"An Act relating to bail. "

If a defendant fails to meet the court's conditions to meet bail until trial, then the defendant should not be allowed to leave temporarily based on the "softening" of those conditions. Not only does it create problems for the prisons to have them come and go, but just because they are on temporary release for a funeral or birth does not mean that they are any less of a danger to the public or flight risk.

The provisions of HB 329:

• Increases the penalty for unlawful evasion from a class A misdemeanor to a class C felony.
• Prohibits the court from allowing a defendant to be released temporarily or periodically before or after conviction.

I ask for your consideration and support of HB 329 to strengthen our current bail restriction laws.

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