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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2152. Salaries and expenses of judges; payment

RS 13:2152 - Salaries and expenses of judges; payment
A. The salary of each of the judges of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans shall be the same as provided for district court judges in the state, payable monthly on their own respective warrants, of which the amount payable by the state to city judges of the state shall be paid by the state, and the remainder shall be payable out of the Judicial Expense Fund of the Parish of Orleans; provided that the term of the said court shall be twelve months per year with the judges of the court fixing their own personal vacations of not more than thirty days per annum.
B. The salary of the judge of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans, who is also judge of Section D of the first city court, shall be the same as and payable in the same manner and from the same sources as the judges of the first city court.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law to the contrary, the judges of the First and Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans shall not engage in the practice of law or share in the profits, directly or indirectly, of any law firm or legal corporation, except any judge may serve as the attorney member of a medical review panel pursuant to R.S. 40:1231.8 or 1237.2.
D. In addition to their salaries, each judge of the First and Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars per annum for travel and actual expenses incurred while attending meetings, seminars, and other official functions in performing the duties of their office. This allowance shall be payable out of the Judicial Expense Fund of the parish of Orleans upon the warrant of the said judges of the First and Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans, together with an accounting of disbursements.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1962, No. 343, §1; Acts 1963, No. 29, §1; Acts 1965, No. 81, §1; Acts 1967, No. 56, §1. Acts 1969, No. 163, §2; Acts 1972, No. 617, §1; Acts 1975, No. 742, §3, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 752, §1; Acts 1975, No. 825, §3, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1976, No. 658, §1; Acts 1977, No. 106, §1; Acts 1978, No. 640, §1; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1979, No. 731, §1, eff. July 20, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1980, No. 292, §1; Acts 1981, No. 501, §1; Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1982, No. 639, §1; Acts 2022, No. 162, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2152.1. Additional salary for judges of the first city court of New Orleans

RS 13:2152.1 - Additional salary for judges of the first city court of New Orleans
In addition to all salary now paid by the state to the judges of the First City Court of New Orleans, the city of New Orleans may pay to each of said judges an additional salary payable monthly on his own warrant, and the city of New Orleans shall provide in its annual budget a sum sufficient for the payment of such additional salary.
Added by Acts 1961, No. 83, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 636, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2152.2. Compensation of city court judges; maximum

RS 13:2152.2 - Compensation of city court judges; maximum
A. The salary of a judge of the First or Second City Court of the city of New Orleans shall in no case exceed the salary of a judge of the Civil or Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans.
B. If, on the effective date of this Section, a city court judge is receiving a salary in excess of that permitted by Subsection A of this Section, his salary shall not be reduced during the term of office for which he was elected; provided, however, that upon the expiration of said term of office, or in case a vacancy occurs in said office, the salary for said office shall thereafter conform to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section.
C. The term "salary" as used in this Section means the total annual compensation paid directly or indirectly from all sources for services as judge.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 366, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2152.3. First City Court; Second City Court; qualifications of judges

RS 13:2152.3 - First City Court; Second City Court; qualifications of judges
Judges of the First and Second City Courts of the city of New Orleans shall have been admitted to the practice of law in the state of Louisiana for at least eight years prior to their election, and shall have been qualified resident electors of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least one year prior to their election.
Acts 2010, No. 428, §1, eff. June 22, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2153. Salary and expenses of clerks

RS 13:2153 - Salary and expenses of clerks
A. The salary of the clerk of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans shall be twenty-two thousand dollars per annum payable monthly out of the judicial expense fund of the parish of Orleans.
In addition to his salary, the clerk of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans shall receive a sum not to exceed ten percent of his annual salary as an expense allowance. This allowance shall be payable out of the judicial expense fund upon the warrant of the clerk of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans.
B. The salary of the clerk of the Second City Court in the City of New Orleans shall be eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars per annum, payable monthly out of the judicial expense fund of the parish of Orleans.
C. The annual salaries established by this Section shall be the minimum salary and after January 1, 1980, the salaries shall be as fixed by the judges of the civil district court sitting en banc with any additional salary being payable out of the judicial expense fund.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1961, No. 82, §1; Acts 1961, No. 84, §1; Acts 1963, No. 73, §1; Acts 1966, No. 213, §1; Acts 1967, No. 55, §1; Acts 1970, No. 91, §1; Acts 1972, No. 99, §1; Acts 1974, No. 542, §1; Acts 1975, No. 9, §1; Acts 1976, No. 318, §1; Acts 1977, No. 683, §1; Acts 1979, No. 211, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2153.1. First and Second City Courts; clerks and constables

RS 13:2153.1 - First and Second City Courts; clerks and constables
A.(1) There shall be one clerk and one constable of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans, each of whom shall be elected by the qualified voters residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
(2) The term of the clerk in office on September 9, 1983 shall terminate on December 31, 1986; thereafter, the successors to the office shall be elected at the congressional elections to terms of six years, beginning with the congressional election in 1986.
(3) The term of the constable in office on the effective date of this Section shall expire on December 31, 1978; however, his successor shall be elected at the same time as district attorneys throughout the state in 1978, and thereafter the successors to the office of constable shall be elected at the same time as the district attorneys throughout the state.
B.(1) There shall be one clerk and one constable of the Second City Court of the city of New Orleans, each of whom shall be elected by the qualified voters residing within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
(2) The term of the clerk in office on the effective date of this Act shall terminate on December 31, 1994; thereafter, the successors to the office shall be elected at the congressional elections to terms of six years, beginning with the congressional election in 1994.
(3) The term of the constable in office on the effective date of this Act shall expire on December 31, 1994; however, the successors to the office shall be elected at the congressional elections to terms of six years, beginning with the congressional election in 1994.
Acts 1975, No. 64, §1; Acts 1977, No. 619, §1. Acts 1983, No. 463, §1; Acts 1985, No. 290, §1; Acts 1990, No. 41, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2154. Powers of clerks and constables; constables of First and Second City Courts of New Orleans

RS 13:2154 - Powers of clerks and constables; constables of First and Second City Courts of New Orleans
A. In civil matters, the clerks and constables of the city courts of New Orleans have the same powers and duties as provided by the applicable provisions of law for clerks and marshals of city courts generally.
B.(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the constables of the First and Second City Courts of New Orleans and their deputies, under the direction and control of the constables, shall have the same power to make arrests in and upon the property within the jurisdiction of the constables' offices and shall have all the powers of sheriffs as a peace officer in all places and on all premises under the jurisdiction and control of the constables, including execution of the mandates of the court.
(2) Any person arrested by a deputy of the constables shall be forthwith surrendered or delivered to the sheriff of the parish of Orleans. However, this shall in no way prevent the New Orleans city police or the sheriff of the parish of Orleans or a deputy thereof from making arrests.
(3) The constables shall make rules and regulations for the conduct, management, and control of their deputies and shall from time to time enlarge, modify, or change such rules and regulations in their discretion.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.; Acts 2015, No. 461, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2154.1. Authority of clerk of court of First City Court of New Orleans to satisfy the docket

RS 13:2154.1 - Authority of clerk of court of First City Court of New Orleans to satisfy the docket
The clerk of court of the First City Court of the city of New Orleans and/or his designated assistants shall have the authority to "satisfy the docket" or to sign the docket of said court, on behalf of any plaintiff's attorney who has given said clerk his written consent.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 190, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2154.2. Clerk of First City Court of the City of New Orleans; vacancy

RS 13:2154.2 - Clerk of First City Court of the City of New Orleans; vacancy
When a vacancy occurs in the office of clerk of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans, the duties of the office, until it is filled by election as provided by law, shall be assumed by the chief deputy clerk. If there is no chief deputy clerk when the vacancy occurs, the governing authority of the parish of Orleans shall appoint a qualified person to assume the duties of the office until filled by election.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 10, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2155. Minute clerks of first city court

RS 13:2155 - Minute clerks of first city court
Three deputy clerks of the first city court may be assigned to act as minute clerks and shall perform such other clerical duties as the respective judges shall direct.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2156. Criers for first city court

RS 13:2156 - Criers for first city court
The judge of each section of the First City Court of the City of New Orleans shall appoint a crier for his section, who shall be commissioned by the constable of the First City Court as a deputy constable. The criers shall perform such duties as may be provided by law and the rules of the court. Each crier may receive as compensation a salary of three hundred dollars per month, payable by the city of New Orleans, within the discretion of the city council, on the warrant of the judge of the section in which the crier serves.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1960, No. 588, §1; Acts 1962, No. 286, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2157. Fees chargeable by clerk

RS 13:2157 - Fees chargeable by clerk
A. The filing or other fees charged by clerks of the city courts of New Orleans shall be as follows:
(1) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed does not exceed twenty dollars, exclusive of interest, one dollar;
(2) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds twenty dollars, and does not exceed forty dollars, exclusive of interest, two dollars;
(3) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds forty dollars and does not exceed sixty dollars, exclusive of interest, three dollars;
(4) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount claimed exceeds sixty dollars and does not exceed eighty dollars, exclusive of interest, four dollars;
(5) On all original suits and on all claims in reconvention, intervention, or third party demands, in which the amount is more than eighty dollars, exclusive of interest, five dollars;
(6) On all suits in which no certain sum is claimed, two dollars;
(7) In all cases in which a writ of attachment, sequestration, injunction, or a garnishment is required to be issued, an additional charge of one dollar shall be made;
(8) For administering oath by the judge or clerk, affixing jurat and seal, for all, twenty-five cents;
(9) For taking testimony under commission, or writing affidavit, for each one hundred words or part thereof, including seal and certificate, twenty-five cents;
(10) For copying all documents, the original of which is in the custody of the clerk, for each one hundred words or part thereof, twenty-five cents;
(11) For filing a suit for the annulment of judgment, the cost shall be the same as in the case of original suits;
(12) For all confessions of judgment filed after original suit, no charge;
(13) For filing petition, or motion and order for appeal, thirty cents;
(14) Where one or more parties take an appeal, the sum of two dollars shall be charged for the preparation of each record of appeal;
(15) For issuing a notice of trial, twenty-five cents;
(16) For issuing a rule on a judgment debtor, twenty-five cents;
(17) For issuing an order or rule to show cause, twenty-five cents; and
(18) For issuing a writ of fieri facias with certificate and seal, fifty cents.
B. No process shall issue or proceedings be had unless the costs enumerated in Sub-section A of this section have been paid in advance to the clerk.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2159. Payment of costs; recovery, and security for costs

RS 13:2159 - Payment of costs; recovery, and security for costs
Each party in any cause requiring the official services of the clerk or constable shall pay the costs therefor, but shall be entitled to recover the same upon the final disposition of the cause, as is provided in R.S. 13:1214. The defendant may demand security for such costs as is provided in R.S. 13:1215.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2160. Application of provisions of R.S. 13:5558-13:5592 to constables of city courts

RS 13:2160 - Application of provisions of R.S. 13:5558-13:5592 to constables of city courts
R.S. 13:5558 through 13:5592, relative to the costs of the civil sheriff of the parish of Orleans, shall apply to and govern the costs of the constables of the city courts of New Orleans, and the collection thereof.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2161. Cases over three hundred dollars; service of duplicate copy of petition; no additional fees

RS 13:2161 - Cases over three hundred dollars; service of duplicate copy of petition; no additional fees
A. In all suits filed in the city courts of New Orleans, when the amount involved is over three hundred dollars, exclusive of interest and attorney fees, the plaintiff shall file with the clerk an exact duplicate copy of his petition which shall be annexed by the clerk to the citation and delivered to the constable for service on the defendant.
B. No process or citation shall issue or proceedings be had unless the duplicate copy of the petition is filed in the office of the clerk as herein provided.
C. Fees shall be charged by the clerk for filing the copy of the petition, and by the constable for the service thereof.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 593, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2162. Charges for performance of marriage ceremony and issuance of marriage license

RS 13:2162 - Charges for performance of marriage ceremony and issuance of marriage license
A. For every marriage performed in the courthouse by any of the judges of the first and second city courts of New Orleans during office hours, there shall be a charge of $5.00. In all other cases the charge shall be fixed by agreement between the judge and the contracting parties.
B. In all cases where the judge issues the marriage license, there shall be an additional charge of two dollars for the license and one dollar for its recordation.
Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2163. Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability

RS 13:2163 - Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2164. Clerk of first city court; bond

RS 13:2164 - Clerk of first city court; bond
Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the clerk of the first city court of the city of New Orleans shall give bond in favor of the city judge in the amount of twenty thousand dollars conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and for the discharge of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the fault of the clerk in the discharge of his official duties.
Added by Acts 1964, No. 374, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2165. Judicial depository

RS 13:2165 - Judicial depository
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2166. §§2166 to 2483.17 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 13:2166 - §§2166 to 2483.17 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.1. The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana

RS 13:2485.1 - The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana
The offices of justice of the peace and constable in Ward 1 of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, and the Mayor's Court in the town of Leesville, Louisiana are abolished, and there is hereby established a court to be styled "The City Court of Leesville, Louisiana", the territorial jurisdiction of which shall extend throughout Ward 1 of Vernon Parish, in which the town (or city) of Leesville, Louisiana, is located. This court shall be composed of a city judge, a city marshal, and a city clerk. The offices of city judge and city marshal shall be filled initially at an election to be called by the governor to be held on or before January 15, 1963; provided, that the parish executive committee shall meet and issue its call for the first primary for the nomination of candidates to be held on the same day as the congressional election in 1962 and shall, if necessary, call a second primary to be held on December 11, 1962. The officers elected in such election shall take office as soon thereafter as is permitted by law and shall serve until the congressional election in 1964. Their successors, elected in 1964 and thereafter, shall serve for terms of six years and shall be elected at the congressional election. If for any reason the election herein provided for is not called by the governor, then the initial judge and marshal shall be elected at the general state election to be held in 1964 and shall serve until their successors are elected at the congressional election in 1966, and the judge and marshal shall be elected at the congressional election every six years thereafter.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §1; Acts 1999, No. 259, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.2. Qualifications of judge and marshal

RS 13:2485.2 - Qualifications of judge and marshal
The city judge must be licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana for at least five years previous to his election and a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election. The city marshal must be a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.3. Salary and fees of judge

RS 13:2485.3 - Salary and fees of judge
The city judge shall receive an annual salary payable monthly in equal proportions by the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon parish, Louisiana, upon the following basis:
(1) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is less than 10,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $3,600.00.
(2) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, but less than 20,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $4,800.00.
(3) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 20,000 or more, but less than 40,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $6,000.00.
(4) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 40,000 or more, but less than 100,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $7,200.00.
In addition to salary the judge shall receive the same fees as are payable to the justice of the peace in all civil cases where the amount involved does not exceed $100.00, exclusive of interest, and the same fees as are payable to the clerks of district courts in all other civil cases. He shall not receive any fees in criminal matters, including peace bond cases.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.4. Judge ad hoc; compensation

RS 13:2485.4 - Judge ad hoc; compensation
A. In case of absence, incapacity or recusation of the city judge, a judge ad hoc shall be appointed under the applicable provisions of Articles 4841-4847 of the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure.
B. The compensation of the judge ad hoc so appointed, which shall be proportionately equal to that of the city judge, shall be payable in the same manner and from the same source as the compensation of the city judge and, except in cases of illness or of recusation, shall be deducted from the compensation of the city judge.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.6. Bond of marshal

RS 13:2485.6 - Bond of marshal
A. The city marshal shall be a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall give bond in favor of the city judge conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the legal adjustment of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity.
B. Except as provided in R.S. 13:1882(B), the amount of the bond, the premium whereof shall be paid by the governing authority of the city or ward in which the court is domiciled, shall be $1,000 where the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less. In all other cases, and except as otherwise provided by law, the amount of the bond shall be $5,000. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the marshal in the discharge of his official duties.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.7. Marshal as executive officer; deputies

RS 13:2485.7 - Marshal as executive officer; deputies
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.8. Temporary marshal; vacancies

RS 13:2485.8 - Temporary marshal; vacancies
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 1962, No. 122, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.9. Salary of marshal

RS 13:2485.9 - Salary of marshal
The marshal of the city court shall receive as compensation for his services a minimum salary of $3,600.00 annually, payable monthly on his own warrant and which, except as otherwise indicated, shall be paid in equal proportions by the town or city of Leesville, Louisiana and the police jury of Vernon parish, Louisiana.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.10. Population as determining clerk

RS 13:2485.10 - Population as determining clerk
If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less, the judge shall be his own clerk. If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, the judge shall appoint a clerk to handle both civil and criminal matters, who shall serve at the pleasure of the judge and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.11. Determination of population

RS 13:2485.11 - Determination of population
The population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall be determined by the last regular federal census or special census, conducted as otherwise provided by law. In the event of deactivation of Fort Polk or if for any other reason there is a serious or substantial depletion in actual population within the territorial jurisdiction of the court, the governing body of the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of the parish of Vernon, Louisiana, may adopt a proper resolution or ordinance requiring the city court, insofar as the salaries of its officers are concerned, to revert to and be governed by the population as determined by the last regular federal census.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.12. Powers and duties of clerk

RS 13:2485.12 - Powers and duties of clerk
The clerk shall keep the minute entries of the court and a docket of all proceedings had in both civil and criminal matters. He may sign, under the seal of the court, all writs and processes in civil and criminal cases, including citations and subpoenas, and may make and take affidavits for the issuance of arrest warrants in criminal cases and for the issuance of peace bonds, and for all other purposes connected with the functions of the court, but he shall not exercise any judicial powers.
The clerk may also certify to all official documents of the court and administer oaths, and his acts, as such, as well as the certificates issued by him, shall be given the same effect as those of clerks of district courts.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.13. Qualifications of clerk; bond

RS 13:2485.13 - Qualifications of clerk; bond
The clerk shall have been a qualified elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for two years. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the clerk shall give bond in favor of the city judge in an amount to be fixed by the judge at not less than $1,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the discharge of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity. The bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the fault of the clerk in the discharge of his official duties.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §13.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.14. Deputy clerks

RS 13:2485.14 - Deputy clerks
The city judge may appoint one or more deputy clerks with the prior consent and approval of the governing body of the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, to serve at the pleasure of the judge. Deputy clerks shall have the same qualifications, shall post the same bond, and have the same powers and duties as the clerk.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §14.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.15. Salary of clerk

RS 13:2485.15 - Salary of clerk
The salary of the clerk shall be a minimum of $150.00 per month if the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is less than 10,000 and a minimum of $250.00 per month if the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more. Such salary shall be paid in equal proportions by the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of the parish of Vernon, state of Louisiana, or in such proportions as they may determine.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §15.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.16. Court room and offices

RS 13:2485.16 - Court room and offices
The town or city of Leesville shall furnish a suitable city court room and suitable offices for the city clerk and marshal. It shall also furnish adequate fireproof vaults or other filing equipment for the preservation of the records of the court.
The expenses of operation and maintenance of the court room and offices shall be borne by the town or city of Leesville and the police jury of Vernon Parish, Louisiana, in equal proportions.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §16.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.17. Seal

RS 13:2485.17 - Seal
The court shall be provided with a seal which shall contain a vignette of the state seal, with the words "Seal of the City Court of Leesville, Louisiana", which shall be used on all orders, writs and processes issuing from the court. However the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of such documents.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §17.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.18. Civil Procedure

RS 13:2485.18 - Civil Procedure
The civil jurisdiction of the city court and the pleading, practice and procedure followed, including appellate procedure, shall be governed by the applicable provisions of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §18.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.19. Service of writs and processes

RS 13:2485.19 - Service of writs and processes
Service on all writs and processes in civil and criminal cases issuing from the city court shall be made by the marshal or by any sheriff or deputy sheriff where they respectively exercise their authority, or by any police officer in the town or city of Leesville or the parish of Vernon, where the service is to be made. It shall be the duty of these officers to execute all such writs and processes which are placed in their hands for service by the direction of the court.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §19.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.20. Court reporter; fees

RS 13:2485.20 - Court reporter; fees
A. The city judge shall appoint the clerk as court reporter or 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 taken by the court reporter.
B. Except in pauper causes, the fees of the court reporter in civil cases shall be charged as costs in the litigation, but shall be paid primarily by the plaintiff upon completion of the transcript of the testimony, and the plaintiff shall be primarily responsible therefor, or on his failure to do so, by the defendant or any other party, and the reporter shall not be required to file the transcript before payment.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §20.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.21. Criminal jurisdiction

RS 13:2485.21 - Criminal jurisdiction
The criminal jurisdiction of the city court is limited to the trial of offenses committed within its territorial jurisdiction which are not punishable by imprisonment at hard labor, including the trial of cases involving the violation of any city or parochial ordinance.
The city judge also may require bonds to keep the peace; issue warrants of arrest, examine, commit and admit to bail and discharge; and hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §21.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.22. Criminal prosecution

RS 13:2485.22 - Criminal prosecution
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 1962, No. 122, §22.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.23. Criminal appeals

RS 13:2485.23 - Criminal appeals
Appeals in all criminal cases tried in the city court shall be allowed, as provided in Article VII, Sections 10 through 36 of the Constitution, and shall be taken within the time prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Appeals to the Supreme Court shall be returnable within not less than fifteen days nor more than sixty days from the order of appeal. Appeals to the district courts shall be returnable within ten days from the order of appeals.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §23.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.24. Transcript on appeal

RS 13:2485.24 - Transcript on appeal
In an appeal from a judgment rendered in a criminal case by the city court, the clerk, or the city judge, shall at once make a transcript of the proceedings in the case, and shall file the same in the office of the clerk of court to which the appeal is returnable.
In cases where the appeal is on trial de novo, the transcript shall consist of the affidavit, the information or the indictment, as the case may be.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §24.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.25. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 13:2485.25 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs
Except as otherwise provided by special laws, the clerk of the city court or the marshal, as designated by the city judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs, and all funds so collected by them, excluding costs, shall be paid into the town or city treasury for the town or city of Leesville when the prosecution is on behalf of the city or town of Leesville, into the treasury for the village or town of New Llano when the prosecution is on behalf of the village or town of New Llano, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or parish.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §25. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 468, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.26. Costs

RS 13:2485.26 - Costs
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 used for the operational expenses of the court and for payment of clerical fees and other similar expenditures as may be approved by the judge.
Acts 1962, No. 122, §26. Amended by Acts 1983, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 9, §1; Acts 1991, No. 290, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2485.27. Traffic violations bureau

RS 13:2485.27 - Traffic violations bureau
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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.1. City Court of East St. Tammany

RS 13:2487.1 - City Court of East St. Tammany
The offices of justice of the peace and constable in Ward 9 and that part of Ward 8 of St. Tammany Parish within the city of Slidell and the mayor's court in the city of Slidell are abolished, and there is hereby established a court to be styled a City Court of East St. Tammany. The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend throughout Ward 8 and Ward 9 of St. Tammany Parish. In that part of Ward 8 outside of the city of Slidell, the subject matter jurisdiction of the Eighth Ward Justice of the Peace Court shall be the same as provided by law for other justice of the peace courts. The jurisdiction of the mayor's court for the town of Pearl River, Louisiana shall remain unchanged and unaffected by the provisions of this Section. The City Court of East St. Tammany shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal, and a clerk of said court. The judge and marshal of the city court shall be elected at the congressional election every six years thereafter.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §1. Amended by Acts 1982, No. 421, §1; Acts 2020, No. 205, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.2. Qualifications of judge and marshal

RS 13:2487.2 - Qualifications of judge and marshal
The city judge must be licensed to practice law in the state of Louisiana for at least eight years previous to his election and a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election. The city marshal must be a qualified resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court for at least two years prior to his election.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §2; Acts 2008, No. 196, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.3. Salary and fees of judge

RS 13:2487.3 - Salary and fees of judge
The city judge shall receive an annual salary payable monthly in equal proportions by the city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany parish, Louisiana, upon the following basis:
(1) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is less than 10,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $3,600.00.
(2) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or more, but less than 20,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $4,800.00.
(3) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 20,000 or more, but less than 40,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $6,000.00.
(4) If the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 40,000 or more, but less than 100,000, he shall be paid a minimum salary of $7,200.00.
In addition to salary the judge shall receive the same fees as are payable to the justice of peace in all civil cases where the amount involved does not exceed $100.00, exclusive of interest, and the same fees as are payable to the clerks of district courts in all other civil cases. He shall not receive any fees in criminal matters, including peace bond cases.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.4. Judge ad hoc; compensation

RS 13:2487.4 - Judge ad hoc; compensation
A. In case of absence, incapacity or recusation of the city judge, a judge ad hoc shall be appointed under the applicable provisions of Articles 4841-4847 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure.
B. The compensation of the judge ad hoc so appointed, which shall be proportionately equal to that of the city judge, shall be payable in the same manner and from the same source as the compensation of the city judge and, except in cases of illness or of recusation, shall be deducted from the compensation of the city judge.
C. The city judge shall be entitled to an annual vacation of thirty days with pay. The judge ad hoc appointed to serve in his place shall be paid an amount proportionate to the salary of the city judge for the time served, payable in equal proportions by the city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.6. Bond of marshal

RS 13:2487.6 - Bond of marshal
A. The city marshal shall be a resident elector of the territorial jurisdiction of the court. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties he shall give bond in favor of the city judge conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and for the legal adjustment of all claims incurred against him in his official capacity.
B. Except as provided in L.R.S. 13:1882(B), the amount of the bond, the premium whereof shall be paid by the governing authority of the city or ward in which the court is domiciled, shall be $1,000 where the population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court is 10,000 or less. In all other cases, and except as otherwise provided by law, the amount of the bond shall be $5,000. This bond may be sued upon by any person damaged in any way by the marshal in the discharge of his official duties.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.7. Marshal as executive officer; deputies

RS 13:2487.7 - Marshal as executive officer; deputies
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 as 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 1964, No. 104, §7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.8. Temporary marshal; vacancies

RS 13:2487.8 - Temporary marshal; vacancies
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.