Limiting the use of a summons instead of a warrant for the arrest of a defendant to misdemeanor crimes and requiring that any bond set on a warrant issued after a failure to appear in response to a summons shall not allow release on the defendant's own recognizance.
What changed between versions
All provisions regarding paternity acknowledgment, revocation timelines, and parental rights were removed.
Added a requirement that arrest warrants must be issued for felonies and for most misdemeanors, limiting summonses to specific misdemeanor cases upon prosecutor request or magistrate determination.
Added a new process requiring law enforcement to make probable cause affidavits available to the public after execution, with specific procedures for redacting sensitive information such as victim identities, financial data, and confidential sources.
Added a rule that if a defendant fails to appear after a summons, any subsequent arrest warrant cannot allow release on their own recognizance.
Added a specific definition for 'clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy' to guide redactions, stating it applies only to redactions and not to sealing documents.