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SENATE BILL NO. 155
BY SENATOR MURRAY
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:126, relative to courts and judicial procedure; to provide2
relative to the Louisiana Supreme Court; to provide for the imposition of certain3
chargeable fees and costs; to provide for the increase of certain fees; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 13:126 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง126. Fees chargeable 8
A. The clerk of the supreme court shall be entitled to receive the following9
fees:10
(1) For every certificate of admission of any attorney or counselor at law,11
twenty-five dollars.12
(2) In all civil cases and in all proceedings connected with civil cases, he13
shall be entitled to receive from the appellant or petitioner the sum of one hundred14
and fifty three hundred dollars per case which shall cover all costs due him.15
(3) In cases to remove district judges, to disbar attorneys, and other original16
proceedings, the clerk is permitted to charge the same fees allowed clerks of the17
district courts for issuing petitions, citations, etc. Such fee shall be not less than the18
fee amount authorized in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.19
(4) For copies of records and documents not covered by the foregoing20
provisions, he is allowed to charge one dollar per page, plus a fee of five dollars for21
certifying any record or document.22
(5) In all criminal cases and in all proceedings connected with criminal23
cases, and in all cases involving sentences imposed for the violation of municipal or24
parochial ordinances, the entire costs of the clerk of the supreme court shall be25
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twenty-five dollars per case which shall be paid by the parish in which the cases or1
proceedings shall have originated, and in cases involving sentences imposed for the2
violation of ordinances, shall be paid by the parish or municipality, as the case may3
be, which shall have adopted the ordinance in contestation.4
B. If other chargeable fees are established by court rule, the clerk of the5
supreme court shall be entitled to charge such fee amounts as the court may6
determine and adopt by rule.7
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not8
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature9
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If10
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become11
effective on the day following such approval.12
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: