RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 135 (HB 120) 2017 Regular Session Jackson
Existing law provides for fees in civil matters to be paid to sheriffs as compensation.
New law retains existing law but increases the fees as follows:
(1)Service and return of legal documents, notices, and subpoenas from $20 to $30.
(2)Notice of seizure and sale and returns from $20 to $30 and return of any writ from
$20 to $30.
(3)Preparation for advertisement in newspapers from $15 to $30.
(4)Execution for writ of possession or ejectment from $20 to $30.
(5)Service of notice to vacate from $20 to $30.
(6)Other actions to obtain possession of premises from $20 to $30.
New law makes these increases effective upon a recommendation by the Judicial Council in
its 2018 report.
(Amends R.S. 13:5530(A)(1), (2), (4), and (12)(a), (b), and (c))