Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1595.3 – A. In addition to all other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of court for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court shall collect the following fees from every person who is not othe
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1595.3
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
A. In addition to all other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of court for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court shall collect the following fees from every person who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs:
(1) For service of process in adoption cases within Orleans Parish, a fee of sixty dollars and for service of process in adoption cases made outside of Orleans Parish, a fee of eighty-five dollars. All fees collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be expended by the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court to defray the expenses associated with service of process for adoption cases.
(2) For filing and docketing each supplemental and amended petition in adoption cases, a fee of one hundred ten dollars. All fees collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be expended by the court to defray the cost of processing supplemental and amended petitions associated with adoption cases in the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court.
(3) For filing and docketing each petition for adoption, an increase of one hundred twenty-five dollars. All fees collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be expended by the court to defray the cost of processing pleadings and the preparation and activities associated with adoption cases.
(4) For filing and docketing each motion to terminate parental rights in adoption cases, an increase of seventy-five dollars. All fees collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be expended by the court to defray the administrative and operational costs and the clerk’s processing costs associated with proceedings related to the termination of parental rights associated with adoption cases.
B. In addition to all other fees or costs provided by law, the clerk of court for the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court shall collect a fee of ten dollars from every person filing any action, suit, motion, or rule to show cause on the docket of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs. All fees collected pursuant to this Subsection shall be remitted by the clerk to the director of finance for the city of New Orleans to be used solely for the maintenance of the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court facility.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2026, no court exercising juvenile jurisdiction in any parish in the state of Louisiana shall tax or assess costs in a juvenile delinquency proceeding against any juvenile delinquent or defendant, or the parents or guardians of the juvenile delinquent or defendant, for any judicial expenses or to cover any operating expenses of the court; including but not limited to any salaries of court personnel, the establishment or maintenance of a law library for the court, or the purchase or maintenance of any type of equipment or supplies, provided by La. Rev. Stat. 15:910, 1086, 1093, 1094.7, and 1097.7, La. Rev. Stat. 47:299.1, Children’s Code Articles 320, 321, 335, 405, 607, 774, 781.1, 783, 793.4, 809, 811.2, 839, 848, 868, 888, 896, 897, 899, 901.1, and 924, and Code of Criminal Procedure Article 887.
Acts 2013, No. 162, §1; Acts 2021, No.123, §1, eff. June 10, 2021.