HLS 21RS-645 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 392
BY REPRESENTATIVE MCMAHEN
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
COURTS/CRIMINAL FUND: Provides relative to the criminal court fund in DeSoto Parish
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 15:571.11(H), relative to costs of court; to provide relative to the
3 criminal court fund in DeSoto Parish; to provide relative to payment of expenses for
4 the office of judge; to provide relative to payment of expenses for the office of
5 district attorney; and to provide for related matters.
6Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 15:571.11(H) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
8 ยง571.11. Dispositions of fines and forfeitures
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10 H.(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
11 governing authority of Red River Parish is hereby authorized to pay all or part of the
12 expenses of the office of judge, but not the salary of the judge, and the expenses of
13 the office of district attorney for the judicial district in which Red River Parish is
14 located, and also all or part of the salaries of the employees of those offices,
15 including assistant district attorneys, from the Criminal Court Fund of the judicial
16 district in which Red River Parish is located.
17 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
18 governing authority of DeSoto Parish is hereby authorized to pay all or part of the
19 expenses of the office of judge, but not the salary of the judge, and the expenses of
20 the office of district attorney for the judicial district in which DeSoto Parish is
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HB NO. 392
1 located, and also all or part of the salaries of the employees of those offices,
2 including assistant district attorneys, from the Criminal Court Fund of the judicial
3 district in which DeSoto Parish is located.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 392 Original 2021 Regular Session McMahen
Abstract: Requires certain expenses in DeSoto Parish to be paid from the criminal court
fund of the judicial district in which DeSoto Parish is located.
Present law requires all or part of the expenses of the office of judge, but not the salary of
the judge, and the expenses of the office of district attorney for the judicial district in which
Red River Parish is located, and all or part of the salaries of the employees of those offices
to be paid from the criminal court fund of the judicial district in which Red River Parish is
located.
Proposed law retains present law and requires all or part of the expenses of the office of
judge, but not the salary of the judge, and the expenses of the office of district attorney for
the judicial district in which DeSoto Parish is located, and all or part of the salaries of the
employees of those offices to be paid from the criminal court fund of the judicial district in
which DeSoto Parish is located.
(Amends R.S.15:571.11(H))
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