2021 House Bill 5442

Permit criminal court pretrial release and bail decisions

Introduced in the House

Oct. 20, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Luke Meerman (R-88)

To revise traffic law references to surrendering a drivers license as condition of pretrial release to reflect proposals in 5436 to 5441 expanding the grounds for releasing suspects on personal recognizance in cases that don’t involve very serious crimes.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary