Domingo Soto: Because Freedom Isn't Dumb

District Attorney Now In The Collection Business
This may be old news to the rest of you from around the state, but here in Mobile the DA has recently instigated a restitution recovery unit as a special division of the DA's office pursuant to an act that was passed in 1995. (12-17-225) The statute provides for the recovery of bail bond forfeitures, court costs, fines, penalty payments, crime victim restitution and VCAs. There is a collection fee of 30 per cent of the total owed (and, get this, the court gets to keep only 25% of that, the rest going to the DA) Long story short: I am attacking the constitutionality of this as Ex post facto, due process, etc. violations. Ideas on how to proceed.