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No Bail For Stalking And Domestic Violence Offenders

It became law on May 3, 2017.

CO HB 17-1150 · House Bill · 2017A

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May 3, 2017

What it does

Current law allows a court to grant bail after a person is convicted, pending sentencing or appeal; except that no bail is allowed for persons convicted of certain specific crimes. To this list of crimes the bill adds a second or subsequent conviction for stalking that occurs within 7 years after the date of a prior offense for which the person was convicted; stalking when there was a protection order, injunction, or condition of bond, probation, or parole or any other court order in effect that protected the victim from the person; and any offense that includes an act of domestic violence if the defendant at the time of sentencing has been previously convicted of three or more prior…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    May 3, 2017

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Where it goes next

It is law in Colorado. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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