HI SB1331

Requires pretrial risk assessments to be conducted within a specified number of working days of arrest (rather than admission to a community correctional center) and provided to courts and eligible defendants.

Mandates pretrial bail reports be provided to courts within a specified number of working days of arrest for defendants eligible for release under sections 804-3 and 804-4.

Requires arraignments to be conducted no more than a specified number of days after arrest without unnecessary delay.

Obligates intake service centers to interview prospective lay sponsors within a specified number of working days and allows courts to order defendants to report to approved lay sponsors for supervision.

Prohibits judicial officers from denying bail, recognizance, or supervised release unless a pretrial risk assessment score reflects high risk of flight or new criminal offense, and prohibits reliance on bail schedules or amounts set during jail overcrowding.

Clarifies that pretrial risk assessments and bail reports are confidential and not public records.