Mrs. Jarrett asked Mr. Landau if he has any reservations about truth in sentencing. Mr. Landau replied in the negative. He said he believes it does work. It gives full notice about sentencing parameters. Jerry Landau, Special Assistant, Maricopa County Attorney's Office, testified that when an individual does not pay for issuing a bad check, a charge is filed by the County into a justice court.
Current law requires that each charge be filed and heard separately.
TAPE 1, SIDE B Mr. Landau explained that the proposed legislation will allow the one precinct which has the greatest number of cases of violations to file on all counts. He said consolidating into one court will result in savings for prosecutors, courts and defendants. He said this legislation is consistent with Fill the Gap and reengineering. Chuck Posten, Loss Prevention Specialist, Walgreens, testified that bad checks are a major concern to Walgreens. He advised that bad checks which cannot be collected are turned over to the Maricopa County Check Enforcement Bureau for collection.