Louisiana Attorney General Reports July 16, 1992 (Opinion Number)

Dear Mr. Jagneaux: You have requested our opinion regarding a Clerk's responsibility for deficits left by a previous clerk of court. Specifically, you ask whether: ". . . an out-going Clerk of Court is personally responsible for the present deficit or does the Clerk-Elect assume any deficit from the previous term." As we have discussed by telephone, the previous Clerk of Court of St.