The Fifth Judicial District Attorney's Office will provide an open, ethical, and proactive office staffed by professional and courteous employees who will provide prompt, thorough, and dignified service. We will seek justice for victims and defendants while ensuring each timely access to the judicial process. We will prosecute vigorously those charged with valid, provable crimes.
We will cooperate and work with other law enforcement agencies to protect our community and improve the criminal justice system.
We will cooperate and work with other law enforcement agencies to protect our community and improve the criminal justice system.
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If you've received a traffic citation in West Carroll, Richland, or Franklin Parish, the following information explains the adjudication process.
You may pay the fine for most citations before the court date listed at the bottom of the ticket.
If you do this, in most cases you will not have to go to court and all processes on the ticket will be completed.
Call the Sheriff's Office in the parish of the violation workdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to get the amount of the fine.
Use a cashier's check or money order to pay the fine.
You may pay the fine for most citations before the court date listed at the bottom of the ticket.
If you do this, in most cases you will not have to go to court and all processes on the ticket will be completed.
Call the Sheriff's Office in the parish of the violation workdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to get the amount of the fine.
Use a cashier's check or money order to pay the fine.
Each of the parish District Attorney's offices handles all the worthless checks written or presented in that parish.
We strive to make collection of dishonored checks as simple and seamless as possible for those receiving them, consistent with the requirements of the law.
The service we provide is without cost to the holder of the check after we receive a completed package; moreover, in most cases we are able to collect a fee for the check holder in addition to the face value to at least partly reimburse the costs of handling a dishonored check.
We strive to make collection of dishonored checks as simple and seamless as possible for those receiving them, consistent with the requirements of the law.
The service we provide is without cost to the holder of the check after we receive a completed package; moreover, in most cases we are able to collect a fee for the check holder in addition to the face value to at least partly reimburse the costs of handling a dishonored check.
Under Louisiana law, the District Attorney's Office acts as general counsel on civil legal matters for the parish police juries (the parish governing authorities) and the local school boards, as well as the other parish political subdivisions (including the various fire protection districts, hospital districts, E-911 communication districts and library boards of control) within the Fifth Judicial District.
Our office's Civil Division handles litigation involving these public bodies, and advises these public bodies on issues involving state law, especially those provisions applicable to governmental bodies, such as the Open Meetings Law and Public Bid Law.
Our office's Civil Division handles litigation involving these public bodies, and advises these public bodies on issues involving state law, especially those provisions applicable to governmental bodies, such as the Open Meetings Law and Public Bid Law.
Since 1984, the Non-Support Enforcement Unit has collected in excess of $50 million dollars in child support.
These are funds to reimburse the State for assistance given to parents and, additionally, aid given to custodial parents when no government assistance is rendered.
These collections have grown from $562,229 in 1985 to $5.1 million in calendar year 2012.
The caseload administered by the Non-Support Enforcement Unit has grown correspondingly, and in calendar year 2012, our office handled 2,848 active support cases.
These are funds to reimburse the State for assistance given to parents and, additionally, aid given to custodial parents when no government assistance is rendered.
These collections have grown from $562,229 in 1985 to $5.1 million in calendar year 2012.
The caseload administered by the Non-Support Enforcement Unit has grown correspondingly, and in calendar year 2012, our office handled 2,848 active support cases.
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