General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 662
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2801
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 662
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2801
*02801*
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING BAIL AMOUNTS SET BY JUDGES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 960 of the general statutes be amended to prohibit a judge, absent good cause, from setting a bail amount in excess of five thousand dollars in the case of a person charged only with a misdemeanor.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that bail is not abused and that an accused's ability to assist in the preparation of his or her own defense is not unnecessarily interfered with.