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Panel backs summons-first approach for certain delayed charges; SB 110 clears committee
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended favorable action on 1st Substitute SB 110, which would create a presumption in many cases that prosecutors should issue a summons before seeking a warrant when charges are filed after a prolonged delay following release under Rule 9.
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously moved 1st Substitute Senate Bill 110, the summons-modification measure, to the Senate floor after testimony from the bill sponsor and public commenters.
Senator Karen Pitcher, the sponsor, told the committee the bill addresses cases in which an individual released after the initial statutory charging window later learns charges will be filed and finds themselves arrested on a warrant months after compliance with pretrial conditions. "What the bill seeks to address is following that process, you may have an individual who was released rule 9...they…
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