Louisiana § RS 13:1211.1 - Clerk; election; term of office
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§ RS 13:1211.1. Clerk; election; term of office
A. There shall be one clerk of court for the parish of Orleans, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of Orleans Parish. 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. To facilitate transition to a consolidated office of the clerk of court, no employee of the clerk of the Criminal District Court on the date this Section becomes effective may be discharged from employment by the clerk before January 15, 2027, except for good cause shown including but not limited to insubordination or violation of any state or federal law, notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:1371.2. The clerk of the office of the consolidated clerk of court may hire temporary employees or hire contractors to assist in the transition using unrestricted funds of the clerk until June 30, 2027.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 63, §3. 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); Acts 2026, No. 15, §1, eff. April 30, 2026.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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