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Criminal Procedure - Pretrial Release - Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer (Police Protection Act)

Sponsor: Justin Ready (District 5)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProcedureStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 12:00 p.m. (as of Sep 19, 2019)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a District Court commissioner from authorizing the pretrial release of a defendant who is charged with assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree against a victim who is a law enforcement officer; providing that a judge may authorize the pretrial release of a certain defendant on suitable bail or certain other conditions or both; requiring a judge to order the continued detention of a defendant who is considered a flight risk or who poses a danger to another person or the community; etc.

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