Louisiana § 13:1898 Collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs

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§ 13:1898 — Collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs

Louisiana § 13:1898

Title 13Courts and Judicial Procedure

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La. Stat. Ann. § 13:1898 (2026).

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§1898. Collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs

A.Except as otherwise provided by special law and in Subsection B of this Section, the clerk of the city court, mayor's court, or the marshal, as designated by the judge, or a private collection agency as authorized by contract with the municipal governing authority, shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs, and all funds so collected by them, excluding costs, shall be paid into the city treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the city and into the parish treasury to be deposited in the parish general fund and used as a general expenditure of the parish, in parishes other than Orleans, when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or parish. The amount of the debt shall not be reduced if

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§1898. Collection and disposition of fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs
A. Except as otherwise provided by special law and in Subsection B of this Section,
the clerk of the city court, mayor's court, or the marshal, as designated by the judge, or a
private collection agency as authorized by contract with the municipal governing authority,
shall collect all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs, and all funds so collected by them,
excluding costs, shall be paid into the city treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the
city and into the parish treasury to be deposited in the parish general fund and used as a
general expenditure of the parish, in parishes other than Orleans, when the prosecution is on
behalf of the state or parish. The amount of the debt shall not be reduced if collected by a
private collection agency.
B. In the parish of Lincoln, except as otherwise provided by special laws, the clerk
of the city court or the marshal, as designated by the judge, shall collect all fines, forfeitures,
penalties, and costs, and all funds so collected by them, excluding costs, shall be paid into
the city treasury when the prosecution is on behalf of the city, and into the parish treasury
when the prosecution is on behalf of the state or parish.
C. The clerk of the city court, mayor's court, or the marshal may accept payment by
credit card or electronic check for all fines, forfeitures, penalties, and costs. The clerk of the
city court, mayor's court, or the marshal shall collect a fee for processing the payments in an
amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the clerk, mayor's court, or
marshal in processing the payment by credit card, not to exceed five percent of the amount
of taxes and any penalties or interest being paid. The fee shall be in addition to the amount
of fines, forfeitures, penalties, or costs.

Legislative History

Acts 1960, No. 32, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1961; Acts 1980, No. 829, §1; Acts 1990, No. 544, §1; Acts 2009, No. 200, §1; Acts 2014, No. 672, §1; Acts 2019, No. 302, §1.