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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 119
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.21(B) and to enact R.S. 15:571.21(C), relative to2
probation and parole fees; to amend provisions relative to monetary assessments3
imposed as conditions of probation or parole; to provide for the assessment of a4
collection fee for certain funds due; to provide for the reinvestment of certain5
collected funds; to authorize the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and6
Corrections to enter into certain fee collection contracts; and to provide for related7
matters.8
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:9
Section 1. R.S. 15:571.21(B) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.10
15:571.21(C) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 11
ยง571.21. Deposit of fees and assessments 12
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B. Twelve percent of the amount of any For all monetary assessments14
imposed as a condition of probation or parole except fines, any court costs,15
restitution, or compensation to the victim or his family, collected by supervision fees,16
the division of probation and parole for disbursement to any governmental or judicial17
entity shall be deposited immediately upon receipt into the state treasury. shall assess18
a collection fee of ten percent of the funds due, which shall be added to the total19
amount of funds due. The ten percent collection fee shall be appropriated to the20
Department of Public Safety and Corrections to be reinvested in additional resources21
for the division of probation and parole.22
C. In addition to the provisions set forth in R.S. 47:299.21, the secretary of23
the department is authorized to enter into contracts with private collection24 ENROLLEDHB NO. 119
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contractors to collect past due fees owed to the department by offenders, regardless1
of whether the offenders are currently on active supervision. Nothing in this2
Subsection shall prohibit the department from utilizing its own personnel to collect3
fees that are past due. 4
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: