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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 16
BY REPRESENTATIVE JAY MORRIS
COURTS/MAYORS: Authorizes an increase in court costs for municipal ordinance
violations in the mayor's court in the town of Sterlington
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:447.9, relative to the mayor's court in the town of Sterlington; to authorize2
an increase in court costs for violations of municipal ordinances; to provide for the3
allocation of additional funds; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 33:447.9 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง447.9. Mayor's court; town of Sterlington; additional court costs7
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the mayor of the8
town of Sterlington may impose additional court costs not to exceed ten dollars for9
each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation of10
a municipal ordinance. Any additional amount in court costs collected pursuant to11
this Section shall be allocated to the Sterlington Police Department.12
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Jay Morris HB No. 16
Abstract: Authorizes an increase of $10 in court costs for violations of municipal
ordinances in the mayor's court in the town of Sterlington.
Present law (R.S. 33:441) authorizes a mayor, as the presiding officer of a mayor's court, to
impose court costs, not to exceed $30 for each offense, on any defendant convicted of a
violation of a municipal ordinance. HLS 12RS-221 ENGROSSED
HB NO. 16
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Proposed law authorizes the mayor for the town of Sterlington to impose additional court
costs not to exceed $10 for each offense on any defendant convicted of a violation of a
municipal ordinance.
Proposed law requires that the additional costs be allocated to the Sterlington Police Dept.
(Adds R.S. 33:447.9)