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LA Rev Stat § 13:353 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§353. Clerks; sheriff; superintendent of police

RS 353 - Clerks; sheriff; superintendent of police  A. The courts of appeal shall appoint their respective clerks and deputies, who shall serve at the pleasure of the court.  B. The sheriff of the respective parishes in which the courts of appeal for the first, second, third, and fifth circuits are domiciled, or one of his deputies, shall attend each session of the court to execute the orders of the court.  C. The superintendent of police of the city in which the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal is domiciled, or one of his deputies, shall execute the orders of the court when said court is actually sitting in open court.  D. The clerk of each court of appeal shall be assisted by a chief deputy clerk and a reasonable number of deputy clerks as needed for the efficient operation of the court.  Added by Acts 1975, No. 53, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 213, §1; Acts 1980, No. 661, §1, eff. July 1, 1982; Acts 1981, No. 3, §1, eff. May 1, 1982; Acts 1981, No. 869, §1, eff. July 1, 1983; Acts 1982, No. 821, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:381 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§381. Fourth circuit, court of appeal; salary

RS 381 - Fourth circuit, court of appeal; salary  There shall be a crier for the court of appeal, fourth circuit, who shall be appointed by the judges of the court of appeal, fourth circuit, and be commissioned by the civil sheriff for the parish of Orleans as a deputy sheriff, and may receive a salary of forty-eight hundred dollars, per annum, payable monthly by the city of New Orleans, within the discretion of the city council.  Amended by Acts 1962, No. 416, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:391 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§391. Law clerks, stenographers, clerks, and other help

RS 391 - Law clerks, stenographers, clerks, and other help  The judges of each court of appeal may appoint law clerks, stenographers, clerks, and other help necessary for the proper operation of their respective courts and shall fix their compensation.  Amended by Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 1982, No. 109, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:392 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§392. Payment of expenses

RS 392 - Payment of expenses A. The presiding judge of each of the courts of appeal, or any one of the judges, by the direction of the court, may draw a monthly warrant on the state for one-twelfth of the amount of the annual appropriation as made by the legislature for the expense of operation and maintenance of the court. B. Title to all furniture and equipment purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall vest in the purchasing court. Furniture and equipment shall be purchased by the presiding judge, or any judge, by direction of the court in accordance with purchasing policies of the Judicial Budgetary Control Board upon presentation of itemized statements from judges setting forth in detail the furniture and equipment desired to be purchased. C. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, upon termination of office, each judge having possession of equipment or furniture purchased with the fees provided in this Section may purchase such property with nonpublic funds at a cost of the standard depreciated value of the property. The presiding judge, or any judge, by direction of the court, is authorized to complete such sale and the proceeds of the sales are to be retained by the court in the generated revenue account and expended as provided for in R.S. 13:352. D. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all furniture and equipment in the possession of the courts of appeal regardless of the date of acquisition. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 2012, No. 815, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:471 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§471. Scope of Chapter 4

RS 471 - Scope of Chapter 4 The provisions of R.S. 13:472 through 13:967 inclusive shall not apply to the district courts of Orleans parish, except as provided in Title 13, Chapter 5. Acts 2006, No. 621, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 474, §5(A).
LA Rev Stat § 13:472 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§472. Rules for the conduct of business

RS 472 - Rules for the conduct of business  Each district court may adopt rules for the conduct of business before it. These rules shall be entered in the minutes of the court and published in the manner which the court deems most effective and practicable.
LA Rev Stat § 13:473 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§473. Dockets

RS 473 - Dockets  Each court shall keep a criminal and civil docket.
LA Rev Stat § 13:474 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§474. Registry of the district court; designation

RS 474 - Registry of the district court; designation The district judges shall designate in each of the parishes in their respective judicial districts, the fiscal agent of each parish in his district, the parish of Orleans excepted, as a depository of any and all monies, stocks, bonds, notes, deeds, contracts or documents of any nature belonging to minors, interdicts, absentees or persons unknown, when, for any purpose, and for the benefit of such person or persons it is desired to keep such property safely. The bank so designated as the fiscal agent shall be known as the registry of the court in and for the parish and district concerned. Acts 2006, No. 621, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 474, §5(A).
LA Rev Stat § 13:474.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§474.1. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.

RS 474.1 - Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 474, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 13:475 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§475. Same; record of registry of court

RS 475 - Same; record of registry of court  A. The clerk of court shall keep in the clerk's office of each parish, a book substantially bound and known as record of the registry of the court in and for the parish and district concerned. There shall be recorded therein and properly indexed every order or judgment granted by a court of competent jurisdiction, either ordering a deposit into the registry of the court or the withdrawal therefrom of any deposit made, or other order concerning same. Each order shall be filed properly in the records of the clerk of court. B. For maintaining the record of registry of the court, each clerk for the district court may charge a fee of one percent of the interest earned on all deposits into the registry, which fee shall be deposited into the clerk's fee fund each month. The clerk shall not charge any fee on any deposit of funds into the registry of court when a parish is asserting a claim to the funds on deposit. In the event the parish governing authority does not prevail in the suit, then the clerk of court may deduct from the fund a sum equal to one percent per annum on the interest earned on the deposited funds.  Acts 1991, No. 115, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:476 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§476. Same; deposit made in registry of court; manner of making; receipt; withdrawal

RS 476 - Same; deposit made in registry of court; manner of making; receipt; withdrawal  Whenever under a judgment or order of the district judge, or by a court of superior jurisdiction, any of the things set forth in R.S. 13:474 as belonging to minors, interdicts, absentees or persons unknown is to be deposited for safe-keeping, the deposit shall be made in the registry of the court for the parish and district in which the issue or litigation or circumstances arose out of which the deposit became necessary. The deposit shall be made by the clerk of court in the manner directed by the judge of the district, or by the court of superior jurisdiction, accompanied by a certified copy of the order or judgment. He shall require a receipt for the deposit, and he shall file and make due recordation of the deposit in the record of the registry of the court. The deposit when made shall be withdrawn only in accordance with the provisions of the order or judgment of the court having jurisdiction. The delivery when made by the registry of the court under an order or judgment of a judge of the district or by a court of superior jurisdiction shall be a full discharge of all further liabilities on the part of the registry of the court. Duplicate receipts of delivery shall be required and a copy thereof delivered to the clerk of court and inscribed in the record of the registry of the court.
LA Rev Stat § 13:502 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§502. Alternate sittings in different parishes; order fixing dates

RS 502 - Alternate sittings in different parishes; order fixing dates  A. In districts composed of more than one parish the judge shall sit alternately in each parish and the session from one parish to the other, shall be continuous. No session in any parish of a district shall be fixed for less than one week or more than three weeks, as the public business may require. The district judge shall fix a date for the holding of the sessions in each parish by an order of court which shall be entered in the minutes of the court and published at least three times in the official journal of each parish. After the date is fixed, no change shall be made in the order within less than one year thereafter.  B. Sessions of the Twenty-Third Judicial District Court held in Ascension Parish may be held in Gonzales as well as in Donaldsonville.  Amended by Acts 1978, No. 152, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:503 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§503. Court always open

RS 503 - Court always open  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 § 13:581 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§581. Judge's powers at chambers

RS 581 - Judge's powers at chambers  District judges may grant at chambers all orders not required by law to be granted in open court.
LA Rev Stat § 13:582 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§582. Separate divisions of district courts

 §582. Separate divisions of district courts  There shall be separate and distinct divisions of the various district courts having two or more duly elected or appointed judges, for the purpose of nomination and election of judges only.
LA Rev Stat § 13:583 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§583. Presiding judges of divisions

RS 583 - Presiding judges of divisions  The divisions provided in R.S. 13:582 shall be designated alphabetically as division "A," division "B," division "C," etc., and the presiding judges thereof shall be determined on July 31, 1946, in accordance with the following rules. The judge senior in point of continuous service shall preside over division "A," and the other judges of the district shall preside over the other designated divisions according to their respective periods of continuous service. In the event two or more judges in a district shall have served continuously the same length of time, the judge senior in age shall preside over the division first in alphabetical order of the divisions in question. Any additional divisions created after July 31, 1946, shall be given alphabetical designation in the order of their creation. The successor to any judge in a district shall preside over the same division as his predecessor.
LA Rev Stat § 13:584 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§584. Candidate shall designate for which division he is a candidate

RS 584 - Candidate shall designate for which division he is a candidate  A candidate for nomination and election to the judgeship of any such district court, at the time of filing his declaration as a candidate therefor, shall designate only one division of the court for the presiding judgeship of which he is a candidate.
LA Rev Stat § 13:585 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§585. Nomination and election held under the primary and general election laws

RS 585 - Nomination and election held under the primary and general election laws  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 § 13:586 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§586. Absence of district judge; authority of judge of adjoining district

RS 586 - Absence of district judge; authority of judge of adjoining district  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 § 13:587 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§587. Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division

RS 587 - Juvenile and Domestic Relations Division A. The judges of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court may, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, designate and assign to one or more divisions of the court any or all types of juvenile matters of which the court has jurisdiction and any or all types of domestic relations matters of which the court has jurisdiction. B. The authority conferred by this Section shall not prohibit the assignment by a majority vote of the court en banc of other matters to a designated division to which it assigns juvenile or domestic relations matters, nor the assignment of any juvenile or domestic relation matters to any other division of the court. Acts 1984, No. 373, §1, eff. July 6, 1984; Acts 1999, No. 655, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:587.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§587.1. Ninth Judicial District; judges

RS 587.1 - Ninth Judicial District; judges The judges of the Ninth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, may designate and assign to any division of the court any or all types of matters of which the court has jurisdiction. Acts 1997, No. 127, §1, eff. June 13, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 13:587.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§587.2. Fourth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter

RS 587.2 - Fourth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter A. Respecting seniority and the requirement that all cases be assigned randomly within multi-judge sections, the judges of the Fourth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, may designate a certain division or section of the court as a specialized division or section having criminal, civil, drug court, driving while intoxicated court, mental health court, misdemeanor, traffic, juvenile, violent crimes or homicides, or other specialized subject matter jurisdiction. B. No rule adopted by the court may assign any division, without its consent, to any section for a longer period than three years. C. Notwithstanding any principal assignment to sections, all divisions of the court shall retain general jurisdiction to hear all matters. Acts 2001, No. 418, §1; Acts 2008, No. 68, §1; Acts 2008, No. 71, §1; Acts 2012, No. 270, §1, eff. May 25, 2012.
LA Rev Stat § 13:587.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§587.3. Nineteenth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter

RS 587.3 - Nineteenth Judicial District; divisions; subject matter A. Respecting seniority and the requirement that all cases be assigned randomly within multi-judge groupings, the judges of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, with the consent of the judge of a division, may assign to that division criminal matters or civil matters or drug court matters or any or all types of matters of which the court has jurisdiction. B. Notwithstanding any principal assignments to divisions, all divisions of the court shall retain general jurisdiction to hear all matters. Acts 2003, No. 1213, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1247, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:587.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§587.4. District courts; specialized divisions or sections; subject matter

RS 587.4 - District courts; specialized divisions or sections; subject matter  A. Respecting seniority and the requirement that all cases be assigned randomly within multi-judge divisions or sections, the judges of any judicial district court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, may designate a certain division or section of the court as a specialized division or section having criminal, civil, drug court, driving while intoxicated court, human trafficking court, mental health court, misdemeanor, traffic, juvenile, violent crimes or homicides, reentry court, or other specialized subject matter jurisdiction.  B.(1) If a special division or section of court is designated as a violent crimes or homicide section, the court may provide the district attorney's office the opportunity to request an expedited docket to facilitate the hearing of cases involving homicides and crimes of violence that are committed with a dangerous weapon to ensure and secure the accuracy of testimony of witnesses and as a deterrence and prevention for crimes of violence and homicides.  (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or court rule to the contrary, the following components shall be complied with if a court designates a division or section of court as a violent crimes or homicide division or section and grants the district attorney's request for expedited status:  (a) If the district attorney requests an expedited docket, the trial court shall schedule the case for trial no later than ninety days after time has elapsed for discovery.  (b) Continuances should be granted only for good cause and shall be for the shortest time practicable.  C.(1) If a special division or section of court is designated as a human trafficking section, the presiding judge may be trained in issues of human trafficking and the support services available to victims.  (2) All cases where a person is charged or indicted pursuant to R.S. 14:46.2, 46.3, 81.1, 81.2, 81.3, 82, 82.1, 83, 83.1, 83.2, 83.3, 83.4, 84, 85, 86, 89, 89.1, 89.2, 104, 105, 281, or 282 shall be transferred to the human trafficking section of the court.  (3) If it is determined that a case involves a victim in need of services upon evaluation by the judge, and after a contradictory hearing, the following may apply:  (a) The victim may be mandated to attend the appropriate support services for victims of human trafficking if available.  (b) The victim shall, with consent of the district attorney, have the opportunity to be considered for a non-criminal disposition or dismissal of the case upon satisfactory compliance with mandated support services.  D. No rule adopted by the court may designate any division or section, without its consent, as a specialized division or section for a longer period than three years.  Acts 2009, No. 215, §1, eff. June 30, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 270, §1, eff. May 25, 2012; Acts 2014, No. 554, §1; Acts 2017, No. 131, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:588 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§588. Authority of judges to purchase furniture and equipment

RS 588 - Authority of judges to purchase furniture and equipment Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, upon termination of office, each judge having possession of equipment or furniture purchased by the judicial district court, may purchase such property with nonpublic funds at a cost of the standard depreciated value of the property. The presiding judge, or any judge, by direction of the court, is authorized to complete such sale and the proceeds of the sales are to be deposited in the account from which the funds were expended to purchase the furniture and equipment. Acts 2012, No. 815, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:589 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§589. Fourteenth Judicial District Court; magistrate judge

RS 589 - Fourteenth Judicial District Court; magistrate judge  A. The office of magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court is hereby created and shall be an elected position. The magistrate judge shall be elected at large from the Fourteenth Judicial District. The initial election shall occur in the fall of 2020 and the elected term shall begin January 1, 2021. The magistrate judge shall serve a six-year term. The position is a full-time position, and the magistrate judge is prohibited from practicing law.  B. The magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court shall possess the same qualifications required of the district court judges, as outlined in Article V, Section 24 of the Constitution of Louisiana.  C. The salary of the magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court shall be seventy-five percent of the salary paid to judges of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court per annum, and the salary and related benefits as provided by law shall be payable in the same manner from the same sources as the salary and benefits of a judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court. The support services and personnel including minute clerks and stenographers, as shall be necessary for the offices of the magistrate judge, shall be paid from the same source as the same positions in the Fourteenth Judicial District Court.  D. The magistrate judge of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court created in this Section shall hold court in the same building as is provided for the other judges of the court. With the approval of the judges of the Fourteenth Judicial District Court, the magistrate judge may hear and preside over all criminal matters, except the adjudication of felony charges, including but not limited to preliminary motions; conduct extradition hearings; accept pleas in misdemeanor cases; hear and render judgments in other matters, including misdemeanor cases, preliminary to the trial on the merits; conduct trials of misdemeanor cases; have authority to set bail; and sign and issue search and arrest warrants upon probable cause being shown in accordance with law.  Acts 2019, No. 211, §1; Acts 2020, No. 126, §1, eff. June 9, 2020.