Legislation

Title: Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release
Sponsored by: Delegates Anderson, Vallario, Atterbeary, Buckel, Cluster, Conaway, Glenn, Parrott, and B. Wilson
Status: In the House - Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Altering a specified authorization for a court to release a specified defendant on personal recognizance to require that a defendant charged only with one or more misdemeanors be released on personal recognizance; altering the circumstances under which a defendant may not be released on personal recognizance; providing that the amount of a specified bail may not be higher than necessary to achieve specified purposes under specified circumstances; providing that a judicial officer may not set bail for specified reasons; etc.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0983

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release

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