Louisiana § RS 13:1213.2 - Fees; clerk of court

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§ RS 13:1213.2. Fees; clerk of court

            The Orleans clerk of court shall collect the fees and costs set forth in R.S. 13:1213.1, and any other applicable law, and shall deposit no less than forty percent of the amounts collected in the Clerk's Salary Fund. Sixty percent shall be deposited in the judicial expense fund for the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans after deduction of statutorily mandated charges and fees. The clerk shall remit to the judicial expense fund of the Civil District Court sixty percent of such fees no later than the twenty-fifth day of the month following the preceding month's collection.

            Acts 2012, No. 474, §2; Acts 2018, No. 326, §1; Acts 2026, No. 15, §1, eff. April 30, 2026.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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