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Grainger County approves $12.50 court cost to fund indigent defense; one commissioner opposes
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 14B authorizing a $12.50 cost in misdemeanor and felony prosecutions to help defray legal representation and support services for indigent defendants; vote passed with one dissent (Tina Davis).
The Grainger County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 8 approved Resolution 14B to authorize a $12.50 cost in misdemeanor and felony prosecutions aimed at defraying the cost of legal representation and support services for indigent defendants.
Commissioner Darell Stratton moved the resolution and Commissioner James Acuff seconded. The roll-call vote was recorded as 13 AYE, 1 NAY (Commissioner Tina Davis); Commissioner Wendy Noe was absent.
The resolution amends local prosecutorial cost schedules to add the $12.50 fee for the stated purpose of supporting indigent defense services. The minutes identify the resolution as 14B and document the single dissent but do not include language of the resolution beyond the stated purpose.
Next steps in the minutes are limited to recording the approval; the resolution will be reflected in county fee schedules and applied in misdemeanor and felony prosecutions as described by the motion record.
