Louisiana § RS 40:2267.5 - Costs of analysis and examination
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§ RS 40:2267.5. Costs of analysis and examination
In addition to other methods of funding, each defendant who enters a plea of guilty or is convicted of a crime in which the investigation required the gathering, examining, and analysis of evidence by scientific means by the Acadiana Criminalistics Laboratory, which submitted a certificate stating its findings to the appropriate law enforcement or prosecuting agency, shall be ordered to pay the reasonable costs of the analysis or examination. However, the defendant shall not be liable if he is acquitted or the prosecution or proceeding is dismissed.
Acts 2006, No. 356, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 40:2267.5 ("Costs of analysis and examination") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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