§1302. Criers

            The judge of each division of the civil district court shall appoint a crier for his division who shall be commissioned by the civil sheriff as a deputy sheriff, and who shall perform such duties as may be provided by law and the rules of the court. When directed by the court, the crier shall administer the oath required by law of all witnesses and jurors. Each crier shall receive a compensation payable by the sheriff of Orleans Parish for service as a bailiff in the same manner as a deputy of similar experience and any such other amount as the executive committee of the judicial expense fund may fix payable out of the judicial expense fund of the parish of Orleans on the warrant of the judge of the division in which the crier serves. For Fiscal Year 2026-27, the judicial expense fund shall reimburse the sheriff for the full amount of compensation of criers. Thereafter, the reimbursement for the compensation of criers shall be subject to an agreement between the executive committee of the Consolidated Judicial Expense Fund and the sheriff. Nothing in this Section relieves a sheriff of any obligation under applicable law, including R.S. 13:5539(B).

            Amended by Acts 1960, No. 588, §1; Acts 1972, No. 608, §1; Acts 1977, No. 44, §2; Acts 2006, No. 621, §19(A), eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2008, No. 675, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2008, No. 873, §1, eff. July 9, 2008; Acts 2011, No. 340, §2, eff. June 29, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 474, §4(B)(2); Acts 2026, No. 748, §1, eff. June 3, 2026.