SB537 - Requires courts to explain certain consequences of pleading guilty before such a plea may be accepted

SB 537

Requires courts to explain certain consequences of pleading guilty before such a plea may be accepted

Sponsor:	Chappelle-Nadal
LR Number:	2100S.01I	Fiscal Notes
Committee:	Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action:	3/9/2017 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee	Journal Page:	S455

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Effective Date:	August 28, 2017

List of 2017 Senate Bills

Current Bill Summary

SB 537 - This act prohibits a defendant from pleading guilty, and a court from accepting a defendant's plea of guilty, until the court has explained to the defendant certain consequences of pleading guilty.

This act is identical to SB 497 (2017) and HB 699 (2017).

JOHN GRANA