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Started the First
Night Court Sessions
-Established a night court for juvenile cases and
truancy cases.
-More
parents can attend court with their children.
-Juveniles
do not miss school to attend court.
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Saves Tax Money and
Promotes Court Efficiency
-Schedule trials when City employees are working to
avoid overtime costs.
-Ensures
that a person contesting a case will have a firm trial date.
-Prevents
numerous court continuances.
-Lowers
the potential cost of witness fees for persons contesting a charge in court.
-Special
court sessions for persons requiring interpreters.
-Ensures
interpreters are present for those that need them on a timely basis.
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Avoids high hourly costs.
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Expansion of
Community Service Options
-Allow
juveniles, persons with limited financial resources, and others in appropriate
cases the option to do community service hours for non-profit agencies in the
City.
-Provides
a valuable service to the community and allows persons to resolve their cases
in a positive way.
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Victim Impact Panel
-Sentence persons convicted of impaired driving violations in
appropriate cases to attend a victim impact panel where they hear from the
victims of drunk drivers about the impact of their actions on lives of innocent
victims.