RS 13:2488.80 - Criminal fund; civil fund; City Court of Breaux Bridge; surplus; unclaimed funds

LA Rev Stat § 13:2488.80 (2018) (N/A)
Copy with citation
Copy as parenthetical citation

§2488.80. Criminal fund; civil fund; City Court of Breaux Bridge; surplus; unclaimed funds

A. When a surplus of fines, costs, or bonds has accumulated in the City Court of Breaux Bridge criminal fund, which is known as the Ward 4 Bond and Escrow Account and/or Criminal Fund Account, and the surplus has remained unclaimed for a period of five years or more, the judge of the court may transfer the amount of the surplus to the operating fund, which is known as the General Fund Account, of the court.

B. When a surplus of filing fees and costs or unclaimed fees and costs has accumulated in the City Court of Breaux Bridge civil fund and the surplus or unclaimed fees and costs have remained unclaimed for a period of five years or more, the judge of the court may transfer the amount of the surplus or the amount of the unclaimed fees and costs to the operating fund, known as the General Fund Account, of the court.

C. This Section shall not affect the payment of fees to which the judge is entitled pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 13:1874.

Acts 1999, No. 98, §1, eff. June 9, 1999.