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Judiciary Committee refines recidivism definition and reporting limits in H410
Summary
Committee adopted technical changes to H410 that simplify the statutory definition of recidivism, set the recidivism event date at arraignment for the subsequent offense, and start the recidivism 'clock' on release from incarceration or sentencing to a noncustodial sentence; three‑ and five‑year lookbacks moved to the annual report.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to approve draft 4.2 of the committee amendment to H410 on March 13, adopting changes designed to simplify recidivism measurement and make reporting more consistent.
Office of Legislative Counsel explained the changes: the date of a recidivism event will be the arraignment date for the subsequent offense to provide a consistent, recordable point…
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