Legal Question in Social Security Law in Louisiana
Louisiana laws
Does louisiana have alaw that states if you draw disability that you are considered indigent, therefore not required to pay probation fees?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Louisiana laws
Dear LawGuru Friend,
Based on my forty-plus years' of law practice in Louisiana, I have never heard nor run across such a law. I am not saying it does not exist, however; but I find this very unlikely; for anyone drawing a disability check would, in my opinion, be able to pay such a probation fee; for it never exceeds $55.00, a month, as I have observed. Of course, you should ask a probation officer, as that is someone who would more likely know the answer to your specific question than a criminal lawyer; for most criminal lawyers get their clients off and they are never placed on probation. (Humor intended!)
Also, you can Google the Louisiana Legislature's web-site, click on Louisiana Laws, then on Louisiana Revised Statutes and go to Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes and research the statutes on Probation and Parole; and there you might find a more definitive answer than I have given you here. Good luck to you and/or your friend and/or relative!
Sincerely,
Hardy Parkerson, Atty.
Lake Charles