Forms
These forms are offered as a convenience and to save individuals a trip to one of our facilities, and are intended only as samples and for use by qualified notaries or attorneys only, who can best confirm the effectiveness or legality of the forms’ language. The clerk of court’s office is prohibited by law from providing legal advice or assistance with the completion of any of these or other forms. All documents must be submitted with the appropriate fees. Consult the Fees page for the applicable charges. These forms may be retyped to suit specific circumstances; however, all of the language in them and the information requested in the blanks, is generally required.
25th Judicial District Court
Forms and other resources are available on the Court’s self-help web site: https://www.25thjdcselfhelp.com/
Civil
- Civil Case Reporting Form (per La. Supreme Court Rule G:13 & La. R.S. 13:4688)
- In Forma Pauperis (Pauper Application)
- Request to Record Document (Use to request a judgment or other document in civil records be recorded in mortgage and conveyance records.)
Criminal
- Criminal Record Expungement Forms & Instructions
Mortgage/Conveyance/UCC
Search Requests
Releases
- Release of Building Contract (This form MUST be submitted with lien & privilege certificate run in all parties to the contract concerning the appropriate lien period.)
- Release by Affidavit of Lost Paraphed Promissory Note (by Title Insurance Company)
- Release by Lost Note Affidavit (by Notary Public – La. R.S. 9:5167(A))
- Release by Financial Institution (La. R.S. 9:5172 [FULL RELEASE])
- Partial Release by Financial Institution (La. R.S. 9:5172 [PARTIAL RELEASE])
- Release by Obligee of Record (Lost Note – La. R.S. 9:5168)
- Release by Obligee of Record (La. R.S. 9169)
- Request to Cancel Inscription(s) (This form MUST accompany all release documents.)
- Request to Cancel Associated Inscription(s) (Use when original mortgage inscription has previously been cancelled.)
- Request to Cancel Pursuant to Prescription (This form MUST be accompanied by a mortgage certificate run in names of all parties to the inscription(s) covering the appropriate prescription period.)
- Uniform Cancellation Affidavit [for Mortgages & Vendor's Liens](La. R.S. 9:5166)
Miscellaneous
- Trade Name (Assumed Business Name) Affidavit/Certificate
- Request to Record Documents
- Affidavit of Identity & Distinction (La. R.S. 9:5501.1)
UCC
Passports
- Passport DS-11 (Application for Passport)
- Passport Renewal Form DS-82 (Application for Renewal of Passport)
- Passport Form DS-3053 Statement of Consent Issuance of a U.S Passport to a child (Use when one parent cannot appear to apply for a minor under age 16.)
- Passport Form DS-5525 Statement of Exigent Special Family Circumstances (Use when there are exigent circumstances concerning obtaining a passport for a child.)
Remember to print all forms on letter size paper, one sided; use only black ink to complete form. If you make an error, do not use correction fluid or tape (white-out); simply strike through the incorrect information and provide the correct information above the strike-through. Do not sign any paperwork until you arrive at the clerk of court's office.