2017 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 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 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. The salary of the clerk of the municipal and traffic court shall be determined and set by the judges of the court en banc. The salary shall be the same and shall be paid from the consolidated judicial expense fund of the court.
C. The clerk shall retain all of the benefits of its office, including but not limited to hospitalization coverage, retirement benefits, insurance benefits, and sick and annual leave benefits, and it shall be paid through the payroll system utilized by the city of New Orleans for its other employees.
D. The clerk 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 court.
Acts 1983, No. 417, §1, eff. July 2, 1983; Acts 2014, No. 845, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017; Acts 2016, No. 631, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2017.
