BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

HB 1823: Recovering prosecution costs

Allowing a city to recover the costs of prosecuting cases that meet the statutory definition of felony in certain circumstances.

Summary

Requires a county to reimburse a city or town for the costs of a referral if the county declines to file a charge that meets the statutory definition of a felony and refers the case to the city or town to consider filing the charge as a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1823), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to recovering costs of prosecuting cases that meet the statutory definition of felony;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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