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LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.31. Rules of court

RS 2488.31 - Rules of court  The city court shall be empowered and authorized to make and promulgate rules and regulations governing the hours and days during which the court shall sit for the hearing of civil and criminal cases, and such other rules and regulations as may be necessary or incidental to the proper handling of the business of said court, insofar as said rules and regulations are not in conflict with the express provisions of law. The rules and regulations of the court shall be promulgated by posting in a conspicuous place, on the door of the city courtroom and the door of the office of the city judge, and when so promulgated, shall be in full force and effect.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §11.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.32 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.32. Vacancy

RS 2488.32 - Vacancy  In the event there is a vacancy in the office of the city judge, because of death, resignation or otherwise, the office shall be filled as provided by law.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §12.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.33. Recusation of judge

RS 2488.33 - Recusation of judge  The city judge may recuse himself or may be recused as provided by law. In case of absence or incapacity or recusation of the city judge, a judge ad hoc shall be appointed in the manner provided by law. In the event of the failure or inability of the city judge to make such appointment, a district judge of the district in which the city court is situated may make such appointment.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §13. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.34. Fines, forfeitures and penalties

RS 2488.34 - Fines, forfeitures and penalties  All fines, forfeitures of bonds, and penalties, excluding costs, shall be paid into the city treasury.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §14.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.35 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.35. Appeals

RS 2488.35 - Appeals  Appeals in all civil and criminal matters shall be as provided by law. Acts 1970, No. 424, §15. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.36 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.36. Court costs

RS 2488.36 - Court costs  In all civil cases, the court costs shall be those designated and promulgated in the rules and regulations of the city court. In all criminal matters, including traffic violations, the city judge may assess, in addition to the fine and other costs, an amount not to exceed five dollars, which as collected, shall be paid into the general fund of the city.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §16. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.37 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.37. Court facilities

RS 2488.37 - Court facilities  The city of Baker, Louisiana, shall furnish a suitable place, together with the necessary books, records, equipment and supplies for holding said court and shall provide suitable furnished offices for the city judge, city marshall, and city clerk; said offices to be equipped with fire-proof vaults or filing systems to insure preservation of city court records.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §17.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.38 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.38. Law governing

RS 2488.38 - Law governing  Except as otherwise provided herein, or in the Home Rule Charter of the city of Baker, the city court shall be governed and operated in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:1871 et seq.  Acts 1970, No. 424, §18.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.39 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.39. Baker; vacation of judge of city court

RS 2488.39 - Baker; vacation of judge of city court  The judge of the City Court of Baker, Louisiana is entitled to an annual vacation of one month with pay at a time to be chosen by the judge. Added by Acts 1975, No. 715, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.40 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.40. Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 622, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.

RS 2488.40 - Repealed by Acts 2015, No. 622, §1, eff. June 17, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.51 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.51. City Court of Marksville; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 2488.51 - City Court of Marksville; officials and employees; provisions governing  A. The offices of the justice of the peace and constable in Ward 2 of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, the Mayor's Court of the Town of Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, are abolished, and there is hereby created and established a court, to be styled the City Court of the Town of Marksville, Louisiana, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of Marksville, Louisiana and throughout the whole of Ward 2, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. The court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal and a clerk of said court. The offices of city judge and marshal shall be filled initially by appointment by the governor. The court shall be domiciled in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.  B. The offices of the justice of the peace and constable of Ward 2 of Avoyelles Parish are hereby abolished upon the expiration of the terms of office of the incumbent justices of the peace and constables thereof. Until the expiration of the terms of office of the incumbent justices of the peace and constables, the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace court shall be exclusive jurisdiction to the extent of the jurisdiction presently vested in the justice of the peace court by the constitution and the laws of this state. C. The city judge and marshal appointed by the governor shall serve until their successors are elected by the qualified electors of Ward 2 of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, at the general election for Representatives in Congress, to be held in Louisiana on the first Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1974, and their successors shall be elected thereafter in conformity with the provisions of Article VII of Section 51 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 and other applicable provisions of the law.  D. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 1, Sub-Part A, Revised Statutes of Louisiana (R.S. 13:1871, et seq.), shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the city court of the town of Marksville, Louisiana, and its officers.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.52 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.52. Rules for conduct of business

RS 2488.52 - Rules for conduct of business  A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for conduct of the judicial business before it.  B. The city court shall have such terms and sessions for the transaction of its judicial business as shall be fixed from time to time by the rules adopted by the court.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.53 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.53. Salary and fees of judge

RS 2488.53 - Salary and fees of judge  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 § 13:2488.54 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.54. Salary of marshal

RS 2488.54 - Salary of marshal  The marshal of the City Court shall receive a minimum annual salary of three thousand six hundred dollars, payable monthly in equal proportions by the governing authorities of the town of Marksville and the police jury of Avoyelles Parish. The town of Marksville and the police jury of Avoyelles Parish, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.55 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.55. Salaries of clerk and deputies

RS 2488.55 - Salaries of clerk and deputies  A. The salaries of the clerk and of the deputy clerks, if any, shall be paid in equal proportions by the town of Marksville and the parish of Avoyelles.  B. The clerk shall receive a minimum salary of one hundred fifty dollars per month, and the deputy clerk shall receive a minimum salary of one hundred dollars per month. The town of Marksville and the parish of Avoyelles, or either of them, may pay such additional salaries to either or both as they may deem proper.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.56 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.56. Courtroom and offices

RS 2488.56 - Courtroom and offices  The expenses of operation and maintenance of the courtroom and offices shall be apportioned equally between the town of Marksville and the parish of Avoyelles.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.57 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.57. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 2488.57 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs  The city judge, or any officer of the city court designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs, and all funds so collected, excluding costs, shall be paid into the town treasury of the town of Marksville when the prosecution is on behalf of the town, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or the parish. Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.58 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.58. Criminal matters; costs

RS 2488.58 - Criminal matters; costs  A. In all criminal matters, including traffic violation cases, the city judge may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty imposed, costs of court in an amount not to exceed eight dollars.  B. The proceeds derived from these costs shall be deposited in a special account which shall be subject to audit and shall be used for the operational expenses of the court, including but without limitation, the use from time to time for the costs of operating the court and for the employment by the judge of secretaries, accountants, stenographers, filing clerks, bookkeepers, reporters and other court employees, and for the purchase of stationery, books, office supplies and such other equipment, all as may be useful or necessary for the proper conduct of the court's judicial business, and all as may be approved by the court. In addition, the proceeds derived from such costs in excess of that necessary for the proper conduct of the court's business may, with approval of the judge, be paid in equal proportions into the treasury of the town of Marksville and into the treasury of the parish of Avoyelles.  Added by Acts 1971, No. 16, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.59 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.59. Civil matters; costs

RS 2488.59 - Civil matters; costs  In all civil matters, in addition to any other costs or fees provided by law, the city judge may assess an additional cost of court in an amount not to exceed ten dollars.  Acts 1986, No. 506, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.61 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.61. Abolition of mayor's court; creation of city court

RS 2488.61 - Abolition of mayor's court; creation of city court  A. When the first judge and marshal herein provided for take office, the mayor's court in the city of Plaquemine in Iberville Parish is abolished. B. The City Court of Plaquemine is created and shall have territorial jurisdiction throughout the city of Plaquemine and said jurisdiction shall not extend beyond the city limits of Plaquemine.  C. The City Court of Plaquemine shall be composed of a judge, a marshal, a clerk of court, and a public defender and may have other employees as provided by law.  D. The abolition of the mayor's court and the creation of the offices of judge, marshal, and clerk for the City Court of Plaquemine shall not be construed to abolish the offices of mayor, marshal, assistant marshal, justice of the peace and constable for Wards 2, 3, 6, and 8 of Iberville Parish, or clerk which are provided for by Act No. 109 of the 1878 Regular Session. E. The first judge and marshal shall be elected at the congressional elections to be held in 1972 and shall take office for full terms at the regular time for city judges and marshals to take office; however, the qualifying period for the election of said judge and marshal shall not be closed until 5:00 o'clock P.M. on September 1, 1972. Their successors shall thereafter be elected every six years as is provided in R.S. 13:1872 and R.S. 13:1879. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 627, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1988, No. 313, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.62 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.62. Compensation of judge, marshal, clerk, and deputy clerk; collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, and costs

RS 2488.62 - Compensation of judge, marshal, clerk, and deputy clerk; collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, and costs A. The judge shall receive compensation in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:1874, except that the annual minimum salary payable by the city and parish shall be four thousand eight hundred dollars. B. The marshal shall receive compensation in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 13:1883, except that the annual minimum salary payable by the city and parish shall be three thousand six hundred dollars. C.(1) The salary of the clerk shall be fixed and paid by the respective governing authorities of the city of Plaquemine and the parish of Iberville in equal proportions, except that the clerk shall receive a minimum salary of three hundred dollars per month. (2) The salary of the public defender may be fixed by the judge of the court and may be paid out of the court costs assessed for the public defender, except that the public defender shall receive a minimum salary of five hundred dollars per month. Such court costs shall not exceed thirty dollars for each violation. (3) The salaries of the other court employees shall be fixed and paid as provided by law. (4) The city prosecutor shall be entitled to court costs assessed against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after he pleads guilty to a traffic violation or misdemeanor. Such court costs shall not exceed seventeen dollars and fifty cents for each traffic violation or misdemeanor. (5) The sums collected under Paragraph (4) of this Subsection shall be remitted monthly by the clerk of court of the City Court of Plaquemine to the city prosecutor of the city of Plaquemine to be used in defraying the expenses of his office. D. The clerk of the city court or the marshal, as designated by the judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs, and all fines so collected shall be paid monthly into the city treasury. The city may annually appropriate to the city court any portion of the fines for the operation of the court. E. The court may assess a fee on all convictions, not to exceed ten dollars, for substance abuse treatment, which shall be paid monthly to the Iberville Parish Substance Abuse Facility. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 627, §1, eff. July 20, 1981; Acts 1988, No. 313, §1; Acts 1993, No. 565, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1213, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.63 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.63. Laws governing city courts; applicability

RS 2488.63 - Laws governing city courts; applicability  Except as otherwise provided in this Part, and to the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Part, the provisions of Part I of this Chapter, the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure that govern city courts, the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure that govern city courts, and all other applicable laws that govern city courts shall apply to and govern the City Court of Plaquemine.  Amended by Acts 1981, No. 627, §1, eff. July 20, 1981.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.71 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.71. City Court of Breaux Bridge; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 2488.71 - City Court of Breaux Bridge; officials and employees; provisions governing  A. The offices of the justice of the peace and constable in Ward 4 of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, the Mayor's Court of the town of Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, are abolished, and there is hereby created and established a court, to be styled the City Court of the town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout the town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and throughout the whole of Ward 4, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. The court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal and a clerk of said court. The offices of city judge and marshal shall be filled initially by appointment by the governor. The court shall be domiciled in Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana.  B. The city judge and marshal appointed by the governor shall serve until their successors are elected by the qualified electors of Ward 4 of St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, at a special election to be called by the governor, and their successors shall be elected every six years thereafter.  C. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 1, Subpart A, Revised Statutes of Louisiana (R.S. 13:1871, et seq.), shall be applicable to and shall govern and regulate the City Court of the town of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, and its officers.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.72 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.72. Rules for conduct of business

RS 2488.72 - Rules for conduct of business  A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for conduct of the judicial business before it.  B. The city court shall have such terms and sessions for the transaction of its judicial business as shall be fixed from time to time by the rules adopted by the court.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.73 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.73. Qualifications and salary of judge

RS 2488.73 - Qualifications and salary of judge  A. The judge of the city court shall be licensed to practice law in the State of Louisiana for at least five years previous to his election and be a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election.  B. In addition to the compensation paid by the state, as provided in R.S. 13:1874(E), the judge of the city court shall receive an annual salary of forty-eight hundred dollars, payable monthly on his own warrant, one half to be paid by the city of Breaux Bridge and one half by the parish of St. Martin.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 219, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.74 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.74. Salary of marshal

RS 2488.74 - Salary of marshal  The marshal of the city court shall receive annual salary of forty-eight hundred dollars, payable monthly in equal proportions by the governing authorities of the town of Breaux Bridge and the police jury of St. Martin Parish. The town of Breaux Bridge and the police jury of St. Martin Parish, or either of them may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.75 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.75. Salary of clerk

RS 2488.75 - Salary of clerk  The clerk shall receive a monthly salary of one hundred fifty dollars payable in equal proportions by the governing authorities of the town of Breaux Bridge and the parish of St. Martin. The town of Breaux Bridge and the parish of St. Martin, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the clerk as they may deem proper.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.76 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.76. Courtroom and offices

RS 2488.76 - Courtroom and offices  The expenses of operation and maintenance of the courtroom and offices shall be paid by the town of Breaux Bridge.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.77 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure|§2488.77. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs

RS 2488.77 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs  A. The city judge, or any other officer of the city court designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs, and all funds so collected, excluding costs, shall be paid into the town treasury of the town of Breaux Bridge when the prosecution is on behalf of the town, and into the parish treasury of the St. Martin Parish police jury general fund when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or the parish.  B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, thirty percent of the funds collected by the city court of Breaux Bridge pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 15:168(B) may be deposited into a special fund created for this purpose. The fund shall be referred to as the Breaux Bridge Indigent Defender Fund.  C. The Breaux Bridge Indigent Defender Fund Board shall manage and oversee funds remitted to the Breaux Bridge Indigent Defender Fund and shall consist of three members residing in the Breaux Bridge City Court district and shall be composed of the following:  (1) One member appointed by the city council of Breaux Bridge.  (2) One member appointed by the St. Martin Parish Council.  (3) One member appointed by the legislative delegation from nominees from the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.  Added by Acts 1974, No. 647, §1; Acts 1985, No. 959, §1; Acts 2016, No. 638, §1; Acts 2017, No. 99, §1.