RS 13:1000.3
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RS 13:1000.3
§1000.3. Criminal matters; additional costs for CASA and CAC programs
A. In all criminal cases, including traffic offenses, of which the Fourteenth Judicial District Court has jurisdiction there shall be assessed as additional costs against every defendant who is convicted after trial or who pleads guilty or forfeits bond, the sum of five dollars. These costs shall be in addition to all other fines, costs, or forfeitures lawfully imposed and shall be transmitted to the sheriff of Calcasieu Parish for further disposition in accordance with the provisions of this Section.
B. The sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section into an account and remit the sum monthly to the Family and Youth Counseling Agency for the support of the court-appointed special advocate
(CASA)and the children's advocacy center
(CAC)programs in the judicial district. The court 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 1999, No. 265, §1.