Louisiana § RS 9:3554.3 - Cost of appeal; effect of final decision
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 9:3554.3 — Cost of appeal; effect of final decision, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 9:3554.3. Cost of appeal; effect of final decision
A. Subject to the provisions of R.S. 13:4521 and 4581, all estimated costs of appeal, including those involved in preparation of the administrative record for appeal, taken by a person in connection with an adverse ruling of an administrative law judge in connection with a hearing held pursuant to this Chapter and the Administrative Procedure Act, shall be paid by that person within sixty days of the filing of the petition for appeal in the district court. Failure to pay such estimated costs within the time specified herein shall result in said appeal being dismissed with prejudice and without the necessity of any further action being taken by any party.
B. Any final and definitive decision of an administrative law judge, or in the case such decision is appealed, a final and definitive judgment of an appellate court, issued in connection with any hearing held pursuant to this Chapter and the Administrative Procedure Act shall be considered a valid and final judgment that may be made executory by the commissioner in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure.
Acts 2006, No. 213, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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