Louisiana 2012 2012 Regular Session

Louisiana Senate Bill SB536 Chaptered / Bill

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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
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Regular Session, 2012	ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 536
BY SENATOR PETERSON 
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact Children's Code Art. 901.1(A), relative to probation and parole2
supervision fees; to provide with respect to a reduction in supervision fees; and to3
provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. Children's Code Art. 901.1(A) is hereby amended and reenacted to read6
as follows: 7
Art. 901.1.  Probation and parole supervision fees8
A. When the court suspends the imposition or execution of sentence and9
places the child or his parent or both on supervised probation or grants the child10
supervised parole, and the probationer or parolee is to be supervised by the11
Department of Public Safety and Corrections or any other agency, the court shall12
order payment, as a condition of probation or parole, of a monthly supervision fee.13
The supervision fee imposed shall be not less than ten nor more than one hundred14
not exceed fifty dollars per month and shall be payable to the department or other15
supervising agency to defray the costs of supervision.  These funds are only to16
supplement the level of funds that would ordinarily be available from regular state17
or other appropriations.18
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:                         
ACT No. 669