HB2424 Summary

• Allows courts to treat undesignated class 6 felonies as misdemeanors during probation instead of requiring immediate felony or misdemeanor designation, with agreement between the defendant and state.

• Requires courts to designate undesignated offenses as misdemeanors upon successful completion of probation, except for persons owing victim restitution or willfully failing to pay court-ordered monetary obligations.

• Converts outstanding monetary obligations to criminal restitution orders upon successful probation discharge.

• Treats undesignated offenses functioning as misdemeanors as class 1 misdemeanors for purposes of sentencing and probation chapters.

• Maintains existing provisions allowing prosecutors to designate crimes as misdemeanors through information or complaint filings.