Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5 – Ancillary office of each of the clerks of court; recorder of mortgages and register of conveyances and office of notarial archives for the parish of Orleans, periods of declared state of emergency or disaster
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:5
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
During the period in which the governor has declared a state of emergency or disaster by executive order or proclamation pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, each clerk of court and the recorder of mortgages, register of conveyances and office of notarial archives for the parish of Orleans that is affected by the disaster or emergency and is unable to function at its existing location and no other location is readily available within its parish or territorial jurisdiction is authorized to establish an ancillary office in any parish in the state. The affected offices shall retain all necessary powers, duties, and functions to maintain their effective operation and shall be limited to all matters and proceedings that were properly exercised in their original location.
Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.