Government,
Criminal
Jun. 18, 2018
Bill would ban prosecution for profit
bill that moved like wildfire through the state Assembly came in response to a method used by the cities of Indio and Coachella to pursue code and ordinance violations by hiring a private firm to prosecute, then charging the defendants the legal fees.
A bill that blazed through the Assembly aims to check a method used by the cities of Indio and Coachella to pursue code and ordinance violations by hiring a private firm to prosecute, then charge defendants legal fees.
Residents found guilty of a city ordinance violation like building without a permit or having an unsightly yard were issued fines ranging from $75 to $800. Weeks later, they received in the mail what was called a pros...
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