2014 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 13 - Courts and Judicial Procedure
RS 13:2489.1 - Zachary City Court; additional warrant recall fees; Misdemeanor Detention Fund

PART X. ZACHARY

§2489.1. Zachary City Court; additional warrant recall fees; Misdemeanor Detention Fund

A. The Zachary City Court shall levy and impose a warrant recall fee of fifty dollars on all persons who fail to appear as ordered on all misdemeanor offenses and traffic offenses where a warrant for arrest is issued, the proceeds of which shall be used to pay the expenses of operating a misdemeanor detention facility in the parish. No more than four warrant recall fees shall be imposed by each judge against any person pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection.

B. The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received pursuant to this Section with the finance director for the parish of East Baton Rouge, who shall place the funds in a separate account to be designated as the Misdemeanor Detention Fund. All monies in this account shall be used solely for the purpose of paying expenses associated with the operation of a misdemeanor detention facility in the parish. The finance director shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the fund and the books and accounts relating thereto, and shall file the same with the office of the legislative auditor, where it shall be available for public inspection.

C. All law enforcement agencies within the parish shall confer for the purpose of creating and implementing additional pilot programs for the periodic targeted enforcement of outstanding warrants until sufficient revenues are generated to sustain the permanent operation of the misdemeanor detention facility.

D. The mayor-president for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall be authorized to expend funds and enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with all courts, the sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, and all other law enforcement agencies within the parish in order to carry out the provisions of this Section, subject to the approval of the Metropolitan Council of East Baton Rouge Parish.

E. The mayor-president through the finance department shall report quarterly to the Metropolitan Council and the courts within the parish on the matters set forth in this Section, including recommendations regarding necessary adjustments and the financial feasibility of the misdemeanor warrant enforcement programs.

Acts 2014, No. 308, §1.