HB 811

Title: Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail.
Author: Wren Williams

Summary
Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions against bail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certain criminal offenses enumerated in the bill and for persons identified as being illegally present in the United States by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement who are charged with certain offenses. The bill also provides that a magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk of a district court or circuit court shall not admit to bail, that is not set by a judge, any person who is charged with an offense giving rise to a rebuttable presumption against bail without the concurrence of an attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill also requires the court to consider specified factors when determining whether the presumption against bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release.

Status
House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1

Bill Documents
HB 811 - Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100829D
2022-01-12 - HB 811 (Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22100829D)