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DATE: June 3, 1982 INTRODUCED BY: Cole
PROPOSED BY; Prosecuting Attorney
ORDINANCE_ NO. 82 -41.
AN ORDINANCE ESTA..BLISHING P_ PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY'S VICTIM /F?ITNESS FUND
WHEREAS, the 1982 Washington Legislature has passed and
the Governor has signed Second Substitute House Bill No. 828; and,
WHEREAS, said'Bill contained an emergency clause and be-
came effective on March 29, 1982; and,
WHEREAS, said Bill provides that each Court of competent
jurisdiction shall impose a penalty assessment upon each convicted
person a sum of $50.Op for felony or gross misdemeanor convictions
and $2,6.00 for misdemeanor convictions;
WHEREAS, the Clerk of. the City Courts, District Courts and
Superior Courts are directed by said Bill to monthly transmit said
funds.to the County Treasurer; and,
D;HEREAS, said.Bill provides that upon approval of the De-
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partment of Labor and Industries of a program for victims and wit -
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nesses of crimes to be administered by the Prosecuting Attorney,
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20% of said penalty apsessments shall be provided to the Prosecuting
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Attorney to be used e4clusively for comprehensive programs to en-
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courage and facilitate testimony by the victims of, and witnesses
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to crimes; and,
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dvised that the Prosecuting Attorney intends to create such a pro -
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ram and seek approval, thereof; and has agreed that funds collected
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may be retained pending such approval; and,
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WHEREAS, said Bill requires that 20% of said penalty assess -
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ent funds shall supplement and shall not supplant existing local
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funds;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the County Treasurer is
hereby directed to establish the Whatcom County Prosecuting Attornek's
Victim /Witness Fund to be used exclusively for the administration
of a Victim /Witness Program by the Whatcom County Prosecuting
Attorney and that said funds shall supplement and shall not suppl
any existing funds for the Prosecuting Attorney;
IT IS FURTHER ORDAINED that the Prosecuting Attorney shall
submit an appropriate budget for said funds and,that the expendi-
ture of said fund shall be subject to the adoption of said budget
and approval of the plan by the Department of Labor and Industries,
APPROVED thisl7th day of June , 1982.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHP_TCOM COUNTY, 191ASHINGTON
ATTEST:
&11�22"/L/
C lerk of the Cou i
APPROVED AS TO FORM-:
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BRUCS L. DI ND,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Shi;xley n Zan en, Vice Chair
()0 APPROVED ( ) VETOED
JOH LOUWS,
County Executive
June 18, 1982
Published June 15, 1982 and June 25, 1982
This Ordinance becomes effective on June 28, 1982
ORDINANCE - 2.