Rep. Monique D. Davis

Filed: 3/9/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5182

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5182 on page 6, by
3replacing lines 10 through 18 with the following:
4    "(b-1) If a first-time offender is charged with a
5non-violent offense, the court shall order him or her released
6on his or her own recognizance, unless the court makes a
7specific finding that a cash bond is necessary to secure his or
8her appearance, and in addition to any other conditions, may
9order as a condition of his or her release, his or her
10monitoring under electronic surveillance as provided in
11Article 8A of Chapter V of the Unified Code of Corrections.
12    For the purposes of this subsection (b-1), "non-violent
13crime" means an offense that is not a forcible felony or a
14violent crime as defined in Section 3 of the Rights of Crime
15Victims and Witnesses Act.".