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May 21, 2019
Bill that would end many court fines escapes committee
A sweeping Senate bill that would end most fines and fees paid by defendants narrowly survived a key legislative deadline, despite a committee analysis stating its impact on courts could be “$150 million annually.”
SACRAMENTO — A sweeping Senate bill that would end most fines and fees paid by defendants narrowly survived a key legislative deadline, despite a committee analysis stating its impact on courts could be “$150 million annually.”
Meanwhile, four bills that would have made it harder to collect court fines and fees died in the Assembly Appropriations Committee last week.
The debates over these measure...
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