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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.9. Salary of marshal

RS 13:2487.9 - Salary of marshal
The marshal of the city court shall receive as compensation for his services a minimum salary of forty-eight hundred dollars annually, payable monthly on his own warrant and which, except as otherwise indicated, shall be paid in equal proportions by the city of Slidell, Louisiana and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §9. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 180, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.10. Population as determining clerk

RS 13:2487.10 - 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 1964, No. 102, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.11. Determination of population

RS 13:2487.11 - Determination of population
The population of the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall be determined by the last regular federal census or any such other special census which has been conducted and is acceptable to either the city of Slidell, the Parish of St. Tammany, or the State of Louisiana for any official purpose.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §11.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.12. Powers and duties of clerk

RS 13:2487.12 - 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 1964, No. 102, §12.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.13. Qualifications of clerk; bond

RS 13:2487.13 - 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 1964, No. 102, §13.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.14. Deputy clerks

RS 13:2487.14 - Deputy clerks
The city judge may appoint one or more deputy clerks with the prior consent and approval of the governing body of the city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany 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 1964, No. 102, §14.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.15. Salary of clerk

RS 13:2487.15 - Salary of clerk
The salary of the clerk shall be a minimum of four hundred dollars per month. Such salary shall be paid in equal proportions by the city of Slidell and the police jury of the parish of St. Tammany, state of Louisiana.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §15. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 180, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.16. Court room and offices

RS 13:2487.16 - Court room and offices
The city of Slidell 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 city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, in equal proportions.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §16.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.17. Seal

RS 13:2487.17 - 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 East St. Tammany", 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 1964, No. 102, §17; Acts 2020, No. 205, §1, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.19. Service of writs and processes

RS 13:2487.19 - 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 city of Slidell or the Parish of St. Tammany, 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 1964, No. 102, §19.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.20. Court reporter; fees

RS 13:2487.20 - 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 cases, 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 1964, No. 102, §20.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.21. Criminal jurisdiction

RS 13:2487.21 - 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 1964, No. 102, §21.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.22. Criminal prosecution

RS 13:2487.22 - 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 1964, No. 102, §22.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.23. Criminal appeals

RS 13:2487.23 - 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 appeal.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §23.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.24. Transcript on appeal

RS 13:2487.24 - 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 1964, No. 102, §24.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.25. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 13:2487.25 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs
Except as otherwise provided by special laws, the clerk of court 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 city treasury for the city of Slidell when the prosecution is on behalf of the city, and into the parish treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or parish.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §25.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.26. Costs

RS 13:2487.26 - Costs
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, in all criminal matters, including traffic violations cases, the city court may assess, in addition to the fine or other penalty which may be legally imposed costs of court in an amount not to exceed those costs allowed in the twenty-second judicial district court.
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 1964, No. 102, §26. Amended by Acts 1973, No. 180, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.27. Traffic violations bureau

RS 13:2487.27 - 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 city of Slidell and the police jury of St. Tammany Parish, with their prior approval, in such proportions and amounts as the respective governing authorities may designate.
Acts 1964, No. 102, §27.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2487.30. Operational expenses; judicial determination

RS 13:2487.30 - Operational expenses; judicial determination
A. The operational expenses of the city court shall include but are not limited to all of the following:
(1) The salaries for court reporters, stenographers, clerical assistants, secretaries, the clerk of court, deputy clerks, minute clerks, filing clerks, accountants, bookkeepers, law clerks, and all other court personnel and administrative staff.
(2) The purchase of stationery, books, office supplies, computers, postage, uniforms, furniture, filing cabinets, furnishings, and similar items.
(3) The purchase or lease of any other such equipment as may be useful or necessary for the proper conduct of the court's judicial business.
B. The judge of the city court shall determine and have approval over which expenses are useful or necessary for the proper operation of the court.
C. The definition of "operational expenses" of the city court shall not limit or exclude any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies as otherwise entitled by law.
Acts 2001, No. 218, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.1. City Court of Franklin; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 13:2488.1 - City Court of Franklin; officials and employees; provisions governing
A.(1) Effective September 1, 1968 the offices of the justice of the peace and constable in Ward Three of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, and the Mayor's Court in the town of Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, are abolished and there is hereby established and created a court to be styled the City Court of the town of Franklin, Louisiana.
(2)(a) The territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend throughout the town of Franklin, Louisiana and throughout the whole of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
(b) In addition to the area provided in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, the territorial jurisdiction of the court shall extend throughout the portions of Ward Ten of St. Mary Parish that are east of the Charenton Drainage and Navigation Canal and south of Bayou Teche. In such portions of Ward Ten that are outside of the town of Franklin, the court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the justice of the peace in those cases in which the justice of the peace would have jurisdiction.
(3) The court shall be composed of a city judge, a marshal and a clerk of the court. The offices of city judge and marshal shall be filled initially by election by the qualified electors of Ward Three of St. Mary 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, 1968. The city judge and marshal then elected shall serve a term to commence on January 1, 1969 and they shall serve until their successors are elected at the congressional election of 1972, and successor judges and marshals shall be elected at the congressional election every six years thereafter. The court shall be domiciled in Franklin, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
B. Unless inconsistent herewith and except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the general provisions of Title 13, Chapter 7, Part I, 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 Franklin, Louisiana, and its officers.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §1, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1968, Ex.Sess., No. 29, §1; Acts 1970, No. 364, §2; Acts 2016, No. 112, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.2. Rules for conduct of business

RS 13:2488.2 - Rules for conduct of business
A. The city court may adopt and from time to time amend its rules for the conduct of the judicial business before it.
B. The city court shall have such term 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 1968, No. 16, §2, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.3. Salary and fees of judge

RS 13:2488.3 - Salary and fees of judge
The city court judge shall receive the salary, compensation, and fees provided in R.S. 13:1874, except that the judge shall receive a minimum annual salary of twelve thousand dollars, payable monthly. Said salary shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary as they may from time to time deem proper. The judge's salary shall not be decreased during the judge's term of office.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §3, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.4. Salary of marshal

RS 13:2488.4 - Salary of marshal
The marshal of the city court shall receive a minimum annual salary of four thousand four hundred forty dollars, payable monthly. Said salary shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §4, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.5. Salaries of clerk and deputies

RS 13:2488.5 - Salaries of clerk and deputies
A. The salaries of the clerk, if any, and of the deputy clerks, if any, shall be paid by the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census.
B. The clerk shall receive a minimum salary of six hundred dollars per month and the deputy clerk shall receive a minimum salary of two hundred seventy-five dollars per month. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional salary to the marshal as they may deem proper.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §5, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 126, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.6. Courtroom and offices

RS 13:2488.6 - Courtroom and offices
The expenses of operation and maintenance of the courtroom and offices shall be apportioned equally between the governing authorities of the city of Franklin and the parish of St. Mary in a proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional expenses as they may deem proper.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §6, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.7. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 13:2488.7 - Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs
A. The city judge or any officer of the city court as may be 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 Franklin 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.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section to the contrary, thirty percent of the funds collected by the city court of Franklin 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 Franklin Indigent Defender Fund.
C. The Franklin Indigent Defender Fund Board shall manage and oversee funds remitted to the Franklin Indigent Defender Fund and shall consist of three members residing in the Franklin City Court district and shall be composed of the following:
(1) One member appointed by the city council of Franklin.
(2) One member appointed by the St. Mary Parish Council.
(3) One member appointed by the legislative delegation from nominees from the Louis A. Martinet Legal Society.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §7, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 2016, No. 638, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.8. Criminal matters; costs

RS 13:2488.8 - 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 fifteen dollars.
B. 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.
C. As an example, but without limitation, the proceeds derived from these costs may be used from time to time for the operational expenses of the court and for the employment by the judge of secretaries, accountants, stenographers, filing clerks, bookkeepers, reporters and other court employees as well as 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.
D. From time to time, and one or more times, the proceeds derived from such costs, in excess of that necessary for the proper conduct of the court's business, may, with the approval of the judge, be paid, into the treasury of the city of Franklin and into the treasury of the parish of St. Mary in the proportion which the population of the city of Franklin within Ward Three of St. Mary Parish and the population of the unincorporated portions of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish bear to the total population of Ward Three of St. Mary Parish as determined and adjusted from time to time by the decennial United States census. The governing authorities of the city of Franklin, the parish of St. Mary, or either of them, may pay such additional proceeds as they may deem proper.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 16, §8, emerg. eff. July 4, 1968, at 10:05 A.M.; Acts 1985, No. 24, §1; Acts 1995, No. 526, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.21. Establishment

RS 13:2488.21 - Establishment
"The City Court of Baker Louisiana" hereafter referred to as "The city court" as now or hereafter established by and in the Home Rule Charter of the city of Baker is hereby ratified and confirmed, and is hereby declared to be established and to exist as provided in said home rule charter, subject to the provisions of the charter and of this Part.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.22. Territorial jurisdiction; venue

RS 13:2488.22 - Territorial jurisdiction; venue
A. The territorial jurisdiction of the city court shall extend throughout the city of Baker, as the same now exists or may hereinafter be changed or altered. The city court shall be composed of a city judge, a clerk of court, a city marshal, and such other personnel as are deemed necessary for the proper operation of the court.
B. The venue shall be as provided by law.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §2. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.23. Civil jurisdiction and procedure

RS 13:2488.23 - Civil jurisdiction and procedure
The civil jurisdiction, and the pleadings, practice, and procedure of the court, shall be as provided by law.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §3. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.24. Jurisdiction; criminal

RS 13:2488.24 - Jurisdiction; criminal
The city court shall have criminal jurisdiction concurrent with that of the district court of offenses committed in the city of Baker, Louisiana, and not punishable by imprisonment, at hard labor, under the laws of this state, and exclusive criminal jurisdiction of the violation of the ordinances of the city of Baker, Louisiana, with the power to hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital, and to require bonds to keep the peace. The prosecution of all criminal cases before the city court shall be by affidavit or information, stating briefly the nature and cause of the accusation. The prosecution and the defense shall have compulsory process to procure the attendance of their respective witnesses.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §4. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 716, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.25. Court reporter

RS 13:2488.25 - Court reporter
The judge of the city court shall approve competent court reporters who shall be charged with the duty of taking testimony in all record cases coming before the court. The payment of the fee for the services of the reporter shall be made by the plaintiff upon the filing of the transcript of testimony, and the court reporter is not required to file such transcription with the clerk of court prior to such payment.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.27. Judge

RS 13:2488.27 - Judge
A. The judge of the city court shall be a duly licensed and practicing attorney who has been in the active practice of law before the courts of Louisiana for at least five years immediately preceding the election and who is a duly qualified elector and resident of the city of Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The judge shall be elected for a term of six years by the duly qualified electors of the city of Baker.
B. The judge shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or membership in the reserve defense establishment. The judge shall not be a public officer, official, or employee nor shall he hold any public or political office or be an officer, official, employee or member of any political organization, committee, or factional group. The salary of the judge payable by the city shall be as fixed by the city council until changed by the council, by ordinance. No fee basis compensation shall be established by the council.
C. Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 742, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 825, §4, eff. July 1, 1975.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §7. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 437, §1; Acts 1975, No. 716, §1; Acts 1975, No. 742, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1975, No. 825, §4, eff. July 1, 1975; Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.28. Clerk

RS 13:2488.28 - Clerk
The city judge shall appoint a suitable person who shall be the clerk of the city court. The clerk shall be appointed for both civil and criminal sections of the court. The clerk shall perform such functions and responsibilities as are provided by law. The clerk shall receive such annual salary as may be fixed, from time to time by the council by ordinance. The city clerk of court shall be subject to removal from office at any time by the judge of the court.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §8. Acts 1986, No. 226, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.29. Seal of court

RS 13:2488.29 - Seal of court
The city 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 Baker, Louisiana", which seal shall be used on all process, orders and writs issuing from the court in all civil matters.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.30. Court employees

RS 13:2488.30 - Court employees
The chief of police of the city of Baker or his designee shall serve as the executive officer of the court, and he shall do and perform all normal duties of a marshall, and in the execution of the court's orders and mandates, and in making arrests and preserving the peace, he shall have the powers of a sheriff. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, as the executive officer of the court, the chief of police shall give bond in the sum of one thousand dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties. The city judge may appoint a pro tempore executive officer of the court, to serve in the place of the chief of police, in case of the absence, refusal or inability of the chief of police or his designee, to act for any cause.
Acts 1970, No. 424, §10.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.31. Rules of court

RS 13:2488.31 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.33. Recusation of judge

RS 13:2488.33 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.36. Court costs

RS 13:2488.36 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.37. Court facilities

RS 13:2488.37 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.38. Law governing

RS 13:2488.38 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.39. Baker; vacation of judge of city court

RS 13:2488.39 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.51. City Court of Marksville; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 13:2488.51 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.52. Rules for conduct of business

RS 13:2488.52 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.53. Salary and fees of judge

RS 13:2488.53 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.54. Salary of marshal

RS 13:2488.54 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.55. Salaries of clerk and deputies

RS 13:2488.55 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.56. Courtroom and offices

RS 13:2488.56 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.57. Collection of fines, forfeitures, penalties and costs

RS 13:2488.57 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.58. Criminal matters; costs

RS 13:2488.58 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.59. Civil matters; costs

RS 13:2488.59 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.61. Abolition of mayor's court; creation of city court

RS 13:2488.61 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.62. Compensation of judge, marshal, clerk, and deputy clerk; collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, and costs

RS 13:2488.62 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.63. Laws governing city courts; applicability

RS 13:2488.63 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.71. City Court of Breaux Bridge; officials and employees; provisions governing

RS 13:2488.71 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.72. Rules for conduct of business

RS 13:2488.72 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:2488.73. Qualifications and salary of judge

RS 13:2488.73 - 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.