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Court approves eBodyguard purchase and moves forward on Trusted Driver e‑citation program; payments drawn from forfeiture funds
Summary
The commissioners approved a three‑year eBodyguard victim‑safety service contract (approx. $21,000) using forfeiture funds and authorized implementation of the Trusted Driver e‑citation system (chosen at $15,000 for the non‑online payment version) pending legal and treasurer coordination to ensure proper funds handling.
Chambers County authorized two law‑enforcement technology contracts and agreed to use district attorney forfeiture funds to pay for at least one of them.
Presenters described eBodyguard, a mobile app that allows victims of domestic violence to call 911 by voice command, transmit geolocation and begin automated evidence collection and recording. A prosecutor or sheriff’s‑office representative said the tool is “a huge tool for us” for domestic‑violence and stalking cases and that a three‑year service contract would be paid from forfeiture funds. The spoken agenda identified eBodyguard’s three‑year cost around $21,000.
The court also discussed Trusted Driver, an e‑citation and e‑civil process to automate citation issuance and reduce manual data entry; staff recommended a $15,000 per‑year version that removes online payment functionality but supports QR‑code/receipt workflows. County staff said Trusted Driver will improve citation productivity and automated reporting, including required racial‑profiling data exports.
Commissioners approved eBodyguard purchase and approved Trusted Driver pending final legal review and coordination with the county treasurer about revenue and payment handling. The court emphasized the need to separate the two contracts administratively so that forfeiture fund usage and other funding streams are tracked properly. The motions carried by voice vote.
