2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 13 — Courts and judicial procedure
RS 13:2500.3 — Bail bond fee
§2500.3. Bail bond fee
A. In all cases over which the Municipal Court and Traffic Court of New Orleans have jurisdiction, there is hereby imposed a fee on each bail bond issued, including commercial security, cash, property, and appeal bonds. The fee is also imposed upon persons released on their own recognizance by an elected official under the provisions of R.S. 15:574.15.
B. The fee shall be two percent of the face value of the bond or fifteen dollars, whichever is the greater amount. The fee is to be paid by the bondsman who issues the bail bond.
C. The fee shall be paid by the defendant when a cash or property bond is posted. When the defendant is released on his own recognizance or is released under the provisions of R.S. 15:574.15, the fee shall be fifteen dollars. When the court finds the defendant is indigent or entitled to have counsel appointed, the court may waive the fee. The fee herein collected shall be refunded to the defendant if he is determined to be not guilty or if the charges are dismissed. If the defendant fails to collect the bail bond fee collected pursuant to this statute for a period of one year following the date of final disposition of the case, the amount of such bond fee shall be remitted to the municipal court judicial expense fund.
D.(1) The municipal court shall by court rule provide procedures for the timely collection, deposit, and accounting of the fees imposed by this Section. All fees collected by the municipal court shall be remitted to the municipal court judicial administrator for deposit into a special fund designated as the municipal court judicial expense fund to be used by the court to defray its expenses.
(2) All fees collected by the traffic court shall be remitted to the director of finance of the city for deposit into a special fund designated as the traffic court expense fund to be used by the court to defray its expenses.
Acts 1989, No. 359, §1; Acts 2011, No. 339, §1.
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