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Louisiana LA Rev Stat § 32:388 G(2) Traffic violations
The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall keep a set of books showing from whom every dollar is paid and for what purpose. It also shall
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keep in its file vouchers or receipts for all monies paid out.
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Louisiana La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31 Public Records Requests
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or as otherwise specifically provided by law, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any person of the age of majority
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may inspect, copy, or reproduce any public record.
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Louisiana La. Stat. Ann. § 44:32 Reasonable fees
For all public records, except public records of state agencies, it shall be the duty of the custodian of such public records to provide copies to persons so requesting. The
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custodian may establish and collect reasonable fees for making copies of public records
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Louisiana La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31.1 Exception to general duty to respond to public record requests
For the purposes of this Chapter, person [to whom a custodian must provide records] does not include an individual in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted
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his appellate remedies when the request for public records is not limited to grounds upon which the individual could file for post conviction relief under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 930.3. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in R.S. 44:32, the custodian may make an inquiry of any individual who applies for a public record to determine if such individual is in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted his appellate remedies and the custodian may make any inquiry necessary to determine if the request of any such individual in custody for a felony conviction is limited to grounds upon which such individual may file for post conviction relief.
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Louisiana La Rev. Stat. §571.11. Court costs fund audit
D. All fines and forfeitures, including forfeitures of criminal bail bonds, imposed in criminal cases and prosecutions by the courts of Orleans Parish and any payments ordered as a condition
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of probation under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 895.1(B)(2) shall, upon collection, be paid to the criminal sheriff of Orleans Parish who shall deposit same in a special account, and shall thereafter be divided equally between the district attorney of Orleans Parish and the criminal district court of Orleans Parish in two special accounts . . . Disbursements from the account to the criminal district court and district attorney shall be made on an equal basis. Said accounts shall be annually audited by the director of finance of the city of New Orleans.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1000.1.B Additional costs for CASA program
The clerk of court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account, to be expended on order of the judges of the district, en
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banc, for the support of court-appointed special advocate (CASA) programs in the district. The court 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.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1000.3.B   Audit for CASA fund
The sheriff shall place all sums collected or received under this Section into an account and remit the sum monthly to the Family and Youth Counseling Agency for the support
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of the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) and the children's advocacy center (CAC) programs in the judicial district. The court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1000.4.B Audit for CASA fund
The sheriff shall transfer all sums collected or received under this Section to the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) program in the judicial district to be expended on order of the
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judges of the district, en banc. CASA shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1000.5. B Audit for CASA fund
The court shall place all sums collected or received under this Section into an account, to be expended on order of the judges of the district, en banc, for the
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support of the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) and Families in Need of Services (FINS) programs in the judicial district. The court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1000.6. B Audit for drug division
A judge of the drug division shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with
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the office of the legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §13:10.4.B Audit for Witness Protection Services fund
The court shall cause to be conducted annually an audit of the account and the books and accounts relating thereto and shall file the audit with the office of the
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legislative auditor where it shall be available for public inspection.
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Louisiana LA Rev Stat §1381.4.B Orleans CDC Judicial Expense Fund Audit
The judicial administrator of the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish shall place all sums collected or received under this Section in a separate account to be designated as the
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judicial expense fund for the Criminal District Court for Orleans Parish. The judges of the court 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.
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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-15 Access of city or town treasurer to district court records

The city or town treasurer of any city or town in the division in which the district court is situated shall have access at all times to all books and

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papers in the office of the division, and may examine them for the purpose of verifying the returns of the clerk.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen.Laws. Ann. § 8-15-9.3(a) Public inspection of court payments owed

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director of the finance section on a quarterly basis shall prepare a list of the persons who owe court imposed or court related

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fees, fines, court costs, assessments, charges and/or any other monetary obligations due and owing to the state which have been unpaid for a period in excess of ninety (90) days from the date that any such amounts were due and are not the subject of a court-ordered payment plan in good standing. (The above fees are hereinafter referred to as Overdue Court Fees.) The list shall contain the name and city or town and state of each person who owes Overdue Court Fees as of the end of the quarter, together with the total amount owed, and the date of disposition. No person owing Overdue Court Fees shall be included on such list if the underlying matter in which Overdue Court Fees were imposed, or the amount of the fees, is the subject of an appeal.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 12-21-11 Quarterly reports and payment by district court

The clerk of each division of the district court, shall, between the first and fifteenth days of February, May, August, and November in each year, make an itemized return in

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writing to the city or town treasurer of every city or town in the division of all fines received by the clerk during the preceding quarter, which or part of which shall be due to the city or town, and of costs paid by the clerk out of money belonging to the city or town, and the amount and circumstances of all of these fines received by the clerk and costs paid by the clerk and not included in any previous return. The clerk making the return shall immediately thereafter cause to be paid to the city or town treasurer the balance of all moneys belonging to the city or town.

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Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws. Ann. § 8-15-11(b) Electronic filing and online payments

The collection of technology surcharges shall be monitored and supervised by the judiciary's director of finance and shall be deposited into a restricted receipt account designated as Rhode Island judiciary

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technology surcharge account, the proceeds of which shall be solely for use by the judiciary in support of its technology infrastructure and case management system. On or before January 15, 2015, and annually thereafter on or before January 15, the judiciary's director of finance shall file a report with the governor, the speaker of the house, and the president of the senate detailing: (1) The total amount of funds collected and deposited into the judiciary technology surcharge account for the most recently completed fiscal year; (2) The fund balance as of the date of the report; (3) An itemization of all expenditures and other uses of said funds from said account for the most recently completed fiscal year; and (4) An annual evaluation as to the appropriateness of the amount of the technology surcharge or fee.

Obligation to collect or record State courts