HB 811

Abstract

Admission to bail; rebuttable presumptions againstbail. Creates a rebuttable presumption against bail for certaincriminal offenses enumerated in the bill and for persons identifiedas being illegally present in the United States by U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement who are charged with certain offenses. Thebill also provides that a magistrate, clerk, or deputy clerk of adistrict court or circuit court shall not admit to bail, that isnot set by a judge, any person who is charged with an offense givingrise to a rebuttable presumption against bail without the concurrenceof an attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill also requires the courtto consider specified factors when determining whether the presumptionagainst bail has been rebutted and whether there are appropriate conditions of release.