Louisiana Revised Statutes 16:16.2 – Costs for prosecution expenses, Twenty-Second Judicial District
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 16:16.2
- 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.
- Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
Notwithstanding any other statute or provision of law to the contrary, in all criminal cases over which the district attorney of the Twenty-Second Judicial District has jurisdiction, there shall be taxed as costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or nolo contendere or against whom a judgment of bond forfeiture has been rendered, a nonrefundable sum of five dollars in each case, which shall be in addition to all other funds, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed. The sums collected under this Section shall be remitted monthly by the sheriff’s office of the parishes of Washington and St. Tammany directly to the office of the district attorney of the Twenty-Second Judicial District to be used in defraying expenses of his office.
Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 37, §1.