La. R.S. § 13:1568.1 Juvenile Court For the Parish of Orleans; Retention of Unclaimed Bonds; Procedure; Fee

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 13:1568.1

A. The Orleans Parish Juvenile Court by a majority of its judges acting en banc may appropriate and use for the necessary expenses and operation of the court all sums of money represented by unclaimed cash bonds on deposit with the court under the following conditions:

(1) When proceedings under R.S. 14:74 or under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Statute have been instituted and subsequently dismissed and a cash appearance bond remains on deposit with the court and cannot be returned to the owner in spite of diligent effort by the court because the whereabouts of the party posting the bond remain unknown and two years have elapsed from the date of the dismissal of court proceedings.

(2) When a case was filed under R.S. 14:74 or under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Statute and five years have elapsed from the last hearing without further action by any party at interest to reset the case for further judicial redress, and no support payments have been made pursuant to the court order by the party cast in judgment for at least five years, and the whereabouts of the party posting the cash bond remain unknown in spite of diligent effort to locate and return the money to the proper owner, and there is no warrant outstanding.