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SB 693 Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment.

Introduced by: Kenneth W. Stolle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Courthouse and courtroom security; assessment. Provides that each sheriff shall designate deputies for the purpose of ensuring that the courthouses and courtrooms within his jurisdiction are secure from violence and disruption. Additionally, the bill provides that any county or city may assess a sum not in excess of five dollars as part of the costs in each criminal or traffic case in its district or circuit court in which the defendant is convicted. The assessment shall be collected by the clerk of the court, remitted to the treasurer and held by the treasurer subject to appropriation by the governing body to the sheriff's office for the funding of courthouse security. The assessment provision shall expire on July 1, 2004.


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