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ACT No. 452
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 402
BY REPRESENTATIVES EDWARDS AND MACK
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:996.7 and 996.8, relative to the judicial expense fund for the2
Twenty-First Judicial District; to prohibit the allocation of funds from the Twenty-3
First Judicial District's judicial expense fund for payment of salaries for personnel4
or judges in the Twenty-Second Judicial District and other expenses; and to provide5
for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 13:996.7 and 996.8 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as8
follows: 9
§996.7. Judicial expense fund; disbursements10
The judges, en banc, of the Twenty-First Judicial District Court and of the11
Twenty-Second Judicial District Court may, in lieu of all or any part of the fees for12
reporting and transcribing testimony authorized under the provisions of R.S.13
13:961(F), or other applicable laws, and in addition to salaries otherwise provided,14
authorized, or established by law, fix and pay each of their court reporters a salary15
from the judicial expense fund. The judges, en banc, may further appoint such16
secretarial, clerical, research, administrative, or other personnel as they deem17
necessary to expedite the business and function of the court and fix and pay all or18
any part of the salaries of such personnel out of the monies in the judicial expense19
fund. In like manner, the judges, en banc, may utilize the monies in the judicial20
expense fund to pay all or any part of the cost of establishing and/or or maintaining21
a law library for the court, or for buying and/or or maintaining any type of22
equipment, supplies, or other items consistent with or germane to the efficient23 ENROLLEDHB NO. 402
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operation of the court. In general, the judicial expense fund is established to for, or1
related to, the proper administration or function of the said court of the office of the2
individual judges and is in addition to any and all other funds, salaries, expenses, or3
other monies that are not or hereafter provided, authorized, or established by law for4
any of the aforesaid purposes. 5
§996.8. Judges; prohibition against payment of salaries from judicial expense fund6
No salary shall be paid from the Judicial Expense Fund for the Twenty-First7
Judicial District or for the Twenty-Seco nd Judicial District to any of the judges of8
the Twenty-First Judicial District or of the Twenty-Second Judicial District except9
as may be paid for administering the said fund and then only after prior legislative10
approval. 11
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: