Sen. Randy Robertson District 29
This legislation would prohibit judges from mandating the release of an accused on an unsecured judicial release before appearing before a judge except when the crime accused of provides for no confinement under state or local law a judge would be authorized to provide unsecured judicial release. Accused persons subject to potential confinement would only be eligible for relased through having a secured release, meaning posting a cash bond, posting a bond via a professional bondsman, or posting a bond secured by property approved by the sheriff. Additionally, this bill modifies the list of bail restricted offenses, which would include certain misdemeanors that would make a person inelgible for unsecured judicial releases.