La. Code Crim. Proc. art. 895.1 — LA Code / Code code-of-criminal-procedure / Article 895.1
Probation; restitution; judgment for restitution; fees
Status: in_force

A.(1) When a court places the defendant on probation, it shall, as a condition of probation, order the payment of restitution in cases where the victim or his family has suffered any direct loss of actual cash, any monetary loss pursuant to damage to or loss of property, or medical expense. The court shall order restitution in a reasonable sum not to exceed the actual pecuniary loss to the victim in an amount certain. However, any additional or other damages sought by the victim and available under the law shall be pursued in an action separate from the establishment of the restitution order as a civil money judgment provided for in Subparagraph (2) of this Paragraph. If the court has determined, pursuant to the provisions of Article 875.1, that payment in full of the aggregate amount of all financial obligations imposed upon the defendant would cause substantial financial hardship to the defendant or his dependents, restitution payments shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Article 875.1.

(2)(a) The order to pay restitution together with any order to pay costs or fines, as provided in this Article, is deemed a civil money judgment in favor of the person to whom restitution, costs, or fines is owed, if the defendant is informed of his right to have a judicial determination of the amount and is provided with a hearing. In addition to proceedings by the court which orders the restitution, cost, or fine, the judgment may be enforced in the same manner as a money judgment in a civil case. Likewise, the judgment may be filed as a lien as provided by law for judgment creditors. Prior to the enforcement of the restitution order, or order for costs or fines, the defendant shall be notified of his right to have a judicial determination of the amount of restitution, cost, or fine. Such notice shall be served personally by the district attorney's office of the respective judicial district in which the restitution, cost, or fine is ordered.

(b) In addition to the powers under R.S. 13:1336, the Criminal District Court for the Parish of Orleans shall have the authority to order the payment of restitution as provided in this Paragraph. The enforcement of the judgment for restitution shall be filed in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans.

(3) The court which orders the restitution shall provide written evidence of the order which constitutes the judgment.

(4) The court may suspend payment of any amount awarded hereunder and may suspend recordation of any judgment hereunder during the pendency of any civil suit instituted to recover damages, from said defendant brought by the victim or victims which arises out of the same act or acts which are the subject of the criminal offense contemplated hereunder.

(5) The amount of any judgment by the court hereunder, shall be credited against the amount of any subsequent civil judgment against the defendant and in favor of the victim or victims, which arises out of the same act or acts which are the subject of the criminal offense contemplated hereunder.

B. When a court suspends the imposition or the execution of a sentence and places the defendant on probation, it may in its discretion, order placed, as a condition of probation, an amount of money to be paid by the defendant to any or all of the following:

(1) To the indigent defender program for that court.

(2) To the criminal court fund to defray the costs of operation of that court.

(3) To the sheriff and clerk of court for costs incurred.

(4) To a law enforcement agency for the reasonable costs incurred in arresting the defendant, in felony cases involving the distribution of or intent to distribute controlled dangerous substances.

(5) To the victim to compensate him for his loss and inconvenience. Such an amount may be in addition to any amounts ordered to be paid by the defendant under Paragraph A herein.

(6) To a duly incorporated crime stoppers organization for the reasonable costs incurred in obtaining information which leads to the arrest of the defendant.

(7) To a local public or private nonprofit agency involved in drug abuse prevention and treatment for supervising a treatment program ordered by the court for a particular defendant, provided that such agency is qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States. Any nonprofit agency receiving money under the provisions of this Paragraph must be licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health in the supervision of drug abuse prevention and treatment.

C.(1) When the court places the defendant on supervised probation, it shall order as a condition of probation a monthly fee of not less than sixty nor more than one hundred ten dollars payable to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or such other probation office, agency, or officer as designated by the court, to defray the cost of supervision which includes salaries for probation and parole officers. If the probation supervision services are rendered by an agency other than the department, the fee may be ordered payable to that agency. These fees are only to supplement the level of funds that would ordinarily be available from regular state appropriations or any other source of funding.

(2) When the court places the defendant on unsupervised probation, it shall order as a condition of probation a monthly fee of not more than one dollar payable to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections or such other probation office, agency, or officer as designated by the court.

D. The court may, in lieu of the monthly supervision fee provided for in Paragraph C of this Article, require the defendant to perform a specified amount of community service work each month if the court finds the defendant is unable to pay the minimum supervision fee provided for in Paragraph C of this Article.

E. When the court places any defendant convicted of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, R.S. 40:966 through 1034, on any type of probation, it shall order as a condition of probation a fee of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, payable to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice to be credited to the Drug Abuse Education and Treatment Dedicated Fund Account and used for the purposes provided in R.S. 15:1224.

F. When the court places the defendant on supervised probation, it shall order as a condition of probation the payment of a monthly fee of eleven dollars. The monthly fee established in this Paragraph shall be in addition to the fee established in Paragraph C of this Article and shall be collected by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and shall be transmitted, deposited, appropriated, and used in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) The monthly fee established in this Paragraph shall be deposited immediately upon receipt in the state treasury.

(2) After compliance with the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund, and prior to monies being placed in the state general fund, the treasurer shall credit an amount equal to that deposited as required by Subparagraph (1) of this Paragraph to a special agency account to be retained for future appropriation as provided in this Article which is hereby created in the state treasury to be known as the "Sex Offender Registry Technology Dedicated Fund Account". The monies in this account shall be used solely as provided in Subparagraph (3) of this Paragraph and only in the amounts appropriated by the legislature. Monies deposited into this account shall be categorized as fees and self-generated revenue for the sole purpose of reporting related to the executive budget, supporting documents, and general appropriations bills and shall be available for annual appropriations by the legislature.

(3) The monies in the Sex Offender Registry Technology Dedicated Fund Account shall be appropriated as follows:

(a) For Fiscal Year 2006-2007, the amount of one hundred ninety thousand dollars to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, to be used in the administration of programs for the registration of sex offenders in compliance with federal and state laws, and support of community notification efforts by local law enforcement agencies. For Fiscal Years 2007-2008 through 2009-2010, the amount to be appropriated under this Subparagraph shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. For Fiscal Years 2010-2011, and thereafter, the amount to be appropriated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state police, shall be twenty-five thousand dollars for the purposes of maintaining and administering the programs for the registration of sex offenders pursuant to this Subparagraph and special law enforcement initiatives.

(b) For Fiscal Year 2010-2011 and each year thereafter, an amount equal to fifteen percent of the total residual monies available for appropriation from the account shall be appropriated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of adult services, division of probation and parole.

(c) For Fiscal Year 2010-2011 through Fiscal Year 2013-2014, residual monies available for appropriation after satisfying the requirements of Subsubparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Subparagraph shall be appropriated to the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general. Of that residual amount, one hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated to the office of the attorney general of which fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated for personnel and other costs to assist and monitor sheriff participation in utilization of the computer system, and one hundred thousand dollars of which shall be allocated to the cost of maintenance of the computer system which shall interface with the computer systems of the sheriffs of the parishes for registration of sex offenders and child predators.

(d) For Fiscal Year 2014-2015, and thereafter, residual monies available for appropriation after satisfying the requirements of Subsubparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Subparagraph shall be appropriated to the Department of Justice, office of the attorney general. Of that residual amount, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated to the office of the attorney general of which one hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated for personnel and other costs to assist and monitor sheriff participation in utilization of the computer system and the administration of the sex offender and child predator registration and notification laws as set forth in R.S. 15:540 et seq., and one hundred thousand dollars of which shall be allocated to the cost of maintenance of the computer system of the sheriffs of the parishes for registration of sex offenders and child predators.

(e) After providing for the allocations in Subsubparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this Subparagraph, the remainder of the residual monies in the Sex Offender Registry Technology Dedicated Fund Account shall, pursuant to an appropriation to the office of the attorney general, be distributed to the sheriff of each parish, based on the population of convicted sex offenders, sexually violent predators, and child predators who are residing in the parish and who are active sex offender registrants or active child predator registrants in the respective parishes according to the State Sex Offender and Child Predator Registry. These funds shall be used to cover the costs associated with sex offender registration and compliance. Population data necessary to implement the provisions of this Subparagraph shall be as compiled and certified by the undersecretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections on the first day of June of each year. No later than thirty days after the Revenue Estimating Conference recognizes the prior year account balance, the office of the attorney general shall make these distributions, which are based on the data certified by the undersecretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, to the recipient sheriffs who are actively registering offenders pursuant to this Paragraph.

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