SB 1119 Summary

• Creates a new chapter establishing "emergency period infractions" as non-criminal civil violations for breaches of governor or mayor emergency proclamations, allowing lesser penalties than misdemeanors.

• Establishes expedited adjudication process for emergency infractions in district courts similar to traffic violation procedures, eliminating arraignments and allowing resolution by mail, phone, or internet payment.

• Sets monetary assessment of $[amount to be determined] for each infraction violation plus $20 administrative processing fee, with courts authorized to impose community service in lieu of payment.

• Permits defendants to admit infractions and pay online, contest citations at informal hearings without officers present (preponderance of evidence standard), or request trials with full evidentiary procedures.

• Appropriates $40,000 for fiscal years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 to process emergency period infractions and amends related statutes regarding district court jurisdiction and family court authority over juvenile cases.