Louisiana § RS 13:781 - Clerk's salary fund
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:781 — Clerk's salary fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:781. Clerk's salary fund
A. Except as provided in R.S. 13:783(C), the clerk of the district court shall collect all fees and charges due his office and deposit them in a fund known as the Clerk's Salary Fund. The clerk shall keep an accurate set of books in connection with this fund showing all receipts of his office, including notarial fees, and all expenditures. On or before the tenth of October each year, he shall render a statement from the books for the fiscal year beginning July first and ending June thirtieth to the police jury of the parish.
B. A clerk who fails to comply with this Section shall forfeit to the parish fifty percent of the compensation received by him under R.S. 13:782.
Acts 1995, No. 762, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:781 ("Clerk's salary fund") 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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