Bill > H4903

This bill aims to protect the commonwealth from dangerous persons. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Expanding the definition of "felony" to "crime" in the context of pre-trial release decisions. 2. Establishing a new criminal offense for unlawfully removing, destroying, damaging, or interfering with electronic monitoring devices or other mechanisms used to facilitate compliance with pre-trial release conditions. 3. Modifying the requirements for probation conditions in cases involving crimes of abuse. 4. Significantly revising the laws governing pre-trial release and detention, including expanding the criteria for detaining defendants deemed dangerous, increasing the obligations of judicial officers when setting release conditions, and creating new procedures for reviewing and revoking release orders. 5. Requiring the establishment of a task force to develop recommendations for enhancing the criminal history information available to criminal justice system actors involved in pre-trial release decisions. Overall, the bill aims to strengthen the legal framework for managing dangerous defendants prior to trial, with a focus on improving public safety through more robust pre-trial release and detention procedures.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4903