HB 2344 Summary

• Creates a good time credit system allowing defendants on probation to earn 30-day sentence reductions for every 30 days of compliance with probation conditions, with credits forfeitable only for non-compliance proportional to the severity of violation.

• Requires probation officers to conduct a formal review of defendant progress at the midpoint of probation and submit a report to the sentencing judge justifying continued supervision need, except for defendants convicted of offenses under chapter 134, chapter 707, or sections 586-4, 586-11, and 709-906.

• Mandates probation officers provide defendants information on filing motions for early termination of probation following the midpoint review.

• Grants probation or law enforcement officers discretion to issue written notice of a court hearing for technical violations instead of issuing arrest warrants; prohibits arrest warrants for technical violations specifically.

• Defines "technical violation" as conduct violating probation conditions other than commission of new misdemeanor offenses under chapter 134, chapter 707, or section 709-906, or new felony offenses.