ENROLLED
ACT No. 327
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 574
BY REPRESENTATIVE TRAVIS JOHNSON AND SENATORS BARROW, FIELDS,
AND JACKSON
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(f) and to repeal R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(e), relative to court costs
3 in Concordia Parish; to provide for an additional court fee in criminal matters in all
4 courts in Concordia Parish; to provide relative to the coroner's operational fund; to
5 provide for an effective date; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(f) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง5722. Coroner's Operational Fund established
9 A.
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11 (2)
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13 (f) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:62, in criminal cases, including
14 traffic violations, in all courts in Concordia Parish, a fee of not less than five dollars
15 nor more than ten dollars may be imposed on every defendant who is convicted after
16 trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the operational costs
17 of the office of the coroner of the parish.
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19 Section 2. R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(e) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
20 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
21 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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1 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3 effective on the day following such approval.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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