§ 15:166 — Disbursement of funds

§166. Disbursement of funds
A. The office shall not disburse funds to a nongovernmental entity unless it
establishes a benefit to the function of the office pursuant to law, and unless services are
actually delivered. Under no circumstances shall the office disburse state funds for the
purpose of savings, reserves, or other purposes related primarily to the economic health of
the nongovernmental entity or its owners and employees.
B. Any service which the office seeks shall be subject to an application process by
which the office provides objective deliverables and allows the district defenders to make
application upon the same terms as a nongovernmental entity to provide services in that
district or a regional area for services as provided by law.
C. No provision of Louisiana law authorizing the return or rollback of funds from
governmental programs to the division of administration shall apply to the office account
during an emergency shortfall in funding as certified by the office with the approval of the
chief justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.

Legislative History

Acts 2016, No. 571, §1; Acts 2024, 2 nd Ex. Sess., No. 22, §1, eff. March 20, 2024.