ID S1093

Allows county boards of commissioners to establish supervised pretrial release programs at their discretion, with services provided through employment of staff, contract, or other means, as prescribed by administrative district judges.

Counties establishing supervised pretrial release programs are not obligated to fund services beyond fees collected and any additional funds annually appropriated by the county commissioners.

Defendants under supervised pretrial release may be required to pay a monthly pretrial supervision fee not exceeding the maximum monthly misdemeanor probation supervision fee, but only after conviction is entered for at least one charge.

Pretrial supervision fees are paid to the court clerk and distributed to the county treasurer for exclusive use by the designated pretrial services agency; courts may also order defendants to pay additional fees for electronic monitoring, alcohol testing, or drug testing.

Courts may exempt defendants from fees based on indigence or good cause, and no defendant may be denied release or program participation due to inability to pay; unpaid fees are considered court debt collectible by law.