HB4606 HFAT Akers 2-4

WRV 3133

Delegate Akers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

“H. B. 4606 -- A Bill to amend and reenact §62-1C-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to bail; requiring that judicial officers consider the residency status of a person charged with a criminal violation in determining bail and conditions of pretrial release; clarifying certain requirements for the a judicial officer in determining good cause under the section; clarifying that a magistrate may not release a defendant charged with a felony offense on his or her own recognizance; and clarifying that the determination of whether to release a person, fix bail or impose reasonable conditions of release requires a judicial officer to consider the person's status as a resident of West Virginia and/or of the United States of America.”

Adopted

Rejected