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 completed within a specified number of working days of arrest for defendants eligible for release, with recommendations linking risk assessments to appropriate release options.

Requires 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 without a pretrial risk assessment score reflecting high risk of flight or new criminal offense, and prohibits reliance on bail schedules or amounts based on jail overcrowding.

Requires arraignments to be conducted within a specified number of days after arrest without unnecessary delay.