| Civil Advance Deposit Costs & Filing Fee Schedule |
The prices reflected below are effective January 1, 2007, pursuant to La R.S. 13:841 as amended by Act 243 of the 2006 Regular Legislative Session
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Advance deposits listed below are collected based on an estimate necessary to cover the cost of filing and processing pleadings:
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Petition w/1 service
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$300.00
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each additional defendant
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$100.00
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Petition w/ no service
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$225.00
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Petition w/ Rule or TRO
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$350.00
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Petition with both TRO and Rule
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$400.00
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Other pleadings w/ one service
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$175.00
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each additional service
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$100.00
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Executory process
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$400.00
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Curator Fee Deposit
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$400.00, each additional defendant add $100.00 per defendant
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Curator Expense Deposit
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$50.00
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Petition for appeal
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$225.00
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Request for subpoena or subpoena duces tecum
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$75.00 *** with secretary of state service +$25.00
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Answer with reconventional demand and one service
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$250.00
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Answer & jury order with one service
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$225.00, ***jury filing fee an additional $150.00
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Answer without service
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$30.00, ***with service $75.00
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Petition for Adoption with one service
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$300.00
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| Filing and Issuing Fees |
The following fees are a list of basic fees and is not to be considered complete:
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Filing Documents
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First page
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$6.00
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Each page thereafter
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$4.00
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**over 26 pages flat fee
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$80.00
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Filing each exhibit (paper)
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**per page
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$2.00
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**over 30 pages flat fee
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$60.00
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Any exhibit larger than 8 1/2 x 14 paper, flat fee
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$20.00
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Issuing Documents w/ Notice of Service
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$20.00
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Certification of Copy
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$5.00
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Act of Congress Certification
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$20.00
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Conformed copy
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$3.00
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Copies per page
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$1.00
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Juror supoena
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$5.00
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Minute entry
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$5.00
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File return
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$10.00
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Swearing witnesses/jurors
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$2.00
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Issue jur summons/service - per name
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$8.00
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Fax Filing
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$5.00 Per Document
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Postage
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1-2 pages - $0.90 - certified $6.70
3-6 pages - $1.12 - certified $6.92
7-9 pages - $1.29 - certified $7.12
10-12 pages - $1.46 - certified $7.26
13-15 pages - $1.63 - certified $7.43
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Mail long arm services
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$6.00
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Please note that this fee schedule is intended as a guide to assist in estimating costs.
Please call the Clerk's Office - Civil Department should you have questions regarding costs.
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