Bill > H1839

This bill authorizes the Commonwealth to file appeals of bail decisions made by district courts. Specifically, it allows the Commonwealth to petition the superior court for a review of a district court's decision to release a defendant on personal recognizance without surety or with bail. The superior court must hear the Commonwealth's petition the next business day and can then order the defendant to be released on personal recognizance, set different bail conditions, or order pretrial detention, depending on the standards set forth in the law. The bill also requires the district court to notify the defendant that the Commonwealth may file a petition for review and that the defendant must appear in superior court if the Commonwealth does so.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1839