Leger (HB 154) Act No. 405
New law requires an additional court cost or fee of $.50 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.
New law requires for an additional court cost or fee of $.50 to be collected for the initial
filing in all civil and traffic matters by the clerks of the following courts: all district courts,
the Civil District Court of New Orleans, all 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.
New law requires each court to create a special account to deposit all collected fees and to
transmit fees monthly to the La. Supreme Court to defray the costs associated with the
Judicial College's general growth and program improvement strategies.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 13:126.1, 352.1, 841.4, 1213.3, 1912, 2157.1, 2500.5, 2520, and 2565)