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Additional Sex Offender Costs Shift To Counties
Additional Sex Offender Costs Shift To Counties
Additional Sex Offender Costs Shift To Counties
County officials are saying it is just the latest example of how the state balances its budget by shifting the burden to counties. They're talking about a new state law that requires counties to pick up 25-percent of the cost for committing sexually dangerous people to state hospitals. Before this new law, counties paid 10-percent.