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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 48
BY SENATOR JOHN SMITH
COURTS. Authorizes an increase in court costs in the mayor's court of the town of
Rosepine. (2/3 - CA7s2.1) (8/1/14)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 33:447.13, relative to the mayor's court of the town of Rosepine; to authorize2
an increase in court costs for violations of municipal ordinances; and to provide for3
related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 33:447.13 is hereby enacted to read as follows:6
ยง447.13. Mayor's court; town of Rosepine; additional court costs7
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the mayor8
of the town of Rosepine may impose court costs not to exceed thirty dollars for9
each offense, as defined by ordinance, on any defendant convicted of a violation10
of a municipal ordinance. The court costs authorized by this Section shall be11
in addition to the court costs authorized by R.S. 33:441.12
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Julie J. Baxter.
DIGEST
John Smith (SB 48)
Present law authorizes mayor's courts in municipalities to try all violations of municipal
ordinances and to impose court costs not to exceed $30 for each offense as defined by SB NO. 48
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ordinance on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.
Proposed law retains present law and further authorizes the mayor of the town of Rosepine
to impose an additional court cost not to exceed $30 for each offense as defined by ordinance
on any defendant convicted of a violation of a municipal ordinance.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 33:447.13)