
No. The city court should continue to pay its monthly online storage fee from its operating account.
When reading R.S. 13:1910 and R.S.13:1889 in pari materia, it appears that the Judicial Building Fund is intended to be used for capital expenses of the city court. The funding of the operational costs of the city court are an obligation of the city or the city and parish as may be apportioned through agreement between the city and parish governing authorities. Finally, R.S. 13:1889(A) notes that the city shall furnish adequate fireproof vaults or other filing equipment for the preservation of the records of the court. It appears that online storage digital backup of files might properly be covered under this provision.
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