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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 597
BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER
CLERKS OF COURT: Authorizes an automobile expense allowance for the clerks of court
of St. Charles Parish, Franklin Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:783(D)(1)(a) and (7), relative to the clerks of court for2
Franklin Parish, St. Charles Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish; to authorize an3
automobile expense allowance for the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court, the Franklin4
Parish Clerk of Court, and the West Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court; to require5
automobile insurance for bodily injury and property damage; to allocate surplus6
funds to the expense allowance; to prohibit additional expenses from being paid by7
the state or local governing authority; and to provide for related matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 13:783(D)(1)(a) and (7) are hereby amended and reenacted to read10
as follows: 11
ยง783. Expenses of clerk's office12
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D.(1)(a)(i) Each of the clerks of the district courts is hereby authorized to14
purchase, out of any surplus in his salary fund, an automobile for the use of his15
office, after having first obtained the consent of the governing authority of the parish.16
(ii) However, the consent of the governing authority shall not be necessary17
as to any clerk of court who, prior to July 29, 1970, has purchased an automobile18
under authority of any previously enacted law.19
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(7) In Acadia Parish, Franklin Parish, Iberia Parish, Red River Parish, St.1
Charles Parish, St. Tammany Parish, Tangipahoa Parish, and Washington Parish, and2
West Baton Rouge Parish, the clerks of the district courts of those parishes may3
receive an automobile expense allowance equal to fifteen percent of their annual4
salary provided the clerk of court maintains three hundred thousand dollars of5
automobile insurance per accident for bodily injury and one hundred thousand6
dollars of automobile insurance per accident for property damage. The expense7
allowance shall come from surplus funds in each of the offices of the clerks of court8
and at no additional expense to the state or local governing authority.9
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Miller HB No. 597
Abstract: Authorizes the clerks of court of Franklin Parish, St. Charles Parish, and West
Baton Rouge Parish to receive an automobile expense allowance equal to 15% of the
clerk's annual salary provided that a certain amount of automobile insurance is
maintained.
Present law authorizes the clerks of the district courts of the parishes of Acadia, Iberia, Red
River, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington to receive an automobile expense
allowance equal to 15% of their annual salary provided the clerk of court maintains
$300,000 of automobile insurance per accident for bodily injury and $100,000 of automobile
insurance per accident for property damage.
Present law requires the expense allowance to come from surplus funds in each of the offices
of the clerks of court and at no additional expense to the state or local governing authority.
Proposed law retains present law and adds the clerks for the district court of Franklin Parish,
St. Charles Parish, and West Baton Rouge Parish.
(Amends R.S. 13:783(D)(1)(a) and (7))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original bill.
1. Added the clerks of Franklin Parish and West Baton Rouge Parish to the
provisions of present law which authorizes an automobile expense allowance.