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2010 SESSION
HB 681 Jailable offense; discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons therefor.
Introduced by: Jackson H. Miller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Discretion of law-enforcement officer to arrest or issue summons for a jailable offense. Gives a law-enforcement officer discretion to arrest or to issue a summons to a person in his custody for having committed a Class 1 or 2 misdemeanor. Currently, the officer must issue a summons unless the person refuses to cease his criminal activity, is a danger to himself or others, or indicates he will disregard a summons.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102302D pdf
- 02/01/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102302D-E pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/10 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102302D
- 01/12/10 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/19/10 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/25/10 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/10 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (16-Y 6-N)
- 01/29/10 House: Read first time
- 02/01/10 House: Read second time
- 02/01/10 House: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/01/10 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB681E
- 02/01/10 House: Printed as engrossed 10102302D-E
- 02/02/10 House: Read third time and passed House (68-Y 28-N)
- 02/02/10 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (68-Y 28-N)
- 02/03/10 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/10 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 03/03/10 Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (9-Y 5-N)