HLS 18RS-660 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 219
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
CLERKS OF COURT: Provides relative to Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority
membership
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 13:754(C), relative to clerks of court; to provide relative to the
3 Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority membership; to require a report to the
4 legislature; to provide for the contents of the report; and to provide for related
5 matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:754(C) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง754. Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority; membership; board of
9 commission; statewide portal of records
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11 C. The LCRAA shall be composed of members who are district clerks of
12 court who enroll on or before September 1, 2014, to provide the LCRAA with secure
13 remote access to indices and electronic images of certain records maintained by each
14 district clerk of court. LCRAA shall adopt rules permitting additional district clerks
15 of court to enroll as members of LCRAA on a schedule which shall include at least
16 one enrollment period per fiscal year. Every district clerk of court shall become a
17 member of LCRAA by July 1, 2020. LCRAA shall provide the legislature prior to
18 the convening of the 2020 Regular Session with a written progress report that
19 includes a list of participating clerks of court by parish and a list of clerks of court
20 by parish not yet participating, an overview of the information currently available
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HB NO. 219
1 through LCRAA, and information on the availability of online records of each clerk
2 of court by parish.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 219 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Jackson
Abstract: Requires every district clerk of court to become a member of Louisiana Clerks'
Remote Access Authority (LCRAA), and requires a report to the legislature.
Present law only requires the LCRAA to be made up of district clerks of court that enrolled
on or before Sept. 1, 2014.
Proposed law requires every district clerk of court to become a member of LCRAA by July
1, 2020. Additionally, it requires the LCRAA to submit a report to the legislature including
the following information categorized by parish: all participating members, non-
participating members, and information available online.
(Amends R.S. 13:754(C))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Judiciary to the original
bill:
1. Remove electronic images of certain records from the required items maintained
by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority.
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