Louisiana § RS 13:785 - Disposition of clerk's salary fund
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 13:785 — Disposition of clerk's salary fund, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 13:785. Disposition of clerk's salary fund
At the expiration of his term of office, the clerk shall pay into the parish treasury any balance in the clerk's salary fund which exceeds one-half of the revenues of the last year of the term, which amount shall be limited to no more than that which was received by the clerk in accordance with R.S. 13:784(A) during said term of office. The amount retained in the clerk's salary fund shall be turned over to the incoming clerk as a revolving fund to assist in financing the operation of the clerk's office.
Amended by Acts 1970, No. 233, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 13:785 ("Disposition of 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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