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CONTACT PERSON:
VALERIE WILLARD
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
(504) 599-0319
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NOVEMBER 24, 2003 |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
The
Judicial
Council of the Louisiana Supreme Court has created a
Court Cost/Fee Committee to guide the Judicial Council's process
of reviewing and evaluating requests for new court costs,
fees and increases in existing court costs and fees.
According
to Chief Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr., Chairman of the
Judicial Council, "Under Act 202 of the 2003 Regular Legislative
Session, no law shall be enacted to provide for a new court
cost, fee or increase unless first submitted to the Judicial
Council for review and recommendation to the legislature."
Specifically,
the Judicial Council has created the Court Cost/Fee Committee,
chaired by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Thomas F. Daly,
to develop draft
guidelines and an application
for the Council's approval, and to review and evaluate
requests submitted in accordance with the adopted guidelines
and applications prior to their consideration by the Council.
The
Court Cost/Fee Committee will conduct a public
hearing on Wednesday, December 10, 2003 at the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeal, 101 Derbigny Street, Courtroom A,
Gretna, Louisiana from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Anyone interested
in the Judicial Council's new process or wishing to make comments
or ask questions regarding the draft guidelines, application
form, deadline for submitting requests, or other aspects of
the process is invited to attend and participate at the hearing.
After
the hearing and the Court Cost/Fee Committee's consideration
of the public's comments, the final adopted guidelines and
application form will be available to the public by e-mail,
fax, mail or on the Louisiana Supreme Court's web site at
the following addresses: e-mail:  ;
FAX: Attention Judicial Council (504) 568-5687; MAIL: Attention
Judicial Council, Judicial Administrator's Office, 1555 Poydras
Street, Suite 1540, New Orleans, LA 70112; web site: www.lasc.org
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