House Bill No. by Representative Ventrella amends the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow court filings to be submitted on either legal or letter size paper, effective January 1, 2026. The bill specifies that all filings by attorneys must be made in person or electronically through a system established by the clerk of court or the Louisiana Clerks' Remote Access Authority. It also emphasizes the responsibility of the filer to ensure that private information, such as the first five digits of social security numbers and other sensitive data, is not included in the filings.
Additionally, the bill updates the terminology regarding the types of identification numbers that should not be disclosed, replacing "numbers" with "number" for clarity. It mandates that the clerk of court implement a system for electronic filing and storage of documents, with the electronic filing being considered officially filed based on the confirmation received from the system. Public access to these electronically filed documents will follow the same rules as those governing access to paper filings.