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Louisiana | Op. Att'y Gen. No. 83-183 (June 17, 1983) | Court's authority to impose costs | Other applicable opinions |
It is well settled that the recovery and allowance of costs in criminal prosecutions is dependent entirely on statutory provisions. Absent statutory authority, a court has no power to award + See morecosts against a defendant on conviction. See C. J. S. Costs Section 435, 437.
Op. Att'y Gen. No. 83-183 (June 17, 1983)
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Idaho | Guideline 2/15/1979 | Guideline 2/15/1979 | Can a sheriff collect fees owed to him directly from criminal defendants? | No |
...we strongly question whether a defendant could be assessedthe costs of making the arrest or transporting him as a prisoner. Assessing
costs of serving subpoenas might be upheld if the defendant + See moreis not indigent.
We do not question the power of the court to collect the statutory $7 .50 under
* 3 1 -3201A ( b).
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