LA HB559

Maximum filing fees and court costs for the Fourth Judicial District Court judicial expense fund increase from $15 to $35

Fee increase applies to all civil suits and proceedings filed by persons not exempt from court costs

Criminal case costs increase from $15 to $35 for defendants convicted after trial, pleading guilty, or forfeiting bond

Judges of the Fourth Judicial District, sitting en banc, determine the actual fee amount up to the $35 maximum

Collected funds are deposited into the judicial expense fund for court administration and judges' offices expenses