Virginia SB 723: Bail; data collection and reporting standards, report, effective clause.

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SENATE BILL NO. 723 

AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE 

(Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice 

on February 24, 2020) 

(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator McClellan) 

A BILL to require the Department of Criminal Justice Services to 
implement a pilot program for uniform reporting mechanisms for criminal justice 
agencies to collect data relating to bail determinations. 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. � 1. The Department of Criminal Justice Services 
(the Department) in partnership with one or more local jurisdictions selected 
by the Department shall develop and implement a pilot program for uniform 
reporting mechanisms for appropriate criminal justice agencies, as defined in � 
9.1-101 of the Code of Virginia, to collect data relating to bail 
determinations made by judicial officers conducting hearings pursuant to � 
19.2-80, 19.2-120, or 19.2-124 of the Code of Virginia, in order to facilitate 
the purpose of Article 1 (� 19.2-119 et seq.) of Chapter 9 of Title 19.2 of the 
Code of Virginia. Collected data shall be disaggregated by individual. In order 
to maintain anonymity of the individual, the Department and local jurisdiction 
shall use a unique identifier for each individual. The minimum required data 
collected by the Department shall include:

1. The hearing date of any hearing conducted pursuant to � 
19.2-80, 19.2-120, or 19.2-124 of the Code of Virginia and the date any 
individual is admitted to bail;

2. Information about the individual, including the 
individual's year of birth, race, ethnicity, gender, primary language, and 
residential zip code;

3. The determination of the individual's indigency pursuant 
to � 19.2-159 of the Code of Virginia;

4. Information related to the individual's charges, 
including the number of charges; the most serious offense the individual is 
charged with; the code section for such offense; the general description of 
such offense; whether such offense is a felony, misdemeanor, civil infraction, 
or other type of offense; and the specific classification of any felony or 
misdemeanor offense;

5. If the individual is admitted to bail, information 
related to the conditions of bail and the bond, including (i) whether the bond 
was secured or unsecured; (ii) all monetary amounts set on the bond, including 
amounts set on both secured and unsecured bonds; (iii) any initial nonmonetary 
conditions of release imposed; (iv) any subsequent modifications; and (v) 
whether the individual utilized the services of a bail bondsman;

6. If the individual is not admitted to bail, the reason 
for the denial;

7. Any outstanding arrest warrants or other bars to release 
from any other jurisdiction;

8. Any revocation of bail due to a violation of su