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The countys public defender said the office handled more than 31,000 cases in 2024 and highlighted increased representation for parents and juveniles, major growth in record-sealing work, and that the state reimburses roughly 82% of indigent-defense costs so the countys net share is about 18%. The office accepted the executives recommended bienn

The committee approved a strike-all amendment to H566 and discussed record-sealing versus expungement issues; Michelle Childs presented draft 3.2 that adds session law authorizing the Attorney General and the Burlington Community Justice Center to pilot diversion for certain ordinance violations from 01/01/2026 to 07/01/2027.

Legislative counsel and witnesses briefed the Judiciary Committee on H.566, which would change automatic expungement of post‑charge diversion records to automatic sealing and would extend the process to qualifying criminal municipal ordinances; members expressed concerns about prosecutorial discretion and the municipal addition.