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The information provided on this post does not, and is not intended to, represent legal advice. All information available on this site is for general informational purposes only. <\/em>If you need legal help, you should contact a lawyer. You may be eligible for our free legal services and can apply by calling our Covid Legal Hotline at 1-844-244-7871<\/a><\/strong> or applying online here<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n

There are new laws about using e-mail in Louisiana state court cases. If you have an email address you must now list it on all court filings.<\/h3>\n

The new rules start January 1, 2022.<\/p>\n

This alert is only about Louisiana state courts.<\/p>\n

This alert is not about federal courts (U.S. District Courts) in Louisiana.<\/p>\n

If you can, try to find a lawyer to help you before taking \u00a0legal action.<\/p>\n

Go here<\/a><\/span> or to this link to look for free legal help in Louisiana: https:\/\/louisianalawhelp.org\/find-legal-help\/directory<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Here are some important points.<\/h3>\n

Starting January 1, 2022, you must include your e-mail address on papers you file in court.<\/p>\n

Your e-mail address goes in the place on the court papers with your signature, your printed name, your address and your phone number.<\/p>\n

What if you do not use e-mail or have an e-mail address?<\/h3>\n

The address you list on court papers must be where you really live. It cannot be a post office box or someone else\u2019s home where you receive mail.<\/p>\n

If you can\u2019t get mail where you really live, you must also give the court a mailing address.<\/p>\n

The court or someone involved in your case might use your e-mail address to send or \u201cserve\u201d you with court papers.<\/p>\n

\u201cServe\u201d or \u201cService\u201d are words for the official way court papers are delivered or sent.<\/p>\n

Service by email still cannot be used to do the first service in a suit.<\/p>\n

Courts and people involved in a case might use email for other important notices as well.<\/p>\n

There are new rules about using e-mail to \u201cserve\u201d or deliver court papers.<\/p>\n

This alert does not cover all of those details.<\/p>\n

Again, these are new rules.<\/p>\n

It may take time for courts and people involved in cases to get used to these new rules.<\/p>\n

Always be very careful to keep up with any court matter you are involved with.<\/p>\n

From now on it is very important for you to keep up with your e-mail. It is very important to keep up with your e-mail messages to any e-mail address you use for a court matter.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the laws about the new rules for court papers:<\/h3>\n

Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Articles 863, 891 and 1313.<\/p>\n

You can find Louisiana laws online: https:\/\/www.legis.la.gov\/legis\/lawsearch.aspx<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Some new laws may not show up yet under the number for each law listed above.<\/p>\n

The site of the Louisiana Legislature has information about how to find out about new laws.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n