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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 298
BY REPRESENTATIVE GAROFALO
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(a), relative to court costs in St. Bernard Parish;2
to provide for additional court costs in criminal matters in all courts in St. Bernard3
Parish; to provide for the collection and use of the additional funds; and to provide4
for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(a) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
ยง5722. Coroner's Operational Fund established9
A.10
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(2)(a) In criminal cases, including traffic violations, in all courts in St.12
Bernard Parish and St. Martin Parish, a fee of not less than five nor more than ten13
dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after trial or plea of14
guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office of15
the coroner of the respective parish.16
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: