HB5257 S GOV AMT #1 3-5

Reese  7502

The Committee on Government Organization moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. House Bill 5257— A Bill to amend and reenact §50-1-8, §50-1-9, and §50-1-9a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §51-2A-6 of said code; and to amend and reenact §62-1C-1a and §65-1C-2 of said code, relating generally to allowing the Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff and relating generally to pretrial release generally; clarifying right to pretrial release; clarifying maximum bail amount for charges for multiple misdemeanor offenses; defining  terms; establishing that defendant has right to select method of securing bail; clarifying that personal recognizance bonds shall include an unsecured monetary amount; prohibiting magistrate from setting cash only or property only bail; authorizing judicial officer to impose reasonably necessary conditions to assure defendant will appear as required, including releasing defendant on his or her own recognizance; clarifying that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with a felony offense on his or her own recognizance on initial appearance; providing circumstances when a bail bond is not appropriate; providing circumstances when a magistrate has discretion to set a cash only bond; and making technical corrections.

Adopted

Rejected