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ACT No. 4
Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE HENDERSON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 13:2501.1(N), relative to court costs in the Traffic Court of New Orleans; to2
provide for an increase in court costs; to provide for use of the funds; and to provide3
for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 13:2501.1(N) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง2501.1. Traffic Court of New Orleans 7
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N. In all prosecutions in the Traffic Court of New Orleans, including all9
traffic violations other than parking, there shall be taxed as additional costs against10
every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of guilty or nolo contendere or11
who forfeits his bond, a sum not to exceed thirty dollars, which shall be in addition12
to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and which shall be13
transmitted to the judicial expense fund of the Traffic Court of New Orleans to be14
used by the court to defray its expenses.15
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: