HB 24-1445

HB 24-1445, which has been approved by the governor and will take effect on September 1, 2024, requires state officials to report annually on probation and parole supervision fees. It also allows individuals on probation or parole to have meetings with their officers via phone or video calls if it conflicts with their essential obligations. Additionally, the bill stops using non-payment of these fees as a reason to revoke probation or parole and prevents courts from requiring someone to pay multiple sets of probation fees for different cases when granted probation in more than one case. This affects people on probation or parole and aims to make supervision more flexible and fair regarding payment requirements.

Official Summary

The act requires the state court administrator to annually report on probation supervision fees assessed in the previous year and the department of corrections to annually report on parole supervision fees assessed in the previous year during their respective "SMART Act" hearings. Unless inconsistent with another probation or parole condition, the act requires the court to allow an adult or juvenile on probation or parole to meet with the probation or parole officer through a telephone call or audio-visual communication technology. When scheduling probation or parole meetings, the probation or parole officer is required to schedule, in good faith, a mutually agreeable time for the meeting that does not conflict with the adult's or juvenile's essential obligations. The act eliminates non-payment of probation or parole fees as a grounds for the revocation of probation or parole. The act prohibits a court from requiring a defendant to pay probation supervision fees in more than one case when the defendant is granted probation in multiple cases. APPROVED by Governor June 3, 2024 EFFECTIVE September 1, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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