Arnold (HB 174) Act No. 380
Existing law authorizes clerks of district courts of the various parishes to establish their own
rates of annual compensation not to exceed a certain amount, based on the population of their
parishes according to the latest U.S. census or estimates published pursuant to the U.S.
Bureau of the Census Federal State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates.
Existing law further provides that the annual compensation cannot exceed the following
amounts based on population:
Population: Compensation:
(1)Less than 50,000 $ 88,000
(2)50,000-200,000 $ 98,000
(3)Over 200,000 $108,000
New law authorizes an annual 4% increase through FY 2016-2017.
New law provides that the applicable fiscal year compensation should be used to calculate
the increase authorized by existing law for approved completion of the clerks of court
certification program.
New law requires that a clerk must complete the annual certification update and renewal
course to be eligible to receive the salary increase.
Prior law contained an outdated provision establishing that the clerk's salary begins in FY
1997-1998.
New law deletes prior law.
Effective upon signature of governor (June 18, 2013).
(Amends R.S. 13:782(A); Repeals R.S. 13:782(K))