SLS 14RS-993 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 580
BY SENATOR MURRAY
COURTS. Provides relative to fees in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. (gov sig) (2/3 -
CA7s2.1)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:312.5, relative to courts and judicial procedure; to provide relative to courts2
of appeal; to provide relative to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal; to provide3
relative to certain fees; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 13:312.5 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง312.5. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal; fees7
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal may charge a filing fee not to exceed8
fifty dollars for a civil motion not otherwise subject to any other fee. The fee9
amounts collected shall be used to defray operational and maintenance expenses10
of the court.11
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not12
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature13
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If14
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become15
effective on the day following such approval.16 SB NO. 580
SLS 14RS-993 ORIGINAL
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry G. Jones.
DIGEST
Murray (SB 580)
Proposed law provides that the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal may charge a filing fee not
to exceed fifty dollars for a civil motion not otherwise subject to any other fee. The fee
amounts collected shall be used to defray operational and maintenance expenses of the court.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 13:312.5)