Rhode Island H7203 prohibits courts from setting cash or surety bail on misdemeanor offenses, allowing only non-monetary conditions.

Rhode Island H7203 amends the state's criminal procedure laws to prohibit courts from setting cash or surety bail on misdemeanor offenses. Instead, courts may set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to ensure the defendant's presence in court and to protect the community. This change applies to all misdemeanor cases, ensuring that individuals charged with misdemeanors are released without bail but must adhere to any non-monetary conditions set by the court. The act takes effect upon passage.

Rhode Island H7203 prohibits courts from setting cash or surety bail on misdemeanor offenses, allowing only non-monetary conditions.

Rhode Island H7203 amends the state's criminal procedure laws to prohibit courts from setting cash or surety bail on misdemeanor offenses. Instead, courts may set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to ensure the defendant's presence in court and to protect the community. This change applies to all misdemeanor cases, ensuring that individuals charged with misdemeanors are released without bail but must adhere to any non-monetary conditions set by the court. The act takes effect upon passage.