House Bill 463 Summary

• Courts may order probationers to pay for court-ordered breath or bodily fluid tests as a condition of probation, in addition to supervision fees, unless the court waives the requirement for good cause.

• Counties may establish a juvenile supervised pretrial release program with the board of county commissioners authorizing a monthly supervision fee not exceeding the maximum juvenile probation supervision fee.

• Court-ordered fees for electronic monitoring, alcohol testing, or drug testing may be paid directly to service providers or to the court clerk for deposit with the county treasurer.

• Misdemeanor probation supervision fees and pretrial release supervision fees are added to the statutory list of payments that must be satisfied in a specific priority order before other court-ordered payments.

• Defendants cannot be denied pretrial release or participation in supervised pretrial release programs due to inability to pay fees, and courts may exempt defendants from fees based on indigence or good cause.