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Pittsburg County commissioners approved the disbursement of $1,463.81 in juror fee donations to the Pittsburg County Child Abuse Response Effort Child Advocacy Center
Donations made by jurors serving in Pittsburg County District Court are going to help with child abuse prevention efforts in the county.
Pittsburg County commissioners passed a resolution this week approving the distribution of the funds involved, the final step in the process to distribute the money contributed to the special fund. That s money that jurors donated back, District 18 District Attorney Chuck Sullivan said of the funding source.
Jurors serving in Pittsburg County District Court are paid $20 a day, plus mileage. If they choose to do so, Oklahoma law allows them to donate their money to child abuse prevention efforts, said current Pittsburg County Court Clerk Cindy Ledford.