This bill provides that it is a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly violate a condition of release imposed under this bill. A Class A misdemeanor is punishable by a term of imprisonment not more than 11 months, 29 days, a maximum fine of $2,500, or both, unless otherwise provided by law.
Additionally, this bill provides that a defendant must not be convicted of both a violation of this bill and knowingly violating a no-contact order in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim if the facts supporting the prosecution arise out of the same criminal conduct.
This bill provides that if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a person has violated one or more of the conditions of release imposed under this bill or present law, and verifies that the alleged violator received notice of the conditions, the officer must, without a warrant, arrest the alleged violator regardless of whether the violation was committed in or outside the presence of the officer.
ON APRIL 17, 2024, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #2 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2563, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #2 rewrites the bill as follows:
(1) Establishes that it is an offense to knowingly violate a condition of release imposed under state law relative to admission to bail;
(2) Establishes that a violation as described in (1), above, is a Class A misdemeanor;
(3) Prohibits a defendant from being convicted of both a violation of (1) and a violation of state law relative to violation of an order of protection or restraining order, if the facts supporting the prosecution arise out of the same criminal conduct;
(4) Authorizes a person who violates (1) to be arrested with or without a warrant; and
(5) In the context of conditional release, requires that a release condition violation be punished as in (1)-(4), above, if the violation does not also constitute a violation of an order of protection or restraining order. The bail of the person violating the condition of release may be revoked by the court having jurisdiction of the original offense.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 40-7-103(b), 40-7-103