HLS 19RS-935 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 487
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENRY
ADOPTION: Limits the amount of adoption filing fees in certain cases
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:844.1, relative to adoptions; to provide relative to adoption filing fees; to
3 provide a maximum amount of adoption filing fees for certain adoptions; and to
4 provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:844.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง844.1. Fees; in-state adoptions
8 A. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the fee assessed
9 by the clerk of court for the filing of a petition for an in-state adoption shall not
10 exceed one hundred seventy-five dollars.
11 B. For the purpose of this Section, "in-state adoption" means any adoption
12 not involving an adoption agency located outside the state of Louisiana.
DIGEST
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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 487 Original 2019 Regular Session Henry
Abstract: Provides a maximum amount of $175 in filing fees that can be assessed by a
clerk of court for in-state adoptions.
Proposed law requires the clerk of court to charge a maximum filing fee of not more than
$175 for in-state adoptions.
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HB NO. 487
Proposed law defines "in-state adoption" as an adoption that does not involve an agency
located outside this state.
(Adds R.S. 13:844.1)
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