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This bill modifies Alaska's laws regarding pretrial services supervision by expanding the Department of Corrections' ability to provide and charge for supervision services. Specifically, the bill allows the commissioner of corrections to enter into agreements with municipalities to provide pretrial supervision services for defendants charged solely with municipal law violations, and to establish reasonable fees for these services. The bill clarifies and expands the pretrial services program's existing responsibilities, including conducting risk assessments for detained defendants, making recommendations to courts about pretrial release, and supervising defendants released while awaiting trial. The bill also updates the pretrial services officers' duties, which now explicitly include recommending pretrial diversion, filing complaints for release condition violations, referring defendants for substance abuse treatment, and coordinating with community organizations to develop diversion options. Additionally, the bill ensures that receipts from municipal pretrial supervision services will be treated as a special revenue source for the Department of Corrections, and mandates that existing pretrial service orders will remain in effect under the new legal framework.

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