House Bill 439

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General Assembly: 132

Short Title: Address pretrial release [ Show Long Title ]

Long Title: To amend sections 2903.212, 2907.41, 2919.251, 2935.15, 2937.22, 2937.222, 2937.23, and 2941.58 and to enact sections 181.27 and 2937.231 of the Revised Code to require courts to use the results of a validated risk assessment tool in bail determinations; to allow nonmonetary bail to be set; to require courts to collect certain data on bail, pretrial release, and sentencing; and to require the state Criminal Sentencing Commission to create a list of validated risk assessment tools and monitor the policies and procedures of courts in setting bail and utilizing pretrial supervision services.

Primary Sponsor: Representative Dever, Representative Ginter

Version: As Introduced

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Subjects	Courts and Civil Law : Courts, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment, Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Law Enforcement
Committees	House Criminal Justice
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