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District attorney asks for immediate pretrial staff after SB 9/SB 1120; court allows use of forfeiture funds
Summary
The district attorney told the court that new state laws (SB 9 and SB 1120) require rapid bail reviews and expanded victims' rights, creating urgent workload needs; the court approved using forfeiture funds to hire a contract pretrial/paralegal position now and asked the DA to return with budget figures for a permanent position and a victim advocate.
Chambers County's district attorney told commissioners that recent state laws—referred to in the meeting as SB 9 and SB 1120—have imposed new, time‑sensitive duties on the office, including one‑day bail‑review tools and expanded victims' rights, and requested immediate authority to use forfeiture funds to hire contract staff to meet the workload.
Speaking to the court, the DA said the…
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