Louisiana § RS 47:2059 - Deposit of public funds

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§ RS 47:2059. Deposit of public funds

All public funds received by and in the hands of tax collectors, pending their transmission to the State Treasurer or public body for whose account the same are collected, shall be deposited in accordance with R.S. 39:409.

The state tax collector for the city of New Orleans shall deposit daily, in such fiscal agent banks in the city of New Orleans as shall be designated by the State Treasurer, to the account of the State Treasurer, all state taxes collected by him and shall send to the State Treasurer, on the same day that the deposits are made, duplicate deposit slips evidencing such deposits.

H.C.R. No. 88, 1993 R.S., eff. May 30, 1993; H.C.R. No. 1, 1994 R.S., eff. May 11, 1994.

Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section RS 47:2059 ("Deposit of public funds") 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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