HB 210 — An Act relating to the public defender agency; relating to speedy trial time limits; and amending Rules 45(b), 45(c)(6), and 45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure.

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"An Act relating to thespeedy publictrial defendertime agency;limits;

relatingand toamending speedyRules trial45(b), time45(c)(6), limits;and 45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure, and repealing Rule 45(d)(3), Alaska Rules of Criminal Procedure." HOUSE BILL NO.

and210 amending01 Rules"An 45(b),Act 45(c)(6),relating andto 45(d)(7),speedy Alaskatrial Rulestime oflimits; Criminal Procedure." SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

210and 01amending "AnRules Act45(b), relating45(c)(6), toand the02 public45(d)(7), defenderAlaska agency;Rules of Criminal Procedure, and repealing Rule 45(d)(3), Alaska Rules 03 of Criminal Procedure." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

relating05 to* speedySection trial1. time limits;

andThe 02uncodified amendinglaw Rulesof 45(b),the 45(c)(6),State andof 45(d)(7), Alaska Rulesis ofamended Criminalby Procedure."adding 03a BEnew ITsection ENACTED06 BYto THEread: LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

0407 *DIRECT SectionCOURT 1.RULE AMENDMENT.

ASRule 18.85.02045(b), isAlaska amendedRules byof adding08 aCriminal newProcedure, subsectionis amended to read:

0509 (b) TheSpeedy publicTrial defenderTime mayLimits. create organizational silos to isolate an individual 06 or group from communications and decision-making within the agency to prevent 07 conflicts of interest in cases.

08A *defendant Sec.charged with a felony, a 10 misdemeanor, or a violation shall be tried within 70 [120] days from the time set forth 11 in paragraph (c) of this rule.

12 * Sec.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 0913 read:

1014 DIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT.

Rule 45(b),45(c)(6), Alaska Rules of 11 Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:

1202 (b)(6) SpeedyMinor TrialOffenses. Time Limits.

AIn defendantcases chargedinvolving withminor 13offenses (1)as adefined felonyin [,03 AMinor MISDEMEANOR,Offense ORRule A2, VIOLATION]the shalldefendant must be tried 14 within 12070 [120] days from the timedate set04 forththe indefendant's paragraphrequest (c)for oftrial thisis rule;received by the court or the municipality, whichever 05 occurs first.

or06 (2)* aSec. misdemeanor or a violation shall be tried within 70 days from 02 the time set forth in paragraph (c) of this rule.

03 * Sec.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 0407 read:

0508 DIRECT COURT RULE AMENDMENT.

Rule 45(c)(6),45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of 0609 Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:

0710 (6)(7) MinorOther Offenses.periods of delay for good cause upon application of the 11 defendant.

In12 cases* involvingSec. minor offenses as defined in 08 Minor Offense Rule 2, the defendant must be tried within 70 [120] days from the date 09 the defendant's request for trial is received by the court or the municipality, whichever 10 occurs first.

11 * Sec.

TheRule uncodified45(d)(3), lawAlaska ofRules the State of AlaskaCriminal Procedure, is amendedrepealed. by adding a new section to 12 read:

13 DIRECT* COURTSec. RULE AMENDMENT.

Rule 45(d)(7), Alaska Rules of 14 Criminal Procedure, is amended to read:

15 (7) Other periods of delay for good cause upon application of the 16 defendant or the defendant's counsel.

17 * Sec.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 1814 read:

1915 APPLICABILITY.

This Act applies to offenses committed on or after the effective 2016 date of this Act.