2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 13 — Courts and judicial procedure
RS 13:2495 — Clerk of court

§2495. Clerk of court

A. There shall be one clerk of the Municipal Court of New Orleans who shall be appointed by the judges thereof and shall be subject to removal by a majority of the judges of the court, at will. The court shall adopt such rules and regulations governing the functions, duties, operation, and procedure of the clerk's office as may be necessary.

B. There shall be one clerk of the 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 of the court, at will. The court shall adopt such rules and regulations governing the functions, duties, operation, and procedure of the clerk's office as may be necessary.

C. The salaries of the clerk of municipal court and the clerk of traffic court shall be determined and set by a three-fourths majority of the judges of the two courts; the salaries shall be the same and shall be paid from the respective judicial expense funds of the courts. However, if one of the funds has insufficient resources, then both salaries may be paid from the remaining fund.

D. The said clerks shall retain all of the benefits of their office, including but not limited to hospitalization coverage, retirement benefits, insurance benefits, and sick and annual leave benefits, and they shall be paid through the payroll system utilized by the city of New Orleans for its other employees.

E. The said clerks shall continue to be paid under the current method used by the city of New Orleans until otherwise notified by the judges of the municipal and traffic courts.

Acts 1983, No. 417, §1, eff. July 2, 1983.