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Regular Session, 2013
SENATE BILL NO. 193
BY SENATOR AMEDEE
COURTS. Provides for a statewide increase in court costs in city, parish, district, appellate,
and supreme courts. (2/3-CA7s2.1) (8/1/13)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:126.1, 352.1, 841.4, 1213.3, 1912, 2157.1, 2500.4, 2520, and 2565, relative2
to additional court costs or fees; to provide for additional fees or costs on writs and3
appeals filed with the Supreme Court and all courts of appeal; to provide for4
additional court costs or fees in all district courts, the New Orleans Civil District5
Court, all city and municipal courts, the city courts of New Orleans, the municipal6
court of New Orleans, the traffic court of New Orleans, and all parish courts; to7
provide for the collection, disposition, and use of fees; and to provide for related8
matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. R.S. 13:126.1, 352.1, 841.4, 1213.3, 1912, 2157.1, 2500.4, 2520, and11
2565 are hereby enacted to read as follows:12
§126.1. Additional fees; Judicial College13
A. In addition to all other fees or costs provided for by law, the clerk of14
the supreme court shall be entitled to collect one dollar for the initial filing in15
all civil cases. This fee shall not include any writs or appeals filed in juvenile16
and family cases.17 SB NO. 193
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B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be1
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana2
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's3
general growth and program improvement strategies.4
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§352.1. Additional fees; Judicial College6
A. In addition to all other fees or costs provided for by law, the clerks7
of all of the courts of appeal shall charge and collect one dollar for the initial8
filing in a record of appeal or an application for writs in all civil matters. This9
fee shall not apply to any writs or appeals filed in juvenile and family cases.10
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be11
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana12
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's13
general growth and program improvement strategies.14
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§841.4. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College16
A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be17
imposed and collected, the clerk of court of each district court shall demand and18
receive from each party liable for court costs the additional sum of one dollar19
for the initial filing in all civil and traffic matters. This fee shall not apply to20
juvenile and family cases.21
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be22
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana23
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's24
general growth and program improvement strategies.25
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§1213.3. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College27
A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be28
imposed and collected, the clerk of court of the Civil District Court of New29 SB NO. 193
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Orleans shall demand and receive from each party liable for court costs the1
additional sum of one dollar for the initial filing in all civil and traffic matters.2
This fee shall not apply to juvenile and family cases.3
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be4
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana5
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's6
general growth and program improvement strategies.7
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§1912. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College9
A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be10
imposed and collected, the clerk of each city or municipal court shall demand11
and receive from each party liable for court costs the additional sum of one12
dollar for the initial filing in all civil and traffic matters.13
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be14
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana15
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's16
general growth and program improvement strategies.17
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§2157.1. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College19
A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be20
imposed and collected, the clerks of the city courts of New Orleans shall demand21
and receive from each party liable for court costs the additional sum of one22
dollar for the initial filing in all civil and traffic matters.23
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be24
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana25
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's26
general growth and program improvement strategies.27
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§2500.4. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College29 SB NO. 193
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A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be1
imposed and collected, the clerk of the municipal court of New Orleans shall2
demand and receive from each party liable for court costs the additional sum3
of one dollar for the initial filing in all civil and traffic matters.4
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be5
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana6
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's7
general growth and program improvement strategies.8
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§2520. Additional court costs in traffic matters; Judicial College10
A. In all prosecutions in the Traffic Court of New Orleans, including all11
traffic violations other than parking, there shall be taxed as costs against every12
defendant, who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty or nolo contendere or13
who forfeits his bond, the sum of one dollar, which shall be in addition to all14
other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed.15
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be16
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana17
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's18
general growth and program improvement strategies.19
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§2565. Additional court costs in civil and traffic matters; Judicial College21
A. In addition to any other fees or costs imposed or authorized to be22
imposed and collected, the clerk of each parish court shall demand and receive23
from each party liable for court costs the additional sum of one dollar for the24
initial filing in all civil and traffic matters.25
B. All fees collected pursuant to Subsection A of this Section shall be26
deposited into a special account and transmitted monthly to the Louisiana27
Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the Judicial College's28
general growth and program improvement strategies.29 SB NO. 193
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Julie J. Baxter.
DIGEST
Proposed law requires an additional court cost or fee of $1 to be collected for the initial
filing in all writs or appeals filed in the La. Supreme Court and all courts of appeals relative
to civil matters and further provides that the additional cost shall not apply to juvenile or
family cases.
Proposed law requires for an additional court cost or fee of $1 to be collected for the initial
filing in all civil and traffic matters by the clerks of the following courts: all district courts,
city and municipal courts, the city courts of New Orleans, the municipal court of New
Orleans, the traffic court of New Orleans and all parish courts.
Proposed law requires each court to create a special account to deposit all collected fees and
to transmit fees monthly to the La. Judicial College to defray the costs associated with the
Judicial College's general growth and program improvement strategies.
Effective on August 1, 2013.
(Adds R.S. 13:126.1, 352.1, 841.4, 1213.3, 1912, 2157.1, 2500.4, 2520, and 2565)