Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2017/code-revisedstatutes/title-13/rs-13-850/
Timestamp: 2019-08-26 00:18:52
Document Index: 90550869

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 13', '§850', '§1', '§1', '§1', '§1']

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RS 13:850 - Facsimile transmission; filings in civil actions; fees; equipment and supplies
Universal Citation: LA Rev Stat § 13:850 (2017)
§850. Facsimile transmission; filings in civil actions; fees; equipment and supplies
A. Any document in a civil action may be filed with the clerk of court by facsimile transmission. All clerks of court shall make available for their use equipment to accommodate facsimile filing in civil actions. Filing shall be deemed complete at the time the facsimile transmission is received by the clerk of court. No later than on the first business day after receiving a facsimile filing, the clerk of court shall transmit to the filing party via facsimile a confirmation of receipt and include a statement of the fees for the facsimile filing and filing of the original document. The facsimile filing fee and transmission fee are incurred upon receipt of the facsimile filing by the clerk of court and payable as provided in Subsection B of this Section. The facsimile filing shall have the same force and effect as filing the original document, if the filing party complies with Subsection B of this Section.
(3) A transmission fee of five dollars.
C. If the filing party fails to comply with any of the requirements of Subsection B of this Section, the facsimile filing shall have no force or effect. The various district courts may provide by court rule for other matters related to filings by facsimile transmission.
D. The clerk may purchase equipment and supplies necessary to accommodate facsimile filings out of the clerk's salary fund.
Acts 1991, No. 463, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1119, §1; Acts 2012, No. 826, §1; Acts 2016, No. 109, §1.