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Committee endorses fee plan to fund regional digital‑forensics capacity at RCFL
Summary
Sen. Weiler presented a proposal requiring participating cities/counties to either provide staffing at the FBI‑affiliated Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) or pay an annual fee to the Department of Public Safety to support backlog reduction. The committee gave a favorable recommendation after discussion and AG staff noted they had not-
Sen. Weiler presented a committee bill draft intended to reduce a backlog at the Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory (RCFL) and to make participating jurisdictions share the cost of digital‑forensics capacity.
Weiler said a portion of the backlog stems from jurisdictions that send devices to the RCFL without contributing staff or funds; the draft creates three options for covered cities and counties: operate or contract…
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