A bill to amend title 23 of the District of Columbia Code with respect to the release or other disposition prior to and after trial of persons charged with criminal offenses.
District of Columbia Bail Reform Act - Subjects any person charged with a capital, dangerous, or violent crime, in the District of Columbia or a defendant who threatens, injures or attempts to threaten or injure any prospective juror or witness, to the same standards and procedures with respect to pretrial release as other criminal defendants unless a judicial officer has reason to believe, on the basis of clear and convincing evidence, that no condition of release will reasonably assure that the person will not flee or pose a danger to any person or to the community.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.
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