HB 718

Bill Subjects

Corrections Impact Courts Courts, Circuit Courts, District Crimes And Punishments Criminal Procedure Local Mandate

Abstract

Amend KRS 431.066 to limit the use of money bail to certain high-risk defendants and create a preventive detention process for defendants of select risk levels and charge types; create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to establish a preventive detention hearing process and define the limited circumstances in which money bail can be imposed; amend various statutes to conform; repeal KRS 431.021.