ENROLLED
ACT No. 27
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 400
BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY CARTER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:996.67(D), relative to the imposition of court costs and
3 service charges by the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans and the clerk of
4 court of the Civil District Court for the parish of Orleans; to provide for an extension
5 of time in which to impose such fees and charges; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:996.67(D) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง996.67. Judicial building fund
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10 D. If by August 15, 2021, 2031, neither public bids have been let for
11 construction nor a lease agreement executed for a privately constructed facility for
12 use as a courthouse, then the authority provided in this Section to levy the additional
13 costs and charges shall terminate and be null and void. Thereafter, no costs or
14 charges authorized in this Section shall be imposed or collected. If the authority to
15 levy such costs and charges terminates as set forth herein, all funds collected and
16 deposited in the separate account as provided in this Section shall be used solely for
17 capital improvements to the facility then housing the Civil District Court for the
18 parish of Orleans.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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