HB3569 Summary

• Creates a new bail provision requiring persons charged with violent crimes to appear before court for bail and bond condition setting, with limited exceptions.

• Defines "violent crime" to include felonies involving force or threat of force, sexual offenses, domestic battery, stalking, violations of protection orders, misdemeanors involving deadly weapons or resulting in death/serious injury, and certain driving under the influence violations resulting in serious injury or death.

• Requires courts to consider 11 specific factors when setting bail for violent crime defendants, including history of violence, mental health, access to weapons, severity of alleged violence, and obsessive/controlling behaviors toward victims.

• Permits courts to allow video conferencing appearances for violent crime defendants and to waive in-person appearance for misdemeanor violent crime cases, with release on 10% cash bail bonds or surety bonds at the court's discretion.

• Clarifies that the statute does not create a right to court appearance for bail setting and does not prohibit courts from requiring in-person appearances for any violent crime defendant.