§ 12-13-24.1 - Pre-trial services unit.
SECTION 12-13-24.1
§ 12-13-24.1 Pre-trial services unit. (a) Creation of unit. There is created within the district court apre-trial services unit to provide pre-arraignment and post-arraignmentservices to defendants. These services shall include, but not be limited to:bail information and screening, monitoring defendants released on bailincluding substance abuse treatment referrals and testing, referrals to thehome confinement program, employment referrals, and any other referrals thatmay be necessary to carry out the intent of this section.
(b) Bail evaluation. Whenever any person shall betaken into custody by any peace officer for the purpose of bringing that personbefore a court for arraignment or any other proceeding which may result in thatperson being detained pending a final adjudication of the charge, a judicialofficer may cause to be conducted a pre-arraignment or post-arraignmentscreening of the accused and shall obtain any information, records anddocuments that may be useful to the judicial officer in determining the formand type of recognizance and conditions placed on the defendant.
(c) Delivery of report. The report of thepre-arraignment or post-arraignment screening shall be immediately delivered tothe judicial officer before whom the accused shall be brought for the purposeof determining the form and conditions of recognizance and shall contain theinformation set forth in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Form of report. The report of the pre-arraignmentor post-arraignment screening shall contain the following information regardingthe accused:
(1) Name and address;
(2) Date of birth;
(3) Marital status;
(4) Names and addresses of dependents;
(5) Social security number;
(6) Present employment including place of employment,position held and length of employment;
(7) Whether or not the accused is under the care of alicensed physician or on any medication prescribed by a licensed physician;
(8) Education;
(9) Prior criminal record;
(10) Prior court appearances;
(11) Ties to the community; and
(12) Any other information that may be required to make adetermination on the amount and conditions of recognizance or bail.
(e) Confidentiality of communications. The accusedshall be advised that he or she has the right to remain silent and mayvoluntarily decline to respond to any or all questions that may be put byrepresentatives of the pre-trial services unit. Communications between theaccused and representatives of the pre-trial services unit shall be consideredconfidential pursuant to § 12-13-24.