HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1185 CS
   
1 CHAMBER ACTION
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Senate House
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12          Representative Ambler offered the following:
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14          Amendment to Amendment (575389) (with directory and title
15    amendments)
16          Remove lines 187-200, and insert:
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18          (b) ANo person may not be accepted for releaseshall be
19    releasedon nonmonetary conditions under the supervision of a
20    pretrial release service, unless the service certifies in
21          writing and has provided an affidavit to the court for review
22    that it has investigated or otherwise verified:
23          1. The circumstances of the accused's family, employment,
24    financial resources, character, mental condition, and length of
25    residence in the community.;
26          2. The accused's record of convictions, of appearances at
27    court proceedings, of flight to avoid prosecution, or of failure
28    to appear at court proceedings.; and
29          3. Other facts necessary to assist the court in its
30    determination of the indigency of the accused and whether she or
31    he should be released under the supervision of the service.
32          (c) The requirement that the affidavit in paragraph (b) be
33    written shall not apply to any county having a population of
34    less than 125,000 persons.
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37          Remove lines 277, and insert:
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39          conditions; providing applicability with respect to written
40    certification; revising requirements for the pretrial release of
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