Pennsylvania SB1290 restricts cash bail for pregnant defendants not facing capital offenses or life imprisonment.

Pennsylvania SB1290 amends Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to restrict the use of cash bail for pregnant defendants not facing capital offenses or life imprisonment. It establishes a rebuttable presumption against imposing monetary conditions on such defendants. If bail is imposed, the bail authority must state the reasons for not setting less restrictive conditions. Pregnant defendants must notify the court of their pregnancy status, and county jail staff must provide a pregnancy test at no cost. The court must protect the medical information as confidential.

Pennsylvania SB1290 restricts cash bail for pregnant defendants not facing capital offenses or life imprisonment.

Pennsylvania SB1290 amends Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to restrict the use of cash bail for pregnant defendants not facing capital offenses or life imprisonment. It establishes a rebuttable presumption against imposing monetary conditions on such defendants. If bail is imposed, the bail authority must state the reasons for not setting less restrictive conditions. Pregnant defendants must notify the court of their pregnancy status, and county jail staff must provide a pregnancy test at no cost. The court must protect the medical information as confidential.