HB 120 Summary

• Expands alcohol purchase restrictions to apply when people are ordered to refrain from consuming alcohol as a condition of pretrial release, probation, or parole for any crime.

• Upgrades failure to report a violent crime committed against a child from a misdemeanor to a class C felony.

• Upgrades failure to report a violent crime committed against an adult from a violation to a class A misdemeanor.

• Allows courts to order surrender of driver's licenses and identification cards as a condition of pretrial release, requiring a hearing and clear and convincing evidence of safety necessity.

• Changes parole board authority from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") authorization for prisoner release, requiring preponderance of evidence rather than clear and convincing evidence that the prisoner poses a threat to public safety.