Louisiana § RS 13:996.22.1 - Judicial expense fund for the Tenth Judicial District; additional costs in criminal cases
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§ RS 13:996.22.1. Judicial expense fund for the Tenth Judicial District; additional costs in criminal cases
The judges of the Tenth Judicial District, sitting en banc, are authorized to increase the maximum amount of costs that may be imposed in all criminal cases over which the district court has jurisdiction against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, in an amount which shall not exceed ten dollars and which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. All sums so taxed and collected shall be transmitted by the sheriff to the clerk of court as provided by law governing the judicial expense fund.
Acts 2004, No. 403, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 38, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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