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Committee advances bill favoring summons over rearrest when charges delayed
Summary
The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 110 with a favorable recommendation after sponsors said the bill would create a presumption that people arrested but not charged within four days be returned to court by summons once 60 days have passed, subject to exceptions.
Senator (presenter), speaking to the House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee, said Senate Bill 110 would create a process requiring that, when an individual is arrested and released and formal charges are not filed within the required four days, the person generally be returned to court by summons after at least 60 days rather than by rearrest.
The bill’s sponsor told…
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