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Code · Louisiana · Title 13 — Courts and Judicial Procedure

RS 13:2159

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RS 13:2159
§2159. Payment of costs; recovery, and security for costs
Each party in any cause requiring the official services of the clerk or constable shall pay the costs therefor, but shall be entitled to recover the same upon the final disposition of the cause, as is provided in R.S. 13:1214. The defendant may demand security for such costs as is provided in R.S. 13:1215.
Added by Acts 1960, No. 32, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 1961.
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