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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1382. Jury terms

RS 13:1382 - Jury terms
A. There shall be monthly jury terms of the criminal district court, beginning on the first Monday of each calendar month and continuing until the first Monday of the next ensuing calendar month. When any first Monday is a legal holiday, the jury term shall begin on the next succeeding day not a legal holiday. The jury term shall be assigned to the several sections of the court as follows: the January, April, July and October terms to sections "A" and "B"; the February, May, August, and November terms to sections "C" and "D"; the March, June, September, and December terms to sections "E" and "F".
B. Whenever any judge of the criminal district court deems it expedient to hold a special jury term in his section of the court, he shall issue an order to the jury commissioners, not earlier than the 12th and not later than the 17th day of any calendar month, to draw a jury for his section of the court for the next ensuing calendar month. The jury commissioners then shall draw not less than seventy-five names for the special session in the same manner that juries are drawn for the regular monthly terms of the criminal district court.
C. When any jury term of any section of the court occurs during the vacation, absence or disability of the presiding judge of the section, then a judge of the court not on vacation, absent or suffering from disability selected by the remaining judges of the court, shall hold the jury term and preside at the sessions of the section. Should the remaining judges of the court fail to make this selection, then the presiding judge of the court shall assign a judge of the court to act until the absent judge shall have resumed the discharge of his duties.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 382, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1383. Sections; court buildings

RS 13:1383 - Sections; court buildings
There shall be ten separate sections of Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, designated as Sections A through J. Each shall be presided over by one of the judges. The judges shall hold court in one building to be provided by the city of New Orleans.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 143, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1384. Criminal district courts; office or positions and functions

RS 13:1384 - Criminal district courts; office or positions and functions
Each criminal district court in the parish of Orleans shall have a position or office of judicial administrator, deputy judicial administrator, and assistants, at least thirteen law clerks, and at least four secretaries and shall provide for the conduct of the jury commission and sanity hearings, the cost of all of which shall be appropriated in the appropriation bill which provides for judicial expenses and shall be allocated by the Judicial Budgetary Control Council to such court.
Acts 2003, No. 169, §1, eff. June 2, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 701, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1381.1. Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees

RS 13:1381.1 - Indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
A. The auditor for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall establish an indigent transcript fund for the deposit of all monies that may be received under the provisions of this Section relative to the payment of court reporter fees for transcripts prepared for indigents. All funds received and deposited therein shall be used and paid out solely to compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including bills of exceptions, trials, motions, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings.
B. Court reporters shall be paid two dollars and fifty cents per thirty-one line page for such work, if funds are available, all such payments to be made from the indigent transcript fund by the auditor of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans. In the parish of Orleans, an additional cost of fourteen dollars may be taxed against every nonindigent defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond in connection with any other criminal offense.
C. The judges of the Criminal District Court in the parish of Orleans, sitting en banc, may, by a majority vote of all members, authorize the payment of fees, to be determined by the court, to the deputy court reporters for the transcription of indigent defendant cases.
Acts 1983, No. 76, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1401. Family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; establishment; jurisdiction

RS 13:1401 - Family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; establishment; jurisdiction
A. There is hereby established the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge, which shall be a court of record with exclusive jurisdiction in the following proceedings:
(1) All actions for divorce, annulment of marriages, claims for contributions made by one spouse to the education or training of the other spouse, establishment or disavowal of the paternity of children, spousal and child support and nonsupport, and custody and visitation of children, as well as of all matters incidental to any of the foregoing proceedings, including but not restricted to the issuance of conservatory writs for the protection of community property, the awarding of attorney fees in judgments of divorce, the cumulation of and rendering executory of spousal and child support, the issuance of writs of fieri facias and garnishment under judgments of the court for spousal and child support and attorney fees, jurisdiction of which was vested in the Nineteenth Judicial District Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the establishment of the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
(2)(a) All actions between spouses or former spouses for partition of community property and property acquired pursuant to a matrimonial regime.
(b) All actions for the termination or modification of a matrimonial regime.
(c) All actions for the settlement and enforcement of claims arising from matrimonial regimes or the establishment thereof.
(d) All actions between former spouses seeking the enforcement of a judicial or contractual settlement of claims provided in this Subsection.
(3) All proceedings for writs of habeas corpus for the determination and enforcement of rights to the custody of minors or for the release of any person in actual custody in any case of which the family court has original jurisdiction.
B. The family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge has all such additional jurisdiction, power, and authority now or hereafter provided by law.
Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 1008, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1990, No. 1009, §8, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, No. 485, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, No. 533, §1; Acts 2010, No. 754, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1401.1. Election districts

RS 13:1401.1 - Election districts
The family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall consist of three election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-50, 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-9, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, and 2-25. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1-55, 1-60, 1-71, 1-81, 1-87, 1-88, 1-89, 1-90, 1-97, 1-98, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-18, 2-21, 2-26, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, and 3-38. Election section three shall consist of Precincts 1-2, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-70, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-76, 1-78, 1-79, 1-80, 1-82, 1-83, 1-96, 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17, 3-20, 3-23, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31, 3-35, 3-36, and 3-37.
Acts 1995, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1402. Evidence; pleadings; trials; appeals

RS 13:1402 - Evidence; pleadings; trials; appeals
The rules of evidence, the pleadings, and other matters in the trial of cases in the family court shall be the same as are provided for the trial of cases in the district courts of the state. Appeals from judgments or orders of the family court shall lie in the same manner as is provided by law governing appeals in similar matters from the district courts of the state.
Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1403. Judges; qualification; election

RS 13:1403 - Judges; qualification; election
There shall be four judges presiding over the family court, who shall possess the same qualifications required of district judges. The judges shall be elected for the same term and at the time fixed by law for the election of district judges throughout the state. One judge shall be elected from election section one, one judge shall be elected from election section two, and two judges shall be elected from election section three.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1995, No. 184, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1404. Salary of judges

RS 13:1404 - Salary of judges
The judges of the family court shall receive the same salary as the district judges of the nineteenth judicial district court, payable monthly upon their own warrants, in the same manner as the district judges are paid.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1406. Continuous session; vacation or absence of judge

RS 13:1406 - Continuous session; vacation or absence of judge
The family court shall be in continuous session throughout the year. However, each judge shall be entitled to a vacation of one month during each year. In the event of a family court judge's vacation, absence from the parish or inability to serve, he may designate one of the other judges of the family court to serve temporarily in his place, or the judges of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court may name one of their number to serve temporarily in his place.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 620, §12, eff. Jan. 1, 1979.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1407. Place of session; conduct of business; expenses

RS 13:1407 - Place of session; conduct of business; expenses
The session of the family court shall be held in quarters which the governing authorities of the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge shall provide. The governing authorities of the city and of the parish of East Baton Rouge also shall make all necessary provisions for the conduct of the business of the family court and provide all the necessary expenses in connection with its operation. These expenses shall be borne proportionately by the parish and city, as determined by the respective governing authorities.
Acts 1990, No. 158, §1, eff. July 1, 1990.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1409. Sitting in chambers

RS 13:1409 - Sitting in chambers
The family court may sit in chambers in any and all matters, whether contested or not, in the discretion of the judge, and any judgment or order so rendered or signed shall be effective as if rendered or signed in open court.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 89, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1410. Family courts; authority to hire law clerks

RS 13:1410 - Family courts; authority to hire law clerks
Each judge of a family court in Louisiana is hereby authorized to employ a law clerk, provided funds are available, to perform such research duties as the judge who employs the law clerk may assign. The salary of each such law clerk shall be fixed and paid on the warrant of the employing judge.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 588, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1411. Court reporters; transcripts

RS 13:1411 - Court reporters; transcripts
A. Except as provided in R.S. 13:961(F), official court reporters and deputy court reporters shall prepare transcripts formatted as follows:
(1) Transcripts shall contain no fewer than thirty-two typed lines, exclusive of the page number, on legal paper.
(2) Transcripts shall contain no fewer than nine characters to the typed inch in Pica type.
(3) The left-hand margin of transcripts shall be set at no more than one inch.
(4) The right-hand margin of transcripts shall be set at no more than one inch.
(5) Each question and answer shall begin on a separate line.
(6) Each question and answer shall begin at the left-hand margin, with no more than five spaces from the question and answer to the text.
(7) Carryover question and answer lines shall begin at the left-hand margin.
(8) Colloquy material shall begin no more than fifteen spaces from the left-hand margin, with carryover lines commencing no more than ten spaces from the left-hand margin.
(9) Quoted material shall begin no more than fifteen spaces from the left-hand margin, with carryover lines commencing no more than ten spaces from the left-hand margin.
(10) Parentheticals and exhibit markings shall begin no more than fifteen spaces from the left-hand margin.
(11) There shall be at least a one inch bottom margin.
B.(1) When a transcript is requested by a litigant, the court reporter or deputy court reporter shall be paid in advance and shall furnish such transcript within thirty days of payment.
(2) If the court reporter or deputy court reporter is unable to furnish such transcript within thirty days following the request and payment of the same, the court reporter or deputy court reporter may apply for an extension by written request to the trial judge, who may grant the extension for a reasonable period of time for good cause.
(3) When a court reporter or deputy court reporter requests an extension, the court shall send a notice or certificate to the litigant who requested the transcript.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to appellate transcripts governed by specific court rules.
Acts 2010, No. 736, §1, eff. June 29, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1421. §§1421 to 1427 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 460, §7, eff. July 1, 1979

RS 13:1421 - §§1421 to 1427 Repealed by Acts 1979, No. 460, §7, eff. July 1, 1979
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1441. Declaration of purpose

RS 13:1441 - Declaration of purpose
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide for uniform subject matter jurisdiction and procedure for parish courts. This Chapter is intended to implement the constitutional requirement that such courts shall have parishwide territorial jurisdiction and subject matter jurisdiction which shall be uniform throughout the state, all as provided by Article V, Section 15(A) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1442. Civil jurisdiction; in general

RS 13:1442 - Civil jurisdiction; in general
The civil jurisdiction of a parish court is limited by the amount in dispute and by the nature of the proceeding, as set forth in R.S. 13:1443 and R.S. 13:1444.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1443. Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy; eviction suits; injunctive actions

RS 13:1443 - Civil jurisdiction; amount in controversy; eviction suits; injunctive actions
A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the civil jurisdiction of a parish court is concurrent with the district court in cases where the amount in dispute or the value of the property involved does not exceed the jurisdictional amount provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 4842(A).
B.(1) A parish court shall have jurisdiction, concurrent with the district court, over suits by owners and landlords for the possession of leased premises within its territorial jurisdiction, as follows:
(a) When the amount of the rental does not exceed the jurisdictional amounts provided in Code of Civil Procedure Article 4844(A).
(b) When the suit is to evict an occupant, as defined by Article 4704 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the annual value of the right of occupancy does not exceed the amount in dispute to which the jurisdiction of the court is limited by Subsection A of this Section.
(2) In computing the jurisdictional amount for purposes of eviction suits, the daily, weekly, monthly, annual, or other rental provided by the lease, exclusive of interest, penalties, or attorney fees shall determine the amount in dispute.
C. When a parish court has subject matter jurisdiction over the principal demand, it may exercise subject matter jurisdiction over any incidental demand properly instituted in connection with the principal demand, regardless of the amount in dispute in the incidental demand.
D. The civil jurisdiction of a parish court is concurrent with the district court in cases or proceedings instituted by the state, a parish, a municipality, or other political subdivision of the state for injunctive relief or other civil relief for the cessation or abatement of any acts or practices committed within the parish court's territorial jurisdiction which may violate any parish or municipal ordinance or any state law; in such case, the court shall have jurisdiction irrespective of the amount in dispute or the value of the property involved.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Acts 1986, No. 152, §1, eff. June 28, 1986; Acts 1986, No. 1038, §2; Acts 1987, No. 448, §1, eff. July 9, 1987.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1986, NO. 152, §3.}}
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1987, NO. 448, §3.}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1444. Civil jurisdiction; limitations

RS 13:1444 - Civil jurisdiction; limitations
Except as otherwise provided by law, a parish court has no jurisdiction in any of the following cases or proceedings:
(1) A claim of title to immovable property.
(2) A case involving the right to public office or position.
(3) A case in which the plaintiff asserts civil or political rights under the federal or state constitutions.
(4) A claim for annulment of marriage, divorce, separation of property, or alimony.
(5) A succession, interdiction, receivership, liquidation, habeas corpus, or quo warranto proceeding.
(6) A case in which the state, or a parish, municipal, or other political subdivision is a defendant.
(7) A case where the action is against an officer or employee of the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision arising out of the discharge of his official duties or within the course and scope of his employment, or the suit is otherwise subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:5104.
(8) Any other case or proceeding excepted from the jurisdiction of these courts by law.
Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1986, No. 152, §1, eff. June 28, 1986; Acts 1990, No. 361, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 2004, No. 823, §1, eff. July 12, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1445. Juvenile jurisdiction

RS 13:1445 - Juvenile jurisdiction
The parish court shall be a juvenile court for the parish and shall exercise jurisdiction, concurrent with that of the district court, over juvenile matters, except where a separate juvenile or family court with exclusive jurisdiction is established by law.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1446. Criminal jurisdiction

RS 13:1446 - Criminal jurisdiction
A. The parish court shall have criminal jurisdiction over all violations of state law and parish or municipal ordinances committed within its territorial jurisdiction which are punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both. This jurisdiction shall be concurrent with any jurisdiction conferred by law upon the district court.
B. As to all other violations of state law or of a parish or municipal ordinance, the parish court shall have the power to issue warrants of arrest, to examine, commit, admit to bail and discharge, and to hold preliminary examinations in all cases not capital.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980; Acts 1989, No. 61, §1, eff. June 16, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1447. Powers; contempt; marriage ceremonies

RS 13:1447 - Powers; contempt; marriage ceremonies
The parish court possesses inherently all of the power necessary for the exercise of its civil jurisdiction, even though not granted expressly by law. It possesses the powers provided by Article 192 and Articles 194 through 196 of the Code of Civil Procedure and shall have the same power to punish for contempt as a district court. In addition, the judge of the parish court may perform marriage ceremonies.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1448. Jurisdiction over persons and property

RS 13:1448 - Jurisdiction over persons and property
A. A parish court may exercise jurisdiction over the person to the same extent and in the same manner as a district court.
B. A parish court may exercise jurisdiction quasi in rem over movable or immovable property, or jurisdiction in rem over movable property, in the manner provided by law, if the property is situated within the territorial jurisdiction of the court.
C. A parish court may issue a writ of seizure and sale in an executory proceeding to enforce a privilege or mortgage or other security interest on movable or immovable property.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980. Acts 1989, No. 137, §8, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1451. Civil procedure

RS 13:1451 - Civil procedure
Except as provided by R.S. 13:1452 for appeals of civil cases:
(1) If the amount in dispute or the value of the property involved in the civil case does not exceed three thousand dollars, the procedure in such a civil case in a parish court shall be governed by Book VIII of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure regulating procedure in city courts.
(2) If the amount in dispute or the value of the property involved exceeds three thousand dollars, the procedure shall be the same as is provided by law for civil cases in the district court.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1452. Appeals in civil cases

RS 13:1452 - Appeals in civil cases
Appeal from a civil judgment rendered by a parish court may be taken to the court of appeal. The appeal shall be on the record and shall be taken in the same manner as an appeal from the district court, except that a suspensive or a devolutive appeal must be taken within ten days after the date of the judgment or after service of notice of judgment, when such notice is necessary, or, if timely application for a new trial is made, within ten days after denial of an application for a new trial.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1452.1. Appeals from decisions of traffic hearing officer

RS 13:1452.1 - Appeals from decisions of traffic hearing officer
In any parish court having a traffic hearing officer, an appeal may be taken from any determination by the officer that a person is in violation of any traffic law or ordinance of the state, parish, or municipality within the court's jurisdiction. The appeal shall be taken to the judge of the parish court by filing a motion with the clerk of court for the parish along with payment of a reasonable fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars. The delay for filing an appeal shall be five days from the date of the determination by the traffic hearing officer. On appeal, the case shall be tried de novo.
Acts 1988, No. 281, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1454. Review of criminal proceedings

RS 13:1454 - Review of criminal proceedings
Appeal from or other review of judgments of parish courts in criminal proceedings shall be as provided by Article V, Section 5 of the Louisiana Constitution.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1455. Application; preexisting parish courts

RS 13:1455 - Application; preexisting parish courts
The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to all parish courts, whether established before or after the effective date of this Chapter; however, nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to change the territorial jurisdiction of the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson and the Second Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson, which courts were created prior to the effective date of the Constitution of 1974 and thus are exempt from the requirement contained in Article V, Section 15(A) that all trial courts of limited jurisdiction established by the legislature have parishwide territorial jurisdiction; provided, further, that the existing jurisdiction of mayor's or magistrate's courts shall not be affected in those parishes in which parish courts have been established at the effective date of this act.
Added by Acts 1979, No. 328, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1457. Bailiffs of parish courts

RS 13:1457 - Bailiffs of parish courts
A. The judge of a parish court except in the parish of Ascension may appoint bailiffs for the parish court and fix their compensation. If the parish court has more than one division, the court may appoint bailiffs for each of the divisions.
B. The bailiff shall attend all sessions of the court and, under the direction of the court, shall open and close court at each session, shall maintain order and decorum in the courtroom, shall perform such other duties as are assigned to him by law or by the court. In addition, when requested to do so, the bailiff shall call all witnesses in the building whose testimony is desired by the court or by a party to a suit or other proceeding. In the performance of his duties, the bailiff shall have the powers of a deputy sheriff.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 778, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1458. Minute clerks of parish courts

RS 13:1458 - Minute clerks of parish courts
A. The judge of the parish court except in the parish of Ascension may appoint minute clerks for the parish court and fix their compensation. If the parish court has more than one division, each judge may appoint minute clerks for his division.
B. The minute clerk shall have the power to administer oaths, receive and file documents, and perform any other duties assigned by the parish court, and the minute clerk shall have all powers and authority granted by law.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 778, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1561. Gun court docket; probation supervision program

RS 13:1561 - Gun court docket; probation supervision program
Each court exercising juvenile jurisdiction may by local rule designate as a gun division one or more divisions to which gun and weapon-related offenses are assigned and may establish an intensive probation program to be administered by the presiding judge or judges thereof or by an employee designated by the court under the direction of the office of juvenile justice.
Acts 2013, No. 352, §1, eff. June 17, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1561.1. §§1561.1 to 1563 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 172, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1979

RS 13:1561.1 - §§1561.1 to 1563 Repealed by Acts 1978, No. 172, §5, eff. Jan. 1, 1979
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1564. Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; judges; qualifications; election; term; salary

RS 13:1564 - Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; judges; qualifications; election; term; salary
A. There shall be three judges of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish who shall have full and exclusive authority as judges of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish, and they shall preside over said court as a separate court of record. Each judge shall be a qualified elector of the parish of Caddo and shall have been admitted to the practice of law in this state for at least five years prior to his election. Each judge shall have been domiciled in Caddo Parish for at least two years preceding his election. Each judge shall be elected for the same term and at the same time as the judges of the First Judicial District, and each shall receive the same salary as the district judges of the First Judicial District Court. Each judge shall be elected from an election section by the qualified electors of the election section. One judge, Division C, shall be elected from election section one; one judge, Division B, shall be elected from election section two; and one judge, Division A, shall be elected from election section three.
B. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 5, 29, 30, 31, 32, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 53, 54, 55, 57, 60, 61, 65, 67, 71, 73A & 73B, 80, 81, 82A & 82B, 83A & 83B, 84, 85A & 85B, 86, 96, 98, 130, 131, 135, 137A & 137B, and 140 of Caddo Parish. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56A & 56B, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 66, 72, 74, 76A & 76B, 77, 99, 126, 127, 128, and 129 of Caddo Parish. Election section three shall consist of Precincts 4, 68, 69, 70, 75, 78, 79, 87, 88, 89A & 89B & 89C, 90A & 90B, 91A & 91B, 92, 93, 94, 95A & 95B, 97A & 97B, 122, 123, 124, 125, 132A & 132B, 133, 134, 136, 138, 139, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, and 159 of Caddo Parish.
Acts 1950, No. 82, §2. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 16, §4; Acts 1975 No. 152, §1; Acts 1975, No. 743, §4, eff. Aug. 1, 1975; Acts 1977, No. 63, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 145, §1, eff. July 7, 1994.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1565. Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; continuous session; quarters; conduct of business; expenses

RS 13:1565 - Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish; continuous session; quarters; conduct of business; expenses
A. The judge of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish having the longest continuous service as judge of the court shall be chief judge of the court, and as chief judge he shall exercise the administrative functions of the court, including any such functions prescribed by the court.
B. The Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish shall be in continuous session throughout the year; provided, however, that each judge shall be entitled to a vacation of one month during each year.
C. In the event of a juvenile court judge's vacation, absence from the parish, inability to serve, or recusation, the judges of the First Judicial District Court may name one of their number to serve temporarily in his place.
D. All sessions of the juvenile court shall be held separate and apart from the First Judicial District Court in quarters to be provided by the governing authority of Caddo Parish. Except as provided in R.S. 13:1565.1(B), the governing authority of Caddo Parish shall make all necessary provisions for the proper conduct of the business of said juvenile court and provide all necessary expenses in connection with the operation of same, said expenses to include stenographer's hire and all necessary and legitimate expenses incurred by the probation officers in the discharge of their official duties. The quarters furnished by the governing authority for the said court shall include an office for each of the judges of said court furnished as the duties of the said judges may require.
Acts 1950, No. 82, §2. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 419, §1; Acts 1977, No. 63, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1979; Acts 2006, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2008.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1565.1. Clerk

RS 13:1565.1 - Clerk
A. The clerk of the First Judicial District Court shall be ex officio clerk of the juvenile court.
B. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of Caddo Parish shall be responsible for reasonable and necessary expenses of the operation of the office of the clerk of court for the Juvenile Court of Caddo Parish, except for expenses directly related to employees. The clerk of the First Judicial District Court shall be responsible for the cost of employees for the office of the clerk of the Juvenile Court of Caddo Parish, including but not limited to salaries, benefits, retirement, travel, and training. Nothing contained in this Subsection shall preclude the governing authority of Caddo Parish and the clerk of the First Judicial District Court from entering into an intergovernmental agreement to provide for the funding of any of the expenses related to employees as enumerated in this Subsection.
C. In addition to the purchase of an automobile authorized by R.S. 13:783(D)(1) and (3), the clerk of the Juvenile Court for Caddo Parish may lease or purchase, out of the clerk's salary fund, an additional automobile for the use of the juvenile court office. The automobile and insurance for the vehicle shall be purchased in accordance with the provisions set forth in R.S. 13:783(D)(1).
Acts 2006, No. 374, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2012, No. 162, §1, eff. May 22, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1566. Orleans Parish juvenile court; salary of judges

RS 13:1566 - Orleans Parish juvenile court; salary of judges
A. There shall be in the parish of Orleans a separate juvenile court, which shall be a court of record and shall be known as the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. Each judge of said court shall receive the annual salary provided for in R.S. 13:691(A).
B. There is hereby established a continuing judicial fund which shall, pursuant to R.S. 13:1585, consist of fees charged for adoption cases and costs collected in the handling of support matters and traffic matters. The judicial fund shall be administered by the judges of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court. The judges of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court may expend it for the improvements and necessities of the court.
Acts 1950, No. 82, §2. Amended by Acts 1952, No. 16, §5; Acts 1954, No. 424, §1; Acts 1956, No. 79, §1; Acts 1957, No. 48, §1; Acts 1962, No. 118, §1; Acts 1966, No. 280, §1; Acts 1969, No. 164, §1; Acts 1974, No. 409, §1. Acts 1975, No. 743, §5, eff. Aug. 1, 1975.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1567. Juvenile court for parish of Orleans; vacations; inability to serve; appointments

RS 13:1567 - Juvenile court for parish of Orleans; vacations; inability to serve; appointments
Each judge of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court shall be entitled to a vacation of thirty days. Whenever a judge of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court is unable to serve for any reason other than while the judge is on vacation, the Louisiana Supreme Court shall appoint an attorney possessed of the same qualifications required of a judge of the court, who shall possess the powers of and discharge the duties of judge of the court during the period of inability to serve. In addition, a judge of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, when he is going to be on vacation, may appoint an attorney possessed of the same qualifications required of a judge of the court, who shall possess the powers of and discharge the duties of judge of the court while the judge is on vacation. Any lawyer appointed to serve as judge under the provisions of this Section shall be paid a salary equal to the proportionate amount of salary of the judge whom he is replacing for the period of time for which the appointee serves as judge of the court. Any vacancy in the office of judge of the court shall be filled in accordance with Article V, Section 22(B) of the Louisiana Constitution.
Acts 1950, No. 82, §2. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 494, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1568. Juvenile court for parish of Orleans; continuous session; quarters; conduct of business; expenses; police detail

RS 13:1568 - Juvenile court for parish of Orleans; continuous session; quarters; conduct of business; expenses; police detail
A. The juvenile court for the parish of Orleans shall be in continuous session throughout the year.
B. The city of New Orleans shall provide suitable quarters for said court which shall be in a building separate from that of any of the criminal courts and shall make necessary provisions for the conduct of the business of said court and provision for the expenses of the same.
C. The department of police of the city of New Orleans shall detail, subject to such rules as it may adopt, the necessary number of police officers to the court, to keep order and execute orders and decrees of the judges thereof.
Acts 1950, No. 82, §2. Acts 1984, No. 428, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1568.1. Juvenile court for the parish of Orleans; retention of unclaimed bonds; procedure; fee

RS 13:1568.1 - Juvenile court for the parish of Orleans; retention of unclaimed bonds; procedure; fee
A. The Orleans Parish Juvenile Court by a majority of its judges acting en banc may appropriate and use for the necessary expenses and operation of the court all sums of money represented by unclaimed cash bonds on deposit with the court under the following conditions:
(1) When proceedings under R.S. 14:74 or under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Statute have been instituted and subsequently dismissed and a cash appearance bond remains on deposit with the court and cannot be returned to the owner in spite of diligent effort by the court because the whereabouts of the party posting the bond remain unknown and two years have elapsed from the date of the dismissal of court proceedings.
(2) When a case was filed under R.S. 14:74 or under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Statute and five years have elapsed from the last hearing without further action by any party at interest to reset the case for further judicial redress, and no support payments have been made pursuant to the court order by the party cast in judgment for at least five years, and the whereabouts of the party posting the cash bond remain unknown in spite of diligent effort to locate and return the money to the proper owner, and there is no warrant outstanding.
B. Before any such sums are appropriated under the provisions of this Section, the court shall publish a notice in the official daily journal for the parish seeking information concerning the whereabouts of the party at interest.
C. When these procedures have been followed and the court cannot return the money to the proper party at interest, the court may appropriate and use the cash bond money by depositing it in the judicial expense fund of the court to be used for the necessary expenses and operation of the court functions as determined by the judges.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the owner of a cash bond so appropriated, upon proper identification and evidence of ownership, may reclaim the bond money at any time even though appropriated and used pursuant to this Section. The court shall set aside a reserve of ten percent of all such sums appropriated against this contingency and shall maintain an ongoing inventory of all such funds.
E. Whenever the efforts of the court to locate the party posting the bond has resulted in the return of the bond money, the court shall be entitled to reimbursement for the cost of the advertisement plus an additional fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars which may be withheld from the bond money.
Acts 1984, No. 648, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1568.2. Juvenile court for the parish of Orleans; distribution of unclaimed restitution funds; procedure

RS 13:1568.2 - Juvenile court for the parish of Orleans; distribution of unclaimed restitution funds; procedure
A. The Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, by a majority of its judges acting en banc, may distribute unclaimed restitution funds held in escrow to elderly persons who have been victims of nonviolent crimes and for whom restitution has been ordered but not paid.
B. For purposes of this Section, an "elderly person" means a person over the age of sixty-two and living on social security income.
C. Before any such funds are distributed pursuant to this Section, the court shall publish a notice in the official journal for the parish notifying those who have not claimed restitution funds due them that such funds are available to them for distribution. The costs of the advertisement shall be deducted from the unclaimed restitution funds.
D. The court shall set aside a reserve of ten percent of the unclaimed restitution funds to provide payment to those who may come forward and claim their monies subsequent to the distribution to elderly victims of monies from the unclaimed restitution funds.
Acts 1991, No. 977, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1568.3. Special divisions of court

RS 13:1568.3 - Special divisions of court
A. In accordance with the jurisdiction provided for in the Children's Code, in a juvenile court located in Orleans Parish, there shall be special divisions of court with exclusive jurisdiction over child in need of care proceedings, as specifically provided for in Titles VI, X, XI, and XII of the Louisiana Children's Code and generally provided for in other titles or articles of the code, which shall consist of Section "A", Section "B", Section "C", Section "E", and Section "F" of the court.
B. In accordance with the jurisdiction provided for in the Children's Code, the juvenile court located in Orleans Parish, there shall be special divisions of court with exclusive jurisdiction over delinquency proceedings, as specifically provided for in Title VIII of the Louisiana Children's Code and generally provided for in other titles or articles of the code, which shall consist of Section "A", Section "B", Section "C", Section "E", and Section "F".
Acts 2004, No. 402, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2014, No. 466, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2014, midnight.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1569. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1569 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1570. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1570 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
{{NOTE: SEE ACTS 1991, NO. 976, WHICH ENACTED R.S. 13:1570(B).}}
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1571.1. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1571.1 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1571.2. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1571.2 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1571.3. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1571.3 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1571.4. REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.

RS 13:1571.4 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1991, NO. 235, §17, EFF. JAN. 1, 1992.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1571.5. Transfer and acceptance by another state based on change or probable change of residence

RS 13:1571.5 - Transfer and acceptance by another state based on change or probable change of residence
A. If the court finds that a child who has been adjudged to have committed a delinquent act, to be uncontrollable or ungovernable, dependent or neglected, is or is about to become a resident of another state, the court may defer hearing on the need for treatment or rehabilitation and disposition and may request, by any appropriate means, the juvenile court of the county of the child's residence or prospective residence to accept jurisdiction of the child.
B. If the child becomes a resident of another state while on probation or under protective supervision under an order of a juvenile court of this state, the court may request the juvenile court of the county of the state in which the child has become a resident to accept jurisdiction of the child and to continue his probation or protective supervision.
C. Upon receipt and filing of an acceptance, the court of this state shall transfer custody of the child to the accepting court and cause him to be delivered to the person designated by that court to receive his custody. It shall also provide that court with certified copies of: (1) the order adjudging the child to be delinquent, uncontrollable or ungovernable, dependent or neglected; (2) the order of transfer; and, if the child is on probation or under protective supervision under order of the court, (3) the order of disposition. It also shall provide that court with a statement of the facts found by the court of this state and any recommendations and other information it considers of assistance to the accepting court in making a disposition of the case or in supervising the child on probation, or otherwise.
D. Upon compliance with Subsection C of this section, the jurisdiction of the court of this state is terminated.
Added by Acts 1972, No. 140, §1.