RS 15:1107.6 Court costs; criminal and traffic cases; district and mayor's courts; feliciana juvenile justice district; juvenile detention facility - Louisiana Statutes

§1107.6.  Court costs; criminal and traffic cases; district and mayor's courts; Feliciana Juvenile Justice District; juvenile detention facility

In the parishes within the jurisdiction of the district, in addition to any fines  or costs imposed by law, in all felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, including traffic offenses, under state law or parish or local ordinance, in any district or mayor's court, as may be applicable, special court costs in the amount of five dollars shall be assessed against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere or who forfeits bond.  The monies from such costs shall be collected by the sheriff or magistrate of the mayor's court and placed in a special account to be used exclusively for the funding of the juvenile detention facility of the Feliciana Juvenile Justice District, as provided in R.S. 15:1107.4(A).

Acts 2007, No. 321, §1.

NOTE:  Section 2 of Act 321 states that no increase in special court costs provided for in Act 321 shall become effective without approval of the Judicial Council, unless the council fails to approve or reject such increase within 30 days after the effective date of the Act.