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The Committee on Judiciary (Joyner) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Delete line(s) 87-127,

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and insert:

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calendar year to the Office of the State Courts Administrator and

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to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the

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pretrial release program is located. The annual report must be

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readily accessible to the public.

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     (b) The annual report must contain, but need not be limited

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to:

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     1. The name, location, and funding sources of the pretrial

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release program, including the amount of public funds, if any,

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received by the pretrial release program.

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     2. The operating and capital budget of each pretrial

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release program receiving public funds.

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3.a. The percentage of the pretrial release program's total

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budget representing receipt of public funds.

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b. The percentage of the total budget which is allocated to

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assisting defendants obtain release through a nonpublicly funded

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program.

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c. The amount of fees paid by defendants to the pretrial

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release program.

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     4. The number of persons employed by the pretrial release

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program.

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     5. The number of defendants assessed and interviewed for

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pretrial release.

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     6. The number of defendants recommended for pretrial

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release.

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     7. The number of defendants for whom the pretrial release

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program recommended against nonsecured release.

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     8. The number of defendants granted nonsecured release

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after the pretrial release program recommended nonsecured

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release.

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     9. The number of defendants assessed and interviewed for

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pretrial release who were declared indigent by the court.

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     10. The name and case number of each person granted

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nonsecured release who:

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     a. Failed to attend a scheduled court appearance.

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     b. Was issued a warrant for failing to appear.

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     c. Was arrested for any offense while on release through

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the pretrial release program.

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     11. Any additional information deemed necessary by the

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chief judge of the circuit court of the county or the Office of

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the State Courts Administrator to assess the performance and cost

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efficiency of the pretrial release program.

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 14, delete "Court"

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and insert:

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Courts

4/16/2008  11:41:00 AM     JU.18.07471