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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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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12-116.01(H) Surcharges; remittance reports; fund deposits

G. After a determination by the court of the amount due, the court shall transmit, on the last day of each month, the surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A, B, C and D of

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this section and a remittance report of the fines, civil penalties, assessments and surcharges collected pursuant to subsections A, B, C and D of this section to the county treasurer, except that municipal courts shall transmit the surcharges and the remittance report of the fines, civil penalties, assessments and surcharges to the city treasurer.

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 39-121 Inspection of public records

Public records and other matters in the custody of any officer shall be open to inspection by any person at all times during office hours.

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 39-101(A)-(B) Public Records Collection quality; storage; violation; classification

A. Permanent public records of the state, a county, city or town, or other political subdivision of the state, shall be transcribed or kept on paper or other material which

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is of durable or permanent quality and which conforms to standards established by the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

B. Permanent public records transcribed or kept as provided in subsection A shall be stored and maintained according to standards for the storage of permanent public records established by the director of the Arizona state library, archives and public records.

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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-1559(A) Traffic case records; abstract of record; reports

Each magistrate, judge or hearing officer of a court shall:

1. Keep or cause to be kept a record of each traffic complaint or other legal form of traffic charge deposited

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with or presented to the court or its traffic violations bureau.

2. Keep a record of each official action by the court or its traffic violations bureau in reference to each traffic complaint or other legal form of traffic charge deposited with or presented to the court or its traffic violations bureau, including but not limited to a record of: (a) Each conviction, forfeiture of bail or deposit, judgment of acquittal or civil adjudication. (b) The amount of the civil penalty, fine or forfeiture resulting from each traffic complaint deposited with or presented to the court or traffic violations bureau.

Obligation to collect or record Traffic court
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Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-1559(B) Traffic case records; abstract of record; reports

Within ten days after the conviction, judgment or forfeiture of bail or deposit of a person on a charge of violating chapter 3 or 4 of this title or this

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chapter or any other law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, each magistrate of the court or clerk of the court of record in which the conviction or judgment was had or bail or deposit was forfeited shall prepare and immediately forward to the department an abstract of the record of the court covering the case in which the person either:

1. Was convicted.

2. Was adjudicated to have committed a civil traffic violation.

3. Forfeited bail or deposit.

Obligation to report/conduct analysis Traffic court