Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15
La. C.Cr.P. § 15:32: Disposition of money used as evidence in criminal cases
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedure for handling money held as criminal evidence. If the district attorney or judge doesn't dispose of it within five years after case closure, the court clerk must transfer the funds to the parish's general fund.
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