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HB 184 Original 2018 Regular Session Leger
Abstract: Increases special costs assessed for DWI convictions and requires certain persons placed
in a pretrial diversion program for DWI to also pay these special costs.
Present law provides that a person convicted of a DWI violation who was subjected to a blood,
breath, or urine analysis for alcohol or any controlled dangerous substance shall be assessed an
additional $75 as special costs to be paid as follows:
(1)$25 to the governing authority owning the instrument used to perform the analysis.
(2) $50 to the governing authority whose agency performed the analysis.
Proposed law increases the special costs from $75 to $150, with $75 paid to the governing authority
owning the instrument and $75 paid to the governing authority who performed the analysis. Adds
that persons who are placed in a pretrial diversion program for a DWI violation must also pay the
$150 costs.
(Amends C.Cr.P. Art. 887(C))