Relating to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies

This bill relates to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies. The bill provides that for certain violent offenses, a court setting bond must give significant consideration to the danger a defendant poses to another person or the property of another if the defendant is not detained pending trial. _____ restrictions) and making findings on the record regarding the defendant’s financial resources and ability to post bail, the following shall be presumed to be the minimum pretrial bond amounts for each count charged notwithstanding any other provision of law: for a class “A” felony, a $500,000 bond; for a class “B” forcible felony, a $25,000 bond; for a class “C” forcible felony, a $10,000 bond; and for a class “D” forcible felony, a $5,000 bond. The bill provides that the court shall require the execution of a bail bond with sufficient surety, or the deposit of cash in lieu of bond.2 and the defendant’s ability to pay.