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The night before historic bail reforms were set to take effect on Jan. 1, Cook County court officials and workers were poised to implement the new system after years of seemingly nonstop meetings.
As of March 2021, three states have abolished cash bail for the majority of court cases and one state has fully abolished cash bail starting January 2023. In 2014, New Jersey enacted reforms that took effect on January 1, 2017.
Jun. 5—CONCORD — After five years of sometimes bitter division, House and Senate negotiators on Wednesday endorsed a bail reform bill that would require those arrested for violent crimes to ...
The historic reforms will take effect Sept. 18 across the state, marking a major change in the way decisions will be made around whether a ... With historic bail reform measures set to take effect ...
Bail laws in Australia are similar to the laws of New Zealand and Canada, but are different in each state. Each state holds that there is a prima facie entitlement to bail for most charges upon application by a defendant. However, there is an exception when the charges are especially serious, such as drug trafficking, family violence or murder.
The U.S. state of New York enacted bail reform, in an act that stood from January to June 2020. As part of the New York State Fiscal Year (SFY) Budget for 2019–2020, passed on April 1, 2019, [1] [2] cash bail was eliminated for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges, [3] including stalking, assault without serious injury, burglary, many drug offenses, and some categories of arson ...
On July 7, 2022, Murphy signed the Police Licensing Program Bill (S-2742/A-4194) into law. This new law requiring all law enforcement officers to hold a valid, active license issued by the Police ...
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