Court to verify eligibility to be a candidate for coroner.

Acts 2024, No. 526, §1, eff. June 10, 2024.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3204 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3204
Service of process
Status: in_force

A. In a suit under R.S. 13:3201, a certified copy of the citation or the notice in a divorce under Civil Code Article 102 and of the petition or a certified copy of a contradictory motion, rule to show cause, or other pleading filed by the plaintiff in a summary proceeding under Code of Civil Procedure Article 2592 shall be sent by counsel for the plaintiff, or by the plaintiff if not represented by counsel, to the defendant by registered or certified mail, or actually delivered to the defendant by commercial courier, when the person to be served is located outside of this state or by an individual designated by the court in which the suit is filed, or by one authorized by the law of the place where the service is made to serve the process of any of its courts of general, limited, or small claims jurisdiction.

B. If service of process cannot be made on the nonresident by registered or certified mail or by actual delivery, the court shall order that service of process be made on an attorney at law appointed to represent the defendant pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Article 5091.

C. Service of process so made has the same legal force and validity as personal service on the defendant in this state.

D. For purposes of this Section, a "commercial courier" is any foreign or domestic business entity having as its primary purpose the delivery of letters and parcels of any type, and which:

(1) Acquires a signed receipt from the addressee, or the addressee's agent, of the letter or parcel upon completion of delivery.

(2) Has no direct or indirect interest in the outcome of the matter to which the letter or parcel concerns.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 47, §3. Acts 1989, No. 120, §1; Acts 1992, No. 787, §1; Acts 1995, No. 205, §1; Acts 1995, No. 331, §1; Acts 1995, No. 943, §1; Acts 1999, No. 395, §2; Acts 2003, No. 619, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 756
Office hours
Status: in_force

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 event the Clerk's office is closed because of a public emergency, the time for filing any pleading shall be extended until the end of the first day of the reopening of said office. Provided however, said clerks and ex officio recorders may open their offices at an earlier time or close their offices at a later time.

Amended by Acts 1954, No. 22, §1; Acts 1954, No. 24, §1; Acts 1954, No, 42, §1; Acts 1954, No. 61, §1; Acts 1964, No. 224, §1; Acts 1966, No. 154, §1; Acts 1968, No. 50, §1; Acts 1968, No. 176, §1; Acts 1968, No. 500, §1; Acts 1970, No. 8, §1; Acts 1970, No. 392, §1; Acts 1972, No. 76, §1; Acts 1972, No. 200, §1; Acts 1974, No. 540, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2074.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2074.2
Hammond; salary of clerk and deputy clerks; minimum
Status: in_force

A. Notwithstanding any of the general or special provisions of law providing for compensation of the city court clerk and deputy clerks of the City Court of Hammond, the salary received by the incumbent clerk and deputy clerks on the effective date of this Section shall be the minimum salary of the clerk and deputy clerks and shall not be reduced below that amount as long as they remain in office.

B. A deputy clerk employed after the effective date of this Section shall receive as a minimum salary the lowest salary paid to a deputy clerk on the effective date of this Section.

Acts 1986, No. 336, §1, eff. June 30, 1986.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1213.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1213.1
Payment of costs in lump sum
Status: in_force

In lieu of the fees enumerated in R.S. 13:1213 or otherwise set by the judges of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, the judges of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans may authorize the clerk of the Civil District Court to demand and receive from plaintiffs and defendants a fee to cover the cost of all pleadings filed respectively by the plaintiff and by the defendant. Such fee shall be in an amount set by the judges of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, sitting en banc, and may vary according to the type of lawsuit filed. Different fees may be established for the plaintiff and for the defendant. Upon the filing of initial pleadings by the plaintiff, the clerk shall collect the fee from the plaintiff, and no further or additional fees shall be demanded by the clerk from the plaintiff upon the filing of subsequent pleadings by the plaintiff. Upon the filing of initial pleadings by the defendant, the clerk shall collect the fee from the defendant, and no further or additional fees shall be demanded by the clerk from the defendant upon the filing of subsequent pleadings by the defendant.

Added by Acts 1974, No. 606, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3417 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3417
Directors made parties in certain proceedings
Status: in_force

In any judicial proceeding involving an interpretation of or decision under any provision of Article XIV, Section 15 of the Constitution of Louisiana in which a director of personnel functioning thereunder is not an indispensable party, the director may be made a party thereto at any stage of the proceeding on his own motion or by motion of an indispensable party. Directors made parties to such proceedings shall possess all of the rights afforded to parties in litigation by the laws of this state including the right to appeal and to apply for and obtain writs from the courts of the state.

Acts 1962, No. 57, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:756.10 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 756.10
Bienville Parish; branch office
Status: in_force

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 notary services, to accept passport applications, to be a depository of duplicate records, and to file documents and pleadings in any civil proceeding. The documents and pleadings shall bear the endorsement of the clerk of court on the date on which they are filed. All records and pleadings as filed shall be transmitted to the office of the clerk of court at the parish seat for incorporation in the records of the office. Mortgages, privileges, and donations may be recorded. The clerk of court shall maintain only one repository for all acts and recordings.

Acts 2001, No. 36, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.53 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.53
Salary and fees of judge
Status: in_force

The judge of the City Court of Marksville shall receive an annual salary of forty-two hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant, one half to be paid by the city of Marksville and one half by the parish of Avoyelles. In addition, he shall receive the same fees as payable to justices of the peace in civil cases in which the amount involved does not exceed $100.00, exclusive of interest, and the same fees as are payable to clerks of district courts in all other civil cases. He shall receive no fees in criminal matters, including peace bond cases.

Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.15 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2561.15
Court reporter
Status: in_force

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 judge shall order the transcription of the testimony of the court reporter. Except in pauper cases, the fees of the court reporter in civil cases shall be charged as costs in the litigation, and shall be paid primarily by the party requesting the transcription. However, the reporter is not required to file the transcript before payment.

The governing authority of the parish of Jefferson shall fix and pay the salary of the court reporter.

Acts 1962, No. 484, §15.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4359 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4359
Portion of price to be paid on adjudication
Status: in_force

In all judicial sales when the terms of the sale are not fixed in the writ, judgment, or order of sale, before the advertisement the party provoking the sale may instruct the officer conducting the sale as to what portion of the purchase price is to be paid at the moment of adjudication. In default of such instruction, the officer may fix the amount, which in no case shall be less than ten per cent. The portion of the purchase price to be paid at the adjudication shall be stated in the advertisement.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:71 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 71
Hearing cases under supervisory power
Status: in_force

The supreme court of Louisiana may hear and decide, at chambers, either during term time or at vacation, all cases coming before them, under the supervisory powers conferred upon them by the constitution.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3042 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3042
Exemptions from civil jury service; twenty-four-month waiver of petit jury service
Status: in_force

A. The exemptions from jury service in civil cases are as provided in Article 403 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.

B. A prospective juror may apply for a twenty-four-month waiver of petit jury service when either:

(1) The prospective juror has a mental or physical condition that causes him or her to be incapable of performing jury service. The juror, or the juror's personal representative, shall provide the court with documentation from a physician licensed to practice medicine verifying that a mental or physical condition renders the person unfit for jury service for a period of up to twenty-four months.

(2) Jury service would cause undue or extreme physical or financial hardship to the prospective juror or a person under his or her care or supervision. A judge of the court for which the individual was called to jury service shall make undue or extreme physical or financial hardship determinations. The authority to make these determinations is delegable only to court officials or personnel who are authorized by the laws of this state to function as members of the judiciary.

C. A person asking for a waiver based on a finding of undue or extreme physical or financial hardship shall take all actions necessary to have obtained a ruling on that request by no later than the date on which the individual is scheduled to appear for jury duty.

D. For purposes of this Chapter, "undue or extreme physical or financial hardship" is limited to circumstances in which an individual would:

(1) Be required to abandon a person under his or her personal care or supervision due to the impossibility of obtaining an appropriate substitute care giver during the period of participation in the jury pool or on the jury; or

(2) Incur costs that would have a substantial adverse impact on the payment of the individual's necessary daily living expenses or on those for whom he or she provides the principal means of support; or

(3) Suffer physical hardship due to an existing illness or disease.

E. "Undue or extreme physical or financial hardship" does not exist solely based on the fact that a prospective juror will be required to be absent from his or her place of employment.

F. A person asking a judge to grant a waiver based on "undue or extreme physical or financial hardship" shall be required to provide the judge with documentation, such as, but not limited to federal and state income tax returns, medical statements from licensed physicians, proof of dependency or guardianship, and similar documents, which the judge finds to clearly support the request to be excused. Failure to provide satisfactory documentation shall result in a denial of the request for a waiver.

G. After twenty-four months, a recipient of a petit jury service waiver under this Section shall become eligible once again for qualification as a juror.

Amended by Acts 1962, No. 215, §2; Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967; Acts 2003, No. 678, §1.

{{NOTE: THIS SECTION SUPERSEDED BY SUPREME COURT RULE, SEE LSA-R.S. VOL. 8, SUPREME COURT RULE 25.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4366 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4366
Fees of appraisers
Status: in_force

A.(1) The fees of the appraisers shall be fixed by the sheriff at not more than fifty dollars on movables, and not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred fifty dollars on immovable property for each appraiser.

(2) On ex parte motion of the sheriff, the court may order a fee to be paid in excess of fifty dollars on movable items and in excess of three hundred fifty dollars on immovable property if, in the court's judgment, the property cannot be adequately appraised at the fees established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection. The sheriff shall attach to the motion a statement of the reasons for requesting payment of the excess fees before the court can authorize a payment in excess of the established fees.

(3) A party to an action or proceeding who acts as an appraiser is not entitled to a fee.

B. The fees of appraisers shall be taxed as costs.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 699, §1. Acts 1984, No. 135, §1; Acts 1987, No. 697, §1; Acts 2001, No. 797, §1; Acts 2008, No. 895, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5554.11 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5554.11
Ascension Parish; payment of group insurance premiums; retired sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; creation of fund
Status: in_force

A. There is hereby created the Ascension Parish Retired Employees Insurance Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "AREIF", to fund the payment by the sheriff's office of Ascension Parish of the premium costs for eligible retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs.

B. The following monies shall be deposited by the sheriff of Ascension Parish into the AREIF until the total amount of the monies including principal and earnings equals the sum of five million dollars:

(1) At least one percent of the tax revenue received annually that is authorized by the Ascension Parish Law Enforcement Subdistrict No. 1 general sales and use tax ordinance.

(2) Any other monies that the sheriff of Ascension Parish may contribute to the AREIF.

C. Upon recommendation of the AREIF Board established in Subsection F of this Section, the sheriff of Ascension Parish shall invest the monies in the AREIF as follows:

(1) Not less than twenty-five percent in equities.

(2) At least twenty-five percent in fixed income investments, provided that a minimum of twenty-five percent of the fixed income portion is rated as investment grade by a nationally recognized rating agency.

D.(1) The monies deposited pursuant to Subsection B of this Section, the monies invested pursuant to Subsection C of this Section, and the accumulated earnings shall be available for the sheriff to withdraw for the purpose of paying the insurance costs, claims, premiums, or legal costs for retired sheriffs and retired deputy sheriffs of Ascension Parish and all costs associated with administering the AREIF.

(2) In the event that the total amount of monies derived from deposits provided in Subsection B of this Section and investment earnings fall below the sum of five million dollars, no earnings shall be withdrawn, and any balance owed for the payment of insurance premium costs or legal representation costs for the AREIF Board shall be paid in full from the sheriff's general fund.

E. Any financial audit conducted of the sheriff's office of Ascension Parish shall specifically address compliance with the provisions of this Section.

F.(1) To provide oversight and recommendations concerning the investment of funds as provided in Subsection C of this Section, the sheriff shall establish an AREIF Board consisting of five members as follows:

(a) The chief financial officer of the sheriff's office of Ascension Parish.

(b) The four remaining positions shall be a combination of active deputy sheriffs, retired sheriffs, or retired deputy sheriffs of the office, appointed by the sheriff, with at least one position designated for a retired sheriff or deputy sheriff.

(2) Members of the board shall elect a chairperson at its first board meeting, which shall be held within thirty days after the appointment of board members.

(3) Members of the board shall serve terms concurrent with that of the sheriff.

(4) Members of the board shall serve without compensation.

Acts 2023, No. 36, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5703 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5703
Justice of peace to substitute for coroner
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace, upon authorization by the coroner of the parish, may perform those duties of the coroner as requested in the authorization.

Amended by Acts 1952, No. 151, §2. Acts 1984, No. 570, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1553 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2487.28 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2487.28
Sessions
Status: in_force

The city court shall be open every day for the transaction of the judicial business before it, except on legal holidays, and shall hold its sessions in accordance with the rules and regulations that it shall adopt.

Acts 1964, No. 102, §28.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3045 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3045
Delivery of general venire box to clerk after drawing of jurors in civil cases
Status: in_force

After the jury commission has selected the names of persons to serve as jurors in civil cases as prescribed in R.S. 13:3044 they shall lock and seal the general venire box and deliver it to the clerk of the court, as custodian thereof.

Amended by Acts 1966, No. 313, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1967.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2575.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2575.3
Additional administrative adjudication procedures in Livingston Parish
Status: in_force

A. In the parish of Livingston, the term "housing violation" as used in this Chapter shall also encompass building codes, zoning, vegetation, and nuisance ordinances.

B. In the parish of Livingston, the procedures for administrative adjudication provided in this Chapter may also be used in matters involving licensing and permits and any other ordinance violations that may be determined by the Livingston Parish Council.

Acts 2009, No. 316, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5545 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5545
Purchase and maintenance of dogs
Status: in_force

The dogs shall be purchased and furnished by the sheriffs at the expense of the parish at a price not to exceed five hundred dollars per dog; each sheriff shall be allowed by the parish twenty dollars per month per dog for the maintenance and training of the dogs.

Amended by Acts 1980, No. 527, §1; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1439 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5062 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5062
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this Part, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:

(1) "Adjusted for inflation" means increased in accordance with the formula for inflation adjustment set forth in Exhibit C to the Master Settlement Agreement.

(2) "Affiliate" means a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, another person. Solely for purposes of this definition, the terms "owns", "is owned", and "ownership" mean ownership of an equity interest, or the equivalent thereof, of ten percent or more, and the term "person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or any other organization or group of persons.

(3) "Allocable share" means allocable share as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement.

(4) "Cigarette" means any product that contains nicotine, is intended to be burned or heated under ordinary conditions of use, and consists of or contains:

(a) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in paper or in any substance not containing tobacco.

(b) Tobacco, in any form, that is functional in the product, which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette.

(c) Any roll of tobacco wrapped in any substance containing tobacco which, because of its appearance, the type of tobacco used in the filler, or its packaging and labeling, is likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as a cigarette described in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.

(d) The term "cigarette" includes "roll-your-own" i.e., any tobacco which, because of its appearance, type, packaging, or labeling, is suitable for use and likely to be offered to, or purchased by, consumers as tobacco for making cigarettes. For purposes of this definition of "cigarette", 0.09 ounces of "roll-your-own" tobacco shall constitute one individual "cigarette".

(5) "Master Settlement Agreement" means the settlement agreement, and related documents, entered into on November 23, 1998, by the state and leading United States tobacco product manufacturers.

(6) "Qualified escrow fund" means an escrow arrangement with a federally or state-chartered financial institution having no affiliation with any tobacco product manufacturer and having assets of at least one billion dollars where such arrangement requires that such financial institution hold the escrowed funds' principal for the benefit of releasing parties and prohibits the tobacco product manufacturer placing the funds into escrow from using, accessing, or directing the use of the funds' principal except as consistent with R.S. 13:5063(C)(2).

(7) "Released claims" means released claims as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement.

(8) "Releasing parties" means releasing parties as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement.

(9) "Tobacco product manufacturer" means an entity that after July 1, 1999, directly, and not exclusively through any affiliate:

(a) Manufactures cigarettes anywhere that such manufacturer intends to be sold in the United States, including cigarettes intended to be sold in the United States through an importer (except where such importer is an original participating manufacturer, as that term is defined in the Master Settlement Agreement, that will be responsible for the payments under the Master Settlement Agreement with respect to such cigarettes as a result of the provisions of subsection II(mm) of the Master Settlement Agreement and that pays the taxes specified in subsection II(z) of the Master Settlement Agreement, and provided that the manufacturer of such cigarettes does not market or advertise such cigarettes in the United States).

(b) Is the first purchaser anywhere for resale in the United States of cigarettes manufactured anywhere that the manufacturer does not intend to be sold in the United States.

(c) Becomes a successor of an entity described in Subparagraph (a) or (b) of this Paragraph.

(d) The term "tobacco product manufacturer" shall not include an affiliate of a tobacco product manufacturer unless such affiliate itself falls within any of Subparagraphs (a) through (c) of this Paragraph.

(10) "Units sold" means the number of individual cigarettes sold in the state by the applicable tobacco product manufacturer, whether directly or through a distributor, retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, during the year in question, as measured by excise taxes collected by the state on packs, or "roll-your-own" tobacco containers, bearing the excise tax stamp of the state. The Department of Revenue shall adopt such rules as are necessary to ascertain the amount of state excise tax paid on the cigarettes of such tobacco product manufacturer for each year.

Acts 1999, No. 721, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 96, §1, eff. April 17, 2000.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2485.27 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2485.27
Traffic violations bureau
Status: in_force

The city judge shall establish, under his supervision and as part of the court, a traffic violations bureau and adopt the necessary rules for its operation and administration. For such purposes, the city judge is empowered to appoint one or more clerks who shall be charged with the administration of the bureau and whose compensation shall be paid by the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon parish, with their prior approval, in such proportions and amounts as the respective governing authorities may designate.

Acts 1962, No. 122, §27.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4724 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4724
Procedure for injunction to abate nuisance; appeal; attendance of witnesses
Status: in_force

All actions brought under this Sub-part shall be tried in the following manner:

(1) Upon the filing of any suit the district judge, whether in term or vacation, shall immediately issue a rule on the defendant to show cause why the nuisance complained of should not be abated and why an injunction should not issue restraining the operation of the gambling house. This rule shall, at the time of its issuance, be fixed for hearing not later than five days (counting Sundays, half-holidays and holidays) from the date of its issuance, and shall be heard by preference over all other matters and cases fixed for the same day and shall be heard continuously day after day until submitted for adjudication.

(2) Where an owner impleads a lessee or tenant as provided in R.S. 13:4723, he shall cause a certified copy of the plaintiff's petition, and a certified copy of the rule to show cause, together with a certified copy of the owner's own pleadings to be served upon the lessee, or tenant, and such lessee or tenant shall be bound equally with the owner to appear for the trial of the rule to show cause on the day fixed for the hearing thereof.

(3) When the owner is an absentee, or when his whereabouts are unknown, service of all pleadings, citations, rules and writs shall be made upon the agent who has acted for him in the rental of the property, and such agent shall be subject to every provision of this Subpart as though such agent were the owner.

(4) Upon the showing made by the parties on the trial of the rule to show cause, the court shall issue or deny an injunction without bond, forever enjoining the owner, lessee, sublessee, tenant, or occupant from conducting, or being concerned in conducting or operating like public nuisances anywhere within this state.

(5) In every case where the existence of a nuisance is established under the provisions of this Sub-part, an order of abatement shall be entered and as a part thereof, it shall be directed that the place where the nuisance existed shall be effectually closed for one year and that it shall not be used for any purpose whatsoever during that period. Any person who in any manner uses the place directed to be closed in violation of this order, shall be guilty of contempt and punished as provided in R.S. 13:4725. However, when the owner of the place, or his agent, clearly and conclusively establishes that the existence and maintenance of the nuisance was absolutely and wholly unknown to, and unsuspected by the owner, an order shall be entered permitting the owner to lease, use, or occupy the premises as if no suit had been filed.

(6) The pleading and practice in all cases under this Sub-part, except where otherwise specified herein, shall be in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure and the laws and rules of court governing practice before the district courts of this state.

(7) The party cast shall have the right to appeal as in other cases on giving bond for a sum to be fixed by the court, the value of the property involved being hereby made the test of the appellate jurisdiction. However, the appeal must be filed in the appellate court within not more than ten days from rendition of the judgment, and the appellate court shall hear the same by preference over all other cases whatsoever.

(8) In all proceedings under this Sub-part, compulsory process may issue out of any court in which the proceedings may be pending to compel the attendance of any witnesses residing in any parish of this state.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2561.1 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2561.1
Creation; territorial boundaries
Status: in_force

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 composed of all of that territory in the parish of Jefferson lying east of the Mississippi River.

Acts 1962, No. 484, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2163 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2163
Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability
Status: in_force

A. The sheriff for the parish of Orleans and his deputies, are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.

B. The constables of the First and Second City Courts of New Orleans and their deputies are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when acting under the direction and control of the constables and when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.

Added by Acts 1964, No. 381, §1; Acts 2015, No. 461, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3483 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3483
Service in suits arising from sale or manufacture of sugar cane or syrup
Status: in_force

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 delivering the same to the agent, overseer or manager of the factory of defendant.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.26 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2562.26
Parish courts; Jefferson Parish; destruction of useless records
Status: in_force

A. The clerk of court may, upon consent of the judge or of the majority of judges in the jurisdictions with several divisions and with authorization from the state archivist as provided in R.S. 44:411, destroy records of any of the following judicial proceedings when such records have been deemed by the presiding judge or judges to have no further use or value: suits on open accounts, tort suits, suits on unsecured notes, suits on promissory notes, suits on chattel mortgages, and suits for eviction of tenants and occupants. However, such proposed destruction shall be authorized only when ten years have elapsed from the last date of action on the record or records.

B. No cause of action shall exist against any clerk or judge for the destruction of such records in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

Acts 2008, No. 625, §2; Acts 2012, No. 101, §1, eff. May 11, 2012.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2588 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2588
Compensation of justices of the peace for performing marriage ceremonies
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace who performs a marriage ceremony may charge a usual and customary fee for that service.

Acts 2004, No. 824, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4436 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4436
Same; decree may not be executed until final
Status: in_force

Nothing in R.S. 13:4434 through 13:4436 shall be construed to permit a writ in execution of a decree to issue until the decree is final.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1568.2 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1568.2
Juvenile court for the parish of Orleans; distribution of unclaimed restitution funds; procedure
Status: in_force

A. The Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, by a majority of its judges acting en banc, may distribute unclaimed restitution funds held in escrow to elderly persons who have been victims of nonviolent crimes and for whom restitution has been ordered but not paid.

B. For purposes of this Section, an "elderly person" means a person over the age of sixty-two and living on social security income.

C. Before any such funds are distributed pursuant to this Section, the court shall publish a notice in the official journal for the parish notifying those who have not claimed restitution funds due them that such funds are available to them for distribution. The costs of the advertisement shall be deducted from the unclaimed restitution funds.

D. The court shall set aside a reserve of ten percent of the unclaimed restitution funds to provide payment to those who may come forward and claim their monies subsequent to the distribution to elderly victims of monies from the unclaimed restitution funds.

Acts 1991, No. 977, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4251.105 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4251.105
Cooperation between courts
Status: in_force

If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance under a provision of law similar to R.S. 13:4251.104, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.

Acts 2016, No. 333, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1403 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1403
Judges; qualification; election
Status: in_force

There shall be four judges presiding over the family court, who shall possess the same qualifications required of district judges. The judges shall be elected for the same term and at the time fixed by law for the election of district judges throughout the state. One judge shall be elected from election section one, one judge shall be elected from election section two, and two judges shall be elected from election section three.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5985 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5985
Finances
Status: in_force

A.(1) No member of the commission shall receive any salary for duties performed as a member of the commission.

(2) Legislator members of the commission shall receive per diem and be reimbursed for expenses as provided by law and the rules of the Senate or House of Representatives.

B. The commission is authorized to apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, its political subdivisions, the federal government, or any other public or private source to implement the provisions of this Chapter.

Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:586 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 586
Absence of district judge; authority of judge of adjoining district
Status: in_force

When it is proved that all the judges of any judicial district are absent from their judicial district, or are otherwise unable to act, any district judge of an adjoining judicial district may grant any orders that the absent or incapacitated judges could grant, if present.

Added by Acts 1952, No. 134, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2562.9 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2562.9
Annual vacation
Status: in_force

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 month of vacation. Such attorney shall be paid a sum equivalent to one month's salary of the regular judge by the Parish of Jefferson, and shall have the same powers and duties while sitting as the regular judge.

Acts 1966, No. 5, §9, eff. June 9, 1966, at 1:45 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:753 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 753
Reporting of information to Louisiana Supreme Court for NICS database; possession of a firearm
Status: in_force

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 identifying information of any adult who is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to the laws of this state or 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and (g)(4), (8), and (9), by reason of a conviction or adjudication in a court of that district for any of the following:

(1) A conviction of a crime listed in R.S. 14:95.1(A).

(2) A verdict of an acquittal by reason of insanity pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) A court determination that a person does not have the mental capacity to proceed with a criminal trial pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(4) A court order requiring that a person be involuntarily committed to an inpatient mental health treatment facility pursuant to R.S. 28:54.

(5) A court order prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm or restricting a person in the use of a firearm.

(6) A conviction for a violation of domestic abuse battery (R.S. 14:35.3) which is a felony.

B. Each city and parish 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 identifying information of any adult who is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to the laws of this state or 18 U.S.C. 922(d)(4), (g)(4), (8), and (9), by reason of a conviction or adjudication in a court of that district for any of the following:

(1) A conviction for a violation of domestic abuse battery (R.S. 14:35.3) that is a misdemeanor.

(2) A verdict of an acquittal of a misdemeanor crime by reason of insanity pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) A court determination that a person does not have the mental capacity to proceed with a criminal trial for a misdemeanor crime pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(4) A court order prohibiting a person from possessing a firearm or restricting a person in the use of a firearm.

C. The reports required by Subsections A and B of this Section shall be submitted to the Louisiana Supreme Court, in the manner and form as directed by the supreme court, within ten business days of the date of conviction, adjudication, or order of involuntary commitment.

D. The Louisiana Supreme Court shall, within fifteen business days of receipt of the report, submit the information in the report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System database.

E. Except in the case of willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence, no city, parish, or district clerk of court shall be held civilly or criminally liable on the basis of the accuracy, availability, or unavailability of any information reported or required to be reported pursuant to this Section.

F. A person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution and is therefore, pursuant to federal law, prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition or, pursuant to state law, is ineligible to possess a firearm or obtain a concealed handgun permit, may petition the court for restoration of firearm rights pursuant to R.S. 28:57.

Acts 2013, No. 403, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2013, No. 404, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Acts 2016, No. 124, §1; Acts 2018, No. 181, §1; Acts 2018, No. 532, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1458 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1458
Minute clerks of parish courts
Status: in_force

A. The judge of the parish court except in the parish of Ascension may appoint minute clerks for the parish court and fix their compensation. If the parish court has more than one division, each judge may appoint minute clerks for his division.

B. The minute clerk shall have the power to administer oaths, receive and file documents, and perform any other duties assigned by the parish court, and the minute clerk shall have all powers and authority granted by law.

Added by Acts 1980, No. 778, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4233 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4233
Revised Statutes 4233
Status: in_force

§§4233. §4233 to 4240 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2108 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2108
Port Allen, Ward Three; marshal; fees in criminal matters
Status: in_force

A. The marshal of Ward Three of the city of Port Allen shall collect a fee of ten dollars for taking an appearance bond when required to do so.

B. The sums of monies collected under the provisions of Subsection A shall be deposited in the marshal's general fund to supplement the operational expenses of the marshal's office. The expenditure of the funds shall be at the sole discretion of the marshal of the court. All funds shall be subject to and included in the marshal's annual audit. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the legislative auditor who shall make it available for public inspection.

C. The assessment and disposition of any funds pursuant to this Section shall not affect responsibilities of the city and parish governing authorities provided by law for the financing of the Ward Three marshal's office of the City Court of Port Allen.

Added by Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 79, §2, eff. July 7, 1994.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:621.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 621.3
Third Judicial District
Status: in_force

The third judicial district court shall have three judges.

Acts 1956, Ex.Sess., No. 7, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §2, eff. June 1, 1978; Acts 2001, No. 190, §1, eff. May 31, 2001.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5573 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5573
Interlocal risk management agency not an insurance company or insurer
Status: in_force

An interlocal risk management agency is not an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state and the designation by the agency of the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association or a third party shall not constitute said association or entity as an insurance company or an insurer under the laws of this state. The development and the administration by an interlocal risk management agency or the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association of a group self-insurance fund shall not constitute doing an insurance business. Intergovernmental agreements providing for the creation and maintenance of an interlocal risk management agency shall not be deemed to constitute insurance as defined by R.S. 22:46; nor shall the interlocal risk management agency or the development of a group self-insurance fund be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 22 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.

Acts 1986, No. 662, §1; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1483 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2165 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2165
Judicial depository
Status: in_force

A. The judges of the first and second city courts of the city of New Orleans, sitting en banc, a majority of said judges constituting a quorum, shall by a vote of a majority of those present, designate a solvent bank, or banks, located within the parish of Orleans, as the fiscal agent or agents, as a depository of any and all monies received by the clerks of the said city courts. The said funds shall be so deposited and held subject to the orders of the court, and in accordance with all laws or parts of laws now or hereafter enacted governing any such funds so held and deposited.

B. The bank or banks so designated as fiscal agent for such funds shall furnish adequate security, satisfactory to the said judges, to secure the return and payment of any such deposited funds.

C. It shall be the duty of the judges to endeavor to receive interest on all monies so deposited, and if, for any reason, the fiscal agent, or agents, so designated are unable or unwilling to pay interest on such deposit, the judges of the said city courts are hereby authorized to purchase certificates of deposit, and/or other forms of certificates of indebtedness bearing interest, or they may purchase short-term United States bonds, treasury notes, or certificates.

D. Any and all interest received on all such monies so deposited, or from any certificates of deposit, certificates of indebtedness, or United States bonds, treasury notes, or certificates, shall be used for the general operating expenses of the city courts.

Acts 1991, No. 802, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1596 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1596
Juvenile court for parish of Jefferson; term, qualifications, compensation, and vacation of judges; sessions of court; quarters; support hearing officers
Status: in_force

A. There shall be a separate juvenile court for the parish of Jefferson which shall be a court of record and shall be known as the "Juvenile Court for the Parish of Jefferson."

B. There shall be three judges of the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Jefferson, and for purposes of nomination and election only there shall be three sections of said court, designated as Section "A", "B" and "C", the judges of which shall have full and exclusive authority as judges of the Juvenile Court for the Parish of Jefferson and preside over said court as a separate court of record. The persons presently presiding over Sections "A" and "B" of said court, and their successors in office, shall continue to preside over Section "A" and Section "B" respectively and Section "C" shall be occupied by the first person elected to the additional judgeship herein created and his successors in office.

C. The judges of said court shall have the same term and possess the same qualifications as required of district judges, and shall receive a salary equal to the highest salary paid to any district judge in said parish, payable monthly by the State Treasurer upon warrant of said judge.

D. The juvenile court shall be in continuous session throughout the year; provided, however, that each judge shall be entitled to an annual vacation of one month.

E. The parish of Jefferson shall provide suitable quarters for the court and shall make necessary provisions for the conduct of the business of the court and provisions for the expenses of the same.

F. Repealed by Acts 1999, No. 861, §2.

Acts 1958, Ex.Sess., No. 10, §§1 to 3, 5, 7. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 265, §1; Acts 1975, No. 743, §6, eff. Aug. 1, 1975; Acts 1980, No. 442, §1, eff. July 21, 1980; Acts 1985, No. 254, §1; Acts 1986, No. 524, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 692, §1, eff. July 8, 1986; Acts 1999, No. 861, §2.

{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1985, NO. 254, §2.}}
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:503 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 503
Court always open
Status: in_force

Article 7, §43 of the constitution means that district courts shall be open always and the proceedings shall be deemed held in open court, while the judge is on the bench. The fixing of sessions in districts composed of more than one parish shall not affect the authority or duty of the judge to sit at any time in any of the parishes of his district when the public interest may require it.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1446 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1446
Criminal jurisdiction
Status: in_force

A. The parish court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all violations of state law and parish or municipal ordinances committed within its territorial jurisdiction which are punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. This jurisdiction shall be concurrent with any jurisdiction conferred by law upon the district court.

B. As to all other violations of state law or of a parish or municipal ordinance, the parish court shall have the power to issue warrants of arrest, to examine, commit, admit to bail and discharge, and to hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1989, No. 61, §1, eff. June 16, 1989.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:3438 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 3438
Powers
Status: in_force

The curator may exercise all functions with respect to the absent person's property consistent with prudent administration and disposition thereof. Within the limitations of the foregoing standard, the curator may, with the approval of the court as provided in R.S. 13:3440:

(1) Exercise all functions and activities with respect to the administration and disposition of the absent person's property, including, but not limited to, lease, sale, purchase, exchange, borrow, loan, mortgage, deposit and investment.

(2) Compromise an action or right of action by or against the absent person, or extend, renew, or in any manner modify the terms of an obligation owed by or to the absent person.

(3) Continue any business in which the absent person has an interest.

(4) Place all or a portion of the absent person's property in trust for administration, management and investment in accordance with the Louisiana Trust Code. The trust instrument shall name the absent person as sole beneficiary of the trust, shall name a trustee, and be subject to termination at the option of the beneficiary upon his return or at the option of his heirs or legatees after a declaration of death of the absent person. The court may, upon application, make such changes in the trust instrument as may be advisable. Upon creation of the trust, the curator shall be entitled to no further commissions with respect to the trust property.

(5) Perform the contract of the absent person who became an absent person before performing an executory contract evidenced by writing.

Acts 1990, No. 989, §4, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4368 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4368
Post judicial sale; cancellation of inferior mortgages, liens, and privileges
Status: in_force

A. If the inscription of an inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege encumbering the immovable property sold through a judicial sale is not cancelled as required by Code of Civil Procedure Article 2376, the seizing creditor or its attorney of record may have the inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege cancelled or partially released as to the immovable property sold by recording in the mortgage records of the parish in which the immovable property sold is located an "affidavit to cancel an inferior encumbrance" that is in compliance with the requirements of this Section. For purposes of this Section, an "inferior creditor" means the holder of record of a mortgage, lien, or privilege that is inferior to a seizing creditor's mortgage, lien, or privilege at the time the encumbered immovable property was sold at judicial sale.

B. A seizing creditor or its attorney of record may file an affidavit to cancel or partially release the inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege in accordance with this Section only if the inferior creditor was provided written notice of seizure prior to the judicial sale.

C. An affidavit executed by a seizing creditor or its attorney of record to cancel or partially release an inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege shall include all of the following information:

(1) The name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the seizing creditor or its attorney of record.

(2) The name of the court, case name, and docket number of the action under which the seizure and sale of the immovable property was ordered.

(3) The date of the judicial sale.

(4) A description of the seizing creditor's foreclosed mortgage, lien, or privilege, including the recordation information and recording date.

(5) A description sufficient to identify the foreclosed immovable property.

(6) A description of the inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege, including the recordation information and recording date, and a declaration that the described mortgage, lien, or privilege requested to be cancelled or partially released is inferior to the foreclosed mortgage, lien, or privilege.

(7) A certification that written notice of seizure was given to the inferior creditor prior to the judicial sale, and a copy attached of the written notice together with evidence that it was delivered to the inferior creditor.

(8) A request that the clerk of court cancel or partially release the identified inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege pursuant to this Section.

D. The clerk of court shall cancel or partially release the inferior mortgage, lien, or privilege upon the recordation of an affidavit that is in compliance with this Section.

E. The cancellation of a mortgage, lien, or privilege by the filing of an affidavit in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall have no effect if the mortgage, lien, or privilege is actually superior to the seizing creditor's foreclosed mortgage, lien, or privilege.

F. Any party recording an affidavit pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the liability requirements and standards provided in R.S. 9:5174.

G. This Section shall not apply to utility servitudes.

H. For the purposes of this Section "attorney of record" means the attorney of record in the seizing creditor's suit that results in the judicial sale of the immovable property.

Acts 2018, No. 452, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2591 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2591
Amount of additional salary for justices of the peace and constables; payment of expenses at the Justice of the Peace Training Course
Status: in_force

A.(1) Every justice of the peace and every constable for each justice of the peace court in the state shall be paid by the state an additional salary equal to the amount paid to justices of the peace and constables by their respective parishes, in no event to exceed one hundred twenty dollars per month, provided funds are available and appropriated by the legislature.

(2) On or before the tenth day of each month, the parish officials of the respective parishes shall forward the warrants to the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall cause to be prepared and shall sign checks to the appropriate parish on behalf of each justice of the peace and constable, representing the amount to be paid out of state funds to each justice of the peace and constable in accordance with the provisions of this Subsection, including any required employer contributions attributable to said additional salary. Each such check shall show the legislative appropriation from which payment is made and shall note that it represents additional compensation paid by the state under the provisions of this Section. The secretary shall deliver the checks to the parish in whose favor they are drawn, by mail, or by such other means as he shall determine.

(3) The treasurer or other appropriate official of the respective parishes shall be responsible for calculating and withholding all requisite deductions for taxes and for transferring or remitting all sums of employee withholdings to the appropriate taxing authorities, on behalf of the justices of the peace and constables and, within thirty days after receipt of the funds, for making payment of the appropriate net amount to the justices of the peace and constables.

B. When the parish governing authority determines that funds are available, it may reimburse each justice of the peace and constable in the parish for expenses actually incurred by attending the Justice of the Peace Training Course, as authorized by R.S. 49:251.1. The allowance for mileage, lodging, meals, and related expenses shall be based on the rate of payment for travel expenses as set forth by the Division of Administration, and a written, itemized voucher shall be required in order to obtain reimbursement.

Added by Acts 1975, No. 813, §1, eff. July 1, 1975. Acts 1986, No. 706, §1; Acts 1992, No. 897, §1; Acts 2005, No. 96, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Acts 2023, No. 320, §1, eff. July 1, 2023.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:785 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 785
Disposition of clerk's salary fund
Status: in_force

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 that which was received by the clerk in accordance with R.S. 13:784(A) during said term of office. The amount retained in the clerk's salary fund shall be turned over to the incoming clerk as a revolving fund to assist in financing the operation of the clerk's office.

Amended by Acts 1970, No. 233, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4364 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4364
Sheriff to appoint appraiser if party does not appoint; delivery of appraisal
Status: in_force

A. If a party neglects to appoint an appraiser or to notify the sheriff within the time designated, the sheriff shall appoint an appraiser for him.

B. The appraisal of any appraiser appointed by the sheriff shall be made and delivered to the sheriff at a time prior to the sale.

Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Acts 1986, No. 214, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1000.3 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1000.3
Criminal matters; additional costs for CASA and CAC programs
Status: in_force

A. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Fourteenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction there shall be assessed as additional costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond, the sum of five dollars. These costs shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and shall be transmitted to the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish for further disposition in accordance with the provisions of this Section.

B. The sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section into an account and remit the sum monthly to the Family and Youth Counseling Agency for the support of the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) and the children's advocacy center (CAC) programs in the judicial district. The court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.

Acts 1999, No. 265, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5829 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5829
Constable entitled to security; refusal to act in absence of security or advancement
Status: in_force

Each constable may demand security for his costs and actual expenses, or he may demand a deposit to cover his costs, but in all cases, any party requiring the official service to be performed by either constable may advance the fees for such services. The constable shall perform the same as far as the advance may go. In case the party interested in having the official services performed fails to secure or advance the fees as above provided, the constable shall not be required to perform the services, but shall notify the party and return the process into court, with the reason thereof, and his failure so to do shall render him liable for any damage that may result to the party from his failure to perform the services.

Added by Acts 1978, No. 461, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1739 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1139 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1139
Transfer of cases
Status: in_force

It is the express intent of this Section that the jurisdiction conferred by law, particularly the Children's Code, upon Orleans Parish Juvenile Court shall be the same as it was prior to the enactment of Act No. 620 of the 1976 Regular Session of the Legislature and shall remain unchanged, except as otherwise provided in the Children's Code. The court shall continue to be known as Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, notwithstanding its change of name effected by Act No. 620 of the 1976 Regular Session of the Legislature and the subsequent repeal of the provisions of that Act shall not be construed or interpreted to change its jurisdiction, its powers, its duties, its various departments or its personnel, except as herein set forth and provided.

Added by Acts 1979, No. 460, §3, eff. July 1, 1979; Acts 1991, No. 976, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §§2, 3, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2); Acts 2021, No. 158, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4261.205 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4261.205
Requirements of a supported decisionmaking agreement
Status: in_force

A. A supported decisionmaking agreement shall contain all of the following information:

(1) The name, address, and phone number of at least one supporter.

(2) A description of the decisionmaking assistance that a supporter shall provide to the adult and, if multiple supporters, how they shall work together.

B. A supported decisionmaking agreement may do any of the following:

(1) Appoint more than one supporter.

(2) Appoint an alternate to act in the place of a supporter under circumstances specified in the agreement.

(3) Authorize a supporter to share information with any other supporter or others named in the agreement.

C. A supported decisionmaking agreement shall be in the form of an authentic act, dated, and signed by the adult or by the adult's guardian if the adult lacks capacity under Civil Code Article 1918.

D. A supported decisionmaking agreement shall contain a separate declaration signed by each supporter named in the agreement indicating the supporter's relationship to the adult, willingness to act as a supporter, and acknowledgment of the duties of a supporter.

Acts 2020, No. 258, §2.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5538 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5538
Election; penalty for acting as sheriff without having properly qualified; term of office
Status: in_force

A. No person shall act as sheriff before he has qualified. Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined five hundred dollars.

B. Except for the civil and criminal sheriff in the parish of Orleans and except for sheriffs elected at special elections, each sheriff shall be elected at the gubernatorial election, shall serve for a term of four years, and shall take office and begin his term on the first day of July following election.

C. No sheriff or collector of taxes, after receiving his commission from the governor, shall exercise any of the duties, or avail himself of any of the rights appertaining to his office as collector, or as sheriff, before giving all the bonds and security required by law for the collection of taxes, or discharge of duties as sheriff. Whoever violates this Subsection shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not less than six months, at the discretion of the court.

Amended by Acts 1964, No. 89; Acts 1981, No. 122, §3; Redesignated from R.S. 33:1434 pursuant to Acts 2011, No. 248, §3.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:5981 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 5981
Findings; purpose
Status: in_force

The legislature finds and declares that there is a need for a justice and rehabilitation reform body to study and report on all of the following:

(1) The current public safety crisis in Orleans Parish.

(2) The powers, functions, policies, and training of government and nongovernment entities, including their fiscal powers.

(3) The existing, necessary, and desirable allocation of state and local fiscal resources.

(4) The most efficient use of the correctional system and community resources in Orleans Parish.

(5) Alternatives to incarceration.

(6) Physical structures utilized in the Orleans Parish justice system.

(7) Any constitutional amendments and statutory enactments required to implement appropriate commission recommendations.

Acts 2013, No. 268, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2488.23 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2488.23
Civil jurisdiction and procedure
Status: in_force

The civil jurisdiction, and the pleadings, practice, and procedure of the court, shall be as provided by law.

Acts 1970, No. 424, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4989 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4989
Compulsory joinder of co-owner
Status: in_force

Nothing in R.S. 13:4985 through R.S. 13:4990 shall prevent any court in any judicial proceeding in which real property is sought to be partitioned, upon proper motion or exception, from ordering that any co-owner not then a party be joined as a party thereto.

Acts 1952, No. 403, §5.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:2497 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 2497
Deputy clerks; appointment; salaries; removal
Status: in_force

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 and deputy clerks of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall be paid by the city of New Orleans. In the event that the city shall refuse or fail to pay any such salaries, the judge, or judges, of the court shall withhold from the funds collected under the jurisdiction of the court sufficient money to pay any salaries not paid by the city, and, in such event, the judge, or judges, of the court shall deposit the money withheld in a separate bank account against which a judge, or judges thereof, shall draw appropriate checks to pay such salaries.

Acts 2012, No. 337, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4943 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4943
Contents of monition; description of property
Status: in_force

This monition shall state the judicial authority under which the sale took place, and shall also contain the same description of the property purchased as that given in the judicial conveyance to the buyer, and shall further declare the price at which the object was bought.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:996.22 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 996.22
Judicial Expense Fund for the Tenth Judicial District; established
Status: in_force

A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Tenth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Tenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, except traffic violations, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed twenty-five dollars and which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. In all criminal cases involving traffic offenses pursuant to Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 over which the Tenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as court costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed fifteen dollars and which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. All sums so taxed and collected shall be transmitted to the clerk of court for further disposition in accordance herewith.

B. The clerk of court and the sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account, to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Tenth Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Tenth Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor, where it shall be available for public inspection.

Added by Acts 1982, No. 108, §1; Acts 1982, No. 616, §1; Acts 2011, No. 15, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:4682 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 4682
Preservation of duplicate file of transcripts of cases finally disposed of by Supreme Court; designation of Louisiana State University Law Library as depository; destruction of certain records
Status: in_force

A. Effective August 15, 2010, the Louisiana State University Law Library shall cease to serve as the depository for duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs of cases finally disposed of by the Supreme Court of Louisiana. Thereafter, the clerk of the Supreme Court of Louisiana shall not transmit duplicate copies of transcripts and briefs.

B. The Louisiana State University Law Library shall continue to store and maintain records transmitted by the clerk of the Supreme Court between the dates of January 1, 1980, through August 15, 2010, pending further orders of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.

C. All duplicate records received by the Louisiana State University Law Library prior to January 1, 1980, may be destroyed.

Acts 2010, No. 463, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 13:1376 — LA Code / Code revised-statutes / Title 13 / Section 1376
Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable
Status: in_force

No costs shall be charged by the clerk other than those specified in R.S. 13:1381. Neither the state nor the city of New Orleans shall be liable or responsible for any costs of the clerk in criminal cases.