CRIMINAL EVIDENCE AND FORFEITURES FUND

New Orleans City Code ch. 70, art. III, div. 12

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New Orleans City Code § 70-326 Authorization.

Sec. 70-326. - Authorization. (a) There is hereby authorized and created a special agency fund, to be known as the criminal evidence and forfeitures fund. The fund shall be administered by the superintendent of police or his designee within the department of police, who shall cause to be deposited into such fund money being held by the department of police because it is or may be subject to forfeiture by a suspect or defendant; monies held in the custody of the department as evidence in the prosecution of a crime or misdemeanor whenever the deposit thereof is expressly ordered by the court having jurisdiction over the matter, or whenever the appropriate prosecution certifies in writing that said money may be so deposited without prejudicing any of the interest or rights of the prosecution, the suspect or defendant, or any person having an interest in the matter or in the money; and funds found by or turned in to the department of police to be held until claimed by the rightful owner. (b) There is hereby authorized and created a revolving fund, to be known as the police property and evidence revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the superintendent of police or his designee within the department of police, who shall cause to be deposited into such fund any revenues derived by the department of police from its administration of the property and evidence custody facilities in connection with the investigation and prosecution of crimes and misdemeanors. (Code 1956, § 2-701)

New Orleans City Code § 70-327 Disbursements.

Sec. 70-327. - Disbursements. No disbursement of funds from the criminal evidence and forfeitures fund shall be made except as authorized by a special or general order of a court of competent jurisdiction or except as permitted by detailed written administrative procedures prepared by the superintendent of police and approved by the chief administrative officer, the director of the department of finance, and the city attorney. In the case of disbursements to a party other than the city, an administrative fee of ten percent of the amount disbursed shall be withheld by the city and deposited into the general fund of the city. (Code 1956, § 2-702)

New Orleans City Code § 70-328 Appropriation of funds.

Sec. 70-328. - Appropriation of funds. Any portion of money deposited in the criminal evidence and forfeitures fund or any portion of the interest thereon or earnings thereof which is determined to have become the property of the city shall be transferred from the fund, into the police property and evidence revolving fund, from which disbursements may be made only in accordance with appropriations of the city council and only for the purpose of defraying the costs of law enforcement activities, including but not limited to constructing, maintaining, repairing or improving the property and evidence custody facilities of the department of police. (Code 1956, § 2-703)

Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH70FI_ARTIIIFU_DIV12CREVFOFUFetched: 10/28/2026