Louisiana § RS 23:1310.11 - Deposit of fees in Workers' Compensation Administration Fund
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§ RS 23:1310.11. Deposit of fees in Workers' Compensation Administration Fund
A. The assistant secretary shall provide by rule for a fee not to exceed fifty dollars to be collected in each dispute, which such fee shall be taxed as costs to be paid by the party against whom any award becomes final. Such fee shall be collected by the assistant secretary at the time of filing, unless a request is contemporaneously submitted by an indigent party seeking waiver of costs and such request is granted by the office of workers' compensation administration. The fee shall not be reassessed against any applicant who has made such payment prior to July 18, 1990.
B. When a request for waiver of costs is denied by the office of workers' compensation administration, the party shall submit the filing fee to the office of workers' compensation administration within five days of the date of denial. If the party fails to comply with this requirement, the original filing of the pleading shall be deemed to have no force or effect.
C. All fees collected under the provisions of this Section shall be deposited to the credit of the Workers' Compensation Administration Fund.
Acts 1988, No. 938, §2, eff. July 1, 1989; Acts 1989, No. 260, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 485, §§1 and 2, eff. July 18, 1990; Acts 1995, No. 246, §1, eff. June 14, 1995; Acts 2008, No. 704, §1, eff. July 2, 2008.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 23:1310.11 ("Deposit of fees in Workers' Compensation Administration 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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