Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 485 (BDR 57-1427)
Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary
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Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 3 through 12 and inserting:
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1. After apprehending a defendant in this state, a bail agent or bail enforcement agent shall immediately or without undue delay notify in person or by telephone the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the defendant was apprehended of:(a) The identity of the defendant;
(b) The identity of the bail agent or bail enforcement agent; and
(c) Where the bail agent or bail enforcement agent is taking the defendant to surrender him into custody.
2. Before forcibly entering an inhabited dwelling in this state, a bail agent or bail enforcement agent shall notify the local law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the dwelling is located.
3. A bail agent or bail enforcement agent who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section, "inhabited dwelling" means any structure, building, house, room, apartment, tenement, tent, conveyance, vessel, boat, vehicle, house trailer, travel trailer, motor home or railroad car in which the owner or other lawful occupant resides.".
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses that were committed before the effective date of this act.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to bail; requiring a bail agent and bail enforcement agent to notify a local law enforcement agency after apprehending a defendant; requiring a bail agent and bail enforcement agent to notify a local law enforcement agency before forcibly entering an inhabited dwelling; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
"SUMMARY—Requires bail agents and bail enforcement agents to notify local law enforcement agency after apprehending defendant and before forcibly entering inhabited dwelling. (BDR 57-1427)".