Rule 1.3 Amendment of Rules and Updating Appendices
Title I: Rules for Proceedings in District Courts, Family Courts, and Juvenile Courts | Chapter 1: Construction, Application, and Amendment
Rule Text
(a) Proposed rules or amendments to existing Louisiana Rules for District Courts shall be approved by the Supreme Court. Proposed amendments may be submitted by any Louisiana judge or licensed member of the Louisiana bar to the Office of the Judicial Administrator of the Supreme Court.
(b) Amendments to the information contained in the Appendices to the Louisiana Rules for District Courts shall be made by Court Order attached to the Appendix Amendment Form (Appendix 1.3) and submitted to the Office of the Judicial Administrator of the Supreme Court within thirty days of the signing of the Order. The Office of the Judicial Administrator of the Supreme Court shall update the Appendices annually by communication with the chief judge and the clerk of court for each judicial district, family court, or juvenile court.
(c) The Rules and Appendices shall be published annually by West Publishing Company and shall be available on the official website of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Amendment history: Adopted April 1, 2002, effective April 1, 2002; amended November 3, 2004, effective January 1, 2005; amended November 3, 2008, effective January 1, 2009; amended November 20, 2009, effective January 1, 2010; amended April 20, 2010, effective June 1, 2010; amended May 18, 2016, effective July 1, 2016.