§2532. Collection and distribution of fines; litter abatement account

            A. All fines collected under the provisions of this Part shall be payable as follows:

            (1) Civil fines recovered by the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for citations issued by that department shall be deposited into the Conservation Fund.

            (2) For all other fines:

            (a) Twenty-five percent shall be paid to the law enforcement agency issuing the citation.

            (b)(i) Fifty percent shall be paid to the law enforcement agency issuing the citation that shall transfer the funds to the retirement system of such law enforcement agency prior to the close of the fiscal year in which the fine was collected. The funds shall be applied to the oldest outstanding positive amortization base of the retirement system without reamortization of such base until all such bases are liquidated.

            (ii) Upon liquidation of all positive amortization bases for the applicable retirement system, the amount remitted shall be added to the general funds of the retirement system until a new positive amortization base is created. Upon creation of a new positive amortization base, the fines collection shall be distributed in the manner prescribed in Item (i) of this Subparagraph.

            (c)(i) Fifteen percent shall be paid to the sheriff of the parish, the parish governing authority, or the municipality where the violation occurred if a community service litter abatement program has been established pursuant to R.S. 30:2531.4.

            (ii) When the law is enforced by a justice of the peace court, then fifteen percent shall be paid to the parish governing authority for reimbursement of expenses of the justice of the peace court.

            (d) Five percent shall be paid to the office of the district attorney of the judicial district where the violations occurred, or if prosecuted in a justice of the peace court or a city court, then to the parish governing authority for reimbursement of expenses of the constable or to the municipality, as the case may be.

            (e) The remainder shall be paid to the state treasury for credit to the litter abatement account.

            B. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 15, §5.

            C., D. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 265, §6, eff. July 1, 2011.

            Acts 1986, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 32, §1; Acts 1987, No. 235, §1; Acts 1988, No. 692, §1; Acts 1989, No. 687, §1; Acts 1989, No. 768, §3; Acts 1992, No. 361, §§1 and 2, eff. July 1, 1992; Acts 1992, No. 362, §1; Acts 1992, No. 655, §1; Acts 1992, No. 984, §8; Acts 1993, No. 579, §3; Acts 1995, No. 1019, §§1, 9; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 148, §3; Acts 2011, No. 265, §§1, 6, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2015, No. 368, §1; Acts 2022, No. 15, §§1, 5; Acts 2022, No. 17, §1.