TENSAS PARISH CLERK OF COURT
318-766-3921
FEES & CIVIL COSTS
FEES & CIVIL COSTS
FEES & CIVIL COSTS

CIVIL ADVANCED DEPOSITS BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 2017

Petition - 1 Service - $350.00**
With Temporary Restraining Order OR Rule - $425.00**
Plus Additional Defendant and/or Service - $100.00
Plus Secretary of State Fee - $50.00

The above fees apply to:

Subsequent Pleadings - 1 Service - $250.00**
Each Additional Service - $100.00
Without Service - $200.00**

The above fees apply to:

Clerk’s Suit - 1 Defendant - $350.00
Each Additional Service - $100.00

Subpoena and/or Subpoena Duces Tecum - $100.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)

Notice of Deposition with 1 Subpoena or Subpoena Duces Tecum - $150.00
(This does NOT include witness fees)

Curator Fees $200.00+/-

Witness Fees

Other Filings:

**If you will be sending paper - exhibits, attachments, transcripts and depositions with your pleadings, you will need to send an additional $2.00 per page to cover the filing of your attachments.

NOTE: Your attention is called to that portion of R.S. 13:842 which reads in part: "Whenever the costs have been exhausted the amount of the original advance deposit, the clerk may refuse to perform any further function in the proceeding until the additional costs for the function have been paid."

RECORDING FEES

Pursuant to R.S. 13:844 & R.S. 9:5217 Effective August 1, 2017

Documents to be recorded in 1 index type (fees are assessed separately for each recording book):
1 to 5 pages - $105.00 
6 to 25 pages - $205.00
26 to 50 pages - $305.00
51 or more pages - $305.00 for first 50 pages + $5.00 per additional page 
This includes up to 10 names indexed and a certified copy.

Index Fee after the 10th name - $5.00 per name
Paper size larger than 8½" x 14" - $20.00 additional, per page
Debtor Fee (No SS# CC 3352 & CCP 1922) - $25.00 per debtor
LCRAA Portal Fee (R.S. 13:754) - $5.00 (already included in fees)

Document Requirements:
Be captioned as to type of act on first page,
Have a 2" margin on the top of 1st page (1" margin on additional pages), Have a 1" margin on the bottom and sides, and must not have type size smaller than 8 point.

Notice of Repossession - $75.00

Cancellation/Partial Release (single cancellation) - $55.00
Cancellation/Partial Release (multiple cancellations) - Based on per page fee above

Judgment of Bond Forfeiture Cancellation - $155.00

Affidavit of Identity
Judgment or lien prior to 07/01/12 - $23.00 (+$6 per page + $3 for each additional name)
Judgment or lien after 07/01/12 - $0.00

Maps shall be charged the following:
1 page + oversize charge - $125.00
This includes up to 10 names indexed, $5.00 per name after the 10th name.

Mortgage Certificate/Lien Certificates (10 year period only): 

1 name - $30.00
Each Additional Name - $10.00
Each Exception After the first 10 will be - $1.00 each

Copies - $1.00**
**Copies - $2.00 if via mail
Conformed Copies - $5.00 (if copy is provided)
Certified Copies - $10.00 + copy fee (We make our own copies for certification.)
Notary Fee - $10.00
Postage - Actual Amount
Fax Fee - $5.00 + $2.00 per page

UCC Fee Schedule

Note: All filing fees must be made payable to the filing office (one of the 64 Clerks of Court) with whom you are filing your UCC financing statement. Do not send your filing or your filing fee to the Secretary of State's Office.

UCC-1 (one debtor)

Fees reflected below include a $5 prepaid termination fee

Financing Statement - $30
Financing Statement with Assignment - $35
Financing Statement relative to "as extracted collateral" or fixture filing - $40
Financing Statement (Transmitting Utility) - $205
Financing Statement (Transmitting Utility and fixture filing) - $215
Financing Statement (Public Finance Transaction) - $105
Financing Statement (Public Finance Transaction and fixture filing) - $115
Attachments - $2 each
Additional Debtor Names - $10 each
Non-standard* Form Fee - $15
*Anything other than the National Financing Statement forms or the Louisiana Financing Statement forms

UCC-3 (one debtor)

Amendment - $25
Continuation - $25
Assignment - $25
Master Assignment/Amendment - $5 per
Termination ($5 per debtor name paid at time of original filing) - N/A
Additional debtors named on original - $5 each

UCC-5

Information Statement - $25

UCC-11 Search

UCC Certificate* (per debtor name) - $30
Copies of documents - $2 per page
Certification of copies - $5 each
*Additional $1 for each listing more than ten

UCC-1F and UCC-3F Central Registry Filings

UCC and Crop filing - $35*
Crop filing - $20*
Amendments, Continuations, Assignments - $20*

*These are flat fees. No additional charges are assessed for additional debtors and/or attachments. You can obtain forms and the above fee schedule from the Louisiana Secretary of State's website.

CRIMINAL FEES

Pursuant to LA R.S. 13:847 and CCrP Art. 14.1

Copies per page - $1.00

Conformed copies - $3.00

Certification of copies - $5.00, plus copy fee

Criminal history search - $20.00

Extract of court minutes - $10.00

United States Postal Service and common carriers - costs actually incurred

Fax Transmittal Fee - $5.00