AB 1264

Bill Subjects

Abstract

Existing law provides that it is the duty of the superior court judges in each county to prepare, adopt, and annually revise a uniform countywide schedule of bail for all bailable felony offenses and for all misdemeanor and infraction offenses, except Vehicle Code infractions. Under existing law a court may prescribe the procedure by which the uniform countywide schedule is prepared, adopted, and annually revised by the judges. Existing law provides that if the court does not adopt a local rule, the uniform countywide schedule of bail shall be prepared, adopted, and annually revised by a majority of the judges. Various provisions of existing law require courts to follow the countywide schedule of bail prepared pursuant to these provisions. This bill would repeal the uniform countywide schedule of bail and instead would establish the Statewide Bail Commission. The bill would instead require the commission to prepare, adopt, and annually revise a statewide bail schedule for all bailable felony offenses and for all misdemeanor and infraction offenses except Vehicle Code infractions. This bill would make conforming changes.