Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:996.29 – Judicial expense fund for the Twenty-Second Judicial District; established
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:996.29
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- En banc: In the bench or "full bench." Refers to court sessions with the entire membership of a court participating rather than the usual quorum. U.S. courts of appeals usually sit in panels of three judges, but may expand to a larger number in certain cases. They are then said to be sitting en banc.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
- Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
A. In addition to all other fees or costs now or hereafter provided by law, the clerks of court of the parishes of St. Tammany and Washington shall collect from every person filing any type of civil suit or proceeding, who is not otherwise exempted by law from the payment of court costs, a sum to be determined by the judges of said district, sitting en banc, which sum shall not exceed fifteen dollars per civil filing, subject, however, to the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure Article 5181, et seq. In all criminal cases over which the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or after plea of guilty or who forfeits his bond, a sum likewise determined but which shall not exceed five dollars, and which shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed, and which shall be collected by the sheriffs of the parishes of St. Tammany and Washington for further disposition in accordance with this Section.
B. The clerks of court and the sheriffs of the parishes of St. Tammany and Washington shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the Judicial Expense Fund for the Twenty-Second Judicial District Court in depositaries to be designated by the judges of the court, sitting en banc. The judges, en banc, shall have control over the fund and all disbursements made therefrom. They shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 617, §1.