Art. 14.1. Electronic filings

            A. Until January 1, 2026, any document in a traffic or criminal action may be transmitted electronically in accordance with a system established by the clerk of court. The clerk of court shall adopt a system for the electronic filing and storage of any pleading, document, or exhibit other than those documents or exhibits introduced and filed at a hearing or trial. Furthermore, in a court that accepts electronic filings in accordance with this Paragraph, the official record shall be the electronic record. A pleading or document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date and time stated on the confirmation of electronic filing sent from the system, if the clerk of court accepts the electronic filing. Public access to electronically filed pleadings and documents shall be in accordance with the rules governing access to written filings.

            B.(1) Beginning January 1, 2026, all filings as provided in this Article and all other provisions of this Code, except for expungement proceedings, filed by an attorney shall only be filed in person in paper form or transmitted electronically in accordance with a system established by a clerk of court or by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority. Any pleading or document filed electronically or in paper form is acceptable on legal or letter size paper. Except as provided in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph, the filer shall be responsible for ensuring that private information is not included in filings. No filing shall include the first five digits of any social security number, tax identification number, state identification number, driver's license number, financial account number, or any information protected from disclosure by state or federal law. The clerk of court shall adopt a system for the electronic filing and storage of any pleading, document, or exhibit other than those documents or exhibits introduced and filed at a hearing or trial. Furthermore, in a court that accepts electronic filings in accordance with this Paragraph, the official record shall be the electronic record. A pleading or document filed electronically is deemed filed on the date and time stated on the confirmation of electronic filing sent from the system, if the clerk of court accepts the electronic filing. Public access to electronically filed pleadings and documents shall be in accordance with the rules governing access to written filings.

            (2) Nothing in this Article shall limit the information required to be provided by a prosecuting agency pursuant to Article 388.

            C. Upon adoption of uniform filing standards by the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority, no clerk of court shall accept a filing not in accordance with the adopted standards.

            Acts 2001, No. 319, §3; Acts 2016, No. 109, §2; Acts 2021, No. 341, §1; Acts 2024, No. 501, §2; Acts 2024, No. 694, §5; Acts 2025, No. 352, §2; Acts 2026, No. 194, §2; Acts 2026, No. 927, §2.

            NOTE: Acts 2024, No. 501, §2, amended and reenacted Art. 14.1. These amendments were superseded by Acts 2024, No. 694, §§5 and 6(B).