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ACT No. 733
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 1060
BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHMOND
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:846(A)(1)(b) and 847(A)(1) through (8) and to repeal R.S.2
13:847(A)(9) through (38), (B), and (C), relative to fees charged and received in3
criminal and traffic cases; to consolidate the fees charged by the clerks of the district4
courts in criminal matters; to provide for fees the clerks of court charge in criminal5
and traffic matters; to repeal certain fees the clerks of court charge in criminal6
matters; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 13:846(A)(1)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:9
§846. Additional fees; attending court sessions; transcripts of appeal in criminal10
cases; costs of prosecution; forfeited bail bond 11
A. In addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerks of the several district12
courts throughout the state of Louisiana, the parish of Orleans excepted, shall be13
entitled to demand and receive the following fees of office:14
(1)15
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(b) In all criminal cases involving traffic offenses under Title 32 of the17
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 where when as a part of the sentence imposed18
the accused is condemned to pay costs of prosecution, the sum of seven dollars and19
fifty cents shall be assessed, collected, and paid over to the clerk of court by the20
sheriff as the clerk's fee.21
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Section 2. R.S. 13:846(A)(1)(b) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:1
§846. Additional fees; attending court sessions; transcripts of appeal in criminal2
cases; costs of prosecution; forfeited bail bond 3
A. In addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerks of the several district4
courts throughout the state shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees5
of office:6
(1)7
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(b) In all criminal cases involving traffic offenses under Title 32 of the9
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 where when as a part of the sentence imposed10
the accused is condemned to pay costs of prosecution, the sum of seven dollars and11
fifty cents shall be assessed, collected, and paid over to the clerk of court by the12
sheriff as the clerk's fee.13
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Section 3. R.S. 13:847(A)(1) through (8) are hereby amended and reenacted to read15
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§847. Fees in criminal cases; exceptions17
A. The clerks of court may charge the following fees and no more in all18
criminal cases: In addition to other fees fixed by law, the clerks of the several19
district courts throughout the state of Louisiana shall be entitled to demand and20
receive the following fees:21
(1)(a) For filing, docketing, and registering an affidavit, thirty-five cents. In22
criminal misdemeanor cases involving traffic offenses under Title 32 of the23
Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 when, as a part of the sentence imposed the24
accused is ordered to pay court costs, in addition to other costs authorized by law or25
local court rule as of August 15, 2010, the sum of five dollars shall be assessed,26
collected, and paid over to the clerk of court by the sheriff.27
(b) In all other criminal misdemeanor cases when, as a part of the sentence28
imposed the accused is ordered to pay court costs, the sum of fifty dollars shall be29
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(2) For filing appearance bond, thirty-five cents. In all criminal felony cases1
when, as a part of the sentence imposed the accused is ordered to pay court costs, the2
sum of one hundred dollars shall be assessed, collected, and paid over to the clerk3
of court by the sheriff.4
(3) For filing testimony, thirty-five cents. Copies per page, one dollar.5
(4) For filing a bill of information, thirty-five cents. Conformed copies,6
three dollars.7
(5) Orders bringing accused into court and remanding from court to prison8
in each case for one or more accused, fifty cents. Certification of copies, five9
dollars.10
(6) For arraignment of one or more accused and entering the several pleas,11
in each case, seventy-five cents. Criminal history search, twenty dollars.12
(7) For notice of trial to principal, fifty cents. Extract of court minutes, ten13
dollars.14
(8) For subpoenas to witnesses, copies, and seal, forty cents. United States15
Postal Service and common carriers, costs actually incurred.16
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Section 4. R.S. 13:847(A)(9) through (38), (B), and (C) are hereby repealed in their18
entirety. 19
Section 5. The provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on August20
15, 2010, and the provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall become effective on December21
31, 2014.22
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: