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Borough attorney urges adoption of uniform minor-offense table so state courts can process fines
Summary
At a Bristol Bay Borough workshop, borough attorney Joe Levesque urged adoption of a uniform minor-offense table so the Alaska court system can accept local code fines and reimburse the borough, while assembly members sought assurances it would not trigger mass ticketing.
Borough attorney Joe Levesque told a Bristol Bay Borough assembly workshop that adopting a uniform minor-offense table (referred to in the discussion as the "U Mott/Umont" list) is an administrative step that allows the Alaska court system to process local fines and reimburse the borough after administrative costs.
Levesque explained the practical effect: "You write a citation, the person pays the fine, and the court system will reimburse the borough part of that after they take off their…
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