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Judiciary hears proposal to prevent judges from waiving 24/7 sobriety program fees after counties report financial strain
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 2,365, which would bar judges from waiving participant fees for the 24/7 sobriety program after sheriffs said fee waivers shifted substantial vendor and administrative costs to county budgets.
The House Judiciary Committee took testimony on Senate Bill 2,365, which would clarify that district court judges may not waive fees charged to participants in the 24/7 sobriety program (called "24/7" in testimony), a program intended to be funded primarily by participant fees and administered at the local level.
Senator Ryan Brownberger (District 10) said the bill arose after a Cass County district judge began waiving program fees for some participants, shifting costs to county sheriffs’ budgets. "The program is supposed to be self…
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