Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1000.6 – Nineteenth Judicial District Court, drug division; additional fees for treatment programs
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 13:1000.6
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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.
- 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 all criminal cases of which the drug division of the Nineteenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction, there may be assessed as an additional fee against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond a sum in an amount not to exceed what is necessary to pay for the cost of or part of the cost of the defendant’s participation in a treatment program as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 13:5303(9).
B. A judge of the drug division shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
Acts 2003, No. 1213, §1.