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LA HB426
Bill
Status
4/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Wilford Carter
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AI Summary
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Adds "presumption of innocence until the defendant is proven guilty" as a new factor courts must consider when setting bail amounts under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 316
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Requires motions to reduce bail amounts to be heard within 30 days of filing, unless the state or court shows good cause for delay
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Amends Code of Criminal Procedure Articles 316(9), 316(10), and 319(A), and adds new Article 316(11)
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Renumbers existing bail factors, moving "any other circumstances affecting probability of appearance" to factor (10) and "type or form of bail" to factor (11)
Legislative Description
Provides for the factors in fixing the amount of bail and modifications of bail (OR SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)
BAIL
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
4/14/2025