SB740 - Requires courts to explain certain consequences of pleading guilty before such a plea may be accepted

SB 740

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

Sponsor:	Chappelle-Nadal
LR Number:	4798S.01I	Fiscal Notes
Committee:	Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
Last Action:	2/12/2018 - Hearing Scheduled But Not Heard S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee	Journal Page:

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Effective Date:	August 28, 2018

List of 2018 Senate Bills

Current Bill Summary

SB 740 - 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 537 (2017), SB 497 (2017) and HB 699 (2017).

MIKE WEAVER