SB 37 — Modification of Bond Hearing Officer Process

SecondNOTE: Regular Session Seventy-fifth General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REREVISED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the Second House LLS NO.

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(18) (a) THET HE STATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR SHALL DEVELOP A PROCESSFOREVALUATINGBONDHEARINGOFFICERSAPPOINTEDPURSUANTPROCESS FOR EVALUATING BOND HEARINGOFFICERSAPPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-4-116.

HETHE ANNUAL EVALUATIONS MUST INCLUDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT FROM ATTORNEYS ,COURT, STAFF,COURT STAFF , AND OTHER INTERESTED COURT USERS .

(b)________ INCapital EACHletters ANNUALor EVALUATIONbold ,INPUT& MUSTitalic BEnumbers GIVENindicate BY:new material added to existing law;

(I)dashes Tthrough HEwords ELECTEDor DISTRICTnumbers ATTORNEYindicate ,deletions ORfrom THEexisting DISTRICTlaw ATTORNEYand 'SDESIGNEE,FOREACHJUDICIALDISTRICTsuch INWHICHTHEmaterial BONDis HEARINGnot OFFICERpart PRESIDEDof DURINGthe THEact. EVALUATION PERIOD;AND (II) TEREGIONALPUBLICDEFENDER ,ORTHEPUBLICDEFENDER 'S DESIGNEE ,FOR EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE BOND HEARING OFFICER PRESIDED DURING THE EVALUATION PERIOD.

(c)(b) TIN HEEACH ANNUAL EVALUATION PROCESS,INPUT MUST ENSUREBE THATGIVEN INPUTBY IS: SOLICITED FROM EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH A WEEKEND BOND HEARINGOFFICERPRESIDES ,RECOGNIZINGTHAT PRACTICES ,RESOURCES , ANDCONDITIONSMAYVARYSIGNIFICANTLYACROSSJUDICIALDISTRICTS .

(I) THEELECTEDDISTRICTATTORNEY ORTHEDISTRICTATTORNEY S DESIGNEE , FOR EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE BOND HEARING OFFICER PRESIDED DURING THE EVALUATION PERIOD ;AND (II) THE REGIONAL PUBLIC DEFENDER ,OR THE PUBLIC DEFENDER S DESIGNEE ,FOR EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH THE BOND HEARING OFFICER PRESIDED DURING THE EVALUATION PERIOD .

(c) THE EVALUATION PROCESS MUST ENSURE THAT INPUT IS SOLICITED FROM EACH JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN WHICH A WEEKEND BOND HEARING OFFICER PRESIDES ,RECOGNIZING THAT PRACTICES ,RESOURCES , AND CONDITIONS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS JUDICIAL DISTRICTS .

The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservationofthepublicpeace,health,orsafetyorforappropriationsforpreservation -2-of 037the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 26-037 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.

-3-____________________________ 037____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie McCluskie PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Esther van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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