1998-29116-Resolution No. 98-074 Recorded 6/18/19989s-z9i1(a
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VICTIMS FIRST RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. 98-074 98 JUN 18 AM 8:30
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Whereas, victims of crime suffer physical, emotional and financiar SU$4P*�i
suffer personal trauma in association with their loss, andRK
Whereas, victims of crime should be treated as the primary customer of our
Community Justice system, and
Whereas, the Victim Assistance Program, operated through the District Attorney's
Office, serves as a vigilant ombudsman for victims by providing a full continuum of
supportive services delivered by volunteers and professionals, and
Whereas, this Board of Commissioners has previously declared the Department of
Community Justice has a responsibility to ensure the participation and restoration of victims,
said responsibility having been decreed in the Community Justice Resolution No. 96-122, and
Whereas, this Board of County Commissioners declares offenders who are responsible
for causing loss and traumatization should pay to defray the costs of victim assistance services,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners hereby
authorizes the District Attorney and the Department of Community Justice to impose a separate
fee for services to be used for the exclusive purpose of supporting the Victim Assistance
Program. Said fees shall be imposed for all cases under the jurisdiction of the District
Attorney and the Community Justice Department. Furthermore, the Department of
Community Justice shall recommend to the Court that said fees be a condition of Court-
ordered probation cases. This Board of Commissioners hereby establishes a minimum fee of
$15 to be imposed for misdemeanant cases and a minimum fee of $25 to be imposed for felony
cases during the 1998-99 fiscal year, said fees to be of primary importance in collection.
DATED this 17th day of June, 1998 by the Deschutesgounty Board of Commissioners.
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Recording Secretary L ,
Linda L.
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