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Rep. Dan Noyes introduces H.380 to tighten penalties, expand pretrial outreach; committee schedules briefing
Summary
Representative Dan Noyes introduced H.380 to allow felony charges for repeated violations of conditions of release and to expand pretrial supervision; the House Corrections & Institutions Committee discussed funding, pilot counties and staffing concerns and asked for a briefing on the existing pretrial supervision law.
Representative Dan Noyes introduced bill H.380 on April 3 to add penalties for repeat violations of conditions of release and to expand pretrial supervision and outreach, the House Corrections & Institutions Committee heard. "I introduced 3 80 after meeting with our state's attorney," Noyes said, adding the bill grew from frequent repeat appearances by the same individuals in local courts.
The committee’s discussion focused less on immediate changes to sentencing and more on ways to reduce failures to appear through pretrial support. Noyes said the bill contains two pieces: a provision discussed with the state’s attorney that could allow an additional felony charge for repeated failure to appear or repeated violations of release conditions,…
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