HB0397

What it does

• Creates a first-degree misdemeanor charge if someone willfully breaks certain conditions of their pretrial release after being arrested for listed violent crimes.
• Increases the penalty to a third-degree felony if a person commits a second or later violation of these conditions.
• Requires that anyone arrested for breaking these rules must stay in custody until their first court appearance hearing.
• Orders courts to consider victim safety, public safety, the severity of the original crime, past compliance with orders, and evidence of intent to intimidate when deciding whether to keep someone detained or release them again.
• Allows police officers to arrest a person without a warrant if they have probable cause that the person broke these pretrial conditions.
• Protects law enforcement officers from civil lawsuits for making arrests based on probable cause under this new rule.