§ 26-3.4. Distribution of court costs.

All fines, administrative fees, and court costs assessed shall be collected and distributed as follows:

(1)

Twenty-five percent shall be payable to the law enforcement agency issuing the citation, if such agency issues the citation; otherwise, 25 percent shall be payable to the parish government, office of planning and zoning.

(2)

Twenty-five percent shall be payable to the parish governing authority, if the case is prosecuted in district court, or to the municipality, if prosecuted in a city court and provided the offense occurred within the municipal limits. However, when the law is enforced by a justice of the peace court, this 25 percent shall be payable to the parish governing authority to defray the expenses incurred by the justice of the peace court and for payment of time expended by such justice of the peace for handling such matter in accordance with section 26-3.3.

(3)

Twenty-five percent shall be payable to the office of the district attorney or if prosecuted in a justice of the peace court, then 25 percent to the parish governing authority for reimbursement of expenses incurred by the constable and for payment of the time expended by such constable for handling such matter in accordance with section 26-3.3.

(4)

Twenty-five percent shall be payable to the public works department of parish government to, preferably, defray expenses for litter cleanup, collection, enforcement, prosecution, education, prevention, and the purchase of equipment in connection therewith.

(Ord. No. 18-06-1226-OR, 6-5-2018)

State law reference

Maximum penalties for misdemeanors, R.S. 33:1243.