HB130 Alabama 2021 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Bail, to provide for an additional offense under which an individual can be denied bail, pretrial detention hearing under certain circumstances provided, Secs. 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105, 15-13-106 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person may only be denied bail if he or she is charged with an offense punishable by death.

This bill would provide additional offenses where a judge may deny bail and would provide for a pretrial detention hearing under certain circumstances.

This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Relating to bail, to amend Sections 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105, and 15-13-106, Code of Alabama 1975, to create Aniah's Law, to provide for additional offenses that would allow a judge to deny bail; to provide for a pretrial detention hearing under certain conditions; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Subjects

Bail