RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 272 (SB 219) 2016 Regular Session Claitor
Prior law provided that all fines and forfeitures, except for forfeitures of criminal bail bonds
posted by a commercial security, that are imposed by district courts and district attorneys,
conviction fees in criminal cases, and prosecutions for violations of state law or parish
ordinances, once collected by the sheriff or executive officer of the court, are to be paid into
the treasury of the parish in which the court is situated and deposited in a special "Criminal
Court Fund" account, which may be used to defray certain court costs and expenses as
provided for in prior law.
New law deletes the prior law exception for forfeitures of criminal bail bonds posted by a
commercial security so that these forfeitures are to be distributed in the same manner as any
other fine or forfeiture under prior law. New law otherwise retains prior law.
Prior law provided that all fines and forfeitures, except for forfeitures of criminal bail bonds
posted by a commercial surety, imposed by district courts and collected by the sheriff or
executive officer of the court for violations of municipal ordinances are to be disbursed in
the manner provided for by prior law.
New law deletes the prior law exception for forfeitures of criminal bail bonds posted by a
commercial surety so that these forfeitures are to be distributed in the same manner as any
other fine or forfeiture under prior law. New law otherwise retains prior law.
Prior law provided that all judgments of bond forfeiture rendered after 6/22/93 resulting from
the posting of a commercial surety bond in a criminal proceeding in the state, upon collection
by the prosecuting attorney for the jurisdiction in which the bond was posted, are to be paid
to the prosecuting attorney who will distribute the funds as provided for by prior law.
New law deletes the prior law exception for judgments of forfeitures of criminal bail bonds
posted by a commercial surety so that forfeitures rendered after 8/1/16 are to be distributed
in the same manner as any other fine or forfeiture under prior law. New law otherwise
retains prior law.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 15:571.11(A)(1)(a), (A)(2)(intro para), and (L)(intro para))