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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1273. Transcription of testimony; fees

RS 13:1273 - Transcription of testimony; fees
The court reporter, at the request of the parties to any proceeding or any of them, or at the direction of the presiding judge, shall transcribe prior to the submission of the case, all or part of the testimony or other matter so taken down, and furnish as many copies thereof as may be required by law for the purposes of appeal. The party requesting such transcription shall pay into the judicial expense fund a fee of ten cents for each one hundred words transcribed. In the event both parties or the judge should direct the transcription, each party shall pay the expense of transcribing the testimony offered by him. No transcribed testimony shall be filed until the transcription fee shall have been paid; but no fees shall be allowed for transcribing matter other than testimony and notes of evidence. Such fees, when collected by the clerk, shall be paid by him as additional compensation to the court reporter performing the service in the same manner as the court reporter's salary is paid, and shall be taxed as costs.
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 › §13:1274. Transcription for purpose of appeal

RS 13:1274 - Transcription for purpose of appeal
In case the transcription of the court reporter's notes shall be requested by a litigant, after judgment, for the purposes of an appeal, the whole cost of such transcription shall be paid primarily by such party, but ultimately shall be taxed as costs.
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 › §13:1275. Failure to pay cost or file testimony

RS 13:1275 - Failure to pay cost or file testimony
If the court should direct the transcription of the notes of testimony, and if any party refuses or fails to pay his share of the cost of such transcription, or to file such transcribed testimony within a reasonable time to be fixed by the court, the case shall be decided as if the testimony of that party, not transcribed or filed, had not been offered.
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 › §13:1276. Preservation of notes

RS 13:1276 - Preservation of notes
The court reporters shall preserve their notes in each cause for the period of one year from the date of submission thereof.
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 › §13:1277. Supplies

RS 13:1277 - Supplies
The clerk of the court shall furnish the court reporters with the supplies which they may need for the transcription of their notes.
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 › §13:1278. Illness, disability, or absence

RS 13:1278 - Illness, disability, or absence
In the case of the illness, disability, or absence of any court reporter, the judges of the court may assign another court reporter to perform the duties of the court reporter who is ill, has a disability, or is absent. The judges of the court may appoint a qualified person to serve temporarily as a court reporter during such period of illness, disability, or absence. The person so appointed court reporter to serve temporarily shall receive the compensation and fees provided in R.S. 13:1272 and 1273.
Amended by Acts 1950, No. 366, §3; 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); Acts 2014, No. 811, §5, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1279. Suits in forma pauperis not affected

RS 13:1279 - Suits in forma pauperis not affected
Nothing in R.S. 13:1273 to 13:1278 shall be construed to repeal or otherwise affect the provisions of any law providing for the institution and prosecution of suits in forma pauperis.
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 › §13:1301. Sessions of court

RS 13:1301 - Sessions of court
The civil district court shall hold continuous sessions during nine-and-a-half months of the year. The court shall remain open on all legal days during the whole year for granting interlocutory orders, issuing all writs, trial of rules to quash writs, trial of proceedings instituted by a landlord for the possession of leased property, trial of partition proceedings, and for such probate and insolvency business as the court en banc may determine by rule.
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 › §13:1302. Criers

RS 13:1302 - Criers
The judge of each division of the civil district court shall appoint a crier for his division who shall be commissioned by the civil sheriff as a deputy sheriff, and who shall perform such duties as may be provided by law and the rules of the court. When directed by the court, the crier shall administer the oath required by law of all witnesses and jurors. Each crier shall receive a compensation as the court en banc may fix which in any event shall not be less than three hundred dollars per month, payable out of the judicial expense fund of the parish of Orleans on the warrant of the judge of the division in which the crier serves. In addition to the compensation payable to each crier from any source whatsoever, each crier shall receive additional compensation of one hundred dollars per month payable by the city of New Orleans, plus additional compensation of two hundred dollars per month payable by the city of New Orleans when and if funds are made available therefor.
Amended by Acts 1960, No. 588, §1; Acts 1972, No. 608, §1; Acts 1977, No. 44, §2; 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 › §13:1303. Order of trial of cases

RS 13:1303 - Order of trial of cases
The judges of the civil district court by rule shall prescribe the order of preference for the trial of all cases filed therein.
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 › §13:1304. Divisions of court

RS 13:1304 - Divisions of court
A. The civil district court shall be divided into seven divisions, known as division A, division B, division C, division D, division E, division F and division G. Each of these divisions shall be presided over by a judge of the court. Any candidate for election to the office of judge of this court must designate the division for which he is a candidate, and, if elected, shall succeed to the office of judge of the division for which he was a candidate. The judge oldest in continuous service in the civil district court shall preside, and in the event two or more judges shall have served the same length of time, the judge oldest in years shall preside.
B. The criminal district court shall be divided into six sections, known as section A, section B, section C, section D, section E, and section F. Each of these sections shall be presided over by a judge of this court. Any candidate for election to the office of judge of this court must designate the section for which he is a candidate, and, if elected, shall succeed to the office of judge of the section for which he was a candidate. The judge oldest in continuous service in the criminal district court shall preside, and in the event two or more judges shall have served the same length of time, the judge oldest in years shall preside. The judges may agree among themselves as to which section may occupy any particular courtroom.
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 › §13:1306. Interest on unclaimed judicial deposits; use by sheriff

RS 13:1306 - Interest on unclaimed judicial deposits; use by sheriff
Where interest, which has accrued on any judicial deposit made by the sheriff of the parish of Orleans with the judicial depository of the parish of Orleans, of funds belonging to a litigant or litigants, shall not be called for or claimed for a period of ten years from date of accrual, the sheriff of the parish of Orleans may withdraw the accrued interest from the judicial depository, and use it for the costs and expenses of his office, in the manner provided by law for the use and disposition of other funds received by him for that purpose.
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, §§2 and 4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1307. Same; judicial depository to turn interest over to sheriff

RS 13:1307 - Same; judicial depository to turn interest over to sheriff
The judicial depository of the parish of Orleans is directed to turn over to the sheriff of the parish of Orleans any accrued interest on any judicial deposit made by him, under the conditions prescribed in R.S. 13:1306.
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, §§2 and 4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1308. Registry of court

RS 13:1308 - Registry of court
The sheriffs, clerks or other officers of the civil district court of the parish of Orleans shall deposit with the judicial depository, selected by the court, all moneys, notes, bonds or securities, except such notes or documents as may be filed with suits or in evidence, which shall be kept by the clerk of the court, coming into their hands, and make written return thereof, within forty-eight hours after the same has been received by such officer or officers.
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 › §13:1309. Same; failure to make deposit and return; penalty

RS 13:1309 - Same; failure to make deposit and return; penalty
Any sheriff, clerk or officer failing to make the deposit and written return as provided in R.S. 13:1308 shall be imprisoned not more than six months and fined not more than five hundred dollars.
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 › §13:1311. Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability

RS 13:1311 - Sheriff, constables, and deputies; powers of peace officers; exemption from liability
A. The sheriff for the parish of Orleans and his deputies are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.
B. The constables of the First and Second City Courts of New Orleans and their deputies are hereby granted the powers of peace officers when acting under the direction and control of the constables and when carrying out the duties of the court, and are authorized to require incarceration of the subject involved in any of the city, parish or state prisons, precinct stations, or houses of detention in the parish of Orleans. They shall be exempt from liability for their actions in the exercise of this power in the same manner and fashion as liability is excluded generally for peace officers of this state and political subdivisions.
Acts 1964, No. 381, §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, §§2 and 4(B)(2); Acts 2015, No. 461, §2, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1335. Criminal district court for the parish of Orleans

RS 13:1335 - Criminal district court for the parish of Orleans
There shall be one criminal district court for the parish of Orleans, which shall be composed of twelve judges.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 143, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 86, §1; Acts 1995, No. 217, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; 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 2008, No. 879, §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 › §13:1336. Criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans; jurisdiction; powers; probation officers

RS 13:1336 - Criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans; jurisdiction; powers; probation officers
A. The criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the trial and punishment of all crimes, misdemeanors, and offenses committed within the parish of Orleans if the jurisdiction is not vested by law in some other court.
B. The judges of the criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans shall have power to act as committing magistrates in all felony charges and to hold preliminary examinations, with authority to bail, or discharge, or to hold for trial, in all cases before said court. They also may adopt all necessary rules with respect thereto.
C.(1) Pursuant to the authority vested by Sections 16 and 32 of Article V of the Constitution, the criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans is hereby vested with additional jurisdiction of certain cases previously under the jurisdiction of the civil district court for the Parish of Orleans as provided for in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
(2) The criminal district court for the Parish of Orleans shall have exclusive jurisdiction over civil commitment proceedings when the court determines a mentally defective defendant, who is under the jurisdiction of the court on pending criminal charges but is incapable of standing trial, is a danger to himself or others, and is unlikely in the foreseeable future to be capable of standing trial.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 144, §1; Acts 1995, No. 304, §1; Acts 2005, No. 174, §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 2008, No. 879, §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 › §13:1337. Appellate and supervisory jurisdiction; writs

RS 13:1337 - Appellate and supervisory jurisdiction; writs
A. The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall have appellate jurisdiction of all cases tried before the Municipal Court of New Orleans and the Traffic Court of New Orleans. Appeals from the municipal and traffic courts shall be on the law and the facts and shall be tried upon the records made and the evidence offered in said courts by the judge to whom the appeal shall be allotted. In all cases tried before the judges of the criminal district court in which an appeal does not lie to the supreme court, an appeal shall lie on questions of law and fact to two or more of the judges of the criminal district court, as prescribed by said court. The criminal district court shall adopt rules regulating the manner of taking and hearing and deciding such appeals.
B. The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall have general supervisory jurisdiction over the municipal and traffic courts of New Orleans and shall have authority to issue writs of habeas corpus in criminal cases, as well as such other writs and orders as are necessary in aid of the jurisdiction of the court.
C. The Traffic Court of New Orleans shall have exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all appeals by any person aggrieved by an administrative hearing officer's decision concerning a traffic violation enforced by the city of New Orleans' automated traffic enforcement system. Any aggrieved person shall file such appeal within thirty days after the date of such decision. The traffic court shall have de novo review over such appeals. The traffic court shall adopt rules regulating the manner of taking, hearing, and deciding such appeals.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 144, §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. 312, §1; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2); Acts 2012, No. 497, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1338. Transfer of cases

RS 13:1338 - Transfer of cases
A. All pending cases filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans over civil commitment proceedings where the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has determined a mentally defective defendant is incapable of standing trial, is a danger to himself or others, and is unlikely in the foreseeable future to be capable of standing trial are hereby transferred to the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans for further proceedings in accordance with law. A judge of the civil district court or the criminal district court on his own motion, or upon motion by the district attorney of Orleans Parish or the attorney of the defendant, may have such case transferred upon the signing of the order to transfer by either a judge of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans or a judge of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans. Upon the signing of such an order, the clerk of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans or the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall effect delivery of the record to the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, who shall receipt the same and properly file it in his office. The Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall hear and dispose of the case with the same legal effect as if it had been instituted in that court in the first instance.
B. With respect to cases and jurisdiction transferred according to this Section, the criminal sheriff for the parish of Orleans is vested with the power and authority to serve all notices, subpoenas, papers, writs, and orders and to make proper return thereto to the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans.
Acts 2005, No. 174, §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 › §13:1341. §§1341, 1341.1 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 743, §9, eff. Aug. 1, 1975

RS 13:1341 - §§1341, 1341.1 Repealed by Acts 1975, No. 743, §9, eff. Aug. 1, 1975
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1341.2. Office expenses, reimbursement to judges

RS 13:1341.2 - Office expenses, reimbursement to judges
The provisions of R.S. 13:698 shall be applicable to judges of the criminal district court and to judges of the civil district court.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 166, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 605, §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 › §13:1342. Vacations of judges

RS 13:1342 - Vacations of judges
Each of the judges of the criminal district court may have an annual vacation of two months and a half at any time during the calendar year as they may regulate among themselves. No more than three judges may be on vacation at the same time.
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 › §13:1343. Allotment of cases among judges; holding of preliminary examination not ground for recusation

RS 13:1343 - Allotment of cases among judges; holding of preliminary examination not ground for recusation
A. All cases pending in the criminal district court shall be allotted equally among Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L of the court. Except on Sundays, legal holidays, and legal half-holidays, the allotment of cases shall be made public by classes daily at noon by the clerk or a deputy clerk selected by him, in the presence of the district attorney. The fact the accused was committed for trial at a preliminary examination shall not be grounds for the recusation of the trial judge who held the preliminary examination.
B. The judges of the criminal district court, by rule adopted by a majority vote of the judges sitting en banc, may assign a certain division of the court as a reentry division of court. The division shall establish a workforce development sentencing project pilot program. The program shall establish guidelines for the issuance of sentences providing inmate rehabilitation and workforce development. The division of court and sentencing project shall work in conjunction with the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council and all efforts shall be coordinated and consistent with the provisions of R.S. 23:1 et seq.
C. Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 399, §2.
Amended by Acts 1975, No. 143, §2; Acts 1995, No. 217, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1997; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 792, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 726, §1; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 399, §2; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1344. Homicide section; Orleans Parish Criminal District Court; assignment of judges; jurisdiction; transfer of cases; expedited handling of writs and appeals; applicability of section to other district courts

RS 13:1344 - Homicide section; Orleans Parish Criminal District Court; assignment of judges; jurisdiction; transfer of cases; expedited handling of writs and appeals; applicability of section to other district courts
A. The judges of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans who are in office on August 15, 2009, may create the homicide section of that court, by rule of court adopted by the judges sitting en banc. The rule may designate not less than one incumbent judge who may be assigned to a homicide section in accordance with the rules of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans.
B. Any homicide section may be assigned the following cases:
(1) Solicitation for murder (R.S. 14:28.1)
(2) First degree murder (R.S. 14:30)
(3) Second degree murder (R.S. 14:30.1)
(4) Manslaughter (R.S. 14:31)
(5) First degree feticide (R.S. 14:32.6)
(6) Assault by drive-by shooting (R.S. 14:37.1)
(7) Second degree feticide (R.S. 14:32.7)
(8) Aggravated assault upon a peace officer with a firearm (R.S. 14:37.2)
(9) Aggravated assault with a firearm (R.S. 14:37.4)
(10) Attempt to commit the crimes enumerated in Paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) of this Subsection.
(11) Any other crime committed using a firearm as designated by the judges en banc.
C. If a homicide division is created by the judges of the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans, cases shall be assigned to the homicide section. If more than one homicide section is created, cases shall be assigned by random allotment among those sections. As to cases pending in the criminal district court at the time any homicide section is created the judge of each division shall determine which cases on the court's docket are enumerated in Paragraphs (B)(1) through (11) of this Section. The criminal district court en banc shall determine which cases shall be transferred to a homicide section. Any judge of the criminal district court, on his own motion, may transfer any such case by signing the necessary order to transfer the case to a homicide section respecting the principle of random allotment.
D. Any homicide section, court, or division adopted pursuant to R.S. 13:587.4 shall conform to the extent practicable to the provisions of this Section.
Acts 2009, No. 215, §1, eff. June 30, 2009; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1371. Salary of clerk; payment

RS 13:1371 - Salary of clerk; payment
The clerk of the criminal district court shall receive an annual salary as established in R.S. 13:782(A) based on the applicable population of the parish according to the latest United States census. This salary shall be paid by the city of New Orleans monthly beginning with Fiscal Year 1997-1998 and each fiscal year thereafter.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 75, §1; Acts 1997, No. 470, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(B), eff. when the clerk of the 41st JDC takes office; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1371.1. Additional salary of clerk; expense allowance; payment

RS 13:1371.1 - Additional salary of clerk; expense allowance; payment
A. In addition to the salary payable to the clerk of the criminal district court by the city of New Orleans, he shall be paid by the city an expense allowance not to exceed ten percent of his annual salary.
B.(1) The Louisiana Clerks of Court Certification program, as established pursuant to R.S. 13:782(I) and (J), shall apply to the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans.
(2) In addition to those persons eligible pursuant to R.S. 13:782(I)(3) and 1212(B)(2), the person holding the office of clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall be eligible for participation in the clerks of court certification program.
(3) The requisite education and training will be provided as set forth in R.S. 13:782(I)(4).
(4) The clerks of court certification program committee, as created pursuant to R.S. 13:782(J) to govern the certification program, applies to the clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans.
(5) Documents showing the successful completion of the certification program shall be submitted to and approved by the certification committee. Upon approval of the application for certification, a person holding the office of clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall receive the designation of Certified Clerk of Court (CCC) and notice of the approval shall be forwarded to the legislative auditor by the certification committee.
(6) If, on July 1, 1997, a clerk has completed the educational and experience requirements as provided in R.S. 13:782(I)(4) and the documents showing the successful completion of the program have been submitted to and approved by the certification committee and notice of the approval has been forwarded to the legislative auditor, the clerk shall be granted a seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary as set forth in R.S. 13:1371 and the seven percent increase in compensation to his annual salary shall be paid for by the city of New Orleans.
(7) A clerk shall complete the requirements of R.S. 13:782(I)(4) in order to receive and retain the seven percent compensation enhancement. If a clerk does not complete the certification program as provided in R.S. 13:782(I) and (J), or if after certification a clerk does not receive certification renewal within each four-year period, his salary shall revert back to the salary scale provided for in R.S. 13:1371.
Added by Acts 1970, No. 199, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 182, §1; Acts 1979, No. 602, §1, eff. Aug. 16, 1979; Acts 1982, No. 304, §1; Acts 1997, No. 470, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(B), eff. when the clerk of the 41st JDC takes office; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1371.2. Clerk; election; term of office; deputy clerks

RS 13:1371.2 - Clerk; election; term of office; deputy clerks
A. There shall be one clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the parish of Orleans. He shall be elected at the election for parochial and municipal officers in Orleans Parish, shall serve for a term of four years, and shall take office and begin his term on the first Monday in May following election.
B. The clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans shall appoint, with the approval of the judges of the court, such deputy clerks as are necessary to properly conduct the business of his office and of the court.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 63, §3; Acts 1975, No. 143, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 122, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(B), eff. when the clerk of the 41st JDC takes office; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1372. Salaries of deputies; payment

RS 13:1372 - Salaries of deputies; payment
A. The salaries of the deputy clerks of the criminal district court shall be as follows:
Chief Clerk (Administrative Assistant), seven hundred and ten to nine hundred five dollars a month; Property Clerk (Deputy Court Clerk IV), five hundred and fifty-six to seven hundred and ten dollars a month; Deputy Clerk II, three hundred fifty-eight to four hundred fifty-eight a month; and Deputy Clerk I a minimum three hundred ten dollars to three hundred ninety-five dollars a month. These salaries shall be paid by the city of New Orleans.
B. The salaries of the deputy clerks of the criminal district court paid in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A hereof may be increased in accordance with the salary ranges established in the official pay plan for the city of New Orleans as adopted and approved by the city council. The salaries, as so increased shall be paid by the city of New Orleans.
Amended by Acts 1952, No. 76, §1; Acts 1972, No. 185, §1; Acts 1974, No. 575, §1; Acts 1976, No. 190, §1; Acts 1976, No. 612, §1; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(B), eff. when the clerk of the 41st JDC takes office; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2).
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1373.1. Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters; salary payable by the state

RS 13:1373.1 - Minute clerks, court reporters, and deputy court reporters; salary payable by the state
A. The annual salary of each of the court reporters of Sections A through L, both inclusive, and of the magistrate section of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana is hereby fixed at twelve thousand four hundred seventy-eight dollars per annum, payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of said court reporters.
B. The annual salary of each of the deputy court reporters in Sections A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and L of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans and the deputy court reporter for the magistrate of the said court, to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana shall be equal to that of the court reporters as provided in Subsection A of this Section and shall be payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the said deputy court reporter.
C. The annual salary of each of the several minute clerks of said court, and the clerk who acts as minute clerk for the judges sitting as a court of appeals to be paid by the state of Louisiana out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana is hereby fixed at fifteen thousand seven hundred ninety-one dollars per annum, payable monthly by the state treasurer upon the warrant of said minute clerks.
D. The increase in salary provided herein for court reporters, deputy court reporters, and minute clerks, shall not be payable until state funds are made available therefor.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 567, §1; Acts 1973, No. 102, §1; Acts 1976, No. 612, §2; Acts 1977, No. 662, §1, eff. July 21, 1977; Acts 1979, No. 236, §2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1980, No. 169, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1980; Acts 1981, No. 310, §1, eff. July 15, 1981; Acts 1981, No. 636, §1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1997, No. 164, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1374. Salaries of messengers; payment

RS 13:1374 - Salaries of messengers; payment
The salaries of the chief messenger and messengers of the criminal district court shall be as follows:
Chief messenger, one hundred and fifty dollars per month;
All other messengers, one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month.
These salaries shall be paid by the City of New Orleans; should any money be due any employee by the provisions of this Section, no prescriptive period shall begin to run on such claim unless and until the employment of the said employee has been terminated.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1375. Physician for parish prison

RS 13:1375 - Physician for parish prison
The criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ a physician to care for the inmates of the parish prison of the parish of Orleans.
The compensation of said physician is hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand dollars per annum, and shall be paid out of the general fund of the state on the warrant of the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans.
Acts 1950, No. 379, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1376. Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable

RS 13:1376 - Other costs prohibited, city and state not liable
No costs shall be charged by the clerk other than those specified in R.S. 13:1381. Neither the state nor the city of New Orleans shall be liable or responsible for any costs of the clerk in criminal cases.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1378. Employment of attorney at law; compensation

RS 13:1378 - Employment of attorney at law; compensation
The clerk of the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans is hereby authorized to employ an attorney at law in connection with the operation of said office.
The compensation of said attorney at law is hereby fixed at the sum of three thousand dollars per annum which shall be paid by the city of New Orleans, subject, however, to the approval of the commission council of the city of New Orleans.
Acts 1952, No. 405, §§1, 2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1381.2. Sheriff's detention and prison security fee fund

RS 13:1381.2 - Sheriff's detention and prison security fee fund
A. Any defendant, other than an indigent, who pleads guilty or is convicted of an offense by the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall be assessed a fee of not less than twenty-five dollars, such costs to be in addition to any fine, clerk's fees, costs due to the criminal court cost fund or sentence imposed by the court.
B. Costs assessed against defendants pursuant to this Section shall be collected by the sheriff of the parish of Orleans. All sums so collected shall be deposited in a bank or banks in the city of New Orleans in which deposits are insured or guaranteed by the federal government or any agency thereof. No deposit shall be made in any such bank in excess of the amount of the federal insurance or guaranty unless the amount deposited in excess of the federal insurance or guaranty is secured by any security authorized by law as security for the deposit of state funds. The deposits shall be credited to a special fund to be designated as the sheriff's detention and prison security fee fund.
C. The sheriff's fee fund shall be administered by the sheriff of the parish of Orleans. Disbursements shall be made from the fund upon the signature of the sheriff of the parish of Orleans. Such fund is to be expended to assist in the operation security and maintenance of the office of the sheriff of the parish of Orleans.
D. When any bail bond posted in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans guaranteeing the appearance of any defendant in any case in the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans has been forfeited, the surety company, the local agent, or the insurance company for which the agent is writing bail bonds, shall be assessed costs not more than twenty-five dollars. The forfeiture of any bond referred to hereinabove shall not be set aside until the above costs have been paid, in addition to the other legal requirements of law having been met for the setting aside of the forfeiture. Costs assessed against surety companies pursuant to this Section shall be collected and administered in the same manner as that set out in Subsection B of this Section.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 549, §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, §§2 and 4(B)(2); Acts 2020, No. 110, §1; Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1381.3. Clerk of the Criminal District Court expense fund

RS 13:1381.3 - Clerk of the Criminal District Court expense fund
There is hereby established the Clerk of the Criminal District Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans. All funds collected as clerk's fees, interest accrued on investments of funds by the clerk of the Criminal District Court pursuant to R.S. 39:1271, and any funds otherwise generated by the clerk of the Criminal District Court shall be deposited in said fund and may be expended from this fund for purposes of defraying the operating expenses of the clerk's office.
Added by Acts 1981, No. 833, §1, eff. Aug. 2, 1981; 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 › §13:1381.4. Judicial expense fund for Criminal District Court

RS 13:1381.4 - Judicial expense fund for Criminal District Court
A. The judicial expense fund is established and may be used for any purpose connected with, incidental to, or related to the proper administration or function of the court or the office of the judges thereof.
B. No salary shall be paid from the judicial expense fund to any judges of the court.
C. The judges of the court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Acts 1987, No. 204, §1, eff. June 30, 1987; Acts 1988, No. 300, §1; Acts 1989, No. 711, §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); Acts 2013, No. 350, §1, eff. June 17, 2013; Acts 2020, No. 110, §1; Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1381.5. The Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund

RS 13:1381.5 - The Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund
A. There is hereby created an Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund which shall be maintained and supervised by the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans for the purpose of collecting and distributing proceeds received from the annual licensing fee pursuant to R.S. 22:822.
B.(1) All funds collected and deposited in the Orleans Parish administration of criminal justice fund are to be distributed per quarter within thirty days of receipt from the sources required to deposit funds.
(2) Each quarterly distribution shall be calculated and allocated as follows:
(a)(i) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish clerk of court.
(ii) The funds received by the court pursuant to this Subparagraph shall be deposited into a special escrow account, retained for one year, and shall then be disbursed to the city of New Orleans to be used in defraying the expenses of the criminal justice system in Orleans Parish. No funds shall be disbursed from the special escrow account for any purpose previously set forth by the provisions of R.S. 13:1381.4 prior to August 1, 2020.
(b) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's operating fund.
(c) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish district attorney's operating fund.
(d) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Orleans Parish indigent defender's program.
(e) Twenty percent of all funds received to the Clerk of the Criminal District Court Expense Fund for the parish of Orleans.
C. A committee shall be created consisting of the chief judge, or his designee, of the Orleans Parish criminal district court, the sheriff, or his designee, of the Orleans Parish criminal sheriff's office, the district attorney, or his designee, from the Orleans Parish district attorney's office and the director, or his designee, from the Orleans Parish indigent defender's program. This committee shall be empowered by unanimous consent to modify or alter the distribution of funds for emergencies or in the interest of the administration of criminal justice for the parish of Orleans. However, the committee may not authorize the payment of any funds to any entity other than those authorized by this Section to receive funds.
Acts 1993, No. 834, §2, eff. June 22, 1993; Acts 2001, No. 928, §1, eff. June 26, 2001; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 415, §2, 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); Acts 2020, No. 110, §1; Acts 2022, No. 654, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure › §13:1381.6. Filing of pleadings and documents in criminal cases by facsimile transmission

RS 13:1381.6 - Filing of pleadings and documents in criminal cases by facsimile transmission
Any pleading or document in a traffic or criminal action may be filed with the court by facsimile transmission in compliance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Article 14.1 if permitted by the policy of the clerk of court.
Acts 2001, No. 319, §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 › §13:1381.7. Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court

RS 13:1381.7 - Clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court
A. The legislature finds that adequate funding of the office of Clerk of the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans is necessary for the efficient performance of the powers and duties required of a judicial officer of the state. Pursuant to the exercise of the police power of the state, actions for obtaining adequate funding are necessary to promote judicial efficiency and to protect and promote the lives, health, morals, comfort, and general welfare of people as a whole. The amounts to be appropriated and paid by the city of New Orleans for expenses, including salaries and maintenance of constitutional officers, their deputies, subordinates, and employees shall not be reduced by the city of New Orleans without the consent of the legislature.
B. The legislature further finds that state statutes mandating payment by the city of New Orleans to the state's employees and officers of the Clerk for the Criminal District Court for the parish of Orleans constitute a valid exercise of state's police power, and such statutes do not violate the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution of 1921 or the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.
C. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed as giving to the city of New Orleans any rights, powers, authority, or jurisdiction over any constitutional officers, their deputies, employees, subordinates, or over any state or district officers, their deputies, subordinates, or employees.
Acts 2013, No. 229, §1.