Bill Text: CT SB00662 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Bail Amounts Set By Judges.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-23 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [SB00662 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00662-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 662 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 2801 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING BAIL AMOUNTS SET BY JUDGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 960 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a judge, absent good cause, from setting a bail amount in excess of five thousand dollars in the case of a person charged only with a misdemeanor.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that bail is not abused and that an accused's ability to assist in the preparation of his or her own defense is not unnecessarily interfered with.