"Senate Bill 556 would allow most alleged criminal offenders to be released by police departments on personal recognizance, unless a judge determined they were a danger to themselves or the community. The legislation would require that those accused of Class B misdemeanors be allowed no-cash, no-condition bail unless safety circumstances intervened. Supporters have hailed the bill as a comprehensive means to reduce cash bail, which they say can trap low-income people unable to post bond in jail, regardless of innocence."
Concord Monitor
May 24, 2018