CS for SB 1334 - Criminal Justice Summary

• Creates immunity from arrest and prosecution for individuals who seek medical assistance for alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses, with specified conditions and limitations on evidence suppression in other prosecutions.

• Increases theft offense threshold amounts (e.g., grand theft from $300 to $1,500; petit theft from $100 to $500) and requires OPPAGA to study appropriateness of thresholds every 5 years, with property value based on fair market value at time of taking.

• Limits enhanced drug-free zone penalties to sale or manufacturing offenses only and reduces applicable distances from 1,000 feet to 250 feet for certain locations (universities, public housing, convenience businesses, parks).

• Creates "trafficking in pharmaceuticals" offense for possession of 120 or more dosage units of controlled substances with mandatory minimum sentences ranging from 3 to 25 years depending on quantity, and allows courts to impose alternative sentences under specified circumstances.

• Establishes supervised bond programs and risk assessment instruments for pretrial release determinations; authorizes supervised community release for inmates 180 days before release date; and expands conditional medical release eligibility to include inmates with debilitating illnesses, not just terminally ill inmates.