Louisiana § RS 13:2074.5 - Hammond; surplus in civil fee account
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§ RS 13:2074.5. Hammond; surplus in civil fee account
When a surplus of filing fees and costs or unclaimed fees and costs has accumulated in the City Court of Hammond's civil fund and the surplus or unclaimed fees and costs have remained unclaimed for a period of three years or more, the judge of the court may transfer the amount of the surplus or the amount of the unclaimed fees and costs that remain unclaimed after notice to the depositors by publication in the legal journal of the parish or by other reasonable means, to the operating fund, known as the General Fund Account, of the court. This Section shall not affect the payment of civil fees to which the judge is entitled pursuant to R.S. 13:1874(A).
Acts 1995, No. 560, §1, eff. June 18, 1995; Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 16, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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