HB1176

HB1176 clarifies that courts can require defendants awaiting trial to participate in the 24/7 sobriety monitoring program as a condition of their release, but protects defendants from jail or loss of bail solely because they cannot afford the program costs. The law shifts the burden to defendants to prove they lack the ability to pay or made a genuine effort to pay, and allows courts to bill unpaid costs at the end of the criminal case if the defendant can afford to pay them.

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