NOTE: R.S. 13:1000.7 eff. until Aug. 1, 2021. See Acts 2016, No. 644, §§2, 5.
§1000.7. Criminal matters; additional costs in East Baton Rouge Parish
A. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Nineteenth Judicial District Court and Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish have jurisdiction, there shall be assessed as additional costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond, the sum of ten dollars to the Nineteenth Judicial District Court Building Commission or ten dollars to the Juvenile Court of East Baton Rouge Parish as applicable. These costs shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and shall be transmitted to the sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish and all sums collected shall be expended pursuant to the order of the judges of the respective courts, en banc.
B. No defendant shall be assessed costs pursuant to Subsection A of this Section in excess of ten dollars.
C. The provisions of this Section shall be null, void, and of no effect on and after August 1, 2021.
NOTE: R.S. 13:1000.7 as repealed by Acts 2016, No. 644, §5, eff. Aug. 1, 2021.
§1000.7. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 644, §5, eff. Aug. 1, 2021.
Acts 2016, No. 644, §2, eff. Aug. 1, 2016; Acts 2016, No. 644, §5, eff. August. 1, 2021.
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