La. Admin. Code tit. 40 § I-6605
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The clerks for the Office of Workers Compensation Administration shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees as court costs in a workers compensation dispute. Fees not pre-paid shall be due upon dismissal of or final judgment in the docket number, or on demand by the clerk: 1. filing of LWC-WC-1008-$50;2. filing of LWC-WC-1011 when no LWC-WC-1008 for the same parties, same accident, and same issue(s) is pending-$50;3. service of process on secretary of state-$50 or as otherwise set by the secretary of state;4. copies of any paper in any suit record-$0.25 per page;5. for each certification-$ 1 per page;6. filing by facsimile or electronic transmission-$5 transmission fee per hearing rule, §5701. C.1 c, in addition to $5 for the first 5 pages and $2.50 for each page thereafter;7. cost of preparation of record for appeal-available upon request from the district offices;8. cost of service by certified mail-$8 per service;9. subpoenas/subpoenas duces tecum-$5;10. privilege of litigating without prior payment of costs.a. If a requestor is unable to pay the costs of court in advance because of his or her poverty and lack of means, the requestor shall fully execute an in forma pauperis request on the LWC request for waiver of advance costs form, and file the form with the Office of Workers Compensation Administration. If the form is deemed proper and the relief sought appropriate, a workers compensation judge shall execute the pauper order, and the filing fee will not be due in advance or as they accrue. If the request is denied by a workers compensation judge, all costs shall be pre-paid in full before any documents may be filed.b. In the event any person seeks to prosecute a suit in a workers compensation court while incarcerated or imprisoned for the commission of a felony without paying the costs in advance as they accrue or furnishing security thereof, the court shall require such person to advance costs in accordance with Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, article 5181(B) and (C).B. The Office of Workers Compensation Administration shall be entitled to demand and receive the following fees which shall be pre-paid in full before any records are produced, unless otherwise ordered by a workers compensation judge or otherwise provided by law: 1. record request-$25 per request per docket number;2. certification fee-$25 per request per docket number;3. if a requestor is indigent and seeks to have the fee waived, the requestor shall fully execute an in forma pauperis request on the LWC request for waiver of advance costs form, and file the form with the Office of Workers Compensation Administration. If the form is deemed proper and the relief sought appropriate, a workers compensation judge shall execute the pauper order, and the records request will be produced without pre-payment. If the request is denied by a workers compensation judge, all costs shall be pre-paid in full before any records are produced. La. Admin. Code tit. 40, § I-6605
Promulgated by the Louisiana Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation Administration, LR 25:281 (February 1999), amended LR 25:1871 (October 1999), amended by the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Office of Workers' Compensation, LR 37:1630 (June 2011), Amended by the Workforce Commission, Office of Workers Compensation Administration, LR 42763 (5/1/2016), Amended by LR 44102 (1/1/2018).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 23:1310.1.