In Re Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice - Adoption of Revised Rules 8.5 and 9.2 of the Arkansas…

Summary

The Supreme Court of Arkansas adopted and republished revised Rules 8.5 and 9.2 governing pretrial-release inquiries and money bail. The amendments require an assessment of specified release-related factors, limit money bail to circumstances in which other conditions will not reasonably ensure appearance, and take effect January 1, 2024.