§ 13:2491 There is created a “Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans”.
§ 13:2492 A.(1) The Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall consist of eight judgeships through December 31, 2020. Thereafter it shall consist of seven judgeships.
§ 13:2493 A. The jurisdiction of the court shall extend to the trial of violations of the ordinances of the city of New Orleans, including the enforcement of traffic violations within the
§ 13:2493.1 A. The council of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized to create, subject to the approval of the majority of the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, the
§ 13:2494 Rules and regulations
§ 13:2495 A. There shall be one clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges
§ 13:2495.1 A. There shall be one judicial administrator of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majo
§ 13:2496 A. In addition to any employee otherwise provided by law, each judge shall appoint four employees as the judge may deem necessary to expedite the business and functions of the court
§ 13:2496.1 Acts 1984, No. 811, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2496.2 A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a majority of the judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may authorize a payment from the consolidated judicial ex
§ 13:2496.3 A. There is hereby created the office of first appearance hearing officer of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans.
§ 13:2496.4 A. There is hereby established the consolidated judicial expense fund for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, which shall be a special account for use in administration o
§ 13:2497 A. The clerk of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall appoint such deputies, assistants and employees as the legislature may provide as are necessary for the operation
§ 13:2498 A. There shall be a right of appeal in all cases from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans to the criminal district court for the parish of Orleans. The appeals shall be on
§ 13:2499 The city of New Orleans shall provide suitable rooms, furniture, stationery, and other operating expenses for the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, and the Orleans Parish S
§ 13:2500 A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans and their clerks and court reporters may administer oaths and the judges may compel witnesses to appear and testify.
§ 13:2500.1 A. Any defendant, other than an indigent, who pleads guilty or is convicted of an offense by the Municipal and Traffic Court of the city of New Orleans shall be assessed costs not to
§ 13:2500.2 In all prosecutions in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, including all traffic violations other than parking, there may be assessed as additional costs against every de
§ 13:2500.4 In addition to any other fees authorized by law, the clerk of the New Orleans Municipal and Traffic Court may demand and receive the following fees:
§ 13:2501 Each judge of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall ensure that all fines collected are remitted monthly to the city treasurer of New Orleans.
§ 13:2501.1 Added by Acts 1975, No. 127, §1. Amended by Acts 1979, No. 696, §1. Acts 1983, No. 176, §1, eff. June 24, 1983; Acts 1984, No. 668, §1; Acts 1985, No. 818, §
§ 13:2505 Acts 1984, No. 668, §1; Acts 2012, No. 731, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2506 Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2507 Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2507.1 Acts 2004, No. 701, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2509 Added by Acts 1961, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 6, §1; Acts 2014, No. 845, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
§ 13:2512 Notwithstanding Code of Criminal Procedure Article 382, all proceedings in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans shall be initiated by affidavit or bill of information. The
§ 13:2514 The city council of New Orleans may provide by ordinance that in all appeals from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans, there shall be required the posting of a reasonable
§ 13:2515 All applications for supervisory writs of certiorari, prohibition or mandamus to the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans from the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orl
§ 13:2516 No conviction in the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may be used in any trial in any district court of this state arising out of the same facts and circumstances in connec
§ 13:2519 A. The judges of the Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans may in their discretion, and where the circumstances of the case merit it, suspend the execution or imposition of any

Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 13 > Chapter 8 - Municipal and Traffic Court of New Orleans

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
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  • In forma pauperis: In the manner of a pauper. Permission given to a person to sue without payment of court fees on claim of indigence or poverty.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
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  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).