House Amendment 4
H 3532 - Session 125 (2023-2024)
Bond Reform
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Rep. Tedder proposes the following amendment (LC-3532.SA0026H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 17-15-270(E) and inserting:

(E) For purposes of this section, violent crime is defined as the same as those contained in Section 16-1-60 but does not include an offense involving a controlled substance pursuant to Chapter 53, Title 44.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 2, by striking Section 17-15-15(D) and inserting:

(D) The provisions of this section do not apply if the defendant is charged with a violent crime as defined by Section 16-1-60 while out on bond or other pretrial release. If the court, pursuant to the limitations of Section 17-15-30, finds that such defendant may be released pending trial, bond must be set at the full United States currency cash bond to the exclusion of all other forms of bond whether the bond is posted by the defendant or with a surety. For the purposes of this section, a violent crime does not include an offense involving a controlled substance pursuant to Chapter 53, Title 44.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 3, Section 17-15-55, by adding a subsection to read:

(E) For the purposes of this section, a violent crime does not include an offense involving a controlled substance pursuant to Chapter 53, Title 44.