ACT No. 621
SENATE BILL NO. 645 (Duplicate of House Bill No. 514) BY SENATOR MOUNT AND REPRESENTATIVE BRUNEAU AND COAUTHORED BY SENATORS SCHEDLER, DARDENNE, MICHOT AND THEUNISSEN AND REPRESENTATIVES SALTER, SCHNEIDER, BURNS, TOOMY, ALEXANDER, BEARD, BOWLER, CRANE, CROWE, DANIEL, DOVE, DOWNS, GEYMANN, GREENE, JOHNS, KATZ, KENNARD, KLECKLEY, LABRUZZO, LAMBERT, LANCASTER, MCVEA, MORRISH, PITRE, M. POWELL, T. POWELL, SCALISE, SMILEY, JANE SMITH, STRAIN, TRAHAN, TUCKER, WADDELL, WALSWORTH AND WINSTON
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1, 471, 474, 477(introductory paragraph), 691(A), 759, 842(A), 846(A) (introductory paragraph), and 901, R.S. 18:402(D), and R.S. 44:71; to enact R.S. 13:474.1, 477(41), 621.41, 621.42, 621.43, 621.44 through 621.46, 714.1, 714.2, 751.1, 751.2, 751.3, 751.4, 751.5, 841.3, 983, 996.62 through 996.64, RS. 33:1500, and Chapter 2-A of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 44:181 through 185; and to repeal R.S. 9:2745, R.S. 13:1031 through 1147, 1211 through 1212.1, 1271 through 1312, 1335 through 1347, 1371 through 1372, 1377, 1381, and 1381.1 through 1400, R.S. 18:514(B), R.S. 33:1501.1 and 1519.1, and Part III of Chapter 5 of Title 35 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 35:321 through 338, and Chapter 3 of Title 44 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 44:201 through 268, relative to the reorganization and consolidation of the civil and criminal district courts and juvenile court, clerk of the civil and criminal district courts, and civil and criminal sheriffs in and for the parish of Orleans; to provide relative to the register of conveyances and recordation for the parish of Orleans; to provide, delineate, and otherwise designate the powers, authority, duties, functions, compensation, fees, and related matters concerning the civil and criminal district courts, clerks of the civil and criminal courts, the civil and criminal sheriffs, the office and custodian of notarial records, the office of the register of conveyances, the office of the recorder of mortgages, and other judicial officers and officials for the parish of Orleans; to create the Forty-First Judicial District, its subsequent divisions, sections, magistrate, and commissioners; to abolish the Orleans Parish Juvenile Court and transfer its jurisdiction; to extend the terms of office of the judges of the juvenile court now in office; to transfer the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to the Forty-First Judicial District Court; to provide for the juvenile section of the Forty-First Judicial District Court; to create the Consolidated Judicial Expense Fund for certain courts; to provide for the consolidation of certain offices and judicial expense funds; to provide for the election of a single sheriff and clerk of court for the parish of Orleans commencing with the next election for parochial and municipal officers in Orleans Parish; to provide for the abolition of the separate offices of the civil and criminal sheriff; to provide for effective dates; to abolish the office of the register of conveyances, the office of the recorder of mortgages, and the office and custodian of notarial records; to provide transitional provisions; to provide for continuation of retirement system coverage; to provide for the reduction by attrition of judges upon retirement pursuant to recommendations of the Judicial Council; to direct the Louisiana State Law Institute to change statutory references necessitated by this Act and to make recommendations it deems necessary to clarify or modify its provisions, including the elimination of antiquated provisions; to provide for effective dates; and to provide for related matters.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
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(B) One district court. It is the intent of the legislature that there be one district court for the parish of Orleans - the Forty-First Judicial District Court. The consolidation of the civil, criminal, and juvenile courts of the parish of Orleans into one Forty-First Judicial District Court is required for judicial efficiency and the timely administration of justice and will ultimately provide financial stability for all of the courts.
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§477. Judicial districts
There shall be forty--one judicial districts in the state, the parish of Orleans excepted, and each district shall be composed as follows:
(41) Orleans Parish shall compose the Forty-First District.
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Approved by the Governor, June 23, 2006.
Published in the Official Journal of the State: July 11, 2006.
A true copy:
Al Ater
Secretary of State
