§ 16-90-1503 — Option to resolve pending misdemeanor matters - Definition

(a) As used in this section, "assistance" means the Department of Corrections shall make available means of communication between a person, the prosecuting attorney, the court, local law enforcement agencies, and the person's attorney, if applicable, to help facilitate the entry of pleas remotely from the department, addressing outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrants, and, when required by the court, attendance at the court for the purposes of entry of pleas, hearings, or trials. (b) (1) A person incarcerated in the department, with the assistance of the department, may petition a court for a quick resolution of a misdemeanor offense pending in the court. (2) The person may also request to be served with any outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant in order to begin the process of resolving the misdemeanor arrest warrant. (3) Upon request to the court with jurisdiction over the outstanding misdemeanor offense, the court may require the misdemeanor arrest warrant to be served by the staff of the department. (c) Local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over the outstanding misdemeanor offense shall also help facilitate transportation of the person to and from the department to the court when the court requires it for trial.

Legislative History

Added by Act 2021, No. 1048,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.