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Committee backs change to assessments on misdemeanor simple-assault cases
2169124 · January 29, 2025
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Senator Suber said the bill would give judges discretion on assessments tied to simple assault convictions, lowering a mandatory $1,000 assessment that prosecutors say is creating unfair burdens on low-level cases.
Senator Suber presented language amending assessments tied to simple-assault convictions and asked the committee to consider giving judges greater discretion on victim-assessment amounts.
"The judges and prosecutors have had an issue with a $1,000 fine going to the victims of human trafficking," Senator Suber…
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