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ID H0064

Bill

Status

Passed

3/25/2015

Primary Sponsor

Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

House Bill No. 64 Summary

  • Amends Section 18-309 to allow defendants to receive credit for any period of incarceration served as a condition of probation when a withheld or suspended judgment is later entered or imposed.

  • Revises Section 19-2603 to provide that defendants receive credit for time served from the date a bench warrant is issued after a finding of probable cause for probation violation, and for any time served as a condition of probation under a withheld judgment or suspended sentence.

  • Amends Section 20-209A to remove the provision allowing credit for time spent in physical custody pending trial, sentencing, or appeal if that detention was in connection with the offense for which the sentence was imposed.

  • Time spent voluntarily absent from correctional custody continues to not be counted toward a defendant's sentence term.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to provide credit for a period of incarceration served as a condition of probation in certain instances; to revise a provision relating to a finding that a defendant has violated probation, to provide that a defendant shall receive credit for time served in certain instances; and to remove a provision relating to credit for time spent in custody pending trial, sentencing or appeal.

IMPRISONMENT

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2015 Session Law Chapter 99 Effective: 07/01/2015

3/25/2015

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