Page 1 of 2 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED SENATE BILL NO. 68 BY SENATOR KOSTELKA AN ACT1 To amend and reenact Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.5(D), relative to restitution2 recovery divisions established by district attorneys; to authorize a district attorney3 to assess a collection fee on funds due when the amount payable to the state or to a4 crime victim has not been satisfied; and to provide for related matters.5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6 Section 1. Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.5(D) is hereby amended and7 reenacted to read as follows: 8 Art. 895.5. Restitution recovery division; district attorneys; establishment9 * * *10 D. Collection fee. As provided for in Paragraph A of this Article, when11 an amount payable to the state or to a crime victim has not been satisfied in12 accordance with Article 888, or when When a matter has been transferred to the13 district attorney as provided in Paragraph B of this Article, the district attorney may14 assess a collection fee of twenty percent of the funds due, which shall be added to15 the amount of funds due. Any fees collected pursuant to this Paragraph shall be16 distributed to the district attorney's restitution recovery division to be expended for17 lawful purposes for the operation of the office of the district attorney. Funds18 provided to the district attorney by this provision shall not reduce the amount19 payable to the district attorney under any other provision of law or reduce or affect20 the amounts of funding allocated by law to the budget of the district attorney. The21 funds shall be audited as other state funds are audited. This provision shall not affect22 the right of the office of the district attorney to proceed with the prosecution of any23 violation as currently provided by law.24 * * *25 ACT No. 531 SB NO. 68 ENROLLED Page 2 of 2 Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law; words in boldface type and underscored are additions. Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not1 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature2 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If3 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become4 effective on the day following such approval.5 PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA APPROVED: