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Commission authorizes $12.50 per conviction fee to fund district attorney's conference
Summary
By roll call, the commission approved a resolution to allow a $12.50 fee on each misdemeanor and felony conviction (not on dismissed cases or nonmoving traffic violations) under Tenn. Code Ann. 40-3-106 to create a fund for the district attorney's use, after an explanation by District Attorney Brian Dunaway.
Putnam County commissioners voted to authorize a $12.50 fee to be assessed on each misdemeanor and felony conviction under Tennessee Code Annotated 40-3-106 to create a fund for the district attorney's use. The commission recorded a roll-call vote of 22 yes, 0 no, 2 absent and declared the motion passed.
District Attorney Brian Dunaway explained the statute and how the fund would be used: "The legislature passed this public chapter…
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