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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:910. Deputy clerks; minute clerks; powers and duties

RS 13:910 - Deputy clerks; minute clerks; powers and duties
A. A clerk of a district court, with the approval of the court, may appoint deputy clerks who possess all of the powers and authority of the clerk, except as otherwise provided by law. The clerk, with the approval of the court, may appoint deputy clerks to perform the duties of minute clerks, and these need not be residents of the parish from which they are appointed. When directed by the court, a minute clerk shall administer the oath required by law of all witnesses and jurors and shall file all documents and exhibits offered in open court. A minute clerk shall keep and transcribe the minutes of the court when in session and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by law, the court, or the clerk with the approval of the court.
B. The clerk of court of East Baton Rouge Parish, with the approval of the court, may appoint deputy clerks who are not employees of the clerk of court, and who shall be authorized to issue subpoenas, affix the seal of the clerk of court, administer oaths, make affidavits, and exercise such powers and authority granted to deputy clerks only to the extent necessary to fulfill the duties required by law of the clerk of court and only after the deputy clerk completes training provided by the office of the clerk of court.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 32, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 2009, No. 202, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:911. §§911, 912 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961

RS 13:911 - §§911, 912 Repealed by Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:914. Record of pleadings, original documents and judgments; certified copies

RS 13:914 - Record of pleadings, original documents and judgments; certified copies
A. The clerk shall record all pleadings, original documents, and judgments either in a bound book, or by means of photorecording, photocopying, microfilming, or other photographic method of reproduction, or electronically on non-rewritable magnetic, optical, or laser type storage media, including but not limited to CD-ROM. However, if the clerk elects to record by means of microfilming or other photographic method of reproduction, or electronically, he shall have copies of the films, tapes, or disks available for inspection.
B. Upon the application of any party in interest, and upon satisfactory proof, which may be adduced in chambers, that any pleading, original document, or judgment has been lost or destroyed, the judge may order that a certified copy reproduced from the films, tapes, disks, or the bound record be substituted for the original. If any pleading, original document, or judgment is lost or destroyed, a certified copy reproduced from the films, tapes, disks, or the bound record may be received in evidence in any court.
C. The clerk may charge the same fee for recording by photographic or microfilming process or electronically as for recording in bound books.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 319, §1; Acts 1958, No. 319, §1; Acts 1995, No. 417, §1; Acts 1995, No. 1119, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:915. Time for record in case of appeal

RS 13:915 - Time for record in case of appeal
In case of appeal the clerks of the district courts shall record the pleadings and judgments as aforesaid, together with the judgment of the district and appellate court, within six months from the filing of the judgment of the appellate court.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:916. Time for recording when appeal dismissed

RS 13:916 - Time for recording when appeal dismissed
In case no judgment is rendered in the appellate court, because the appeal is dismissed, the clerk shall record the pleadings and order of dismissal, as directed by the preceding section, within six months from the notice of the dismissal or discontinuance being filed in the court.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:917. Destruction of useless records

RS 13:917 - Destruction of useless records
A. The clerk of court may upon consent of the judge, or of the majority of judges in districts with several divisions, destroy records of any of the following judicial proceedings when such records have been deemed by the presiding judge or judges to have no further use or value: suits on open accounts, tort suits, workers' compensation suits, suits on unsecured notes, suits on promissory notes, suits on chattel mortgages, and suits for eviction of tenants and occupants. However, such proposed destruction shall be authorized only when ten years have elapsed from the last date of action on said record or records and authorization for such destruction has been obtained from the state archivist in accordance with R.S. 44:411.
B. No cause of action shall exist against any clerk or judge for the destruction of such records in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
C. The clerk of court for a district court may destroy parts of records of any of the following judicial proceedings after the lapse of five years from the date of the final dismissal of the proceeding if authorization has been obtained from the state archivist as provided in R.S. 44:411: suits on open accounts, tort suits, worker's compensation suits, suits on unsecured notes, suits on promissory notes, and suits for the eviction of tenants and occupants. The parts of records to be destroyed under this Subsection shall be limited to depositions, subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, returns on subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, medical records, and X-rays. No cause of action shall exist against any clerk of court or his employee for the destruction of records in accordance with this Subsection.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 677, §1. Acts 1983, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 1, §6; Acts 1986, No. 794, §1; Acts 2008, No. 625, §1; Acts 2012, No. 101, §1, eff. May 11, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:918. Disbursement of funds

RS 13:918 - Disbursement of funds
After the clerk of court receives a copy of an order authorizing disbursement of funds located in the registry of the court, the clerk within fifteen business days shall disburse the funds by check, payable to each entity or person entitled to the funds. If the clerk of court fails to disburse the funds within the time period required under this Section, the entity or person entitled to the funds shall also be entitled to receive all interest earned on such funds while in the registry of the court.
Acts 2010, No. 448, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:961.1. Federal and state district court reporters; administration of oaths

RS 13:961.1 - Federal and state district court reporters; administration of oaths
The official court reporters of all United States district courts located in the State of Louisiana and the official court reporters of all district courts of the state shall have authority to administer oaths to parties appearing before such reporters for the taking or execution of depositions, interrogatories and statements to be used in courts of record of this state. Certificates issued by said reporters and signed by them, within the scope of the authority herein granted, shall be received in the courts of this state as are the certificates now issued by notaries public.
Acts 1956, No. 55, §1. Amended by Acts 1964, No. 455, §1; Acts 1968, No. 85, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:961.2. Court reporters; transcripts

RS 13:961.2 - 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) Parenthetical 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 › §13:964.2. Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 158, §2.

RS 13:964.2 - Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 158, §2.
Acts 2001, No. 969, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1; Acts 2017, No. 158, §2.
*NOTE: Repeal effective upon action of Judicial Council. See Supreme Court of Louisiana Report of the Judicial Council to the Louisiana Sate Legislature, March 9, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:964.3. Twenty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund

RS 13:964.3 - Twenty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund
A. The court administrator for the Twenty-First Judicial District Court 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.
B. All funds received and deposited shall be used and paid out according to this Subsection, as follows:
(1) To compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts arising from juvenile proceedings when the juvenile's parent or legal guardian or the adult over whom the court is exercising juvenile jurisdiction is found to be indigent in accordance with applicable provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code, including Articles 320 and 321.
(2) To compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts of testimony in civil proceedings filed or ruled as pauper actions pursuant to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181 et seq.
(3) If funds are available at the end of the fiscal year, the court administrator may retain up to two thousand dollars from the fund for administration costs/audits of the fund or may use any surplus to defray the costs of preparation of transcripts in criminal cases when the defendant is indigent.
(4) Court reporters shall be paid from the fund for transcription in all cases where the party is indigent or a pauper, at the rates authorized pursuant to applicable provisions of R.S. 13:961, as funds become available, all such payments to be made from the indigent transcript fund by the court administrator. Payment shall be made only after the transcript is filed with the clerk of court. Payment shall be made for the original plus one copy of any transcript prepared for purposes of appeal. Payment shall be made for the original only in all other cases, and the original shall be filed with the clerk of court.
C. In all criminal cases over which the court has original, appellate, supervisory, or concurrent jurisdiction, not to include traffic violations, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits his bond the sum of two dollars, which shall be transmitted to the court administrator for further disposition in accordance with this Section.
D. In all civil cases, except actions filed in forma pauperis pursuant to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181 et seq., there shall be collected an additional filing fee of fifty cents, which shall be transmitted to the court administrator for further disposition in accordance with this Section.
E. The court administrator shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513.
Acts 2007, No. 4, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:965. Nineteenth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund

RS 13:965 - Nineteenth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund
A. The court administrator for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court 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 to compensate criminal court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including trials, motions, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings. If surplus funds are available at the end of the fiscal year, these funds shall remain in the indigent transcript fund for future payment for indigent transcripts as well as for other administrative costs associated with management of the fund.
B. In all criminal cases over which the court has original, appellate, supervisory, or concurrent jurisdiction, including traffic violations, there shall be assessed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits his bond, the sum not to exceed ten dollars, which shall be transmitted to the court administrator for further disposition in accordance herewith.
C. The court administrator shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The cost of the audit shall be paid from monies in the fund.
Acts 1999, No. 217, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:966. Nineteenth judicial district; payments in suits under pauper act

RS 13:966 - Nineteenth judicial district; payments in suits under pauper act
A. Out of its general fund the governing authority for East Baton Rouge Parish shall pay the court reporters of the nineteenth judicial district for the taking and transcribing of the testimony in suits filed under the provisions of R.S. 13:4525 through 13:4529 at the rate of seventy-five cents per legal page of thirty-one lines. The original and one copy shall be furnished in cases appealable to the court of appeals; in cases appealable to the supreme court the original and three copies shall be furnished. The payment shall be made monthly to the court reporters upon presentation of an itemized statement of the costs approved by any of the judges of the district. The payments to be made by the governing authority under the foregoing provisions shall not exceed the gross sum of fifteen hundred dollars for any one year to each of the court reporters.
B. The governing authority of the parish of East Baton Rouge shall be legally subrogated as to all sums paid to the rights of the court reporters of the nineteenth judicial district court for the transcription of testimony in pauper cases. The court reporter shall refund to the governing authority any and all amounts that they may thereafter collect as costs in pauper cases.
C. All judgments rendered in cases, in which the party availing himself of the provisions of R.S. 13:4525 through 13:4529 shall be cast for costs, together with a statement of such costs shall be recorded by the clerk of court in the mortgage records of the parish of East Baton Rouge. Such judgments when recorded shall operate as a judicial mortgage in favor of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge parish for the amount of costs paid to the court reporters. The governing authority of East Baton Rouge parish, at its expense, may have this judgment and statement of costs (or a certified copy thereof) recorded in the mortgage records of any other parish or parishes, and when recorded the judgment shall operate as a judicial mortgage in favor of the governing authority of East Baton Rouge parish for the amount of costs paid.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:966.1. Twentieth Judicial District; additional court reporter; salary

RS 13:966.1 - Twentieth Judicial District; additional court reporter; salary
A. In addition to the court reporter appointed under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(A), there shall be appointed by each judge of the Twentieth Judicial District, comprising the parishes of East Feliciana and West Feliciana, a court reporter whose salary shall be paid solely by the state of Louisiana, but who shall in all other respects be governed by the provisions of R.S. 13:961.
B. Commencing September 1, 2003, the salary of the court reporters provided for in Subsection A shall be thirty-five thousand dollars per annum.
Acts 1967, No. 48, §1; Acts 1967, No. 112, §1; Acts 1971, No. 112, §1; Acts 1977, 1st Ex.Sess., No. 28, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1983, No. 200, §1; Acts 1985, No. 915, §1; Acts 1990, No. 294, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 834, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, No. 332, §1; Acts 2003, No. 445, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:975. Court reporters and judges' secretaries for the twenty-third judicial district

RS 13:975 - Court reporters and judges' secretaries for the twenty-third judicial district
A. Each of the court reporters and judges' secretaries in the twenty-third judicial district shall receive a monthly salary of not less than six hundred dollars per month to be paid in equal shares by each of the parishes comprising the judicial district.
B. In civil cases which are reported and transcribed, a fee of one dollar and twenty-five cents per page shall be charged by and paid to the reporter. Provided, however, that no additional fee shall be charged for reporting or transcribing civil cases except when ordered for purposes of appeal of a decision of the court or when ordered by the court of appeal.
C. Except in pauper cases, payment of the fee for reporting and transcribing shall be made primarily by the plaintiff. Should the plaintiff fail or refuse to make such payment, the defendant or any other party to the suit may make such payment and have it assessed as costs.
No fee shall be charged for taking evidence on bills of exception, motions or other pleadings in criminal cases.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 506, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:981. Court reporter pools

RS 13:981 - Court reporter pools
A. There is hereby established a court reporter pool of thirty court reporters employed by the supreme court from which said court reporters may be assigned from time to time to any of the various district courts in the state as the need arises in order that transcripts for criminal appeals and other necessary purposes may be timely lodged in the appellate courts.
B. The court reporters provided for in this Section shall be in addition to all other court reporters otherwise provided for in this Part. Each such court reporter shall have the same qualifications, duties, and responsibilities as provided for in R.S. 13:961(C) and shall be entitled to same fees paid in the same manner as provided for in R.S. 13:961(C). When assigned to a district court, they shall perform their duties under the supervision and direction of the trial judge to whom they are assigned.
C. The supreme court shall assign the court reporters in the pool on a geographical basis, as far as practicable, and as determined from the reports of transcript delays submitted by the various district courts to the supreme court.
D. In addition to all fees for court reporters provided for in R.S. 13:961, each court reporter in the pool shall be paid an annual salary by the state in the amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The supreme court shall provide for the salaries, related costs, and travel expenses of the court reporters in its annual budget for operations of the court. Reimbursement for travel expenses of pool court reporters shall not exceed the amount allowed other state employees.
E. The judicial administrator may, at his discretion, elect to secure court reporting services from shorthand court reporting companies or independent shorthand court reporters as needed to complete unfinished transcripts, rather than employing the full quota of court reporters provided for in Subsection A of this Section.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 538, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 885, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:981.1. Court reporter shortage

RS 13:981.1 - Court reporter shortage
A.(1) Notwithstanding R.S. 37:2556(A)(1), the judges of a district court, acting en banc, may declare a shortage of available certified court reporters in their district. Upon such a declaration and for the duration of the shortage, a judge of that district may appoint as an official or deputy court reporter a court reporter who is properly licensed in another state.
(2) Prior to engaging in duties as a certified official or deputy reporter as provided in Subsection B of this Section, the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters shall have five days after receipt of both the letter of appointment and a completed application for waiver of regular examination, as provided in R.S. 37:2554(B)(1), to approve or reject the application. The out-of-state reporter shall not engage in duties as a certified official or deputy reporter until the expiration of the five-day period allotted for the review.
(3) Upon the expiration of the five-day period, the board shall recognize the reporter's appointment as effective, unless it was rejected as provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
B. A court reporter appointed in accordance with Subsection A of this Section shall:
(1) Have the same duties and responsibilities as provided for other official and deputy reporters in this Part for the specific district court.
(2) Be entitled to the same fees paid in the same manner as provided for other official and deputy reporters in this Part for the specific district court.
(3) Be paid a salary, take an oath, and provide a bond as provided for other reporters in this Part for the specific district court and Chapter 1 of this Title.
(4) Perform duties under the supervision and direction of the district court judge to whom the reporter is assigned.
(5) Complete a reciprocal application for certification with the Louisiana Board of Examiners of Certified Shorthand Reporters in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 37:2554.
(6) Not perform duties as a freelance reporter.
Acts 2023, No. 326, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:984. Court reporters for the Thirty-Second Judicial District Court

RS 13:984 - Court reporters for the Thirty-Second Judicial District Court
A. In the event of appeal or if the judge orders the transcription of a case filed in forma pauperis, the court reporter shall be paid by the governing authority at the regular page rate.
B. The parish governing authority, upon making payment to any court reporter pursuant to this Section, shall be legally subrogated to the rights of the court reporter as to all sums so paid for the transcription of testimony in pauper cases.
C. All judgments in cases in which the pauper shall be cast for costs, together with the statement of such costs, shall be recorded by the clerk of court in the mortgage records of the parish in which the judgment was rendered and such judgments when so recorded shall operate as judicial mortgages in favor of the parish governing authority.
Acts 1988, No. 282, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:985.1. Thirty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees

RS 13:985.1 - Thirty-First Judicial District; indigent transcript fund; reporter's fees
A.(1) The court administrator or the district judge for the Thirty-First Judicial District Court 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 or salaries, except as provided in this Subsection.
(2) All funds received and deposited therein shall be used and paid out:
(a) To compensate criminal court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including trials, motions, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings.
(b) To compensate juvenile court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts arising from juvenile proceedings in Jefferson Davis Parish when the juvenile's parent or legal custodian or the adult, over whom the court may exercise juvenile jurisdiction, is found to be indigent in accordance with Children's Code Articles 320 and 321.
(c) To compensate court reporters appointed in accordance with R.S. 13:985 for salaries or any portion thereof.
(3) If funds are available at the end of the fiscal year, the court administrator may retain two thousand dollars from the fund as compensation for administration of the fund.
B. Court reporters shall be paid two dollars and fifty cents per thirty-one-line page for such work, and twenty-five cents per page for each copy, as funds become available, all such payments to be made from the criminal indigent transcript fund by the court administrator or the district judge.
C. In all criminal cases over which the court has original, appellate, supervisory, or concurrent jurisdiction, including traffic violations, except parking, there shall be assessed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits his bond, the sum of five dollars, which shall be transmitted to the court administrator or the district judge for further disposition in accordance herewith.
D. The court administrator or the district judge shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513. The cost of the audit shall be paid from monies in the fund.
Acts 1999, No. 1230, §1; Acts 2008, No. 521, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:985.2. Thirty-Eighth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund

RS 13:985.2 - Thirty-Eighth Judicial District; indigent transcript fund
A.(1) The clerk of court for the Thirty-Eighth Judicial District Court 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, except as provided in this Subsection.
(2) All funds received and deposited shall be used and paid out as follows:
(a) To compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts arising from juvenile proceedings when the juvenile's parent or legal guardian or the adult over whom the court is exercising juvenile jurisdiction is found to be indigent in accordance with applicable provisions of the Louisiana Children's Code, including Articles 320 and 321.
(b) To compensate court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts of testimony in civil proceedings filed or ruled as pauper actions in accordance with the applicable provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181 et seq.
(c) To compensate criminal court reporters for the preparation of all transcripts for indigent defendants, including trials, motions, felony guilty pleas, hearings on writs, and all court proceedings.
(3) If funds are available at the end of the fiscal year, the clerk of court may retain up to two thousand dollars from the fund as compensation for administration of the fund.
B. Court reporters shall be paid from the fund for transcription in all cases where the party is indigent or a pauper. The court reporters shall be paid up to three dollars and fifty cents per thirty-two line page and paid twenty-five cents per page for each copy, as funds become available, all such payments to be made from the fund by the clerk of court. The amount paid for each thirty-two line page shall be determined by the judge.
C. In all criminal cases over which the court has original, appellate, supervisory, or concurrent jurisdiction, not to include traffic violations, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits his bond a sum not to exceed ten dollars, which shall be transmitted to the clerk of court for further disposition in accordance with this Section.
D. In all civil cases, except actions filed in forma pauperis pursuant to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Articles 5181 et seq., there shall be collected an additional filing fee not to exceed twenty dollars, which shall be transmitted to the clerk of court for further disposition in accordance with this Section.
E. The clerk of court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 24:513.
Acts 2012, No. 301, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:991. Judicial expense fund for nineteenth judicial district; established

RS 13:991 - Judicial expense fund for nineteenth judicial district; established
A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq.; and, in all criminal cases over which the Nineteenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed five dollars, shall be in addition to all other fines, costs or forfeitures lawfully imposed and which shall be transmitted to the said clerk for further disposition in accordance herewith.
B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Nineteenth Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 135, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:992. Judicial expense fund; disbursements

RS 13:992 - Judicial expense fund; disbursements
A. The judges, en banc, of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court may, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized or established by law, fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing and/or maintaining a law library for the court, or for buying and/or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to or related to the proper administration or function of the said court or the offices of the individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are not or hereafter provided, authorized or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 135, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:993. Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund

RS 13:993 - Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund
No salary shall be paid from the Judicial Expense Fund for the Nineteenth Judicial District to any of the judges of the Nineteenth Judicial District except as may be paid for administering the said fund and then only after prior legislative approval.
Added by Acts 1969, No. 135, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:994. Judicial expense fund for Twenty-Fourth Judicial District; established

RS 13:994 - Judicial expense fund for Twenty-Fourth Judicial District; established
A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed thirty-five dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181, et seq.
B. Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 834, §6, eff. June 22, 1993.
C. The clerk of court and the sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Acts 1975, No. 603, §1; Acts 1989, No. 158, §1; Acts 1990, No. 72, §1; Acts 1993, No. 834, §6, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2016, No. 391, §1, eff. June 5, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:995. Judicial expense fund; disbursements

RS 13:995 - Judicial expense fund; disbursements
A. The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court may, in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized or established by law, fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing and/or maintaining a law library for the court, or for buying and/or maintaining any type of equipment, supplies or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the said court or the offices of the individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are now or hereafter provided, authorized or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 603, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:995.1. Judicial building fund

RS 13:995.1 - Judicial building fund
A. In all cases over which the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, a service charge of forty-nine dollars per filing, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq. is hereby imposed and shall be paid to the clerk of court when the filing is made.
B. In each criminal case where a fine is imposed or court costs are ordered to be paid, a service charge of forty-nine dollars shall be collected by the sheriff's office, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed.
C. The monies generated pursuant to this Section shall be forwarded by the clerk of court and sheriff to the department of finance for Jefferson Parish and placed in an account dedicated to the acquisition, construction, renovating, equipping, and maintenance of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court building or any new Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court building, and for the maintenance and payment of any bond indebtedness on any such existing facilities.
D. The Jefferson Parish Council, as governing authority of the parish of Jefferson, shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. The council, with the concurrence of the judges, en banc, may by ordinance reduce the amount of the service charges levied pursuant to this Section, if the balance of sums on deposit in the fund exceeds the requirements of the acquisition, construction, renovating, equipping, and maintenance of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court building or any new Twenty-Fourth Judicial District Court building, and for the maintenance and payment of any bond indebtedness on any such existing facility.
E. The authority for a judge to impose the service charge on each civil filing and the service charge as an additional fee in each criminal case is terminated on July 1, 2034, or upon completion of the payment of any bond indebtedness on any such facility, whichever is earlier.
Acts 1990, No. 394, §1, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 2001, No. 1012, §1, eff. June 27, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 736, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996. Judicial Clerk's Fund for Thirty-second Judicial District established

RS 13:996 - Judicial Clerk's Fund for Thirty-second Judicial District established
A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Thirty-second Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed twenty dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, Article 5181 et seq.; and, in all criminal cases over which the Thirty-second Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed twenty dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and which shall be transmitted to the said clerk for further disposition in accordance herewith.
B. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 834, §6, Eff. JUNE 22, 1993.
C. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Clerk's Fund for the Thirty-second Judicial District Court. The judges, en banc, of the Thirty-second Judicial District shall have control over and administer the funds and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Acts 1980, No. 754, §1, eff. July 31, 1980; Acts 1990, No. 72, §1; Acts 1993, No. 834, §6, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 1993, No. 933, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996.1. Judicial Clerk's Fund; disbursements

RS 13:996.1 - Judicial Clerk's Fund; disbursements
A. The judges, en banc, may appoint such law clerks, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the Judicial Clerk's Fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the Judicial Clerk's Fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining a law library, or both, for the court, or for buying or maintaining, or both, any type of equipment, supplies or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court.
B. In general, the Judicial Clerk's Fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the said court or the offices of the individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies that are not or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of the aforesaid purposes.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 754, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996.2. Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from Judicial Clerk's Fund

RS 13:996.2 - Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from Judicial Clerk's Fund
No salary shall be paid from the Judicial Clerk's Fund for the Thirty-Second Judicial District to any of the judges of the Thirty-Second Judicial District except as may be paid for administering the said fund and then only after prior legislative approval.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 754, §1, eff. July 31, 1980.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996.3. Judicial expense fund for the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; established; disbursements

RS 13:996.3 - Judicial expense fund for the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge; established; disbursements
A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerk of court of the Nineteenth Judicial District shall collect from every person filing any action, suit, or motion and rule to show cause on the docket of the Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of the court, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed thirty-five dollars, subject, however, to the provisions of Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181 et seq.; and in all criminal nonsupport cases over which the Family Court of East Baton Rouge Parish has jurisdiction, including contempt proceedings provided for by Children's Code Article 1353, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined, but which shall not exceed ten dollars, which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed, and which shall be transmitted to the clerk for further disposition in accordance herewith.
B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge. The judges, en banc, of the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor, where it shall be available for public inspection.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 505, §1; Acts 1995, No. 809, §1; Acts 2022, No. 642, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996.4. Judicial expense fund; disbursements

RS 13:996.4 - Judicial expense fund; disbursements
A. The judges, en banc, of the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S. 13:961(F) or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided, authorized, or established by law, may fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing or maintaining or both, a law library for the court, or for buying or maintaining or both, any type of equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose or purposes connected with, incidental to or related to the proper administration or functions of the court, of the office of the individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or other monies now or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for any of these purposes.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 505, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:996.5. Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund

RS 13:996.5 - Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund
No salary shall be paid from the Judicial Expense Fund for the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge to any of the judges of the Family Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge except as may be paid for administering the fund and then only after prior legislative approval.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 505, §1.