The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Angela L. De Jean.
DIGEST
John Smith (SB 234)
Present law provides that in addition to the court costs authorized by present law, the mayor of
the town of New Llano, as the presiding officer of the mayor's court of the town of New Llano,
may impose additional court costs not to exceed $20 for each offense, as defined by ordinance,
on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.
Proposed law retains present law, but provides that $10 dollars of any additional court costs
collected pursuant to present law shall be remitted to the 30
th
Judicial District's Indigent
Defender's Fund.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 33:448(D))