HLS 24RS-620 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 470
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. BLANC AND SENATOR ALLAIN
CORONERS: Provides relative to the Coroner's Operational Fund for St. Mary Parish
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(h), relative to courts in St. Mary Parish; to require an
3 additional court fee in criminal matters in all courts in St. Mary Parish; to provide
4 relative to the coroner's operational fund; and to provide for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(h) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง5722. Coroner's Operational Fund established
8 A.
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10 (2)
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12 (h) Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 13:62, in criminal cases,
13 including traffic violations, in all courts in St. Mary Parish, a fee of not less than five
14 dollars nor more than ten dollars shall be imposed on every defendant who is
15 convicted after trial or plea of guilty, which fee shall be used solely to defray the
16 operational costs of the office of the coroner of the parish.
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HB NO. 470
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HB 470 Original 2024 Regular Session St. Blanc
Abstract: Requires St. Mary Parish courts to collect a fee of not less than $5 nor more than
$10 in criminal cases to be used solely to defray the operational costs of the office
of the coroner of the parish.
Present law establishes the Coroner's Operational Fund and a criminal court fee on certain
defendants dedicated to defraying the operational costs of the office of the coroner in the
parish in which the conviction occurred.
Proposed law authorizes all courts in St. Mary Parish to collect a fee of not less than $5 nor
more than $10 for the support of the coroner.
(Adds R.S. 13:5722(A)(2)(h))
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