BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF _________: Section 1. Purpose (1) Veterans charged with certain offenses shall be given the opportunity to avoid a record of…
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Section 1. {Definitions} Section 2. {Forfeiture upon Failure to Appear} Upon the defendant having failed to appear at a required court appearance, the court shall declare the bail bond to…
Read MoreSection 1: {Notification of Bail Forfeiture} (A) Upon a forfeiture of bail exceeding $400, the clerk of the court declaring such forfeiture shall, within thirty (30) days, send notice of…
Read MoreModel Resolution: Section 1. {Short Title} The article shall be known as the Bail Fugitive Recovery Persons Act. Section 2. {Definitions} For purposes of this article, the following…
Read MoreModel Resolution WHEREAS, a 2024 Council on Criminal Justice Crime Trends Working Group report identified significant gaps in the nation’s crime data that make it difficult for policymakers and practitioners…
Read MoreBE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF __________: Section 1. (A) When any inmate shall be discharged from a term of imprisonment for a felony…
Read MoreWHEREAS, victim-offender dialogue must be voluntarily chosen by both the victim and the offender. Dialogue may be pursued as an alternative or in parallel to the traditional process. WHEREAS, a written agreement…
Read MoreSection 1. Legal Financial Obligations for Youth Referred to the Juvenile Justice System A. No fee, court cost or fine other than restitution shall be imposed on or collected from…
Read MoreSection 1. Expungement of Other Convictions (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person who is convicted of 1 or more criminal offenses may file an application with…
Read MoreWHEREAS, violent crime and suicide have significantly increased since 2020 and, though numerous factors still being studied are likely contributing factors, a rise in mental health problems has…
Read MoreWHEREAS, the United States is in the midst of a troubling crime wave. 2019 to 2020 saw the single largest year-to-year increase in murders in our nation’s history, a trend…
Read MoreWHEREAS the power to prosecute, imprison, and restrict liberty is the most coercive power that the government regularly exercises against its citizens; WHEREAS the Framers considered the right to trial…
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