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DA proposes additional victim‑witness position funded by 5% victim-assistance fund; commissioners approve
Summary
Newton County District Attorney Randy McGinley requested authorization to hire an additional victim‑witness assistant, to be paid from the local 5% crime‑victim fund (LVAP) that collects a statutory 5% fee on fines; commissioners approved and no general-fund dollars were required.
The Newton County Board of Commissioners on April 1 approved the District Attorney’s request to add a victim‑witness assistant position funded entirely from the Local Victim Assistance Program (LVAP) fund, commonly called the “5% fund.”
District Attorney Randy McGinley explained that Georgia law and the victim‑rights framework require the office to provide…
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