Section 13:352 - Fees; bond premiums; equipment, supplies, and other expenses; reimbursement of expenses of judges of courts of appealA. The clerks of all of the courts of appeal shall charge the following fees: (1) For filing the record of appeal, three hundred dollars.(2) For filing an application for writs where the supervisory jurisdiction of the court of appeal is invoked, one hundred fifty dollars.(3) For any process issued or copies made in connection with appeals, the same fees as are allowed the clerk of the district court where the court of appeal is domiciled.(4) For copies of opinions or parts of the record made by the clerk, fifty cents per page.(5)(a) In all criminal cases, in all proceedings connected with criminal cases relating to a violation of state law except for bond forfeiture proceedings, and in all appeals taken from sentences imposed for the violation of municipal or parochial ordinances, the entire costs of the clerks of the courts of appeal shall be twenty-five dollars which shall be paid by the parish in which the cases or proceedings shall have originated, and in appeals from sentences imposed for the violation of ordinances, shall be paid by the parish or municipality, as the case may be, which shall have adopted the ordinance.(b) If the inmate is sentenced to the actual physical control and custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the department shall withdraw funds from an inmate's drawing or savings account for the reimbursement of fees which have been paid by the parish to a clerk of the court of appeal, upon presentation to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections of a certified copy of the appeal or writ to a court of appeal of a matter in which the inmate is a party, upon the written request or authorization of the inmate, or upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction. All funds so collected shall be forwarded to the parish which has paid the fee to the clerk of the court of appeal. The department shall deduct the amount of the fee from the offender's drawing or savings account. Except as otherwise authorized by law, the department shall prohibit withdrawals from the account until the costs have been paid in full to the parish which has paid the cost of appeal.(6) For any other miscellaneous civil matter, up to one hundred dollars. For filing an application for rehearing from any civil appeal or supervisory writ, one hundred dollars.B. Each court of appeal by a rule of court, may increase the fees provided in Paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) of Subsection A of this Section.C. From the fees collected by each clerk, he shall pay the premiums on the fidelity bonds required under R.S. 13:351. The balance shall be retained and may be expended for the purchase of stationery, books, furniture, equipment, to defray the expense of employment benefits for court employees, including judges, and for other expenses in the operation of the court and the clerk's office, as directed by the court. Additionally, any balance may be expended to reimburse the judges of the courts of appeal for expenses related to their office which are incurred while on official duty, payable out of the self-generated funds provided for in this Section in an amount established annually by the Conference of the Court of Appeal Judges, subject to final approval by the Supreme Court of Louisiana.D. Title to all furniture and equipment purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall vest in the purchasing court.E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Part XI of Chapter 1 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, upon termination of office, each judge having possession of equipment or furniture purchased with the fees provided in this Section may purchase such property with nonpublic funds at a cost of the standard depreciated value of the property. The clerk, or presiding judge, or any judge by direction of the court, is authorized to complete such sales, and the proceeds of the sales are to be retained by the clerk and expended as provided for in this Section.F. The provisions of this Section shall apply to all furniture and equipment in the possession of the courts of appeal regardless of the date of acquisition.Amended by Acts 1954, No. 600, §1; Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 1982, No. 573, §2, eff. July 22, 1982; Acts 1984, No. 208, §1, eff. June 29, 1984; Acts 1986, No. 104, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 98, §1; Acts 1999, No. 699, §1; Acts 2001, No. 750, §1, eff. June 25, 2001; Acts 2003, No. 824, §1; Acts 2012, No. 815, §1; Acts 2015, No. 264, §1, eff. July 1, 2015.Amended by Acts 2015, No. 264,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by Acts 1954, No. 600, §1; Acts 1960, No. 36, §1; Acts 1982, No. 573, §2, eff. 7/22/1982; Acts 1984, No. 208, §1, eff. 6/29/1984; Acts 1986, No. 104, §1; Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 98, §1; Acts 1999, No. 699, §1; Acts 2001, No. 750, §1, eff. 6/25/2001; Acts 2003, No. 824, §1; Acts 2012, No. 815, §1.