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ACT No. 381
Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 525
BY REPRESENTATIVE FANNIN
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 47:299.21, relative to offset claims against individual income tax refunds; to2
require the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Board of Parole to3
file such a claim under certain circumstances; to provide for an effective date; and4
to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 47:299.21 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 7
ยง299.21. Collection of past due probation or parole fees; Department of Public8
Safety and Corrections; Board of Parole9
In addition to any other legal remedies provided by law, the Department of10
Public Safety and Corrections, division of probation and parole, hereinafter11
"department", and the Board of Parole, hereinafter "board", shall seek the collection12
of past due probation or parole fees imposed by the department or board against a13
person convicted of a criminal offense and committed to the department for a term14
of imprisonment from state tax refunds. The department and the board shall be15
required to participate in the program established within the Department of Revenue16
to offset individual income tax refunds against debts owed to state agencies. The17
department and the board shall comply with all of the requirements and rules of such18
program as provided for in R.S. 47:299.1 et seq.19
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not20
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature21
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If22 ENROLLEDHB NO. 525
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: