BILL REQ. #:  H-4054.1 



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HOUSE BILL 2625
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State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Representatives Kelley, Ericks, Conway, Driscoll, O'Brien, Liias, Blake, Finn, Simpson, Orwall, Morrell, and Campbell

Prefiled 01/08/10. Read first time 01/11/10.   Referred to Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.



     AN ACT Relating to bail for felony offenses; adding a new section to chapter 10.19 RCW; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   The legislature intends by this act to require an individualized determination by a judicial officer of conditions of release for persons in custody for felony offenses and to eliminate the practice of allowing release on bail where the bail is based on a bail schedule and not individually determined by a judicial officer. This requirement is consistent with constitutional requirements and court rules regarding the right of a detained person to a prompt determination of probable cause and judicial review of the conditions of release and the requirement that judicial determinations of bail or release be made no later than the preliminary appearance stage.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 10.19 RCW to read as follows:
     Bail for the release of a person arrested and detained for a felony offense must be determined on an individualized basis by a judicial officer.

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