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2023 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 204
BY REPRESENTATIVE MAGEE
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority to compile information
regarding integrated electronic filing and case management capabilities and to
submit a report containing such information to the legislature no later than January
1, 2024.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority (LCRAA) has been
tasked by the legislature as the entity responsible for designing, constructing, administering,
and maintaining a statewide portal of records maintained by parish clerks of court; and
WHEREAS, since 2014, LCRAA has made significant progress in developing the
statewide portal and providing assistance to parishes to implement electronic filing and case
management systems; and
WHEREAS, to fully modernize Louisiana's judicial system, the state requires a
statewide integrated electronic filing system that allows for electronic document filing, case
management, and document and image management; and
WHEREAS, many surrounding states, including Georgia, Texas, Florida, and
Alabama have implemented statewide integrated electronic filing systems; and
WHEREAS, integrated electronic filing provides litigants, courts, and the public with
instant access to court documents allowing for greater transparency and efficiency in our
judicial system; and
WHEREAS, integrated electronic filing improves access to court systems by
providing litigants with twenty-four hour access and a secure and standard means by which
to file and review pleadings; and
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WHEREAS, recognizing the costs associated with statewide integrated electronic
filing in Louisiana, in order to make decisions regarding future legislation and funding
necessary for implementation, the legislature desires more information about the current
status of all systems of the clerks of court across the state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request LCRAA to compile the following
information regarding integrated electronic filing and case management capabilities and to
submit a report containing such information to the legislature no later than January 1, 2024:
(1) The status of implementation of an electronic filing system by each parish clerk
of court.
(2) The status of implementation of an electronic case management system by each
parish clerk of court.
(3) The status of implementation of a document and image management system by
each parish clerk of court.
(4) The case management system or docket system software and software vendor
used by each parish clerk of court.
(5) The number and percentage of remote electronic filings and physical filings of
pleadings converted to electronic image by each parish clerk of court.
(6) The capability of the case management system or docket system of each parish
clerk of court to accept electronic signatures by judges and the extent of the use of electronic
signature systems by judges of each court.
(7) The costs charged by each clerk of court to persons for electronic filing of civil
and criminal pleadings and the amounts charged to access, view, and download images of
pleadings via an electronic case management system or docket system.
(8) The costs charged by each clerk of court for electronic recording of documents
effecting land titles.
(9) The cost charged by each clerk of court to access, view, or obtain copies of
electronic images or paper copies of electronic images of documents in the land title
database.
(10) The amount of funding necessary to complete an integrated electronic filing
system for each parish clerk of court.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
executive director of LCRAA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority
shall submit one print copy and one electronic copy of any report produced pursuant to this
Resolution to the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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