RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 605 (SB 500) 2018 Regular Session Mills
Prior law provided that each of the clerks of court of the district courts is authorized to
contract separately or through the insurance committee that administers the clerk's insurance
fund to obtain insurance from any insurance company authorized to do business in Louisiana.
Further provides that such insurance may cover the clerk of court, the clerk's employees,
dependents of the clerk, and dependents of the clerk's employees. New law retains prior law.
Prior law provided that the clerk of court shall pay from the clerk's salary fund, 100% of the
premium costs of the group life and accidental death and dismemberment, group health,
accident, dental, hospital, surgical, or other medical expense insurance for any employee that
retires with at least 20 years of full-time service, is at least 55 years of age, and is eligible to
receive monthly benefits from the La. Clerk's of Court Retirement and Relief Fund.
Prior law applied in the parishes of Avoyelles, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Cameron, Franklin,
Grant, LaSalle, Ouachita, Terrebonne, Webster, and Winn.
New law adds clerks of court in Calcasieu Parish, Iberia Parish, Lafayette Parish, Pointe
Coupee Parish, St. Martin Parish, West Feliciana Parish, and the Orleans Parish Civil District
clerk of court and Orleans Parish Criminal District clerk of court.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 13:783(F)(7))