Louisiana § RS 13:2495 - Clerk of court
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:2495 — Clerk of court, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:2495. Clerk of court
A. There shall be one clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges of the court, at will. The court shall adopt such rules and regulations governing the functions, duties, operation, and procedure of the clerk's office as may be necessary.
B. The salary and benefits of the clerk shall be paid by the city of New Orleans on the warrant of the administrative judge. If the city fails to pay the salary and benefits, they may be paid from the consolidated judicial expense fund of the court.
C. The clerk shall retain all of the benefits of its office, including but not limited to hospitalization coverage, retirement benefits, insurance benefits, and sick and annual leave benefits, and it shall be paid through the payroll system utilized by the city of New Orleans for its other employees.
Acts 1983, No. 417, §1, eff. July 2, 1983; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2020, No. 37, §1, eff. June 4, 2020.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:2495 ("Clerk of court") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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