Requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole

This bill requires an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole. Current law allows a person arrested with or without a warrant to be released within the period of time the person would otherwise remain incarcerated while waiting to be taken before a magistrate if the release is pursuant to pretrial release guidelines or a bond schedule promulgated by the judicial council, unless the person is charged with manufacture, delivery, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, or distribution of methamphetamine. The bill requires a person arrested with or without a warrant and charged with a felony who is at the time of the arrest on probation or parole, in lieu of or as a result of a sentence of incarceration imposed upon conviction of a felony, and subject to supervision by the district department of correctional services to have an initial appearance before a magistrate prior to release pursuant to pretrial release guidelines or a bond schedule promulgated by the judicial council.