SB 497 – Requires courts to instruct defendants of certain consequences of a plea of guilty

• Sponsor: Nasheed
• LR Number: 1952S.01I
• Committee: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence
• Last Action: 3/2/2017 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
• Journal Page: S402
• Effective Date: August 28, 2017

Current Bill Summary

SB 497 - This act prohibits a defendant from pleading guilty, and prohibits a court from accepting a defendant's guilty plea, until the court has explained to the defendant specified consequences of pleading guilty.

This act is identical to SB 537 (2017) and HB 699 (2017).

JOHN GRANA

Amendments

No Amendments Found.