SB 39 DE

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This bill clarifies that Probation Before Judgment (PBJ) may be entered for multiple charges arising from a single arrest. Changes to the legislation also allow for a defendant to be permitted Probation Before Judgment more than once in a five year period so long as offenses are in different titles of the Code. For example, a defendant who was granted PBJ in 2017 for speeding (title 21) would be eligible for PBJ on a title 11 charge (e.g. bad check) or title 4 (e.g. underage consumption of alcohol) in 2019. This bill also allows persons who have been adjudicated delinquent of a crime as a juvenile to be eligible for Probation Before Judgment.

• Kyle Evans Gay · primary
• Darius J. Brown Democratic · primary
• Sean M. Lynn Democratic · primary
• Sherry Dorsey Walker · primary
• William Bush Democratic · primary
• Larry Lambert Democratic · primary

1. Mar 9, 2021 Introduced and Assigned to Judiciary Committee in Senate · upper
2. Mar 10, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in Senate with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · upper
3. Mar 11, 2021 Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES · upper
4. Mar 12, 2021 Assigned to Judiciary Committee in House · lower
5. Mar 16, 2021 Reported Out of Committee (Judiciary) in House with 4 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · lower
6. Mar 26, 2021 Suspension of Rules in House · lower
7. Apr 1, 2021 Passed By House. Votes: 41 YES · lower
8. Apr 13, 2021 Signed by Governor · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Bill Text · HTML
• Bill Text · PDF